Best Elementary Schools in South Carolina

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the SC READY test scores by the South Carolina Department of Education. The most recent update was on Tuesday, September 2, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 640)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
71	Brennen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4438 Devereaux Road	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7204	805	57	14.2		466 (57.9%)	163 (20.2%)	102 (12.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.8%)	$16,878	$1,319	$1,131	$2,450	$12,376	$2,052	$14,427	86.5	84.3	94	23		450336000911
72	Brushy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1344 Brushy Creek Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5400	808	50	16.2		417 (51.6%)	111 (13.7%)	176 (21.8%)	63 (7.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.6%)	$11,477	$1,149	$577	$1,727	$9,090	$660	$9,750	86.5	88	67	5		450231000497
73	Brockman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2245 Montclair Drive	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 790-6743	297	21	14.1		207 (69.7%)	34 (11.4%)	21 (7.1%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	$29,849	$2,239	$1,349	$3,589	$23,305	$2,955	$26,260	86.5	92.5	35	38		450336000813
74	Ocean Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	950 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-8400	1,181	69	17.1		792 (67.1%)	86 (7.3%)	163 (13.8%)	40 (3.4%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (8.0%)	$11,760	$739	$390	$1,128	$9,211	$1,421	$10,632	86.5	90.1	50	24		450249001470
75	St. Andrew's School of Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	30 Chadwick Drive	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 763-1503	769	52	14.8		450 (58.5%)	166 (21.6%)	82 (10.7%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.0%)	$18,113	$3,633	$1,283	$4,916	$10,805	$2,392	$13,197	86.3	89.7	57	18		450144000230
76	Kingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4580 Highway 472	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 365-3777	517	40	12.9		332 (64.2%)	52 (10.1%)	88 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.5%)	$15,422	$1,553	$501	$2,054	$11,573	$1,795	$13,368	86.1	85.8	79	3		450249000628
77	Mount Gallant Elementary	Public	K-5	4664 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1360	469	34	13.9		275 (58.6%)	95 (20.3%)	65 (13.9%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	$14,644	$325	$805	$1,131	$11,923	$1,590	$13,513	86	87.3	75	2		450387001145
78	Bethel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6000 Highway 55 East	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 631-8300	353	33	10.8		263 (74.5%)	18 (5.1%)	31 (8.8%)	15 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	$19,415	$880	$1,958	$2,838	$14,499	$2,078	$16,577	85.8	87.5	72	6		450384001125
79	Van Wyck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4945 Charlotte Highway	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 313-6650	820	55	14.9		488 (59.5%)	102 (12.4%)	126 (15.4%)	45 (5.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.7%)	$12,373	$279	$234	$513	$10,141	$1,719	$11,859	85.8	80.1	121	42		450258001712
80	Round Top Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	449 Rimer Pond Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-8676	581	46	12.5		188 (32.4%)	269 (46.3%)	58 (10.0%)	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	$14,463	$1,514	$547	$2,062	$10,165	$2,237	$12,402	85.8	79.9	122	42		450339000814

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SC READY English Language Arts, SC READY Mathematics, SC READY Science test scores released by the South Carolina Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 2, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the South Carolina Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the South Carolina Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.