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
371	Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	163 Neely Ferry Road	Gray Court	29645	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 575-2126	623	51	12.2		530 (85.1%)	43 (6.9%)	38 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$14,926	$1,280	$454	$1,734	$10,682	$2,510	$13,192	40.7	34.4	417	46		450261001622
372	Roebuck Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2401 East Blackstock Road	Roebuck	29376	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 576-6151	853	67	12.8		375 (44.0%)	268 (31.4%)	125 (14.7%)	13 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.2%)	$13,705	$758	$99	$857	$11,477	$1,371	$12,848	40.7	42	371	1		450363000029
373	Academy for Teaching and Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	109 Hinton Street	Chester	29706	Chester County	Chester 01	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 385-6334	329	28	11.7		263 (79.9%)	54 (16.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.4%)	$14,498	$698	$591	$1,289	$10,454	$2,755	$13,209	40.5	48.1	335	38		450153001020
374	Williams Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 South Metts Street	Saint George	29477	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 563-3231	553	42	13.1		224 (40.5%)	244 (44.1%)	29 (5.2%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.8%)	$16,841	$1,811	$1,030	$2,841	$11,832	$2,168	$14,000	40.5	50.3	313	61		450000200444
375	Saluda River Academy for the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 Duke Avenue	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 739-4095	400	31	12.9		154 (38.5%)	117 (29.3%)	82 (20.5%)	13 (3.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	$17,850	$1,160	$1,321	$2,480	$12,881	$2,489	$15,370	40.3	39.8	384	9		450273000733
376	Wellford Academy of Science and Technology	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	864 Syphrit Road	Wellford	29385	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 949-2385	654	54	12.1		345 (52.8%)	121 (18.5%)	122 (18.7%)	9 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.6%)	$15,229	$1,122	$1,051	$2,173	$11,546	$1,510	$13,056	40.1	44.3	357	19		450360001021
377	Hickory Grove-Sharon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4901 Hickory Grove Road	Hickory Grove	29717	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 925-2116	401	29	13.8		333 (83.0%)	21 (5.2%)	21 (5.2%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.5%)	$14,293	$2,096	$1,166	$3,262	$9,571	$1,460	$11,031	40.1	33.7	424	47		450381001422
378	High Point Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6655 Pottery Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 316-9788	1,208	88	13.7		731 (60.5%)	264 (21.9%)	145 (12.0%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.4%)	$12,892	$199	$88	$287	$9,700	$2,905	$12,605	40.1	49	327	51		450390101639
379	Flowertown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 King Charles Circle	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 871-7400	783	60	12.9		359 (45.8%)	207 (26.4%)	103 (13.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	105 (13.4%)	$13,535	$1,033	$795	$1,828	$10,173	$1,535	$11,708	39.9	54	292	87		450201001231
380	Mevers School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	7750 Henry E. Brown Jr. Boulev	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 806-5909	772	78	9.9		189 (24.5%)	369 (47.8%)	131 (17.0%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (8.5%)	$10,943	$875	$1,206	$2,081	$4,698	$4,164	$8,862	39.9	54.2	289	91		450390901686

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About our rankings:

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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.