Best Elementary Schools in South Carolina

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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
1	Buist Academy	Public, Magnet	3-8	103 Calhoun Street	Charleston	29401	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 724-7750	521	37	14		395 (75.8%)	50 (9.6%)	24 (4.6%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	$18,527	$3,273	$1,393	$4,665	$10,917	$2,944	$13,862	99.7	99.7	1			450144001382
2	Augusta Circle Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Winyah Street	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1200	602	35	17.1		540 (89.7%)	30 (5.0%)	17 (2.8%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$12,056	$941	$527	$1,468	$9,882	$707	$10,589	98.8	98.6	3	1		450231000492
3	Belle Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Egypt Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2841	649	38	17.3		521 (80.3%)	63 (9.7%)	28 (4.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$17,585	$3,232	$1,248	$4,480	$10,910	$2,195	$13,105	98.7	98.8	2	1		450144001438
4	Sterling School	Public	PK, KG-8	99 John McCarroll Way	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4480	749	51	14.7		398 (53.1%)	166 (22.2%)	48 (6.4%)	89 (11.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	$14,089	$1,372	$626	$1,998	$11,225	$866	$12,092	98	97.4	5	1		450231001466
5	Tigerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25 Tigerville Elementary Schoo	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4600	268	22	12.1		230 (85.8%)	5 (1.9%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	$16,101	$1,269	$714	$1,983	$13,151	$967	$14,118	97.7	97.2	8	3		450231000533
6	Sullivan's Island Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2014 Mike Perkis Place	Sullivans Island	29482	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 883-3118	497	35	14.2		452 (90.9%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	$18,897	$3,141	$1,245	$4,387	$11,870	$2,641	$14,511	97.5	96.2	13	7		450144000234
7	Daniel Island School	Public	K-8	2365 Daniel Island Drive	Charleston	29492	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 471-2301	1,151	72	16		1,013 (88.0%)	30 (2.6%)	36 (3.1%)	22 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.3%)	$12,857	$487	$637	$1,124	$9,902	$1,832	$11,733	97.4	97.2	7			450117001472
8	River Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	1016 Fort Mill Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-7555	704	55	12.8		478 (67.9%)	54 (7.7%)	78 (11.1%)	44 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.8%)	$13,291	$471	$344	$814	$11,092	$1,385	$12,476	96.9	94.6	24	16		450390001734
9	Charles Pinckney Elementary	Public	3-5	3300 Thomas Cario Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-4585	644	37	17.2		535 (83.1%)	13 (2.0%)	49 (7.6%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	$16,475	$3,162	$1,334	$4,496	$9,500	$2,478	$11,979	96.8	97.1	9			450144000429
10	Oakview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Godfrey Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7100	887	51	17.3		598 (67.4%)	119 (13.4%)	63 (7.1%)	52 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (5.6%)	$11,582	$1,051	$482	$1,533	$9,446	$603	$10,049	96.8	96.7	11	1		450231000114
11	Orange Grove Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1225 Orange Branch Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 763-1520	1,170	75	15.5		948 (81.0%)	95 (8.1%)	49 (4.2%)	24 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.5%)	$14,448	$1,546	$1,080	$2,625	$10,296	$1,527	$11,823	96.6	97.3	6	5		450144001457
12	East Link Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	78 Global Drive Drive Suite 20	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 775-1733	258	22	11.5		101 (39.1%)	56 (21.7%)	62 (24.0%)	31 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$9,427	$287	$58	$346	$6,449	$2,632	$9,081	96.4			(n/a)		450391901789
13	Stone Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	115 Randall Street	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-8400	538	39	13.9		408 (75.8%)	56 (10.4%)	40 (7.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	$14,115	$1,350	$564	$1,913	$11,476	$726	$12,202	96.3	96.9	10	3		450231000530
14	Mt. Pleasant Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Center Street	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2826	630	38	16.5		539 (85.6%)	34 (5.4%)	27 (4.3%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$17,083	$3,001	$1,208	$4,210	$10,908	$1,965	$12,873	96.3	97.6	4	10		450144000216
15	Stiles Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	883-A Mikell Drive	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2767	866	51	17.1		772 (89.1%)	34 (3.9%)	19 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	$17,245	$3,274	$1,316	$4,590	$10,588	$2,066	$12,654	96.2	95.4	19	4		450144000232
16	Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1565 Rifle Range Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2838	767	48	16		654 (85.3%)	37 (4.8%)	38 (5.0%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$17,714	$3,690	$1,252	$4,942	$10,424	$2,349	$12,773	96	95.5	18	2		450144000236
17	Monarch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	224 Five Forks Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0600	870	52	16.6		594 (68.3%)	85 (9.8%)	101 (11.6%)	39 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.4%)	$11,334	$1,161	$531	$1,692	$8,991	$651	$9,642	95.9	93.4	29	12		450231001593
18	Gold Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Dave Gibson Boulevard	Tega Cay	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8250	815	65	12.5		290 (35.6%)	83 (10.2%)	103 (12.6%)	270 (33.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.9%)	$12,207	$474	$319	$793	$10,152	$1,262	$11,414	95.8	95.6	16	2		450390000062
19	Tega Cay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2185 Gold Hill Road	Tega Cay	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8282	743	56	13.3		467 (62.9%)	29 (3.9%)	63 (8.5%)	126 (17.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.0%)	$13,040	$353	$366	$718	$11,003	$1,318	$12,321	95.4	95.6	14	5		450390001652
20	Pelham Road Elementary	Public	K-5	100 All Star Way	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7600	757	50	15		534 (70.5%)	79 (10.4%)	67 (8.9%)	43 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	$12,179	$1,104	$557	$1,661	$9,871	$647	$10,518	95.2	95.4	21	1		450231000524
21	Carolina Park Elementary	Public	K-5	3650 Park Avenue Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-8060	931	56	16.6		768 (82.5%)	48 (5.2%)	45 (4.8%)	24 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	$15,975	$3,052	$1,236	$4,289	$9,497	$2,189	$11,686	95.1	95.6	15	6		450144001690
22	Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	310 Batesville Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2200	834	52	16		544 (65.2%)	126 (15.1%)	75 (9.0%)	44 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	$11,492	$960	$557	$1,517	$9,232	$743	$9,975	95.1	94.2	26	4		450231001365
23	Hodges Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4717 Main Street	Hodges	29653	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 374-5000	349	27	13		260 (74.5%)	52 (14.9%)	18 (5.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	$16,097	$3,193	$836	$4,030	$10,893	$1,174	$12,067	95	91.8	39	16		450234000591
24	Montessori Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2122 Wood Avenue	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 769-0346	280	17	16.8		225 (80.4%)	18 (6.4%)	7 (2.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (7.9%)	$23,806	$3,021	$1,376	$4,397	$16,191	$3,219	$19,409	94.6	96.6	12	12		450144001610
25	Wren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	226 Roper Road	Piedmont	29673	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5950	646	39	16.7		511 (79.1%)	36 (5.6%)	60 (9.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	$10,580	$1,474	$364	$1,837	$7,671	$1,073	$8,743	94.1	93.5	28	3		450078001325
26	Skyland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4221 Highway 14 North	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7200	760	46	16.4		608 (80.0%)	32 (4.2%)	82 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.9%)	$12,294	$1,172	$540	$1,713	$9,991	$591	$10,582	94	89.9	53	27		450231000528
27	Harrisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10251 Harrisburg Road	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 283-8484	1,161	69	16.8		525 (45.2%)	92 (7.9%)	128 (11.0%)	339 (29.2%)	14 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.4%)	$11,075	$256	$170	$425	$8,869	$1,780	$10,650	94	95.4	20	7		450258001634
28	Howe Hall AIMS Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	115 Howe Hall Road	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 820-3899	418	25	16.7		276 (66.0%)	46 (11.0%)	32 (7.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.2%)	$14,267	$651	$771	$1,421	$10,991	$1,854	$12,846	93.6	80.7	115	87		450117001159
29	Lake Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Wise Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3100	813	60	13.5		611 (75.2%)	64 (7.9%)	37 (4.6%)	55 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.2%)	$14,296	$1,010	$368	$1,378	$11,640	$1,278	$12,918	93.6	95.1	23	6		450270000476
30	La France Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	550 Williams Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2300	450	31	14.5		336 (74.7%)	46 (10.2%)	29 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.6%)	$14,091	$1,023	$1,045	$2,069	$10,133	$1,889	$12,022	93.1	91.2	42	12		450087000090
31	Gateway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Hawkins Road	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5200	659	39	16.7		486 (73.7%)	79 (12.0%)	52 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.5%)	$12,518	$1,537	$663	$2,201	$9,644	$673	$10,317	92.8	88	68	37		450231001334
32	Bell's Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	804 Scuffletown Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3800	877	55	15.9		627 (71.5%)	64 (7.3%)	105 (12.0%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.0%)	$12,315	$982	$461	$1,443	$10,233	$639	$10,872	92.6	90.9	44	12		450231000740
33	Mt. Lebanon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2850 Lebanon Road	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2400	459	35	13.1		378 (82.4%)	28 (6.1%)	27 (5.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$14,399	$775	$984	$1,759	$10,865	$1,775	$12,640	92.6	92.1	37	4		450087001492
34	Kings Town Elementary	Public	K-5	1774 Mason Bend Drive	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 396-3400	809	65	12.5		527 (65.1%)	68 (8.4%)	70 (8.7%)	87 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.9%)	$13,184	$385	$338	$723	$11,046	$1,415	$12,461	92.6	94	27	7		450390001735
35	Oakridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5670 Oakridge Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 631-8400	818	59	13.9		576 (70.4%)	91 (11.1%)	26 (3.2%)	36 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	86 (10.5%)	$13,429	$379	$354	$733	$11,059	$1,636	$12,696	92.4	92.8	32	3		450384001672
36	Jennie Moore Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2725 Bulrush Basket Lane	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2815	993	65	15.3		759 (76.4%)	103 (10.4%)	55 (5.5%)	29 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.5%)	$26,087	$3,590	$1,421	$5,011	$17,596	$3,480	$21,076	92.1	92.5	34	2		450144000214
37	New Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3300	810	55	14.7		571 (70.5%)	72 (8.9%)	54 (6.7%)	77 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	$13,907	$657	$455	$1,112	$11,526	$1,269	$12,795	92	93.1	30	7		450270001525
38	Wright Elementary	Public	K-5	1136 Wright School Road	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 296-1776	193	14	13.6		156 (80.8%)	7 (3.6%)	11 (5.7%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.3%)	$15,345	$2,582	$783	$3,366	$10,233	$1,746	$11,979	91.8	89.8	55	17		450081000081
39	Springfield Elementary	Public	K-5	1691 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 584-8150	798	65	12.2		367 (46.0%)	91 (11.4%)	106 (13.3%)	178 (22.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.8%)	$12,284	$374	$355	$729	$10,316	$1,239	$11,555	91.5	89	63	24		450390000666
40	Indian Land Elementary	Public	K-4	4137 Doby's Bridge Road	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-2916	1,042	65	15.9		636 (61.0%)	119 (11.4%)	133 (12.8%)	84 (8.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.3%)	$11,578	$276	$112	$388	$9,520	$1,671	$11,191	91.4	91.2	41	1		450258000678
41	Harbor View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1576 Harbor View Road	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2749	621	42	14.6		483 (77.8%)	71 (11.4%)	29 (4.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.5%)	$16,949	$2,536	$1,313	$3,849	$10,363	$2,737	$13,100	91.1	89.7	58	17		450144001214
42	GREEN Charter School Greenville	Public, Charter	K-8	1440 Pelham Street	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 288-4134	998	70	14.2		462 (46.3%)	112 (11.2%)	217 (21.7%)	141 (14.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (6.2%)	$12,199	$885	$84	$969	$7,087	$4,142	$11,229	91.1	93	31	11		450390101774
43	Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3021 Fred Nash Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 293-1725	320	22	14.5		258 (80.6%)	10 (3.1%)	27 (8.4%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$10,311	$775	$2,067	$2,841	$7,118	$352	$7,470	91	88.3	65	22		450249001561
44	Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1647 US Highway 321 Bypass Nor	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 635-4810	188	20	9.4		27 (14.4%)	141 (75.0%)	13 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$24,046	$2,244	$1,782	$4,025	$16,941	$3,080	$20,021	90.8	90.1	51	7		450210001448
45	Waccamaw Intermediate	Public	4-6	320 Wildcat Way	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 237-7071	415	29	14.3		319 (76.9%)	63 (15.2%)	26 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$14,806	$1,081	$889	$1,970	$11,175	$1,662	$12,837	90.5	89.7	56	11		450228001518
46	Beech Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 821-3970	1,079	71	15.1		718 (66.5%)	133 (12.3%)	102 (9.5%)	23 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (9.5%)	$11,305	$495	$752	$1,247	$8,651	$1,408	$10,059	90.4	87.4	74	28		450201000008
47	Doby's Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Dragon Way	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-5200	794	60	13.2		525 (66.1%)	37 (4.7%)	68 (8.6%)	98 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.2%)	$13,099	$417	$337	$753	$11,015	$1,331	$12,346	90.3	95.6	17	30		450390001649
48	Pleasant Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	2346 Pleasant Road	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-0090	774	61	12.7		401 (51.8%)	67 (8.7%)	84 (10.9%)	158 (20.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.5%)	$13,580	$356	$318	$675	$11,632	$1,273	$12,906	90.2	94.4	25	23		450390001535
49	Paris Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	32 East Belvue Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4260	594	39	15.1		411 (69.2%)	41 (6.9%)	93 (15.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	36 (6.1%)	$12,059	$1,205	$613	$1,818	$9,554	$686	$10,241	89.9	89.6	59	10		450231000523
50	Starr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Professor Brown Lane	Starr	29684	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 352-6154	525	36	14.5		405 (77.1%)	33 (6.3%)	48 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	$13,001	$1,569	$775	$2,345	$9,518	$1,139	$10,657	89.8	90	52	2		450084000087
51	St. James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9711 St. James Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-8220	884	56	15.9		659 (74.5%)	43 (4.9%)	98 (11.1%)	15 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.4%)	$12,592	$971	$468	$1,439	$9,772	$1,381	$11,153	89.5	89.6	60	9		450249001341
52	Ruldolph G. Gordon School at Jones Mill	Public	K-8	1507 Scuffletown Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0200	1,621	96	16.9		1,162 (71.7%)	189 (11.7%)	166 (10.2%)	35 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	61 (3.8%)	$11,535	$974	$564	$1,539	$9,331	$665	$9,996	89.4	87.9	69	17		450231001517
53	Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Midway Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0300	856	63	13.6		652 (76.2%)	38 (4.4%)	57 (6.7%)	61 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (4.9%)	$13,235	$785	$335	$1,120	$10,826	$1,289	$12,114	89.1	91.3	40	13		450270000052
54	Ambler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	838 Ambler School Road	Pickens	29671	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1200	316	23	14		277 (87.7%)	12 (3.8%)	15 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$12,835	$531	$643	$1,174	$10,435	$1,226	$11,661	88.9	85.4	81	27		450333000881
55	Lake Murray Elementary	Public	K-4	1531 Three Dog Road	Chapin	29036	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4600	753	57	13.3		590 (78.4%)	31 (4.1%)	51 (6.8%)	33 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.0%)	$13,913	$646	$397	$1,044	$11,360	$1,510	$12,870	88.8	89	62	7		450282000247
56	Clemson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	581 Berkeley Drive	Clemson	29631	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1500	794	55	14.4		546 (68.8%)	85 (10.7%)	38 (4.8%)	76 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	$12,112	$915	$513	$1,428	$9,598	$1,086	$10,684	88.8	92.7	33	23		450333000891
57	Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion	Public	K-5	1835 Eden Terrace	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-2255	806	47	17.3		369 (45.8%)	172 (21.3%)	186 (23.1%)	11 (1.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.6%)	$12,583	$428	$823	$1,252	$10,042	$1,289	$11,331	88.7	90.2	49	8		450387001714
58	James B. Edwards Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	885 Von Kolnitz Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2805	767	53	14.4		621 (81.0%)	54 (7.0%)	41 (5.3%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	$18,901	$3,093	$1,237	$4,330	$12,082	$2,489	$14,571	88.6	84.2	95	37		450144001329
59	Heritage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1592 Greer Highway	Travelers Rest	29690	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6000	547	38	14.2		435 (79.5%)	49 (9.0%)	45 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	$13,787	$1,422	$672	$2,094	$10,955	$737	$11,693	88.5	91.1	43	16		450231000049
60	Cooley Springs-Fingerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	140 Cooley Springs School Road	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 592-1211	355	24	14.6		288 (81.1%)	19 (5.4%)	9 (2.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)	$14,852	$1,026	$1,243	$2,269	$11,286	$1,297	$12,583	88.4	88	66	6		450351000995
61	Satchel Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	5901 Satchel Ford Road	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7209	721	48	15.1		499 (69.2%)	151 (20.9%)	34 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	$16,843	$2,148	$1,176	$3,325	$11,759	$1,759	$13,518	88.2	89.9	54	7		450336000930
62	Woodland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 Gibb Shoals Road	Greer	29650	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0400	1,293	76	17		667 (51.6%)	104 (8.0%)	299 (23.1%)	163 (12.6%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.0%)	$10,891	$874	$564	$1,438	$8,842	$611	$9,452	88.2	90.7	47	15		450231000540
63	Griggs Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Griggs Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 631-8200	510	39	13		361 (70.8%)	47 (9.2%)	40 (7.8%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	$15,075	$629	$390	$1,019	$12,107	$1,949	$14,056	87.8	84.5	90	27		450384000044
64	East Cooper Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1120 Rifle Range Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 216-2883	433	30	14.3		375 (86.6%)	16 (3.7%)	15 (3.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)								87.6	89.3	61	3		450144000856
65	William M. Reeves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2450	930	58	16.1		531 (57.1%)	167 (18.0%)	145 (15.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (8.9%)	$12,247	$714	$780	$1,494	$9,408	$1,344	$10,752	87.4	82.6	100	35		450201001488
66	Drayton Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3138 Ashley River Road	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 852-0678	640	43	15		431 (67.3%)	82 (12.8%)	62 (9.7%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.8%)	$19,996	$4,395	$1,297	$5,692	$11,505	$2,800	$14,305	87.1	85.2	83	17		450144001167
67	Pine St. Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	500 South Pine Street	Spartanburg	29302	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 07	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 594-4470	631	51	12.3		453 (71.8%)	85 (13.5%)	47 (7.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.9%)	$15,117	$705	$927	$1,632	$12,211	$1,273	$13,484	87	91.9	38	29		450366001046
68	Spearman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Easley Highway	Piedmont	29673	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 947-9787	804	51	15.7		552 (68.7%)	84 (10.4%)	97 (12.1%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.6%)	$10,642	$1,476	$390	$1,866	$7,738	$1,038	$8,776	87	85.1	85	17		450078000072
69	Coosa Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	45 Middle Road	Beaufort	29907	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 322-6100	467	36	12.9		289 (61.9%)	76 (16.3%)	50 (10.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (9.6%)	$18,666	$671	$431	$1,102	$14,686	$2,877	$17,563	87	92.3	36	33		450111000270
70	Rocky Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Calks Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4200	805	57	14		627 (77.9%)	56 (7.0%)	44 (5.5%)	26 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	$13,404	$687	$370	$1,057	$10,764	$1,583	$12,347	87	85.8	80	10		450270001547
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
81	North Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3325 Highway 81 North	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5040	504	33	15.3		348 (69.0%)	69 (13.7%)	35 (6.9%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.9%)	$15,510	$1,949	$1,145	$3,094	$10,576	$1,841	$12,416	85.5	90.7	46	35		450090001576
82	Plain Elementary	Public	K-5	506 Neely Ferry Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-7700	975	56	17.2		578 (59.3%)	167 (17.1%)	141 (14.5%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (7.6%)	$11,520	$1,315	$549	$1,864	$9,044	$612	$9,656	85.4	83.2	98	16		450231001336
83	Orchard Park Elementary	Public	K-5	474 Third Baxter Street	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8170	555	50	11.2		429 (77.3%)	29 (5.2%)	53 (9.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.9%)	$15,111	$712	$346	$1,058	$12,570	$1,484	$14,053	85.1	87.8	70	13		450390000663
84	Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1871 Wallace School Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 763-1555	618	44	13.9		375 (60.7%)	136 (22.0%)	37 (6.0%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	$20,446	$3,333	$1,338	$4,671	$12,855	$2,919	$15,775	85.1	90.8	45	39		450144001363
85	Buford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1906 North Rocky River Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 286-0026	792	48	16.6		657 (83.0%)	46 (5.8%)	45 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.3%)	$12,139	$574	$142	$715	$9,491	$1,933	$11,424	85.1	86.2	77	8		450258000671
86	Chapin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	940 Old Bush River Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5900	767	60	12.8		577 (75.2%)	57 (7.4%)	70 (9.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.8%)	$14,279	$771	$437	$1,208	$11,521	$1,549	$13,070	85	81.2	110	24		450282000753
87	Mayo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Springdale Road	Mayo	29368	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 461-2622	328	23	14.2		277 (84.5%)	9 (2.7%)	17 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.0%)	$13,458	$700	$1,252	$1,953	$10,232	$1,273	$11,506	84.7	85.1	87			450351000998
88	Townville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	105 Townville School Road	Townville	29689	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2600	243	21	11.5		206 (84.8%)	12 (4.9%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$19,250	$697	$1,597	$2,294	$14,552	$2,404	$16,957	84.5	81.4	107	19		450087000092
89	Powdersville Elementary	Public	3-5	139 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-4431	765	46	16.7		538 (70.3%)	47 (6.1%)	95 (12.4%)	23 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.0%)	$10,040	$968	$397	$1,365	$7,656	$1,019	$8,675	84.4	88.7	64	25		450078000686
90	Midway Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1221 Harriett Circle	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 716-3800	675	49	13.6		504 (74.7%)	82 (12.1%)	32 (4.7%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	$14,158	$2,199	$763	$2,961	$9,645	$1,552	$11,196	83.8	90.2	48	42		450090000687
91	Cherokee Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6219 Highway 184 East	Donalds	29638	Abbeville County	Abbeville 60	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 379-8500	360	27	13.3		297 (82.5%)	37 (10.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$12,453	$764	$318	$1,082	$9,496	$1,875	$11,371	83.2	84.3	93	2		450069000065
92	West Pelzer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 West Stewart Street	Pelzer	29669	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 947-6424	361	32	11.4		283 (78.4%)	14 (3.9%)	45 (12.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	$14,604	$2,407	$572	$2,979	$10,309	$1,316	$11,625	83.2	87.4	73	19		450078000070
93	Royall Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Cheraw Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8167	512	40	12.8		216 (42.2%)	199 (38.9%)	38 (7.4%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.6%)	$15,720	$1,184	$813	$1,997	$12,114	$1,610	$13,724	83.2	95.3	22	71		450213000433
94	Cane Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1247 Cane Bay Boulevard	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-5100	1,161	74	15.6		676 (58.2%)	202 (17.4%)	126 (10.9%)	25 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	128 (11.0%)	$11,997	$620	$733	$1,353	$8,911	$1,734	$10,645	83.1	81.1	113	19		450117001537
95	Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Spratt Street	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 548-4677	711	65	11		364 (51.2%)	95 (13.4%)	98 (13.8%)	86 (12.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.1%)	$16,907	$1,454	$496	$1,951	$13,327	$1,629	$14,956	82.9	71	178	83		450390001154
96	Belton Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5901 Belton Highway	Belton	29627	Anderson County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 392-1173	449	31	14.6		353 (78.6%)	49 (10.9%)	21 (4.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$11,222	$227	$51	$278	$6,355	$4,589	$10,944	82.9	84.4	91	5		450390901700
97	Piney Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	816 Amicks Ferry Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 756-1100	511	40	12.7		420 (82.2%)	31 (6.1%)	36 (7.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$15,662	$799	$474	$1,273	$12,706	$1,683	$14,389	82.9	68.9	189	92		450282001765
98	Keowee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7051 Keowee School Road	Seneca	29672	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4475	305	28	10.8		267 (87.5%)	5 (1.6%)	21 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	$14,852	$1,007	$310	$1,317	$11,262	$2,273	$13,535	82.8	71.1	176	78		450306000824
99	Crowders Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5515 Charlotte Highway	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 810-8500	1,104	83	13.3		690 (62.5%)	120 (10.9%)	147 (13.3%)	23 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (11.0%)	$12,714	$304	$384	$689	$10,360	$1,666	$12,026	82.8	87.8	71	28		450384000522
100	Summit Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 Summit Drive	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8800	549	38	14.3		324 (59.0%)	86 (15.7%)	109 (19.9%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.4%)	$13,176	$1,196	$548	$1,744	$10,649	$783	$11,433	82.6	83.9	97	3		450231000531

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