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
141	River Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Connie Wright Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4400	416	41	10.1		252 (60.6%)	79 (19.0%)	41 (9.9%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.7%)	$16,673	$710	$535	$1,245	$13,725	$1,703	$15,428	77	80.3	118	23		450282000248
142	Holly Springs-Motlow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	325 Motlow School Road	Campobello	29322	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 472-8120	503	39	13		409 (81.3%)	19 (3.8%)	49 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.8%)	$11,689	$904	$996	$1,900	$8,593	$1,196	$9,789	76.9	78.1	135	7		450348000985
143	Chesnee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	985 Fairfield Road	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 461-7322	635	42	15.3		510 (80.3%)	55 (8.7%)	17 (2.7%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.5%)	$12,519	$813	$1,124	$1,937	$9,428	$1,154	$10,582	76.7	78	138	5		450351000994
144	Greenbrier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	853 Log Shoals Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5300	876	55	15.8		320 (36.5%)	308 (35.2%)	158 (18.0%)	22 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	58 (6.6%)	$12,096	$1,505	$618	$2,123	$9,326	$647	$9,973	76.7	81.7	104	40		450231000542
145	Simpsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Morton Avenue	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-8300	798	49	16.4		379 (47.5%)	193 (24.2%)	145 (18.2%)	18 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	58 (7.3%)	$11,916	$950	$538	$1,488	$9,797	$631	$10,428	76.6	85.4	82	63		450231000526
146	Corinth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	128 Corinth Road	Gaffney	29340	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6600	292	23	12.6		256 (87.7%)	7 (2.4%)	19 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	$4,998	$1,328	$955	$2,283	$1,868	$846	$2,715	76.3	79.7	125	21		450150000273
147	Walhalla Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	508 Fowler Road	West Union	29696	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4480	612	45	13.6		471 (77.0%)	8 (1.3%)	111 (18.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	$14,023	$650	$382	$1,032	$11,169	$1,822	$12,991	76.3	68.7	192	45		450306000834
148	A.J. Whittenberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Westfield Street	Greenville	29601	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 452-0500	491	31	15.9		150 (30.5%)	232 (47.3%)	88 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.3%)	$13,446	$1,524	$702	$2,226	$10,488	$732	$11,220	76.2	77.7	140	8		450231001551
149	Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	151 Mud Creek Road	Inman	29349	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 814-3870	722	46	15.5		564 (78.1%)	77 (10.7%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.6%)	$11,766	$954	$626	$1,580	$9,095	$1,091	$10,187	76.1	63.6	222	73		450351000938
150	Belvedere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Rhomboid Place	Belvedere	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6330	617	44	14		317 (51.4%)	166 (26.9%)	75 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.9%)	$12,906	$1,352	$1,065	$2,417	$9,381	$1,108	$10,489	76.1	79.3	127	23		450072000016

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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.