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
461	H. B. Rhame Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Arrowwood Drive	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8900	418	30	13.9		15 (3.6%)	362 (86.6%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	$18,610	$2,239	$1,277	$3,516	$12,849	$2,245	$15,094	28.6	15.9	546	85		450336000932
462	Carver-Lyon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2100 Waverly Street	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 343-2900	417	47	8.8		32 (7.7%)	302 (72.4%)	62 (14.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	$29,568	$2,186	$1,377	$3,563	$22,536	$3,469	$26,005	28.4	32.8	428	34		450336000487
463	Sandhills Elementary	Public	3-4	130 Lewis Rast Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7003	491	38	13		236 (48.1%)	92 (18.7%)	134 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	$13,560	$1,074	$1,219	$2,293	$9,637	$1,630	$11,267	28	28.8	455	8		450279000615
464	Manning Elementary	Public	3-5	311 West Boyce Street	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 435-5066	473	25	18.9		105 (22.2%)	298 (63.0%)	40 (8.5%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.4%)	$13,016	$1,897	$873	$2,770	$9,064	$1,182	$10,246	28	28	459	5		450391501439
465	Olanta Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	312 North Jones Road	Olanta	29114	Florence County	Florence 03	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 396-4457	198	17	11.6		65 (32.8%)	119 (60.1%)	6 (3.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	$19,474	$4,108	$1,447	$5,555	$12,093	$1,827	$13,920	27.8	25.5	480	15		450219000454
466	Midlands STEM Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	854 HWY 321 Business South	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 815-1524	306	22	14.2		172 (56.2%)	118 (38.6%)	6 (2.0%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$14,270	$1,497	$1,089	$2,586	$7,496	$4,189	$11,684	27.8	33.4	426	40		450390901642
467	Greendale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 South Boundary Avenue	New Ellenton	29809	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 652-8170	333	25	13.5		121 (36.3%)	122 (36.6%)	48 (14.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (11.7%)	$14,163	$1,159	$1,137	$2,296	$10,738	$1,129	$11,867	27.8	27.1	464	3		450072000026
468	Harold C. Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	400 East Jefferson Street	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 818-6040	388	32	12.3		192 (49.5%)	92 (23.7%)	60 (15.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.3%)	$16,699	$2,918	$910	$3,828	$11,385	$1,485	$12,871	27.8	22.5	502	34		450381001577
469	Lowcountry Montessori School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	749 Broad River Drive	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 322-0577	408	29	14.2		287 (70.3%)	66 (16.2%)	37 (9.1%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	$11,504	$634	$123	$756	$8,236	$2,512	$10,748	27.6	34.8	413	56		450390101646
470	McCormick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6977 Highway 28 South	Mc Cormick	29835	McCormick County	McCormick 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 443-2292	225	22	10.2		50 (22.2%)	155 (68.9%)	7 (3.1%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	$27,076		$86	$86	$20,949	$6,042	$26,990	27.5	20.4	519	49		450300000800

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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.
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Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of Education

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.