South Carolina Elementary School Rankings

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best South Carolina elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

JUST IN! South Carolina SC READY and SCPASS test scores and updated rankings for the 2022-23 school year were recently posted to SchoolDigger!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish South Carolina test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 644)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
450333000886	91	Forest Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 McAlister Road	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1800	708	43	16.6	35.9%	524 (74.0%)	55 (7.8%)	62 (8.8%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.3%)	$9,329	$519	$467	$987	$7,456	$886	$8,342	84.2	79.3	120	29
450249001561	92	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	312	20	15.6	7.4%	248 (79.5%)	9 (2.9%)	31 (9.9%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	$8,158	$299	$60	$360	$6,354	$1,445	$7,798	84.1	81.6	106	14
450348000985	93	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	474	34	13.9	51.7%	397 (83.8%)	15 (3.2%)	30 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.3%)	$11,569	$792	$735	$1,526	$8,826	$1,216	$10,043	84	74.2	158	65
450249000191	94	Carolina Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Carolina Forest Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-0001	1,189	75	15.8	27.7%	738 (62.1%)	141 (11.9%)	167 (14.0%)	32 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (9.0%)	$10,099	$939	$680	$1,619	$7,488	$992	$8,480	84	78.6	126	32
450231001551	95	A.J. Whittenberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Westfield Street	Greenville	29601	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 452-0500	468	30	15.6	57.3%	143 (30.6%)	226 (48.3%)	63 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.7%)	$10,478	$1,345	$620	$1,965	$7,944	$570	$8,514	83.9	83.4	97	2
450391500329	96	Walker-Gamble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2358 Walker-Gamble Road	New Zion	29111	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 659-2102	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								83.7			(n/a)
450087000092	97	Townville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	105 Townville School Road	Townville	29689	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2600	275	21	13	67.3%	236 (85.8%)	15 (5.5%)	12 (4.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	$15,330	$811	$1,559	$2,370	$11,101	$1,859	$12,961	83	87	75	22
450078000545	98	Hunt Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Hunt Road	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-3987	544	39	13.9	26.5%	452 (83.1%)	21 (3.9%)	36 (6.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	$10,077	$1,195	$244	$1,439	$7,594	$1,043	$8,637	82.9	80.5	112	14
450270001547	99	Rocky Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Calks Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4200	879	59	14.9	14.7%	731 (83.2%)	48 (5.5%)	40 (4.6%)	16 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.3%)	$10,613	$514	$349	$864	$8,769	$980	$9,749	82.8	81.6	105	6
450351000146	100	Carlisle-Foster's Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Foster's Grove Road	Chesnee	29323	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 578-2215	524	34	15.6	42.6%	428 (81.7%)	37 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.1%)	$11,618	$1,004	$751	$1,754	$8,769	$1,094	$9,864	82.8	89	64	36

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for South Carolina

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for SC student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students African American Students Hispanic Students White Students English Language Learner Students Low Socio Economic Status Students Disabled Students Gifted and Talented Students

About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on SC READY English Language Arts, SC READY Mathematics, SCPASS Science test scores released by the South Carolina Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 5, 2023, 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:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on 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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.