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
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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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.