Best Elementary Schools in South Carolina

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)							Ranking (2026 vs 2025)					ID
Rank (of 661)	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 (2024)	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 (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Rank (2025)	Rank Change from 2025	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	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	21.4%	395 (75.8%)	50 (9.6%)	24 (4.6%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	$18,013	$843	$676	$1,518	$13,123	$3,372	$16,495	99.5	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	12.3%	540 (89.7%)	30 (5.0%)	17 (2.8%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	$12,059	$495	$386	$881	$10,388	$791	$11,178	98.6	98.8	2			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	18.1%	521 (80.3%)	63 (9.7%)	28 (4.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	$15,281	$763	$457	$1,220	$11,337	$2,725	$14,061	98.3	98.7	3			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	44.2%	398 (53.1%)	166 (22.2%)	48 (6.4%)	89 (11.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	$13,661	$719	$436	$1,155	$11,584	$922	$12,505	97.6	98	4			450231001466
5	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	15.4%	772 (89.1%)	34 (3.9%)	19 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	$14,577	$588	$446	$1,034	$11,237	$2,306	$13,543	97.4	96.2	15	10		450144000232
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	10.6%	452 (90.9%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	$16,620	$748	$413	$1,162	$12,452	$3,007	$15,459	97.3	97.5	6			450144000234
7	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	50.0%	230 (85.8%)	5 (1.9%)	18 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	$16,864	$613	$562	$1,174	$14,711	$979	$15,689	97.1	97.7	5	2		450231000533
8	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	16.7%	539 (85.6%)	34 (5.4%)	27 (4.3%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	$15,717	$625	$410	$1,035	$12,232	$2,450	$14,682	97.1	96.3	14	6		450144000216
9	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	16.8%	527 (65.1%)	68 (8.4%)	70 (8.7%)	87 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.9%)	$14,737	$376	$337	$713	$12,503	$1,521	$14,025	96.8	92.6	34	25		450390001735
10	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	7.3%	1,013 (88.0%)	30 (2.6%)	36 (3.1%)	22 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.3%)	$13,837	$423	$405	$827	$11,097	$1,912	$13,010	96.6	97.4	7	3		450117001472
11	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	11.7%	478 (67.9%)	54 (7.7%)	78 (11.1%)	44 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.8%)	$14,331	$502	$339	$841	$12,011	$1,479	$13,489	96.6	96.9	8	3		450390001734
12	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	29.2%	276 (66.0%)	46 (11.0%)	32 (7.7%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.2%)	$15,590	$703	$551	$1,254	$12,471	$1,866	$14,337	96.5	93.6	28	16		450117001159
13	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	29.4%	594 (68.3%)	85 (9.8%)	101 (11.6%)	39 (4.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.4%)	$12,074	$673	$439	$1,112	$10,245	$717	$10,962	96.5	95.9	17	4		450231001593
14	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	13.6%	535 (83.1%)	13 (2.0%)	49 (7.6%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.8%)	$14,990	$486	$549	$1,035	$10,857	$3,097	$13,955	96.3	96.8	9	5		450144000429
15	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	21.9%	948 (81.0%)	95 (8.1%)	49 (4.2%)	24 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.5%)	$4,280	$485	$255	$740	$2,705	$836	$3,541	96.3	96.6	11	4		450144001457
16	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	100.0%	207 (69.7%)	34 (11.4%)	21 (7.1%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	$23,319	$927	$1,136	$2,063	$18,473	$2,782	$21,256	96.3	86.5	73	57		450336000813
17	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	20.3%	654 (85.3%)	37 (4.8%)	38 (5.0%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	$15,305	$861	$389	$1,250	$11,328	$2,726	$14,054	96.2	96	16	1		450144000236
18	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	30.3%	598 (67.4%)	119 (13.4%)	63 (7.1%)	52 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	50 (5.6%)	$12,066	$623	$382	$1,005	$10,329	$732	$11,061	96	96.8	10	8		450231000114
19	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	14.0%	768 (82.5%)	48 (5.2%)	45 (4.8%)	24 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.9%)	$14,816	$622	$364	$985	$11,143	$2,688	$13,831	95.5	95.1	21	2		450144001690
20	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	50.5%	608 (80.0%)	32 (4.2%)	82 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.9%)	$12,487	$663	$455	$1,117	$10,693	$677	$11,370	95.4	94	26	6		450231000528
21	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	27.3%	636 (61.0%)	119 (11.4%)	133 (12.8%)	84 (8.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.3%)	$12,415	$284	$259	$543	$10,173	$1,699	$11,872	95	91.4	40	19		450258000678
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	41.8%	544 (65.2%)	126 (15.1%)	75 (9.0%)	44 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	$12,009	$588	$436	$1,024	$10,137	$848	$10,985	94.6	95.1	22			450231001365
23	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	100.0%	27 (14.4%)	141 (75.0%)	13 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	$27,340	$2,291	$1,687	$3,978	$20,455	$2,907	$23,362	94.6	90.8	44	21		450210001448
24	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	35.9%	534 (70.5%)	79 (10.4%)	67 (8.9%)	43 (5.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.2%)	$13,036	$646	$445	$1,091	$11,217	$728	$11,945	94.6	95.2	20	4		450231000524
25	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	20.3%	375 (86.6%)	16 (3.7%)	15 (3.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	$19,188	$526	$403	$929	$15,563	$2,696	$18,259	94.2	87.6	64	39		450144000856
26	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	31.4%	408 (75.8%)	56 (10.4%)	40 (7.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	$14,517	$513	$441	$954	$12,752	$810	$13,563	94.2	96.3	13	13		450231000530
27	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	12.7%	429 (77.3%)	29 (5.2%)	53 (9.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.9%)	$16,985	$576	$350	$926	$14,351	$1,708	$16,059	94	85.1	83	56		450390000663
28	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	27.9%	611 (75.2%)	64 (7.9%)	37 (4.6%)	55 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.2%)	$14,558	$714	$385	$1,099	$12,098	$1,360	$13,459	94	93.6	29	1		450270000476
29	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	15.0%	467 (62.9%)	29 (3.9%)	63 (8.5%)	126 (17.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.0%)	$14,111	$397	$319	$717	$11,902	$1,492	$13,394	93.5	95.4	19	10		450390001652
30	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	21.6%	525 (45.2%)	92 (7.9%)	128 (11.0%)	339 (29.2%)	14 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.4%)	$11,739	$251	$229	$480	$9,484	$1,774	$11,258	93.3	94	27	3		450258001634
31	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	100.0%	260 (74.5%)	52 (14.9%)	18 (5.2%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.7%)	$15,245	$2,181	$588	$2,770	$11,237	$1,239	$12,476	92.9	95	23	8		450234000591
32	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	21.4%	759 (76.4%)	103 (10.4%)	55 (5.5%)	29 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.5%)	$16,091	$577	$400	$977	$12,288	$2,827	$15,114	92.8	92.1	36	4		450144000214
33	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	1.2%	101 (39.1%)	56 (21.7%)	62 (24.0%)	31 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$12,603	$167	$44	$211	$7,658	$4,734	$12,392	92.5	96.4	12	21		450391901789
34	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	66.4%	336 (74.7%)	46 (10.2%)	29 (6.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.6%)	$14,823	$790	$1,155	$1,945	$11,125	$1,753	$12,878	92.5	93.1	30	4		450087000090
35	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	18.6%	571 (70.5%)	72 (8.9%)	54 (6.7%)	77 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	$13,766	$483	$416	$899	$11,581	$1,286	$12,867	91.9	92	37	2		450270001525
36	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	23.6%	621 (81.0%)	54 (7.0%)	41 (5.3%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	$16,002	$688	$387	$1,075	$12,232	$2,695	$14,927	91.7	88.6	58	22		450144001329
37	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	31.9%	453 (71.8%)	85 (13.5%)	47 (7.4%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.9%)	$15,539	$465	$868	$1,333	$12,898	$1,308	$14,206	91.5	87	67	30		450366001046
38	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	10.3%	525 (66.1%)	37 (4.7%)	68 (8.6%)	98 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.2%)	$14,124	$329	$314	$642	$12,054	$1,427	$13,481	91.4	90.3	47	9		450390001649
39	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	77.4%	353 (78.6%)	49 (10.9%)	21 (4.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	$8,759	$195	$42	$236	$6,065	$2,458	$8,523	91.4	82.9	96	57		450390901700
40	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	19.9%	225 (80.4%)	18 (6.4%)	7 (2.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (7.9%)	$20,098	$453	$262	$715	$15,907	$3,476	$19,383	91.2	94.6	24	16		450144001610
41	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	55.6%	486 (73.7%)	79 (12.0%)	52 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.5%)	$12,787	$917	$521	$1,437	$10,565	$785	$11,350	91.2	92.8	31	10		450231001334
42	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	37.5%	546 (68.8%)	85 (10.7%)	38 (4.8%)	76 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.2%)	$12,704	$791	$517	$1,308	$10,216	$1,179	$11,395	90.9	88.8	56	14		450333000891
43	Spearman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2001 Easley Highway	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 947-9787	804	51	15.7	58.0%	552 (68.7%)	84 (10.4%)	97 (12.1%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.6%)	$13,807	$413	$11,145	$11,557	$1,128	$1,122	$2,250	90.8	87	68	25		450078000072
44	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	18.9%	290 (35.6%)	83 (10.2%)	103 (12.6%)	270 (33.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.9%)	$13,222	$493	$347	$840	$11,063	$1,320	$12,382	90.6	95.8	18	26		450390000062
45	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	22.6%	690 (62.5%)	120 (10.9%)	147 (13.3%)	23 (2.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (11.0%)	$14,296	$310	$246	$556	$12,012	$1,729	$13,740	90.5	82.8	99	54		450384000522
46	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	36.3%	431 (67.3%)	82 (12.8%)	62 (9.7%)	26 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.8%)	$16,927	$886	$455	$1,341	$12,699	$2,887	$15,586	90.5	87.1	66	20		450144001167
47	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	36.9%	483 (77.8%)	71 (11.4%)	29 (4.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28 (4.5%)	$15,782	$908	$467	$1,375	$11,358	$3,049	$14,407	90.4	91.1	41	6		450144001214
48	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	27.7%	576 (70.4%)	91 (11.1%)	26 (3.2%)	36 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	86 (10.5%)	$14,776	$409	$241	$650	$12,492	$1,634	$14,126	90.3	92.4	35	13		450384001672
49	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	66.2%	657 (83.0%)	46 (5.8%)	45 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.3%)	$12,661	$678	$268	$946	$9,734	$1,981	$11,715	90	85.1	85	36		450258000671
50	Wren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	226 Roper Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-5950	646	39	16.7	48.7%	511 (79.1%)	36 (5.6%)	60 (9.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.1%)	$13,166	$381	$10,685	$11,066	$1,146	$954	$2,101	90	94.1	25	25		450078001325
51	Lake Murray Elementary	Public	K-4	1531 Three Dog Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4600	753	57	13.3	19.6%	590 (78.4%)	31 (4.1%)	51 (6.8%)	33 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.0%)	$16,101	$581	$421	$1,002	$12,436	$1,660	$15,099	89.8	88.8	55	4		450282000247
52	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	72.3%	288 (81.1%)	19 (5.4%)	9 (2.5%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.3%)	$14,257	$584	$1,184	$1,768	$11,186	$1,302	$12,489	89.8	88.4	60	8		450351000995
53	River Ridge Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3050 River Ridge Drive	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 836-4600	1,134	85	13.3	42.1%	655 (57.8%)	74 (6.5%)	303 (26.7%)	38 (3.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.4%)	$17,502	$496	$490	$986	$13,210	$3,306	$16,516	89.6	80	114	61		450111001662
54	River Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Augusta Plantation Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6300	1,426	92	15.5	44.9%	825 (57.9%)	141 (9.9%)	315 (22.1%)	21 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (8.3%)	$13,212	$834	$422	$1,257	$10,428	$1,527	$11,955	89.5	77.5	135	81		450249001603
55	Hammond Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 West Woodlawn Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6170	706	47	15	43.9%	397 (56.2%)	105 (14.9%)	159 (22.5%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	$12,271	$634	$641	$1,275	$9,946	$1,050	$10,996	89.4	82.1	103	48		450072000027
56	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	32.0%	718 (66.5%)	133 (12.3%)	102 (9.5%)	23 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (9.5%)	$12,079	$454	$687	$1,141	$9,752	$1,186	$10,938	89.4	90.4	46	10		450201000008
57	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	46.6%	411 (69.2%)	41 (6.9%)	93 (15.7%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	36 (6.1%)	$12,642	$563	$483	$1,046	$10,828	$768	$11,596	89.2	89.9	49	8		450231000523
58	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	70.6%	435 (79.5%)	49 (9.0%)	45 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.7%)	$14,439	$786	$494	$1,280	$12,344	$814	$13,159	88.8	88.5	59	1		450231000049
59	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	55.6%	378 (82.4%)	28 (6.1%)	27 (5.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	$15,106	$718	$1,001	$1,719	$11,639	$1,748	$13,387	88.8	92.6	33	26		450087001492
60	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	14.9%	401 (51.8%)	67 (8.7%)	84 (10.9%)	158 (20.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.5%)	$14,341	$381	$306	$686	$12,350	$1,305	$13,655	88.7	90.2	48	12		450390001535
61	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	50.1%	324 (59.0%)	86 (15.7%)	109 (19.9%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	13 (2.4%)	$13,950	$842	$463	$1,306	$11,801	$844	$12,645	88.7	82.6	100	39		450231000531
62	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	100.0%	466 (57.9%)	163 (20.2%)	102 (12.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.8%)	$17,391	$1,079	$953	$2,032	$13,171	$2,188	$15,359	88.5	86.5	71	9		450336000911
63	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	100.0%	499 (69.2%)	151 (20.9%)	34 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	$17,327	$1,520	$892	$2,412	$12,699	$2,216	$14,915	88.5	88.2	61	2		450336000930
64	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	41.2%	659 (74.5%)	43 (4.9%)	98 (11.1%)	15 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.4%)	$12,998	$757	$429	$1,186	$10,556	$1,256	$11,812	88.5	89.5	51	13		450249001341
65	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	31.8%	627 (71.5%)	64 (7.3%)	105 (12.0%)	28 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.0%)	$13,077	$570	$354	$924	$11,422	$731	$12,153	88.3	92.6	32	33		450231000740
66	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	28.3%	488 (59.5%)	102 (12.4%)	126 (15.4%)	45 (5.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.7%)	$12,790	$277	$295	$572	$10,403	$1,814	$12,217	88.2	85.8	79	13		450258001712
67	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	44.5%	667 (51.6%)	104 (8.0%)	299 (23.1%)	163 (12.6%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.0%)	$11,515	$467	$443	$910	$9,896	$709	$10,605	88.2	88.2	62	5		450231000540
68	Rosewood Elementary	Public	K-5	3300 Rosewood Drive	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 343-2930	338	26	13	100.0%	211 (62.4%)	80 (23.7%)	16 (4.7%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	$20,194	$898	$951	$1,849	$15,660	$2,685	$18,345	87.9	80	116	48		450336001306
69	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	33.7%	367 (46.0%)	91 (11.4%)	106 (13.3%)	178 (22.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.8%)	$14,178	$443	$366	$809	$12,024	$1,345	$13,369	87.5	91.5	39	30		450390000666
70	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	100.0%	216 (42.2%)	199 (38.9%)	38 (7.4%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.6%)	$15,347	$960	$709	$1,669	$12,030	$1,649	$13,679	87.4	83.2	93	23		450213000433
71	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	39.4%	504 (74.7%)	82 (12.1%)	32 (4.7%)	18 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.8%)	$14,494	$1,786	$685	$2,472	$10,415	$1,607	$12,022	87.4	83.8	90	19		450090000687
72	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	36.6%	577 (75.2%)	57 (7.4%)	70 (9.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.8%)	$16,780	$632	$453	$1,084	$12,964	$1,648	$15,695	87.1	85	86	14		450282000753
73	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	62.9%	277 (87.7%)	12 (3.8%)	15 (4.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	$14,156	$595	$624	$1,219	$11,670	$1,267	$12,936	87	88.9	54	19		450333000881
74	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	47.1%	417 (51.6%)	111 (13.7%)	176 (21.8%)	63 (7.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.6%)	$12,011	$657	$472	$1,128	$10,157	$725	$10,882	86.9	86.5	72	2		450231000497
75	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	35.8%	1,162 (71.7%)	189 (11.7%)	166 (10.2%)	35 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	61 (3.8%)	$12,224	$536	$501	$1,036	$10,430	$757	$11,188	86.8	89.4	52	23		450231001517
76	Ballentine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1040 Bickley Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4500	523	39	13.4	38.4%	321 (61.4%)	105 (20.1%)	37 (7.1%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.3%)	$17,184	$572	$420	$991	$13,540	$1,661	$16,193	86.6	79.2	123	47		450282000776
77	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	32.7%	361 (70.8%)	47 (9.2%)	40 (7.8%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.4%)	$16,464	$477	$306	$783	$13,754	$1,927	$15,681	86.5	87.8	63	14		450384000044
78	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	35.0%	375 (60.7%)	136 (22.0%)	37 (6.0%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	$18,768	$643	$531	$1,174	$14,183	$3,410	$17,593	86.3	85.1	84	6		450144001363
79	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	44.6%	319 (76.9%)	63 (15.2%)	26 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	$15,620	$888	$815	$1,703	$12,037	$1,880	$13,917	86.1	90.5	45	34		450228001518
80	Ten Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2287 Carolina Forest Blvd.	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 488-8051	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								85.8			(n/a)		450249001815
81	Meadow Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Ginny Lane	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0400	775	61	12.8	25.7%	439 (56.6%)	58 (7.5%)	80 (10.3%)	153 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	$14,371	$499	$412	$911	$11,934	$1,527	$13,461	85.8	82.1	102	21		450270001569
82	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	6.2%	258 (80.6%)	10 (3.1%)	27 (8.4%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	$12,778	$369	$487	$856	$7,763	$4,159	$11,922	85.4	91	43	39		450249001561
83	Ocean Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 11th Avenue North	North Myrtle Beach	29582	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 663-0195	852	54	15.7	45.7%	543 (63.7%)	48 (5.6%)	163 (19.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	91 (10.7%)	$13,222	$925	$433	$1,358	$10,327	$1,537	$11,865	85.3	79.5	118	35		450249001635
84	Mitchell Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4124 East North Street Extensi	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-6700	569	39	14.5	67.0%	280 (49.2%)	118 (20.7%)	122 (21.4%)	14 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.6%)	$14,131	$672	$542	$1,214	$12,056	$861	$12,917	85.3	81.8	104	20		450231000518
85	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	19.6%	652 (76.2%)	38 (4.4%)	57 (6.7%)	61 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (4.9%)	$14,138	$642	$370	$1,012	$11,751	$1,375	$13,125	85.2	89.1	53	32		450270000052
86	Riverview Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	81 Savannah Highway	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 379-0133	694	52	13.2	43.8%	392 (56.5%)	175 (25.2%)	78 (11.2%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.0%)	$18,968	$722	$445	$1,167	$14,967	$2,834	$17,802	84.8	69.8	197	111		450111001530
87	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	57.5%	531 (57.1%)	167 (18.0%)	145 (15.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (8.9%)	$12,483	$588	$710	$1,298	$9,786	$1,399	$11,185	84.7	87.4	65	22		450201001488
88	Lockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8588	239	17	14.3	100.0%	163 (68.2%)	63 (26.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	$15,307	$838	$853	$1,691	$11,804	$1,812	$13,617	84.5	80.6	111	23		450391000879
89	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	29.4%	627 (77.9%)	56 (7.0%)	44 (5.5%)	26 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	$14,017	$498	$391	$888	$11,413	$1,716	$13,129	84.4	87	70	19		450270001547
90	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	100.0%	405 (77.1%)	33 (6.3%)	48 (9.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.7%)	$13,006	$1,318	$706	$2,024	$9,334	$1,648	$10,982	84.3	89.8	50	40		450084000087
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	65.1%	297 (82.5%)	37 (10.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	$11,477	$745	$213	$958	$10,042	$477	$10,519	84.2	83.2	91			450069000065
92	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	79.8%	206 (84.8%)	12 (4.9%)	12 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	$19,664	$465	$1,430	$1,896	$14,782	$2,987	$17,768	84.2	84.5	88	4		450087000092
93	Sugar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1599 Farm House Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 835-0150	755	66	11.4	39.2%	287 (38.0%)	80 (10.6%)	196 (26.0%)	129 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.3%)	$15,396	$810	$392	$1,202	$12,812	$1,382	$14,194	84.2	78.8	129	36		450390001529
94	River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5960 Reidville Road	Moore	29369	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-7620	770	56	13.7	64.3%	503 (65.3%)	101 (13.1%)	103 (13.4%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.4%)	$13,481	$139	$718	$857	$11,153	$1,472	$12,624	84	74.7	159	65		450360000253
95	Flint Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	392 Gold Hill Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(803) 396-1041	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								83.8			(n/a)		450390001819
96	Hunt Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Hunt Road	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-3987	555	37	15.2	48.0%	457 (82.3%)	26 (4.7%)	40 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	$14,255	$314	$11,529	$11,843	$1,186	$1,226	$2,412	83.8	73.9	168	72		450078000545
97	Reidville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Main Street	Reidville	29375	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2388	712	53	13.4	50.7%	439 (61.7%)	91 (12.8%)	106 (14.9%)	13 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.7%)	$13,804	$169	$609	$778	$11,499	$1,527	$13,026	83.8	80.8	109	12		450360001018
98	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	50.2%	578 (59.3%)	167 (17.1%)	141 (14.5%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (7.6%)	$11,741	$787	$455	$1,242	$9,788	$711	$10,499	83.6	85.4	82	16		450231001336
99	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	31.2%	369 (45.8%)	172 (21.3%)	186 (23.1%)	11 (1.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.6%)	$13,457	$293	$626	$918	$11,240	$1,299	$12,539	83.5	88.7	57	42		450387001714
100	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	30.9%	420 (82.2%)	31 (6.1%)	36 (7.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	$18,512	$715	$472	$1,187	$14,318	$1,821	$17,326	83.4	82.9	97	3		450282001765

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