Best Schools in South Carolina

School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							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
201	Brunson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	34 College Street	Brunson	29911	Hampton County	Hampton	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 398-5584	178	10	18.5	100.0%	100 (56.2%)	51 (28.7%)	11 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.4%)	$17,419	$1,276	$1,227	$2,503	$12,335	$2,581	$14,916	68.8	69	202	1		450391200605
202	Socastee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4223 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 650-2606	850	60	14.1	100.0%	275 (32.4%)	101 (11.9%)	406 (47.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.3%)	50 (5.9%)	$14,216	$1,759	$629	$2,388	$10,258	$1,570	$11,828	68.7	59.4	256	54		450249000246
203	A. C. Moore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Etiwan Avenue	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 343-2910	244	23	10.6	100.0%	101 (41.4%)	81 (33.2%)	29 (11.9%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.0%)	$27,702	$2,149	$1,300	$3,449	$20,919	$3,334	$24,253	68.6	57.3	269	66		450336000926
204	Aynor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Jordanville Road	Aynor	29511	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 488-7070	781	50	15.6	58.5%	536 (68.6%)	45 (5.8%)	145 (18.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	$13,112	$825	$548	$1,373	$10,215	$1,523	$11,739	68.5	73.5	176	28		450249000614
205	Walker-Gamble Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2358 Walker-Gamble Road	New Zion	29111	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 659-2102	547	34	16	100.0%	393 (71.8%)	117 (21.4%)	30 (5.5%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	$17,563	$2,183	$929	$3,112	$10,880	$3,571	$14,451	68.1	74.4	163	42		450391500329
206	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	58.1%	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	68.1	76.1	150	56		450072000016
207	Hunter Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1100 Hunter Street	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 684-1926	427	32	13.3	60.5%	245 (57.4%)	81 (19.0%)	52 (12.2%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.1%)	$16,545	$2,471	$1,261	$3,732	$11,439	$1,374	$12,813	67.8	65.4	222	15		450381001456
208	Dr. Benjamin E. Mays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1608 Florida Avenue	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5535	680	45	15.1	100.0%	311 (45.7%)	244 (35.9%)	95 (14.0%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	20 (2.9%)	$13,765	$2,698	$1,018	$3,716	$9,040	$1,009	$10,049	67.6	65.8	218	10		450234000051
209	Briggs Elementary	Public	K-5	1012 Congaree Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8169	451	34	13.4	73.7%	216 (47.9%)	168 (37.3%)	22 (4.9%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.4%)	$14,690	$562	$925	$1,487	$11,546	$1,657	$13,203	67.4	71	192	17		450213000425
210	Kinard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Pressly Street	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 810-8700	463	36	13	61.6%	261 (56.4%)	113 (24.4%)	36 (7.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.6%)	$15,152	$859	$496	$1,355	$12,000	$1,797	$13,797	66.9	65.8	219	9		450384001126
211	Lugoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	994 Ridgeway Road	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-8000	543	36	15	100.0%	321 (59.1%)	151 (27.8%)	25 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	$13,475	$1,234	$884	$2,117	$9,860	$1,498	$11,358	66.9	70.6	193	18		450255000658
212	Tyger River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12653 E Wade Hampton	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 949-2060	473	41	11.5		208 (44.0%)	101 (21.4%)	126 (26.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.6%)								66.7			(n/a)		450360001798
213	McKissick Academy of Science & Technology	Public	PK, KG-5	156 McKissick Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2200	519	37	14	100.0%	300 (57.8%)	50 (9.6%)	116 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	$12,284	$1,110	$786	$1,896	$9,262	$1,126	$10,389	66.6	80.5	113	100		450333000895
214	Pendleton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	902 East Queen Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2500	547	41	13.4	100.0%	325 (59.4%)	116 (21.2%)	28 (5.1%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.9%)	$14,569	$1,287	$1,107	$2,394	$10,235	$1,939	$12,175	66.4	65.5	221	7		450087000091
215	Bridges Preparatory School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	555 Robert Smalls Parkway	Beaufort	29906	Beaufort County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 982-7737	1,472	98	15	16.7%	974 (66.2%)	193 (13.1%)	175 (11.9%)	27 (1.8%)	13 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (6.1%)	$11,095	$589	$269	$858	$8,092	$2,145	$10,237	66.3	69.3	201	14		450390101617
216	Abner Creek Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2050 Abner Creek Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 949-2334	807	58	14	53.7%	469 (58.1%)	120 (14.9%)	132 (16.4%)	17 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (8.4%)	$13,136	$605	$793	$1,399	$10,411	$1,326	$11,738	65.6	60.7	248	32		450360001503
217	Kershaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 North Rollins Drive	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 475-6655	512	36	14	100.0%	344 (67.2%)	95 (18.6%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (10.5%)	$13,903	$925	$241	$1,166	$10,519	$2,219	$12,737	65.4	70.3	194	23		450258000680
218	Bluffton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 H.E. McCracken Circle	Bluffton	29910	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 706-8500	709	68	10.4	57.7%	270 (38.1%)	69 (9.7%)	310 (43.7%)	19 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.5%)	$19,492	$938	$521	$1,460	$15,033	$2,999	$18,032	65.4	65.8	220	2		450111000418
219	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	65.0%	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	65.4	76.9	142	77		450348000985
220	Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	710 North Townville Street	Seneca	29678	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4445	616	49	12.4	68.3%	342 (55.5%)	117 (19.0%)	93 (15.1%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.3%)	$13,983	$404	$286	$690	$11,413	$1,880	$13,293	65.4	60.6	249	29		450306000825
221	Lyman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1221 Holly Springs Road	Lyman	29365	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 949-2330	750	57	13.2	66.6%	483 (64.4%)	86 (11.5%)	115 (15.3%)	18 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.4%)	$12,267	$964	$732	$1,696	$9,295	$1,277	$10,572	65.2	68.5	204	17		450360001504
222	McLees Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4900 Dobbins Bridge Road	Anderson	29626	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 716-3600	543	39	14	100.0%	298 (54.9%)	127 (23.4%)	47 (8.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (12.2%)	$14,755	$1,259	$759	$2,018	$11,190	$1,548	$12,737	65.2	54	281	59		450090000690
223	Shoally Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3777 Paris Bridge Road	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 594-3200	742	51	14.5	84.4%	401 (54.0%)	165 (22.2%)	66 (8.9%)	14 (1.9%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (11.2%)	$11,644	$586	$993	$1,578	$9,128	$938	$10,066	65	60	254	31		450351001669
224	Pauline-Glenn Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2957 Highway 56	Pauline	29374	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	No	(864) 583-1868	482	32	15	46.6%	414 (85.9%)	11 (2.3%)	35 (7.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	$12,801	$544	$41	$584	$10,828	$1,389	$12,217	65	72.9	181	43		450363001028
225	Ninety Six Elementary School	Public	3-5	810 Johnston Road	Ninety Six	29666	Greenwood County	Greenwood 52	No	No	No	No	(864) 543-4995	299	26	11.7	66.9%	225 (75.3%)	50 (16.7%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	$13,939	$1,877	$345	$2,222	$9,135	$2,583	$11,718	64.7	73.7	172	53		450240000602
226	Campobello-Gramling School	Public	PK, KG-8	250 Fagan Avenue	Campobello	29322	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 472-9110	866	54	16.1	53.6%	745 (86.0%)	22 (2.5%)	61 (7.0%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.9%)	$10,722	$341	$747	$1,088	$8,528	$1,106	$9,634	64.7	67.6	210	16		450348000983
227	Discovery School at Myrtle Beach	Public, Charter	K-6	3790 School-90	Conway	29526	Horry County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 278-9726	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								64.6			(n/a)		450391901828
228	Woodfields Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1032 Emerald Road	Greenwood	29646	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 941-5540	521	45	11.5	100.0%	113 (21.7%)	241 (46.3%)	141 (27.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.6%)	$18,849	$3,355	$1,007	$4,362	$12,966	$1,521	$14,487	64.6	66.5	213	15		450234000592
229	Libertas Academy-Boiling Springs	Public, Charter	K-8	300 Rainbow Lake Rd	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 580-6171	703	49	14.3	1.3%	533 (75.8%)	48 (6.8%)	54 (7.7%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.3%)	$13,130	$141	$533	$674	$7,037	$5,420	$12,457	64.3	47	325	96		450390901785
230	Dacusville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Cherokee Trail	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2800	573	36	15.7	100.0%	467 (81.5%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.6%)	$11,885	$531	$622	$1,153	$9,579	$1,153	$10,732	64.3	60.2	253	23		450333000884
231	Muller Road Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	1031 Muller Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-6851	1,242	81	15.3	34.8%	307 (24.7%)	736 (59.3%)	98 (7.9%)	30 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (4.5%)	$11,972	$941	$505	$1,446	$8,717	$1,808	$10,525	64.1	53.3	288	57		450339001566
232	Meeting Street at Burns	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 745-7113	295	33	8.9		7 (2.4%)	211 (71.5%)	66 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)								64.1			(n/a)		450144001791
233	Waterloo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10457 Highway 221 South	Waterloo	29384	Laurens County	Laurens 55	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 677-5610	254	30	8.5	100.0%	186 (73.2%)	39 (15.4%)	10 (3.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.7%)	$17,444	$1,448	$595	$2,043	$12,332	$3,069	$15,401	63.7	66.5	214	19		450261000558
234	Irmo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7401 Gibbes Street	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4200	487	41	12	48.0%	282 (57.9%)	114 (23.4%)	46 (9.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.4%)	$15,401	$788	$464	$1,252	$12,145	$2,004	$14,149	63.7	67	211	23		450282000755
235	Cowpens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	341 Foster Street	Cowpens	29330	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 279-6300	460	37	12.4	100.0%	293 (63.7%)	55 (12.0%)	80 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.7%)	$14,648	$1,064	$1,314	$2,378	$10,825	$1,444	$12,269	63.6	67.9	208	27		450354001005
236	Blaney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1621 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-3241	750	53	14.1	100.0%	362 (48.3%)	216 (28.8%)	95 (12.7%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.2%)	$11,876	$1,009	$898	$1,907	$8,650	$1,318	$9,969	63.6	54.9	275	39		450255000656
237	Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Center Street	Greenwood	29649	Greenwood County	Greenwood 50	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 941-5760	426	39	10.8	100.0%	157 (36.9%)	177 (41.5%)	60 (14.1%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (3.8%)	$17,926	$3,691	$928	$4,619	$11,767	$1,541	$13,308	63.2	73.4	178	59		450234000585
238	Pine Tree Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	938 Bishopville Highway	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8970	505	36	14.1	71.9%	268 (53.1%)	141 (27.9%)	53 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	$12,984	$1,254	$841	$2,096	$8,904	$1,984	$10,888	63	66.4	216	22		450255000661
239	James Simons Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	741 King Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 724-7763	392	28	14.2	100.0%	219 (55.9%)	111 (28.3%)	34 (8.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	$26,187	$3,838	$1,653	$5,491	$17,053	$3,643	$20,696	62.9	63.7	234	5		450144000228
240	Lake Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16 Berkshire Avenue	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4000	829	53	15.5	100.0%	302 (36.4%)	143 (17.2%)	289 (34.9%)	40 (4.8%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (5.8%)	$12,606	$1,458	$639	$2,097	$9,867	$642	$10,510	62.8	58.9	263	23		450231000515
241	Iva Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	803 Antreville Highway	Iva	29655	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 348-6400	383	31	12.3	100.0%	304 (79.4%)	34 (8.9%)	17 (4.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.3%)	$14,778	$1,729	$884	$2,614	$10,872	$1,293	$12,164	62.6	68.5	205	36		450084000086
242	Honea Path Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	806 East Greer Street	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 369-7612	571	41	13.9	100.0%	403 (70.6%)	90 (15.8%)	22 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.5%)	$14,445	$2,904	$924	$3,828	$9,436	$1,181	$10,617	62.4	69.9	196	46		450081000080
243	South Conway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 Fourth Avenue	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 488-0272	642	49	13.1	100.0%	329 (51.2%)	167 (26.0%)	78 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.4%)	$16,393	$1,953	$837	$2,790	$11,909	$1,695	$13,603	62.1	73.8	170	73		450249000621
244	Mount Holly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Porter Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1650	514	36	14.2	100.0%	237 (46.1%)	172 (33.5%)	57 (11.1%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	$14,991	$840	$863	$1,703	$11,767	$1,521	$13,288	61.6	53.7	283	39		450387001516
245	Woodruff Elementary	Public	3-5	915 Cross Anchor Road	Woodruff	29388	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 476-3123	640	40	15.8	68.8%	397 (62.0%)	76 (11.9%)	90 (14.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	72 (11.3%)	$11,362	$1,444	$590	$2,034	$8,142	$1,186	$9,328	61.3	61.7	243	2		450357001013
246	Mauldin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1194 Holland Road	Simpsonville	29681	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3700	1,036	63	16.5	72.4%	295 (28.5%)	459 (44.3%)	182 (17.6%)	18 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	73 (7.0%)	$10,905	$885	$571	$1,456	$8,845	$604	$9,449	61.2	59.3	260	14		450231000517
247	Duncan Elementary School of the Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	100 South Danzler Road	Duncan	29334	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 05	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 949-2373	670	60	11.1	100.0%	270 (40.3%)	181 (27.0%)	136 (20.3%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (11.0%)	$13,665	$1,337	$943	$2,280	$9,905	$1,480	$11,385	61.1	54.6	277	30		450360001016
248	India Hook Elementary	Public	K-5	2068 Yukon Drive	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1600	495	37	13.3	67.6%	256 (51.7%)	114 (23.0%)	63 (12.7%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.1%)	$14,105	$194	$768	$962	$11,743	$1,400	$13,143	60.8	72.4	182	66		450387001491
249	Merriwether Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	565 Spring Haven Drive	North Augusta	29860	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 279-9993	760	54	14	47.5%	513 (67.5%)	131 (17.2%)	61 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.1%)	$12,365	$923	$644	$1,566	$9,574	$1,224	$10,798	60.6	56	272	23		450207000411
250	Flat Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Thompson Road	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 03	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 296-9191	429	30	14.3	100.0%	315 (73.4%)	40 (9.3%)	39 (9.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.9%)	$13,519	$1,741	$1,063	$2,804	$9,454	$1,261	$10,715	60.4	71.4	191	59		450084001506
251	W. E. Parker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	41 Crest Road	Edgefield	29824	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 637-4020	339	30	11.3	100.0%	129 (38.1%)	167 (49.3%)	25 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	$16,370	$1,476	$977	$2,453	$12,423	$1,494	$13,918	60.4	46.3	332	81		450207000410
252	Centerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4147 Augusta Highway	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-1610	812	63	12.8	47.5%	577 (71.1%)	67 (8.3%)	115 (14.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.4%)	$14,944	$856	$572	$1,428	$12,164	$1,352	$13,516	60.2	58.9	262	10		450270001753
253	Geiger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	150 T.M. Cook Road	Ridgeway	29130	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 337-8288	262	20	13.1	100.0%	40 (15.3%)	201 (76.7%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	$20,151	$2,548	$1,613	$4,161	$13,342	$2,647	$15,990	59.8	60.4	250	3		450210000419
254	Pine Island Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Ronald McNair Blvd.	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 488-8001	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								59.7			(n/a)		450249001816
255	Chukker Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1830 Chukker Creek Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2474	578	41	14.1	56.8%	249 (43.1%)	211 (36.5%)	44 (7.6%)	16 (2.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.5%)	$12,345	$707	$1,118	$1,825	$9,524	$996	$10,520	59.6	64.8	224	31		450072000045
256	James H. Spann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 John McKissick Way	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-3050	577	47	12.4	63.6%	255 (44.2%)	158 (27.4%)	113 (19.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.3%)	$16,092	$1,163	$895	$2,058	$11,734	$2,299	$14,033	59.3	64.6	226	30		450201000398
257	Aiken Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2740	508	36	14.1	100.0%	211 (41.5%)	219 (43.1%)	32 (6.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	$13,252	$1,381	$1,084	$2,465	$9,561	$1,227	$10,788	59	66	217	40		450072001189
258	American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	109 Innovation Drive	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 756-2724	1,979	157	12.6	3.5%	1,305 (65.9%)	271 (13.7%)	189 (9.6%)	88 (4.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (6.0%)	$11,553		$157	$157	$5,086	$6,310	$11,396	58.7	66.5	215	43		450390901782
259	Wateree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 Wildwood Lane	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-8018	688	45	15.2	59.3%	420 (61.0%)	113 (16.4%)	60 (8.7%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (12.5%)	$12,351	$986	$880	$1,866	$9,160	$1,325	$10,485	58.4	64.6	227	32		450255000009
260	Springdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Wattling Road	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 739-4175	443	31	14.2	64.7%	238 (53.7%)	83 (18.7%)	80 (18.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	$15,586	$853	$1,223	$2,076	$10,850	$2,660	$13,510	58.3	63.4	235	25		450273000734
261	Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	400 John Smith Road	Hardeeville	29927	Jasper County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 784-2630	688	54	12.7	99.5%	78 (11.3%)	191 (27.8%)	400 (58.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	$14,030	$1,037	$872	$1,909	$9,969	$2,152	$12,121	58.3	45	340	79		450390901590
262	Homewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 North Clemson Circle	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 365-2512	671	50	13.4	100.0%	251 (37.4%)	190 (28.3%)	174 (25.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.2%)	$14,925	$2,484	$765	$3,248	$10,070	$1,607	$11,677	58.3	62.8	237	25		450249000626
263	North Hartsville Elementary	Public	K-5	110 School Drive	Hartsville	29550	Darlington County	Darlington 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 383-3115	486	33	14.7	100.0%	306 (63.0%)	93 (19.1%)	29 (6.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.5%)	$16,846	$2,395	$1,238	$3,632	$11,672	$1,542	$13,213	57.9	39.7	382	119		450186000354
264	Bookman Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Bookman Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 699-1724	535	43	12.3	51.2%	101 (18.9%)	314 (58.7%)	72 (13.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.9%)	$19,019	$1,905	$765	$2,670	$13,672	$2,677	$16,349	57.6	59.2	261	3		450339000344
265	Delmae Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	1211 South Cashua Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8448	988	63	15.6	68.6%	269 (27.2%)	458 (46.4%)	111 (11.2%)	57 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (9.4%)	$12,415	$834	$941	$1,774	$9,161	$1,480	$10,641	57.5	66.6	212	53		450213000427
266	Waterway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Sandridge Road	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 399-2204	912	56	16.2	59.5%	441 (48.4%)	162 (17.8%)	184 (20.2%)	12 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (11.7%)	$13,091	$1,077	$515	$1,592	$10,158	$1,342	$11,499	57.3	72.1	184	82		450249000901
267	Fair-Oak Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1964 Oakway Road	Westminster	29693	Oconee County	Oconee 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 886-4505	583	47	12.4	74.5%	496 (85.1%)	11 (1.9%)	39 (6.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	$13,935	$828	$290	$1,117	$10,953	$1,865	$12,818	56.8	61.9	242	25		450306000194
268	Slater Marietta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Baker Circle	Marietta	29661	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2000	307	24	12.8	100.0%	249 (81.1%)	12 (3.9%)	33 (10.7%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	$16,124	$2,215	$866	$3,082	$12,053	$990	$13,043	56.3	56.8	270	2		450231000529
269	East End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 East Second Avenue	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1700	618	43	14.4	74.8%	353 (57.1%)	91 (14.7%)	103 (16.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.0%)	$11,347	$606	$632	$1,238	$8,983	$1,127	$10,109	56.2	64.7	225	44		450333000885
270	Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3910 Verde Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7105	471	36	13	100.0%	202 (42.9%)	161 (34.2%)	62 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.1%)	$25,470	$4,315	$1,521	$5,836	$16,107	$3,527	$19,634	56.1	42.1	360	90		450144000222
271	Little Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	692 Mill Street	Little Mountain	29075	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 945-7721	367	29	12.6	100.0%	277 (75.5%)	50 (13.6%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	$13,595	$1,558	$920	$2,478	$9,143	$1,974	$11,117	56.1	71.4	190	81		450303000807
272	Hilton Head Island Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	30 School Road	Hilton Head Island	29926	Beaufort County	Beaufort 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 342-4100	702	77	9.1	57.7%	232 (33.0%)	63 (9.0%)	372 (53.0%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	$18,426	$797	$447	$1,244	$14,413	$2,769	$17,182	56.1	54.7	276	4		450111000943
273	Langford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Langford Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-4091	631	42	15.1	49.8%	138 (21.9%)	371 (58.8%)	69 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.7%)	$13,786	$1,598	$1,005	$2,603	$9,419	$1,764	$11,183	55.9	51.3	302	29		450339001555
274	Hollywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1261 Hollywood Road	Saluda	29138	Saluda County	Saluda 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 445-8333	403	29	13.8	100.0%	247 (61.3%)	44 (10.9%)	103 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	$13,545	$1,631	$993	$2,624	$9,895	$1,026	$10,921	55.6	62.6	238	36		450346000980
275	Hopkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6120 Cabin Creek Road	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 783-5541	284	23	12.6	100.0%	21 (7.4%)	234 (82.4%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	$27,792	$3,418	$1,566	$4,985	$19,870	$2,938	$22,808	55.4	46.8	328	53		450336000920
276	West End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Pelzer Highway	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2500	643	52	12.4	100.0%	372 (57.9%)	70 (10.9%)	123 (19.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.4%)	$11,465	$1,194	$700	$1,894	$8,570	$1,001	$9,571	54.9	46.5	331	55		450333000894
277	Fairforest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 Mount Zion Road	Spartanburg	29303	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 06	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 439-5000	805	59	13.6	75.9%	357 (44.3%)	155 (19.3%)	197 (24.5%)	32 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.8%)	$13,579	$247	$62	$309	$11,648	$1,622	$13,270	54.8	60.3	252	25		450363001025
278	Whitehall Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	702 Whitehall Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(864) 260-5255	504	34	14.8	100.0%	181 (35.9%)	179 (35.5%)	71 (14.1%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (13.3%)	$13,669	$1,396	$1,113	$2,509	$9,754	$1,406	$11,160	54.8	52.8	291	13		450090000106
279	Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1543 Chester Highway	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 684-1942	378	32	11.8	100.0%	224 (59.3%)	81 (21.4%)	39 (10.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.2%)	$16,006	$2,323	$908	$3,231	$10,738	$2,037	$12,775	54.7	61.2	246	33		450381001120
280	James H. Hendrix Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1084 Springfield Road	Boiling Springs	29316	Spartanburg County	Spartanburg 02	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 216-4000	709	48	14.8	85.3%	349 (49.2%)	144 (20.3%)	59 (8.3%)	25 (3.5%)	19 (2.7%)	8 (1.1%)	105 (14.8%)	$13,888	$1,245	$1,297	$2,542	$10,076	$1,270	$11,346	54.7	52	297	17		450351000996
281	Grassy Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1146 Boiling Springs Highway	Gaffney	29341	Cherokee County	Cherokee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 206-6671	519	33	15.5	68.8%	325 (62.6%)	105 (20.2%)	73 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	$4,628	$1,137	$737	$1,874	$1,909	$846	$2,754	54.6	44.2	346	65		450150000296
282	Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	815 Elmwood Avenue	Columbia	29201	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 343-2915	237	22	10.7	100.0%	71 (30.0%)	142 (59.9%)	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	$29,701	$2,725	$1,346	$4,070	$22,102	$3,528	$25,630	54.5	41.3	363	81		450336000924
283	Crestview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	509 American Legion Road	Greer	29651	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-2600	683	42	16.2	72.1%	295 (43.2%)	159 (23.3%)	174 (25.5%)	9 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.3%)	$12,568	$1,378	$619	$1,997	$9,892	$679	$10,571	54.4	64.3	229	54		450231000503
284	Charleston Progressive	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	382 Meeting Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 720-2967	184	21	8.5	100.0%	2 (1.1%)	173 (94.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	$36,481	$7,724	$2,465	$10,188	$20,136	$6,156	$26,292	54.3	44.8	342	58		450144000240
285	Oakwood-Windsor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3773 Charleston Highway	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 641-2560	427	33	12.9	100.0%	160 (37.5%)	76 (17.8%)	139 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.2%)	$13,511	$1,237	$1,113	$2,350	$10,151	$1,009	$11,161	54	32	434	149		450072001200
286	Mossy Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	421 West Five Notch Road	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 442-6090	700	47	14.8	100.0%	275 (39.3%)	222 (31.7%)	126 (18.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	72 (10.3%)	$11,821	$1,060	$1,073	$2,133	$8,733	$955	$9,688	53.8	52.1	296	10		450072001007
287	Warrenville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	569 Howlandville Road	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 663-4270	391	30	13	100.0%	214 (54.7%)	67 (17.1%)	65 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.3%)	$14,446	$1,117	$1,279	$2,396	$11,076	$974	$12,050	53.8	46.9	326	39		450072000040
288	Summerville Prep	Public, Charter	K-6	1899 Bacons Bridge Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 278-9726	595	39	15.4		314 (52.8%)	165 (27.7%)	42 (7.1%)	9 (1.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.3%)								53.8			(n/a)		450391901807
289	Berkeley Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	122 Bee Tree Lane	Summerville	29486	Berkeley County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 832-7921	764	64	12	53.1%	443 (58.0%)	178 (23.3%)	67 (8.8%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	64 (8.4%)	$9,894	$555	$635	$1,191	$4,737	$3,967	$8,703	53.3	65.4	223	66		450390901757
290	Heath Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Solar Road	Heath Springs	29058	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 273-3176	297	23	13.2	76.6%	191 (64.3%)	67 (22.6%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.8%)	$16,355	$732	$398	$1,130	$12,722	$2,503	$15,224	53.2	36.8	401	111		450258000677
291	Theodore Lester Elementary	Public	3-5	3501 East Palmetto Street	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8459	362	30	12	100.0%	109 (30.1%)	190 (52.5%)	26 (7.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (9.4%)	$18,734	$935	$1,323	$2,258	$14,315	$2,161	$16,476	53.2	49.5	311	20		450213001235
292	Fork Shoals School	Public	PK, KG-5	916 McKelvey Road	Pelzer	29669	Anderson County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5000	747	49	15.3	51.7%	522 (69.9%)	78 (10.4%)	89 (11.9%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.2%)	$12,189	$1,138	$572	$1,710	$9,767	$712	$10,479	53	62.2	240	52		450231000512
293	Horse Creek Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1200 Toolebeck Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 646-3506	1,392	111	12.5	0.2%	1,048 (75.3%)	217 (15.6%)	57 (4.1%)	11 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (4.2%)	$11,944	$581	$82	$663	$9,169	$2,112	$11,281	52.8	42.8	357	64		450391900684
294	Brook Glenn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2003 East Lee Road	Taylors	29687	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4700	425	30	14.1	79.4%	144 (33.9%)	83 (19.5%)	140 (32.9%)	29 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (6.4%)	$14,573	$1,734	$600	$2,334	$11,442	$797	$12,239	52.7	62.3	239	55		450231000489
295	Dewey-Carter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4937 South Irby Street	Effingham	29541	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8479	606	44	13.7	100.0%	246 (40.6%)	262 (43.2%)	60 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	$13,632	$982	$959	$1,941	$10,252	$1,439	$11,691	52.6	52.1	295			450213001331
296	Forest Lake Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6801 Brookfield Road	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 782-0470	652	49	13.2	61.0%	113 (17.3%)	363 (55.7%)	117 (17.9%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	$14,520	$1,089	$725	$1,813	$10,351	$2,357	$12,707	52.4	56	271	25		450339000969
297	Pee Dee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6555 Highway 134	Conway	29527	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 397-2579	927	67	13.8	100.0%	453 (48.9%)	174 (18.8%)	219 (23.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (8.2%)	$14,291	$1,641	$838	$2,479	$10,308	$1,504	$11,812	52.4	51.7	299	2		450249000630
298	Riverwalk Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5750 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 327-8400	755	62	12	20.9%	567 (75.1%)	73 (9.7%)	60 (7.9%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)	$12,370	$1,183	$369	$1,552	$8,117	$2,701	$10,818	51.9	51.7	298			450390101645
299	South Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	274 Bluefield Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 821-1400	466	37	12.5		199 (42.7%)	163 (35.0%)	53 (11.4%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)								51.8			(n/a)		450270001796
300	Lowcountry Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5139 Gibson Road	Meggett	29449	Charleston County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 889-5527	520	39	13.4	34.5%	405 (77.9%)	64 (12.3%)	35 (6.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	$11,681	$1,193	$448	$1,641	$7,285	$2,755	$10,040	51.8	32.5	431	131		450390901613

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