Best Elementary Schools in South Carolina for Low Socio Economic Status Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in South Carolina!

Every year, the South Carolina Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Low Socio Economic Status students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)							Ranking (Low Socio Economic Status vs All Students - 2023)
ID	Rank (of 608)	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	Statewide Rank Percentile (Low Socio Economic Status)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Low Socio Economic Status)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
450390001652	1	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	705	52	13.5	6.2%	556 (78.9%)	25 (3.5%)	51 (7.2%)	34 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.2%)	$11,433	$511	$281	$792	$9,520	$1,120	$10,641	99.8%	98.4%	1.39%
450213000433	2	Royall Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Cheraw Drive	Florence	29501	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8167	462	38	12.1	100.0%	201 (43.5%)	184 (39.8%)	38 (8.2%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.5%)	$13,056	$681	$989	$1,671	$10,277	$1,108	$11,385	99.7%	97.8%	1.84%
450087000090	3	La France Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	550 Williams Street	Pendleton	29670	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 403-2300	410	30	13.6	43.2%	328 (80.0%)	37 (9.0%)	19 (4.6%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	$13,514	$1,005	$1,475	$2,480	$9,374	$1,659	$11,034	99.5%	95.5%	4.01%
450144000429	4	Charles Pinckney Elementary	Public	3-5	3300 Thomas Cario Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-4585	674	40	17	5.0%	586 (86.9%)	17 (2.5%)	29 (4.3%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	$11,910	$681	$762	$1,443	$8,129	$2,338	$10,467	99.3%	98.9%	0.43%
450249001341	5	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	816	54	15.2	21.9%	625 (76.6%)	47 (5.8%)	80 (9.8%)	13 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.4%)	$11,332	$754	$740	$1,494	$8,844	$994	$9,839	99.2%	90.8%	8.34%
450201000008	6	Beech Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 821-3970	992	62	15.9	25.4%	694 (70.0%)	109 (11.0%)	87 (8.8%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (8.9%)	$9,880	$499	$568	$1,067	$7,864	$949	$8,813	99.0%	96.7%	2.27%
450144001690	7	Carolina Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3650 Park Avenue Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-8060	899	54	16.6	4.9%	744 (82.8%)	60 (6.7%)	42 (4.7%)	25 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.1%)	$11,222	$693	$611	$1,303	$8,057	$1,861	$9,918	98.8%	97.0%	1.80%
450384000522	8	Crowders Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5515 Charlotte Highway	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 810-8500	1,071	72	14.8	12.1%	700 (65.4%)	113 (10.6%)	129 (12.0%)	12 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (10.6%)	$10,670	$276	$242	$519	$8,576	$1,575	$10,151	98.7%	94.9%	3.81%
450258000671	9	Buford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1906 North Rocky River Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 286-0026	724	43	16.9	43.5%	617 (85.2%)	39 (5.4%)	31 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.8%)	$9,174	$820	$376	$1,196	$7,068	$910	$7,978	98.5%	92.9%	5.66%
450144001438	10	Belle Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Egypt Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2841	658	41	16	6.7%	532 (80.9%)	55 (8.4%)	22 (3.3%)	31 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.7%)	$13,666	$899	$670	$1,569	$9,614	$2,483	$12,097	98.4%	99.7%	1.33%

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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:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

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

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.