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The top-graded public elementary schools in South Carolina

627 public elementary schools in South Carolina appear in this ranking of the top-graded public elementary schools, ranked by the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against what poverty predicts, and the three-year trend, each compared with schools in the same state. Sterling School leads the list at A+, against a median of B- across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
627
South Carolina
Top Grade
A+
Median Grade
B-
TOP GRADED · SOUTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsGradePercentile in state
1Sterling SchoolGreenville, SCGreenville 01Elementary749A+99.9
2Augusta Circle ElementaryGreenville, SCGreenville 01Elementary602A+99.8
3Belle Hall ElementaryMt. Pleasant, SCCharleston 01Elementary649A+99.6
4Tigerville ElementaryTaylors, SCGreenville 01Elementary268A+99.4
5Mt. Pleasant AcademyMount Pleasant, SCCharleston 01Elementary630A+99.3
6Charles Pinckney ElementaryMt. Pleasant, SCCharleston 01Elementary644A+99.1
7Oakview ElementarySimpsonville, SCGreenville 01Elementary887A+99
8Sullivan's Island ElementarySullivan's Island, SCCharleston 01Elementary497A+98.8
9Stone AcademyGreenville, SCGreenville 01Elementary538A+98.6
10East Link AcademyGreenville, SCLimestone Charters AssociationElementary258A+98.5
11Stiles Point ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 01Elementary866A+98.3
12Mamie P. Whitesides ElementaryMt. Pleasant, SCCharleston 01Elementary767A+98.2
13River Trail ElementaryFort Mill, SCYork 04Elementary704A+98
14Gold Hill ElementaryTega Cay, SCYork 04Elementary815A+97.8
15Tega Cay ElementaryTega Cay, SCYork 04Elementary743A+97.7
16Daniel Island SchoolCharleston, SCBerkeley 01Elementary1,151A+97.5
17Carolina Park ElementaryMt. Pleasant, SCCharleston 01Elementary931A+97.4
18Monarch ElementarySimpsonville, SCGreenville 01Elementary870A+97.2
19Pelham Road ElementaryGreenville, SCGreenville 01Elementary757A+97
20Harrisburg ElementaryIndian Land, SCLancaster 01Elementary1,161A+96.9
21Buena Vista ElementaryGreer, SCGreenville 01Elementary834A+96.7
22Orange Grove Charter SchoolCharleston, SCCharleston 01Elementary1,170A+96.6
23Brockman ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary297A+96.4
24Lake Murray ElementaryLexington, SCLexington 01Elementary813A+96.3
25Montessori Community SchoolCharleston, SCCharleston 01Elementary280A+96.1
26Wren ElementaryPiedmont, SCAnderson 01Elementary646A+95.9
27Hodges ElementaryHodges, SCGreenwood 50Elementary349A+95.8
28Oakridge ElementaryClover, SCYork 02Elementary818A+95.6
29Skyland ElementaryGreer, SCGreenville 01Elementary760A+95.5
30Kings Town ElementaryFort Mill, SCYork 04Elementary809A+95.3
31Doby's Bridge ElementaryFort Mill, SCYork 04Elementary794A+95.1
32New Providence ElementaryLexington, SCLexington 01Elementary810A+95
33Indian Land ElementaryIndian Land, SCLancaster 01Elementary1,042A94.8
34Jennie Moore ElementaryMt. Pleasant, SCCharleston 01Elementary993A94.7
35Bell's Crossing ElementarySimpsonville, SCGreenville 01Elementary877A94.5
36Pleasant Knoll ElementaryFort Mill, SCYork 04Elementary774A94.3
37Mt. Lebanon ElementaryPendleton, SCAnderson 04Elementary459A94.2
38Gateway ElementaryTravelers Rest, SCGreenville 01Elementary659A94
39Waccamaw ElementaryPawleys Island, SCGeorgetown 01Elementary543A93.9
40La France ElementaryPendleton, SCAnderson 04Elementary450A93.7
41Clemson ElementaryClemson, SCPickens 01Elementary794A93.5
42Satchel Ford ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary721A93.4
43Beech Hill ElementarySummerville, SCDorchester 02Elementary1,079A93.2
44St. James ElementaryMyrtle Beach, SCHorry 01Elementary884A93.1
45Howe Hall AIMS ElementaryGoose Creek, SCBerkeley 01Elementary418A92.9
46Midway ElementaryLexington, SCLexington 01Elementary856A92.7
47Wright ElementaryBelton, SCAnderson 02Elementary193A92.6
48Starr ElementaryStarr, SCAnderson 03Elementary525A92.4
49Paris ElementaryTaylors, SCGreenville 01Elementary594A92.3
50Springfield ElementaryFort Mill, SCYork 04Elementary798A92.1
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