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The smallest public elementary schools in South Carolina

This ranking covers the smallest public elementary schools in South Carolina, drawn from 709 qualifying public elementary schools. SC School for the Blind Elementary/Middle leads the list at 22, against a median of 501 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

709

South Carolina

Best Students

Median Students

501

SMALLEST · SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	SC School for the Blind Elementary/Middle	Spartanburg, SC	Deaf & Blind School	Elementary	22
2	SC School for the Deaf Elementary/Middle	Spartanburg, SC	Deaf & Blind School	Elementary	41
3	The Palmetto School	Rock Hill, SC	York 03	Elementary	63
4	Rosenwald Elementary	Society Hill, SC	Darlington 01	Elementary	71
5	Plantersville Elementary Digital Immersion School	Georgetown, SC	Georgetown 01	Elementary	78
6	C. E. Murray Elementary	Greeleyville, SC	Williamsburg 01	Elementary	78
7	Movement School Bridge View	North Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Elementary	79
8	Summit Classical School	Clinton, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	Elementary	80
9	Heartwood Community School	Ridegland, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Elementary	87
10	Jane Edwards Elementary	Edisto Island, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	92
11	Meyer Center for Special Children	Greenville, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Elementary	92
12	West Lee Elementary	Rembert, SC	Lee 01	Elementary	98
13	Academy of Hope Charter	Conway, SC	Horry 01	Elementary	100
14	McCrorey-Liston School of Technology	Blair, SC	Fairfield 01	Elementary	106
15	The Montessori School of Camden	Camden, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	Elementary	112
16	Carolina School for Inquiry	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	Elementary	114
17	Bettis Preparatory Leadership Academy	Trenton, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Elementary	118
18	John C. Calhoun Elementary	Calhoun Falls, SC	Abbeville 60	Elementary	119
19	J. K. Gourdin Elementary	Pineville, SC	Berkeley 01	Elementary	120
20	Bridgewater Academy Charter	Myrtle Beach, SC	Horry 01	Elementary	125
21	Rafting Creek Elementary	Rembert, SC	Sumter 01	Elementary	125
22	Lower Lee Elementary	Mayesville, SC	Lee 01	Elementary	128
23	Gadsden Elementary	Gadsden, SC	Richland 01	Elementary	133
24	M. S. Bailey Child Development Center	Clinton, SC	Laurens 56	Elementary	139
25	Fennell Elementary	Yemassee, SC	Hampton	Elementary	140
26	Mellichamp Elementary	Orangeburg, SC	Orangeburg	Elementary	144
27	Discovery Charter of Lancaster	Lancaster, SC	Lancaster 01	Elementary	146
28	Reuben Elementary	Newberry, SC	Newberry 01	Elementary	150
29	Charleston Development Academy	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	151
30	Manning Primary	Manning, SC	Clarendon 06	Elementary	152
31	Compass Collegiate Academy	N Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Elementary	155
32	West Market School of Early Education	Anderson, SC	Anderson 05	Elementary	156
33	Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform	Georgetown, SC	Georgetown 01	Elementary	163
34	Edith L. Frierson Montessori	Wadmalaw Island, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	165
35	St. James Santee Elementary-Middle	McClellanville, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	167
36	Plainview Elementary	Patrick, SC	Chesterfield 01	Elementary	168
37	R.N. Beck Child Development Center	Florence, SC	Florence 01	Elementary	168
38	Clay Hill Elementary	Ridgeville, SC	Dorchester 04	Elementary	174
39	Minnie Hughes Elementary	Yonges Island, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	174
40	Brunson Elementary	Brunson, SC	Hampton	Elementary	178
41	Port Royal Elementary	Port Royal, SC	Beaufort 01	Elementary	179
42	Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary	Neeses, SC	Orangeburg	Elementary	179
43	Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School	McClellanville, SC	SC Public Charter School District	Elementary	181
44	Charleston Progressive	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	184
45	Mitchell Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	Elementary	188
46	Thornwell School for the Arts	Hartsville, SC	Darlington 01	Elementary	188
47	Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science	Winnsboro, SC	Fairfield 01	Elementary	188
48	Clio Elementary	Clio, SC	Marlboro 01	Elementary	188
49	Child Development Center at Woods Road	Florence, SC	Florence 01	Elementary	189
50	Wright Elementary	Belton, SC	Anderson 02	Elementary	193

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