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Best Elementary Schools in South Carolina

The top 50 elementary schools (grades K-5) in South Carolina, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 66%.

#SchoolCityEnrollmentProficiency
1River Oaks ElementaryMyrtle Beach, SC1,31444%
2Cane Bay ElementarySummerville, SC1,26365%
3Woodland ElementaryGreer, SC1,25156%
4Carolina Forest ElementaryMyrtle Beach, SC1,24636%
5Crowders Creek ElementaryClover, SC1,11166%
6Harrisburg ElementaryIndian Land, SC1,08964%
7Pritchardville ElementaryBluffton, SC1,00568%
8Jennie Moore ElementaryMt. Pleasant, SC1,00463%
9Carolina Park ElementaryMt. Pleasant, SC97874%
10Pleasant Hill ElementaryLexington, SC89874%
11Midway ElementaryLexington, SC89170%
12Gold Hill ElementaryTega Cay, SC87771%
13Kings Town ElementaryFort Mill, SC87565%
14Monarch ElementarySimpsonville, SC87363%
15Rocky Creek ElementaryLexington, SC86368%
16Springfield ElementaryFort Mill, SC84163%
17Pleasant Knoll ElementaryFort Mill, SC82770%
18Stiles Point ElementaryCharleston, SC81764%
19Centerville ElementaryGilbert, SC81665%
20Meadow Glen ElementaryLexington, SC81068%
21Lake Murray ElementaryChapin, SC80968%
22New Providence ElementaryLexington, SC80366%
23Cherry Park Elementary School of Language ImmersionRock Hill, SC78373%
24Tega Cay ElementaryTega Cay, SC78271%
25James B. Edwards ElementaryMt. Pleasant, SC76366%
26Doby's Bridge ElementaryFort Mill, SC74475%
27Pelham Road ElementaryGreenville, SC74364%
28Oak Grove ElementaryLexington, SC73866%
29River Trail ElementaryFort Mill, SC70664%
30Hammond Hill ElementaryNorth Augusta, SC67769%
31Round Top ElementaryBlythewood, SC67363%
32Millbrook ElementaryAiken, SC66163%
33Mt. Pleasant AcademyMount Pleasant, SC65862%
34Charles Pinckney ElementaryMt. Pleasant, SC63563%
35Ashley River Creative Arts ElementaryCharleston, SC61264%
36India Hook ElementaryRock Hill, SC55966%
37Orchard Park ElementaryFort Mill, SC55572%
38Walker-Gamble ElementaryNew Zion, SC55374%
39Irmo ElementaryIrmo, SC54162%
40Stone AcademyGreenville, SC53465%
41Philip Simmons ElementaryWando, SC52570%
42Mount Gallant ElementaryRock Hill, SC51662%
43Manning Early Childhood CenterManning, SC49163%
44Coosa ElementaryBeaufort, SC46166%
45Howe Hall AIMS ElementaryGoose Creek, SC41864%
46Manning PrimaryManning, SC30274%
47Hilton Head Island Early Childhood CenterHilton Head Island, SC30065%
48Central Child Development CenterRock Hill, SC21673%
49Summerton Early Childhood CenterSummerton, SC13866%
50Dr. Rose H. Wilder ElementarySummerton, SC11766%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best elementary school in South Carolina?

The largest elementary school in South Carolina is River Oaks Elementary in Myrtle Beach with 1,314 students and a 44% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many elementary schools are in South Carolina?

This page shows the top 50 elementary schools (grades K-5) in South Carolina by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.

For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.

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Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.