Best Elementary Schools in the Greenville, SC Area

Are you looking for information on the top public elementary schools in the Greenville area? Below you'll find rankings on some of the best Greenville-area elementary schools including Buena Vista Elementary School, Sterling Elementary School, Oakview Elementary School, and Bells Crossing Elementary School. We also have data to help you compare such top traditional public elementary schools to the area's best charter schools including GREEN Charter School, LEAD Academy, Cyber Academy of South Carolina,

The list below is not meant be used as a definitive guide to which Greenville-area elementary school would be best for any individual child. For schools that are close to one another in rankings, differences in available data are in most cases very small.

Top Elementary Schools in the Greenville Area

Rank	School Name	City	School Type	Grades Served
1	Buena Vista Elementary School	Greer, SC	Regular	K-5
2	Sterling Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	PK-8
3	Oakview Elementary School	Simpsonville, SC	Regular	PK-5
4	Bells Crossing Elementary School	Simpsonville, SC	Regular	K-5
5	Augusta Circle Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	K-5
6	GREEN Charter School	Greenville, SC	Charter	K-10
7	Monarch Elementary School	Simpsonville, SC	Regular	PK-5
8	Mount Lebanon Elementary School	Pendelton, SC	Regular	PK-6
9	Tigerville Elementary School	Taylors, SC	Regular	PK-5
10	Pelham Road Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	K-5
11	Clemson Elementary School	Clemson, SC	Regular	PK-5
12	North Pointe Elementary School	Anderson, SC	Regular	PK-5
13	Concord Elementary School	Anderson, SC	Regular	K-5
14	Wren Elementary School	Piedmont, SC	Regular	PK-5
15	Townville Elementary School	Townville, SC	Regular	PK-6
16	Wright Elementary School	Belton, SC	Regular	K-6
17	Midway Elementary School of Science and Engineering	Anderson, SC	Regular	K-5
18	Summit Drive Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	K-5
19	Woodland Elementary School	Greer, SC	Regular	PK-5
20	Skyland Elementary School	Greer, SC	Regular	PK-5
21	Powdersville Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	3-5
22	Brushy Creek Elementary School	Taylors, SC	Regular	PK-5
23	Six Mile Elementary School	Six Mile, SC	Regular	PK-5
24	Paris Elementary School	Taylors, SC	Regular	PK-5
25	Spearman Elementary School	Piedmont, SC	Regular	PK-5
26	Stone Academy	Greenville, SC	Regular	K-5
27	Cedar Grove Elementary School	Williamston, SC	Regular	PK-5
28	Rudolph Gordon Elementary School	Simpsonville, SC	Regular	K-5
29	Sara Collins Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	K-5
30	East End Elementary School	Easley, SC	Regular	PK-5
31	Plain Elementary School	Simpsonville, SC	Regular	K-5
32	Bethel Elementary School	Simpsonville, SC	Regular	K-5
33	Mountain View Elementary School	Taylors, SC	Regular	PK-5
34	Mitchell Road Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	PK-5
35	Bryson Elementary School	Simpsonville, SC	Regular	K-5
36	Westcliffe Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	PK-5
37	La France Elementary School	Pendleton, SC	Regular	PK-6
38	Starr Elementary School	Starr, SC	Regular	PK-5
39	A J Whittenburg Elementary School	Greeenville, SC	Regular	PK-5
40	Ambler Elementary School	Pickens, SC	Regular	PK-5
41	Gateway Elementary School	Travelers Rest, SC	Regular	PK-5
42	Blythe Academy	Greenville, SC	Regular	PK-5
43	Simpsonville Elementary School	Simpsonville, SC	Regular	PK-5
44	Forest Acres Elementary School	Easley, SC	Regular	PK-5
45	Brook Glenn Elementary School	Taylors, SC	Regular	PK-5
46	Central Elementary School	Central, SC	Regular	PK-5
47	West End Elementary School	Easley, SC	Regular	PK-5
48	Whitehall Elementary School	Anderson, SC	Regular	PK-5
49	LEAD Academy	Greenville, SC	Charter	K-8
50	Flat Rock Elementary School	Anderson, SC	Regular	PK-5
51	Greenbrier Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	PK-5
52	Hunt Meadows Elementary School	Easley, SC	Regular	PK-5
53	Fork Shoals School	Pelzer, SC	Regular	K-5
54	Clinton Elementary School	Clinton, SC	Regular	K-5
55	Lake Forest Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	PK-5
56	Hagood Elementary School	Pickens, SC	Regular	PK-5
57	Taylors Elementary School	Taylors, SC	Regular	K-5
58	Mauldin Elementary School	Simpsonville, SC	Regular	PK-5
59	Pickens Elementary School	Pickens, SC	Regular	PK-5
60	Duncan Chapel Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	PK-5
61	Liberty Elementary School	Liberty, SC	Regular	PK-5
62	Belton Elementary School	Belton, SC	Regular	3-5
63	Dacusville Elementary School	Easley, SC	Regular	PK-5
64	West Pelzer Elementary School	West Pelzer, SC	Regular	PK-5
65	Iva Elementary School	Iva, SC	Regular	PK-5
66	Chandler Creek Elementary School	Greer, SC	Regular	PK-5
67	Crestview Elementary School	Greer, SC	Regular	PK-5
68	Berea Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	K-5
69	Palmetto Elementary School	Williamston, SC	Regular	PK-5
70	Calhoun Academy of the Arts	Anderson, SC	Regular	K-5
71	East North St Academy	Greenville, SC	Regular	PK-5
72	Waterloo Elementary School	Waterloo, SC	Regular	PK-5
73	Heritage Elementary School	Travelers Rest, SC	Regular	PK-5
74	Centerville Elementary School	Anderson, SC	Regular	K-5
75	Ellen Woodside Elementary School	Pelzer, SC	Regular	PK-5
76	Laurens Elementary School	Laurens, SC	Regular	PK-5
77	Pendleton Elementary School	Pendleton, SC	Regular	PK-6
78	Fountain Inn Elementary School	Fountain Inn, SC	Regular	PK-5
79	Slater Marietta Elementary School	Marietta, SC	Regular	PK-5
80	Honea Path Elementary School	Honea Path, SC	Regular	PK-5
81	Chastain Road Elementary School	Liberty, SC	Regular	PK-5
82	Hickory Tavern Elementary/Middle	Gray Court, SC	Regular	PK-8
83	Hollis Academy	Greenville, SC	Regular	PK-5
84	Eastside Elementary School	Clinton, SC	Regular	K-5
85	Robert E. Cashion Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	PK-5
86	McLees Elementary School	Anderson, SC	Regular	K-5
87	Crosswell Elementary School	Easley, SC	Regular	PK-5
88	New Prospect Elementary School	Anderson, SC	Regular	K-5
89	Armstrong Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	PK-5
90	Sue Cleveland Elementary School	Piedmont, SC	Regular	K-5
91	Welcome Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	K-5
92	Thomas E. Kerns Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	K-5
93	Cherrydale Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	PK-5
94	McKissick Elementary School	Easley, SC	Regular	PK-5
95	Joanna-Woodson Elementary School	Joanna, SC	Regular	K-5
96	E B Morse Elementary School	Laurens, SC	Regular	PK-5
97	Monaview Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	PK-5
98	Varennes Elementary School	Anderson, SC	Regular	3-5
99	Cyber Academy of South Carolina	Greenville, SC	Charter	K-12
100	Alexander Elementary School	Greenville, SC	Regular	PK-5
101	Nevitt Forest Elementary School	Anderson, SC	Regular	K-5
102	Grove Elementary School	Piedmont, SC	Regular	K-5
103	Gray Court-Owings Elementary/Middle	Gray Court , SC	Regular	PK-8
104	Ford Elementary School	Laurens, SC	Regular	PK-5
105	Clinton Middle School	Clinton, SC	Regular	6-8

Rankings for the best elementary schools in the Greenville area were created independently by Carolina School Hub. The test data for this site was derived from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and South Carolina Department of Education.

You can click on a specific school name above for more information on elementary school test scores, student data and more.

Choosing an Elementary School in the Greenville Area

When comparing regular Greenville-area elementary schools to charter and magnet schools, one should keep in mind the differences between charter schools, magnet schools and traditional public schools.

Magnet schools are in most cases alternative public schools that offer a specialized curriculum. At the highest level, North and South Carolina magnet schools and traditional elementary schools tend to be managed by the same entity - the county school superintendent's office. Magnet schools normally can accept students from anywhere in the county in which they are located, and often limit the acceptance pool through a lottery system.

Charter schools, on the other hand, are each independently managed. They tend to accept students not only from the county in which they're located, but surrounding counties as well. Like magnets, charters tend to use a lottery-based acceptance method.

Regular elementary schools are sometimes called "zoned schools," "neighborhood schools" or "zip code schools." This is because they accept students from a limited geographical area - such as a town or a specific set of subdivisions. Regular schools do not tend to use a lottery system. Regular elementary schools are the most common kinds of schools in North and South Carolina.

Which Elementary Schools are Covered in the Greenville Area

We hope you find the ratings and other information on elementary schools in the Greenville area to be useful. Elementary Schools on this page were drawn from the following counties:

• Greenville County, SC
• Anderson County, SC
• Pickens County, SC
• Laurens County, SC