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Best Elementary Schools in Greenville, SC (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Greenville, SC, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Greenville, SC rankings: Elementary Schools
Greenville, SC elementary schools ranked
How Greenville, SC's elementary schools compare
A: 11B: 2C: 8D: 5
50% of the 26 ranked elementary schools in Greenville, SC earn an A or B (11 A grades, 2 B, 8 C, 5 D, 0 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 25 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (96% here, 70% nationally), and 23 exceed it. On average 60% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 34% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Mitchell Road Elementary (74% against 36%, A), Alexander Elementary (48% against 11%, C), Aj Whittenberg Elementary (68% against 34%, A-), Summit Drive Elementary (71% against 39%, A), Blythe Academy (68% against 38%, A-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Greenville 01 (8).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Green Charter School (979 students, A, #6), Robert E Cashion Elementary (899 students, C+, #14), Greenbrier Elementary (892 students, A-, #11).
Of the top 25, 3 are magnet schools and 2 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Greenville, SC that are not ranked
1 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (1)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Meyer Center For Special Children, Greenville
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Greenville, SC, as grouped on its schools page; the South Carolina ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Greenville, SC
What is the best elementary school in Greenville, SC?
Augusta Circle Elementary in Greenville ranks first among the 26 ranked elementary schools in Greenville, SC with a SchoolGrade of A+, 93% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 77%.
How are elementary schools in Greenville, SC ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Greenville, SC have?
SchoolGrade grades 27 public elementary schools in Greenville, SC; 26 are ranked here and 1 are listed as not ranked.