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Parents searching for the best elementary school to send their children to in South Carolina should consider choosing one in the Upstate.
In U.S. News & World Report’s best elementary schools rankings, several Upstate schools made the state’s top 10.
Charleston’s Buist Academy may have taken the crown at No. 1, but Belton Preparatory Academy in Anderson County ranked closely at second place, with more schools in the area receiving high ratings.
Curious to know if the school your child attends made it in the top 10? If so, read on to find out.
What methodology was used to determine the rankings?
U.S. News used the same methodology for all included grade levels. Schools in each state were assessed on their shares of students who were proficient or above proficient in their mathematics and reading/language art state assessments. Half of the formula assessed the scores alone while the other half incorporated the test results in the context of socioeconomic demographics.
“In other words, the top-ranked schools are all high-achieving and have succeeded at educating all their students.” said U.S. News.
It is also worth noting that the report did not rank the elementary schools nationally. However, there are “distinct elementary and middle rankings calculated at the state and district levels, as well as state rankings specific to charter schools.”
To reads more specifics regarding the methodology used, visit here.
U.S. News’ top 10 best elementary schools in the Upstate
∎ No. 1: Belton Preparatory Academy, Belton
∎ No. 2: Augusta Circle Elementary, Greenville
∎ No. 3: Tigerville Elementary, Taylors
∎ No. 4: Green Charter School, Greenville
∎ No. 5: Sterling School, Greenville
∎ No. 6: Wren Elementary, Piedmont
∎ No. 7: Monarch Elementary, Simpsonville
∎ No. 8: Stone Academy, Greenville
∎ No. 9: Buena Vista Academy, Greer
∎ No. 10: Pelham Road Elementary, Greenville
U.S. News’ top 10 best elementary schools in SC
∎ No. 1: Buist Academy, Charleston
∎ No. 2: Belton Preparatory Academy, Bolton
∎ No. 3: E.L. Wright Middle, Columbia
∎ No. 4: Augusta Circle Elementary, Greenville
∎ No. 5: Tigerville Elementary, Taylors
No. 6: Green Charter School, Greenville
∎ No. 7: Muller Road Middle, Blythewood
∎ No. 8: Sterling School, Greenville
∎ No. 9: Orange Grove Charter School, Charleston
∎ No. 10: Wren Elementary, Piedmont
U.S. News’ top 10 best charter elementary schools in SC
∎ No. 1: Belton Preparatory Academy, Belton
∎ No. 2: Green Charter School, Greenville
∎ No. 3: Orange Grove Charter School, Charleston
∎ No. 4: East Cooper Montessori Charter, Mount Pleasant
∎ No. 5: Green Charter School of Spartanburg, Spartanburg
∎ No. 6: East Point Academy, West Columbia
∎ No. 7: Butler Academy, Hartsville
∎ No. 8: Lowcountry Leadership Charter School, Meggett
∎ No. 9: Riverview Charter School, Beaufort
∎ No. 10: York Preparatory Academy, Rock Hill
Nina Tran covers trending topics for The Greenville News. Reach her via email at ntran@gannett.com.