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Largest South Carolina Public Elementary Schools

The average public elementary school in South Carolina has approximately 573 students (2026).
The public elementary schools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public elementary school in South Carolina (by enrollment) is Sc Connections Academy, with 6,152 students.
# Students Range: 1,130 6,152 Avg. # Students: 1,454

Largest South Carolina Public Elementary Schools (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Sc Connections Academy
Charter School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 6,152
Grades: K-12
201 Executive Center Drive Sui
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 212-4712
Rank: #22.
American Leadership Academy South Carolina-lexington Campu
Charter School
Students: 1,979
Grades: K-12
109 Innovation Drive
Lexington, SC 29072
(803) 756-2724
Rank: #33.
Carolus Online Academy
Charter School
Students: 1,786
Grades: K-12
101 Westpark Boulevard Suite C
Columbia, SC 29210
(866) 968-7512
Rank: #44.
York Preparatory Academy
Charter School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 1,672
Grades: K-12
1047 Golden Gate Court
Rock Hill, SC 29732
(803) 324-4400
Rank: #55.
Ruldolph G. Gordon School At Jones Mill
(Math: 58% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 1,621
Grades: K-8
1507 Scuffletown Road
Simpsonville, SC 29681
(864) 355-0200
Rank: #66.
Legacy Early College
Charter School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,592
Grades: PK-12
900 Woodside Avenue
Greenville, SC 29611
(864) 248-0646
Rank: #77.
Berkeley Middle School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,477
Grades: 6-8
320 North Live Oak Drive
Moncks Corner, SC 29461
(843) 899-8840
Rank: #88.
Bridges Preparatory School
Charter School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,472
Grades: K-12
555 Robert Smalls Parkway
Beaufort, SC 29906
(843) 982-7737
Rank: #99.
Cane Bay Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,464
Grades: 5-8
1175 Cane Bay Boulevard
Summerville, SC 29486
(843) 899-1857
Rank: #1010.
River Oaks Elementary School
(Math: 61% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 1,426
Grades: PK-5
700 Augusta Plantation Drive
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
(843) 903-6300
Rank: #1111.
Horse Creek Academy
Charter School
(Math: 37%)
Students: 1,392
Grades: K-12
1200 Toolebeck Road
Aiken, SC 29803
(803) 646-3506
Rank: #1212.
Carolina Forest Elementary School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 1,336
Grades: PK-5
285 Carolina Forest Boulevard
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
(843) 236-0001
Rank: #1313.
C. E. Williams Middle School For Creative And Scientific Art
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,299
Grades: 6-8
3090 Sanders Road
Charleston, SC 29414
(843) 763-1529
Rank: #1414.
Woodland Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,293
Grades: PK-5
1730 Gibb Shoals Road
Greer, SC 29650
(864) 355-0400
Rank: #1515.
E. L. Wright Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,275
Grades: K-8
2740 Alpine Road
Columbia, SC 29223
(803) 736-8740
Rank: #1616.
North Myrtle Beach Middle School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,267
Grades: 6-8
11240 Highway 90
Little River, SC 29566
(843) 399-6136
Rank: #1717.
Ten Oaks Middle School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,264
Grades: 6-8
150 Revolutionary War Way
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
(843) 488-8896
Rank: #1818.
Muller Road Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,242
Grades: K-8
1031 Muller Road
Blythewood, SC 29016
(803) 691-6851
Rank: #1919.
Whitesville Elementary School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,239
Grades: PK-5
324 Gaillard Road
Moncks Corner, SC 29461
(843) 899-8880
Rank: #2020.
Summit Parkway Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,229
Grades: K-8
200 Summit Parkway
Columbia, SC 29229
(803) 699-3580
Rank: #2121.
Richard H. Gettys Middle School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,217
Grades: 6-8
510 South Pendleton Street
Easley, SC 29640
(864) 397-3900
Rank: #2222.
High Point Academy
Charter School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,208
Grades: K-12
6655 Pottery Road
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864) 316-9788
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Indian Land Intermediate
(Math: 65% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,181
Grades: 5-6
8361 Charlotte Highway
Fort Mill, SC 29707
(803) 547-3600
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
Ocean Bay Elementary School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,181
Grades: PK-5
950 International Drive
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
(843) 903-8400
Rank: #2525.
Orange Grove Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 74% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Students: 1,170
Grades: PK-8
1225 Orange Branch Road
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 763-1520
Rank: #2626.
Sand Hill Elementary School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 1,169
Grades: PK-5
324 Gnarly Oak Lane
Summerville, SC 29485
(843) 695-5201
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Cane Bay Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,161
Grades: PK-4
1247 Cane Bay Boulevard
Summerville, SC 29486
(843) 899-5100
Rank: #27 - 2827. - 28.
Harrisburg Elementary School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,161
Grades: PK-4
10251 Harrisburg Road
Fort Mill, SC 29707
(803) 283-8484
Rank: #2929.
Daniel Island School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Students: 1,151
Grades: K-8
2365 Daniel Island Drive
Charleston, SC 29492
(843) 471-2301
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Myrtle Beach Middle School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,146
Grades: 6-8
3101 North Oak Street
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
(843) 448-3932
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Oakridge Middle School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Students: 1,146
Grades: 6-8
5670 Oakridge Road
Clover, SC 29710
(803) 631-8000
Rank: #3232.
Southside Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,138
Grades: 6-8
209 W. Jones Paul Road
Florence, SC 29505
(843) 664-8467
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
River Ridge Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Students: 1,134
Grades: PK-8
3050 River Ridge Drive
Bluffton, SC 29910
(843) 836-4600
Rank: #33 - 3433. - 34.
Robert Anderson Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 32%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Students: 1,134
Grades: 6-8
2302 Dobbins Bridge Road
Anderson, SC 29625
(864) 716-3890
Rank: #3535.
Moultrie Middle School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Students: 1,130
Grades: 6-8
645 Coleman Boulevard
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 849-2819
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