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Lake Murray Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lake Murray Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Lexington, South Carolina, serving 867 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Lexington 01 School District. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and exceptional academic performance across various student subgroups.

Lake Murray Elementary's academic achievements are particularly noteworthy, with students significantly outperforming district and state averages on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 90% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in ELA and Math, compared to 68.6% and 60.6% for the district, respectively. The school's strong performance extends to diverse learners, ranking in the top 5-36 in the state for female, male, white, low socioeconomic, and disabled students. In comparison, nearby Midway Elementary ranks 53rd in the state, while Lake Murray ranks 29th.

While Lake Murray Elementary has experienced a recent increase in chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 27.3% in 2022-2023, the school's overall per-student spending of $12,669 in 2023-2024 indicates a strong investment in resources and programs. This, combined with the school's low student-teacher ratio of 14.5, suggests a focus on providing individualized attention and support for students. As the school and district continue to address the chronic absenteeism trend, Lake Murray Elementary's exceptional academic performance and commitment to supporting diverse learners make it a standout choice for families in the Lexington area.

813

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,296

Per pupil spending ?

27.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 Wise Ferry Road
Lexington, SC 29072

(803) 821-3100

District: Lexington 01

Students who attend Lake Murray Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Beechwood Middle
High:	Lexington High

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

African American:

7.9%

Asian:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (82% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lexington 01

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg62%

South Carolina avg56%

29^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 17Elementary Schools in the Lexington 01

18^th of 75Lexington 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.6	29 of 640	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	23 of 638	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	23 of 644	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	25 of 625	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	26 of 622	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	22 of 643	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	33 of 624	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	92.4	34 of 639	94.7%	★★★★★
2016	91.1	30 of 619	95.2%	★★★★★
2015	92.8	23 of 638	96.4%	★★★★★
2014	92.3	5 of 630	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	89.1	19 of 599	96.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.8	17 of 594	97.1%	★★★★★
2011	90.6	18 of 597	97.0%	★★★★★
2010	90.1	21 of 589	96.4%	★★★★★
2009	91.4	16 of 580	97.2%	★★★★★
2008	87.2	30 of 577	94.8%	★★★★★
2007	88.5	24 of 566	95.8%	★★★★★
2006	85.6	48 of 559	91.4%	★★★★★
2005	88.4	23 of 557	95.9%	★★★★★
2004	90.6	14 of 550	97.5%	★★★★★
2003	92.1	9 of 542	98.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	3 of 147	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	1 of 143	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	2 of 174	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	36 of 581	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	16 of 565	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	26 of 580	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	29 of 573	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	36 of 554	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	24 of 588	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	43 of 570	92.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	68.8	33 of 105	68.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	37 of 109	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	61 of 147	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.9	6 of 613	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	13 of 599	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	26 of 608	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	24 of 600	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	22 of 580	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	9 of 600	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	14 of 588	97.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	18 of 586	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	23 of 568	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	21 of 582	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	24 of 579	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	24 of 561	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	29 of 590	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	17 of 571	97.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	54 of 460	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	33 of 441	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	42 of 463	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	40 of 455	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	83.8	59 of 439	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	54 of 472	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	52 of 457	88.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)69th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+22 vs state

Mathematics82%+30 vs state

Science70%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Lake Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Wise Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3100	813	60	13.5		611 (75.2%)	64 (7.9%)	37 (4.6%)	55 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.2%)	93.6	29^th of 640 public elementary schools	95.5%		95.1	23^rd of 638 public elementary schools	96.4%	6	90.0	81.3	81.3	90.8	78.3	77.0	70.5	$14,296	$1,010	$368	$1,378	$11,640	$1,278	$12,918
Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	664 Rawl Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2800	846	64	13.3		588 (69.5%)	92 (10.9%)	82 (9.7%)	37 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.3%)	80	115^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.0%		78	136^th of 638 public elementary schools	78.7%	21	86.3	82.6	81.8	64.0	63.8	56.6	52.8	$13,386	$854	$417	$1,271	$10,775	$1,339	$12,114
New Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3300	810	55	14.7		571 (70.5%)	72 (8.9%)	54 (6.7%)	77 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	92	37^th of 640 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.1	30^th of 638 public elementary schools	95.3%	7	81.5	82.6	84.2	82.1	73.0	76.1	71.5	$13,907	$657	$455	$1,112	$11,526	$1,269	$12,795
Rocky Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Calks Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4200	805	57	14.0		627 (77.9%)	56 (7.0%)	44 (5.5%)	26 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	87	70^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.1%		85.8	80^th of 638 public elementary schools	87.5%	10	81.8	77.9	82.9	75.3	72.9	64.9	59.8	$13,404	$687	$370	$1,057	$10,764	$1,583	$12,347
Lexington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	116 Azalea Drive	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4000	607	53	11.4		308 (50.7%)	150 (24.7%)	80 (13.2%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.9%)	46.2	333^rd of 640 public elementary schools	48.0%		40.7	378^th of 638 public elementary schools	40.8%	45	59.4	61.9	62.0	44.6	48.9	41.8	46.8	$16,029	$1,087	$541	$1,628	$12,888	$1,513	$14,401
Red Bank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	246 Community Drive	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4600	556	49	11.4		301 (54.1%)	113 (20.3%)	81 (14.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.1%)	51.7	300^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.1%		58.3	261^st of 638 public elementary schools	59.1%	39	59.5	68.7	70.9	41.7	43.4	53.2	44.6	$18,059	$1,841	$642	$2,484	$13,740	$1,835	$15,575
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Midway Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0300	856	63	13.6		652 (76.2%)	38 (4.4%)	57 (6.7%)	61 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (4.9%)	89.1	53^rd of 640 public elementary schools	91.7%		91.3	40^th of 638 public elementary schools	93.7%	13	84.2	79.6	83.6	80.5	77.6	73.6	56.5	$13,235	$785	$335	$1,120	$10,826	$1,289	$12,114
Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	638 Longs Pond Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5500	753	61	12.2		403 (53.5%)	155 (20.6%)	111 (14.7%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.7%)	58.6	265^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.6%		56.9	272^nd of 638 public elementary schools	57.4%	7	65.3	69.4	71.2	45.2	53.0	55.7	46.3	$14,838	$938	$588	$1,526	$11,735	$1,577	$13,312
Centerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4147 Augusta Highway	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-1610	812	63	12.8		577 (71.1%)	67 (8.3%)	115 (14.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.4%)	58.9	262^nd of 640 public elementary schools	59.1%		48.7	329^th of 638 public elementary schools	48.4%	67	60.3	68.4	61.0	66.1	56.4	50.0	43.6	$14,944	$856	$572	$1,428	$12,164	$1,352	$13,516
Saxe Gotha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Bill Williamson Court	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4800	499	44	11.2		256 (51.3%)	81 (16.2%)	101 (20.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.4%)	52.5	293^rd of 640 public elementary schools	54.2%		42	370^th of 638 public elementary schools	42.0%	77	41.8	69.0	59.4	45.6	72.4	45.8	72.4	$18,479	$1,418	$709	$2,126	$14,628	$1,725	$16,353

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Murray Elementary

How many students attend Lake Murray Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 813 students attended Lake Murray Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lake Murray Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lake Murray Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beechwood Middle
High : Lexington High

Is Lake Murray Elementary a good school?

Yes! Lake Murray Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 29^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lake Murray Elementary?

Students at Lake Murray Elementary are 75% White, 8% African American, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What district is Lake Murray Elementary in?

Lexington 01

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