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Carolina Springs Elementary

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Carolina Springs Elementary ranks 209 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Carolina Springs Elementary is a public elementary school in Lexington, South Carolina, serving 750 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lexington 01 School District, which is ranked 18th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carolina Springs Elementary has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 410th out of 625 schools in 2021-2022 to 209th out of 640 schools in 2024-2025, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics is generally above the state average, but there is an achievement gap for White students and students with disabilities. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 21.4% to 27.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 31.26% in 2021-2022 to 60.13% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

While Carolina Springs Elementary is part of the high-performing Lexington 01 School District, it lags behind some of the other elementary schools in the district, such as Lake Murray Elementary and Pleasant Hill Elementary, which consistently rank higher in the state and have stronger student performance. However, the school's performance for African American students is notably strong, ranking in the top 25 schools in the state for the 2024-2025 school year.

438

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,004

Per pupil spending ?

60.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6340 Platt Springs Road
Lexington, SC 29073

(803) 821-5100

District: Lexington 01

Students who attend Carolina Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Carolina Springs Middle
High:	White Knoll High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.3%

African American:

27.2%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (63% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Above the South Carolina median (67th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg62%

South Carolina avg56%

209^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	67.8	209 of 640	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	294 of 638	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	302 of 644	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.3	410 of 625	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	381 of 622	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	346 of 643	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.5	206 of 624	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.1	180 of 639	71.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	143 of 619	76.9%	★★★★☆
2015	61.7	207 of 638	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.0	227 of 630	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.0	276 of 599	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.3	200 of 594	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.8	217 of 597	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.2	217 of 589	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.1	287 of 580	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.1	256 of 577	55.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	23 of 381	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	70.9	75 of 369	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	74 of 394	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	45.3	207 of 393	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	202 of 350	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	306 of 421	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.6	111 of 412	73.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	47.0	74 of 143	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	116 of 174	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	124 of 151	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.4	65 of 122	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.2	50 of 189	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	54.9	61 of 161	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	206 of 581	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	281 of 565	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	282 of 580	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	396 of 573	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.4	361 of 554	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	338 of 588	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.6	152 of 570	73.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	39.6	66 of 82	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	155 of 613	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	249 of 599	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	246 of 608	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	414 of 600	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	413 of 580	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	382 of 600	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.1	208 of 588	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	203 of 586	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	265 of 568	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	287 of 582	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	383 of 579	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	342 of 561	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	328 of 590	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	247 of 571	56.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	273 of 460	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	324 of 441	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	355 of 463	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	377 of 455	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	345 of 439	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	346 of 472	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	282 of 457	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)94th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2024)48th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)20th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+3 vs state

Science61%+12 vs state

Mathematics60%+7 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
Carolina Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6340 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5100	438	39	11.3		238 (54.3%)	119 (27.2%)	38 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	67.8	209^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.3%		53.8	294^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.9%	85	64.0	73.9	61.6	60.0	72.4	51.5	60.9	$14,004	$1,001	$616	$1,617	$10,748	$1,640	$12,388
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
South Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	274 Bluefield Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 821-1400	466	37	12.5		199 (42.7%)	163 (35.0%)	53 (11.4%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)								(n/a)
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
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
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
White Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 White Knoll Way	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4500	615	49	12.5		326 (53.0%)	141 (22.9%)	95 (15.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	38.7	390^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.1%		42.2	369^th of 638 public elementary schools	42.2%	21	58.1	56.0	62.6	46.5	44.1	36.8	34.5	$18,359	$1,381	$620	$2,001	$14,703	$1,654	$16,357
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
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
Gilbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Main Street	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-1600	823	66	12.5		541 (65.7%)	64 (7.8%)	173 (21.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.6%)	39.2	386^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.7%		30.4	442^nd of 638 public elementary schools	30.7%	56	58.8	66.4	50.4	46.6	50.5	26.0	42.5	$16,409	$1,300	$690	$1,990	$12,938	$1,481	$14,418

Frequently Asked Questions about Carolina Springs Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Carolina Springs Elementary?

Students at Carolina Springs Elementary are 54% White, 27% African American, 9% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic.

Is Carolina Springs Elementary a good school?

Carolina Springs Elementary ranks 209^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Carolina Springs Elementary in?

Lexington 01

How many students attend Carolina Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Carolina Springs Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Carolina Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carolina Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carolina Springs Middle
High : White Knoll High

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