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Brookland-Cayce High

Public Grades 9-12

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 21% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Brookland-Cayce High is a public high school located in Cayce, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,222 students. The school is part of the Lexington 02 school district, which is ranked 56 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Brookland-Cayce High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina high schools, ranging from 137th to 191st out of 235-237 schools in recent years, and has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state. The school's performance across different student subgroups is generally low, with most groups ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of South Carolina high schools. The school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of high schools in the state, while the school's African American and low socioeconomic status (SES) students also struggle, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of high schools.

Brookland-Cayce High's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 74.2% to 85.4% in recent years, which is below the state average, and the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.5% to 40.3% in recent years, which is significantly above the state average. The school's academic performance, as measured by End-of-Course (EOC) exam proficiency rates, is consistently lower than the Lexington 02 district and the state average across various subject areas, with the school struggling the most in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 and U.S. History and the Constitution.

1,212

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,658

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 State Street
Cayce, SC 29033

(803) 791-5000

District: Lexington 02

Feeder schools for Brookland-Cayce High:

Elementary:	Cayce Elementary
	Riverbank Elementary
	Saluda River Academy for the Arts
Middle:	Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy
	Northside Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.4%

African American:

32.3%

White:

25.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (56% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (72% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg71%

185^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Lexington 02

56^th of 75Lexington 02 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	22.8	185 of 235	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	191 of 235	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	159 of 237	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	142 of 226	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	137 of 227	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	163 of 225	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	105 of 216	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	21.7	168 of 223	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	55.2	79 of 231	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.3	119 of 232	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.2	138 of 210	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.9	89 of 203	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	39.7	134 of 202	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.1	93 of 199	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.5	111 of 199	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.6	67 of 188	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.1	91 of 185	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.5	84 of 191	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.6	91 of 191	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.9	79 of 187	57.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	141 of 194	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.6	100 of 194	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	121 of 199	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	92 of 190	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	90 of 178	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.6	137 of 184	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	117 of 183	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	111 of 139	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	94 of 145	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	114 of 141	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	124 of 139	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	80 of 115	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	96 of 143	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	79 of 137	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	48 of 69	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	63 of 71	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	48 of 68	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	37 of 61	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	28 of 46	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.9	56 of 64	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	53 of 58	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	196 of 225	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	199 of 225	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	174 of 223	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	147 of 220	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	153 of 213	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	159 of 213	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.4	124 of 210	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	134 of 153	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.6	103 of 157	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	108 of 156	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	108 of 121	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	118 of 121	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	104 of 119	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	93 of 108	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	83 of 93	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	80 of 86	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	70 of 80	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	174 of 226	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	186 of 229	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	145 of 226	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	121 of 220	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	131 of 213	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	182 of 217	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	123 of 214	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	165 of 224	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	174 of 228	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	134 of 229	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	129 of 224	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	116 of 215	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	164 of 218	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	105 of 213	50.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	130 of 196	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	136 of 196	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	119 of 197	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	77 of 192	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	84 of 189	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.8	138 of 191	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.1	59 of 185	68.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)34th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)12th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 284%~ state avg

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 249%-25 vs state

English 146%-15 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution44%-18 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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	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
Brookland-Cayce High	Public	9-12	1300 State Street	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 791-5000	1,212	99	12.2		310 (25.6%)	392 (32.3%)	405 (33.4%)	48 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.2%)	22.8	185^th of 235 public high schools	21.3%		20.5	191^st of 235 public high schools	18.7%	6								49.0	46.4	43.8	84.2	$13,658	$381	$982	$1,363	$9,694	$2,601	$12,295
Lexington Two Innovation Center	Public	9-12	715 9th Street	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 936-5550	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Airport High	Public	9-12	1315 Boston Avenue	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 822-5600	1,272	73	17.4		453 (35.6%)	440 (34.6%)	308 (24.2%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	34.2	153^rd of 235 public high schools	34.9%		29.6	165^th of 235 public high schools	29.8%	12								52.2	48.6	56.9	85.4	$14,078	$558	$957	$1,515	$10,180	$2,383	$12,563
C. A. Johnson High	Public	9-12	2219 Barhamville Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 253-7092	344	38	9.0		2 (0.6%)	319 (92.7%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	26.5	177^th of 235 public high schools	24.7%		9.7	217^th of 235 public high schools	7.7%	40								67.0	45.4	31.2	85.6	$29,536	$1,508	$1,904	$3,412	$21,293	$4,831	$26,124
Dreher High	Public	9-12	3319 Millwood Avenue	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 253-7000	1,144	78	14.7		387 (33.8%)	560 (49.0%)	103 (9.0%)	20 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (6.2%)	59.5	80^th of 235 public high schools	66.0%		58.6	80^th of 235 public high schools	66.0%									74.0	63.6	65.4	90.1	$18,263	$1,246	$1,102	$2,347	$13,403	$2,512	$15,916
Midlands Middle College	Public, Charter	10-12	1260 Lexington Drive	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 822-3333	115	7	17.4		68 (59.1%)	25 (21.7%)	15 (13.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)								(n/a)										51.0		$9,542	$123	$144	$267	$8,185	$1,090	$9,275
Richland One Charter Middle College	Public, Charter	11-12	316 South Beltline Boulevard R	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 738-7114	106	5	23.5		14 (13.2%)	78 (73.6%)	5 (4.7%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)								(n/a)										77.5		$19,050	$1,095	$1,068	$2,163	$13,550	$3,338	$16,887
Eau Claire High	Public	9-12	4800 Monticello Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-7600	542	47	11.6		7 (1.3%)	438 (80.8%)	72 (13.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.9%)	6.9	225^th of 235 public high schools	4.3%		6.7	226^th of 235 public high schools	3.8%	1								54.4	26.5	36.6	69.4	$23,182	$2,212	$1,531	$3,742	$16,261	$3,179	$19,440
A. C. Flora High	Public	9-12	1 Falcon Drive	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7300	1,328	85	15.6		602 (45.3%)	523 (39.4%)	113 (8.5%)	24 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (4.7%)	43.5	128^th of 235 public high schools	45.5%		57.3	83^rd of 235 public high schools	64.7%	45								42.2	49.0	62.2	90.6	$16,591	$996	$1,045	$2,041	$12,067	$2,483	$14,550
Gray Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3833 Leaphart Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 951-3321	935	38	24.9		667 (71.3%)	153 (16.4%)	62 (6.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.1%)	93.1	7^th of 235 public high schools	97.0%		88.8	12^th of 235 public high schools	94.9%	5	93.2	89.9	91.2	73.8	69.7	54.9	70.9	99.0	91.0	91.4	98.7	$9,602	$1,106	$181	$1,286	$5,154	$3,162	$8,316

Frequently Asked Questions about Brookland-Cayce High

How many students attend Brookland-Cayce High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,212 students attended Brookland-Cayce High.

Is Brookland-Cayce High a good school?

Brookland-Cayce High ranks in the bottom 21.3% of South Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Brookland-Cayce High?

Students at Brookland-Cayce High are 33% Hispanic, 32% African American, 26% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools feed into Brookland-Cayce High?

Brookland-Cayce High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cayce Elementary
Elementary : Riverbank Elementary
Elementary : Saluda River Academy for the Arts
Middle : Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy
Middle : Northside Middle

What district is Brookland-Cayce High in?

Lexington 02

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