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Chapin Elementary

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Chapin Elementary ranks 86 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

86^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Chapin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Chapin, South Carolina, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 792 students. The school is part of the Lexington 05 school district, which is ranked 13 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Chapin Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in South Carolina, with a statewide ranking between 86-110 out of 640 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments (SC READY) is significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and science. Chapin Elementary's female students and students with disabilities also perform exceptionally well, ranking in the top 10% and top 5% of South Carolina elementary schools, respectively. However, the school's performance for white students and low socioeconomic status students is relatively lower compared to other South Carolina elementary schools.

While Chapin Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools in the Lexington 05 district, such as River Springs Elementary and Irmo Elementary, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 9.0% in 2022-2023 to 22.5% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the district and state averages. This concerning trend is something the school and district should address to maintain its high level of academic excellence.

767

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,279

Per pupil spending ?

36.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

940 Old Bush River Road
Chapin, SC 29036

(803) 575-5900

District: Lexington 05

Students who attend Chapin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chapin Intermediate
	Chapin Middle
High:	Chapin High

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

Hispanic:

9.1%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (73% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lexington 05

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg62%

South Carolina avg57%

86^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 13Elementary Schools in the Lexington 05

13^th of 75Lexington 05 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	85.0	86 of 640	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	110 of 638	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	173 of 644	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	99 of 625	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	186 of 622	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	238 of 643	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	135 of 624	78.4%	★★★★☆
2017	80.5	109 of 639	82.9%	★★★★☆
2016	81.2	98 of 619	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.3	100 of 638	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	81.7	77 of 630	87.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	121 of 599	79.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.3	70 of 594	88.2%	★★★★☆
2011	79.8	95 of 597	84.1%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	82 of 589	86.1%	★★★★☆
2009	84.8	51 of 580	91.2%	★★★★★
2008	78.1	95 of 577	83.5%	★★★★☆
2007	83.2	60 of 566	89.4%	★★★★☆
2006	84.4	55 of 559	90.2%	★★★★★
2005	86.6	34 of 557	93.9%	★★★★★
2004	87.8	32 of 550	94.2%	★★★★★
2003	86.7	35 of 542	93.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	5 of 147	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	15 of 143	89.5%	★★★★★
2023	66.7	38 of 174	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	12 of 122	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	55.4	72 of 189	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	30 of 161	81.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	54 of 581	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	60 of 565	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	196 of 580	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.2	123 of 573	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	178 of 554	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	236 of 588	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	139 of 570	75.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	67.7	37 of 105	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.2	99 of 109	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.6	75 of 147	49.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	83 of 613	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	203 of 599	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	196 of 608	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.8	117 of 600	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	47.5	309 of 580	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	303 of 600	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.7	131 of 588	77.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	117 of 586	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	154 of 568	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	138 of 582	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	75 of 579	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	186 of 561	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	244 of 590	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	136 of 571	76.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	150 of 460	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	175 of 441	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	253 of 463	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.8	137 of 455	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	39.2	279 of 439	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	331 of 472	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	241 of 457	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)97th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)80th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)65th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts81%+18 vs state

Mathematics71%+16 vs state

Science61%+12 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th 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
Chapin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	940 Old Bush River Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5900	767	60	12.8		577 (75.2%)	57 (7.4%)	70 (9.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.8%)	85	86^th of 640 public elementary schools	86.6%		81.2	110^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.8%	24	82.3	79.9				70.6	70.7				60.9		$14,279	$771	$437	$1,208	$11,521	$1,549	$13,070
Piney Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	816 Amicks Ferry Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 756-1100	511	40	12.7		420 (82.2%)	31 (6.1%)	36 (7.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	82.9	97^th of 640 public elementary schools	84.8%		68.9	189^th of 638 public elementary schools	70.4%	92	77.0	84.6				68.0	59.6				70.2		$15,662	$799	$474	$1,273	$12,706	$1,683	$14,389
Lake Murray Elementary	Public	K-4	1531 Three Dog Road	Chapin	29036	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4600	753	57	13.3		590 (78.4%)	31 (4.1%)	51 (6.8%)	33 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.0%)	88.8	55^th of 640 public elementary schools	91.4%		89	62^nd of 638 public elementary schools	90.3%	7	78.1	76.6				80.2	81.6				66.8		$13,913	$646	$397	$1,044	$11,360	$1,510	$12,870
Little Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	692 Mill Street	Little Mountain	29075	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 945-7721	367	29	12.6		277 (75.5%)	50 (13.6%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	71.4	190^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.3%		68.6	193^rd of 638 public elementary schools	69.7%	3	67.9	72.2	66.0			66.1	63.5	46.0			65.5		$13,595	$1,558	$920	$2,478	$9,143	$1,974	$11,117
Ballentine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1040 Bickley Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4500	523	39	13.4		321 (61.4%)	105 (20.1%)	37 (7.1%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.3%)	79.2	123^rd of 640 public elementary schools	80.8%		80.4	117^th of 638 public elementary schools	81.7%	6	73.5	78.5	74.1			72.1	69.2	54.2			57.0		$16,078	$714	$476	$1,191	$13,205	$1,682	$14,887
H. E. Corley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 Chadford Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-4001	557	55	10.1		189 (33.9%)	222 (39.9%)	60 (10.8%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.5%)	60.9	247^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.4%		73.6	163^rd of 638 public elementary schools	74.5%	84	71.0	72.6	68.5			59.2	43.8	51.7			43.8		$18,644	$1,553	$710	$2,262	$14,694	$1,688	$16,382
Dutch Fork Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7900 Broad River Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-3900	442	46	9.6		130 (29.4%)	168 (38.0%)	60 (13.6%)	18 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	58 (13.1%)	31.4	438^th of 640 public elementary schools	31.6%		28.6	456^th of 638 public elementary schools	28.5%	18	52.3	50.7	48.5			47.8	40.5	36.7			41.7		$18,586	$1,449	$906	$2,355	$14,623	$1,608	$16,231
River Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Connie Wright Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4400	416	41	10.1		252 (60.6%)	79 (19.0%)	41 (9.9%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.7%)	77	141^st of 640 public elementary schools	78.0%		80.3	118^th of 638 public elementary schools	81.5%	23	81.8	71.5	83.1			69.7	67.2	54.2			47.1		$16,673	$710	$535	$1,245	$13,725	$1,703	$15,428
GREEN Charter School Midlands	Public, Charter	K-8	7820 Broad River Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 563-5387	258	26	9.9		54 (20.9%)	156 (60.5%)	25 (9.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	23	505^th of 640 public elementary schools	21.1%		32.3	431^st of 638 public elementary schools	32.4%	74	36.0	59.2		51.8	52.4	32.0	18.5		11.1	33.3	48.1	18.5	$11,689	$1,358	$94	$1,452	$6,954	$3,283	$10,237
Irmo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7401 Gibbes Street	Irmo	29063	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4200	487	41	12.0		282 (57.9%)	114 (23.4%)	46 (9.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.4%)	67	211^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.0%		72.5	168^th of 638 public elementary schools	73.7%	43	66.7	72.2	77.1			52.6	55.7	50.6			56.7		$15,401	$788	$464	$1,252	$12,145	$2,004	$14,149

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapin Elementary

Is Chapin Elementary a good school?

Chapin Elementary ranks 86^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Chapin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chapin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chapin Intermediate
Middle : Chapin Middle
High : Chapin High

What district is Chapin Elementary in?

Lexington 05

What is the racial makeup of Chapin Elementary?

Students at Chapin Elementary are 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Chapin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 767 students attended Chapin Elementary.

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