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Best Public Schools in Lexington County, SC

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58,210

Students

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Top rankedGray Collegiate Academy11^th of 245 South Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Pelion Elementary up 86 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Nursery Road Elementary 8.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

South Lake Elementary and 1 more

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 1 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts 8th 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	109 Innovation Drive	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 756-2724	1,979	157	12.6	3.5%	1,305 (65.9%)	271 (13.7%)	189 (9.6%)	88 (4.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (6.0%)								(n/a)	65.1	73.6	69.4	59.3	65.2	67.3	53.4	55.4	57.0	30.2	56.0	37.3	59.4	46.0		52.2	55.1	84.8	$11,553		$157	$157	$5,086	$6,310	$11,396
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	15.0%	667 (71.3%)	153 (16.4%)	62 (6.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.1%)	94.3	11^th of 245 public high schools	95.5%		93.1	7^th of 235 public high schools	97.0%	4				75.2	88.8	91.3				59.6	71.7	88.0		65.1		86.2	86.2	99.5	$9,602	$1,106	$181	$1,286	$5,154	$3,162	$8,316
Odyssey Online Learning	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	510 Lexington Ave #102	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(803) 735-9110	536	36	15.0	12.6%	352 (65.7%)	90 (16.8%)	55 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	9.1	232^nd of 245 public high schools	5.3%		1.9	233^rd of 235 public high schools	0.9%	1				54.1	53.1	38.7				12.5	9.4	23.4		33.3	42.9	23.8	27.1	73.2	$10,673	$493	$65	$558	$5,922	$4,193	$10,115
South Carolina Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2023 Platt Springs Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 253-6222	2,180	126	17.2	53.9%	1,210 (55.5%)	585 (26.8%)	177 (8.1%)	14 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	185 (8.5%)								(n/a)	59.4	70.6	49.6	48.7	60.3	66.1	27.1	30.1	25.5	23.5	20.8	25.4	41.2	32.5		48.9	59.8	88.0	$9,690	$540	$48	$588	$7,296	$1,806	$9,102
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	42.5%	68 (59.1%)	25 (21.7%)	15 (13.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)	30.8	175^th of 245 public high schools	28.6%					(n/a)																	54.8	72.7	$9,542	$123	$144	$267	$8,185	$1,090	$9,275
East Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	Elementary Campus	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 926-5180	724	55	13.1	47.7%	316 (43.6%)	224 (30.9%)	51 (7.0%)	37 (5.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (12.2%)	76	147^th of 649 public elementary schools	77.3%		81.1	106^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.4%	41	84.3	90.5	70.6	55.9	85.5	73.6	79.1	81.0	51.8	28.8	55.3	63.1	80.0	36.2					$11,901	$363	$134	$497	$8,516	$2,888	$11,404
The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-5952	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-7432	417	38	11.1	99.3%	82 (19.7%)	316 (75.8%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)
Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-5777	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	1	244^th of 245 public high schools	0.4%		0.3	235^th of 235 public high schools	0.0%	9						13.8						0.0				20.0		45.5
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	30.9%	420 (82.2%)	31 (6.1%)	36 (7.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	83.6	98^th of 649 public elementary schools	84.9%		82.9	97^th of 640 public elementary schools	84.8%	1	74.2	83.7					71.0	65.0					72.8						$15,662	$799	$474	$1,273	$12,706	$1,683	$14,389
Chapin Middle	Public	6-8	11661 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 722-5500	1,007	68	14.9	25.0%	797 (79.1%)	56 (5.6%)	73 (7.2%)	24 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.3%)	88.9	33^rd of 335 public middle schools	90.1%		90	29^th of 320 public middle schools	90.9%	4					73.0	75.1					62.1	66.2							$12,605	$446	$382	$827	$10,276	$1,502	$11,777
Spring Hill High	Public, Magnet	9-12	11629 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-8700	1,118	92	12.1	31.7%	771 (69.0%)	177 (15.8%)	70 (6.3%)	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.3%)	90.8	18^th of 245 public high schools	92.7%		83.2	20^th of 235 public high schools	91.5%	2																82.9	81.1	96.0	$13,711	$568	$472	$1,040	$10,975	$1,696	$12,671
Center for Advanced Technical Studies	Public	9-12	916 Mount Vernon Church Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-8600	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Chapin Intermediate	Public	5-6	1130 Old Lexington Highway	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5700	985	65	15.1	26.9%	781 (79.3%)	52 (5.3%)	66 (6.7%)	29 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.5%)								(n/a)			74.7	65.2					65.2	65.5				74.2					$12,023	$506	$369	$875	$9,775	$1,373	$11,148
Harbison West Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	257 Crossbow Drive	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-3800	510	57	8.9	100.0%	114 (22.4%)	285 (55.9%)	47 (9.2%)	17 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.0%)	42	380^th of 649 public elementary schools	41.4%		46.7	329^th of 640 public elementary schools	48.6%	51	68.0	66.3	43.6				61.4	43.0	33.8				40.7						$19,019	$1,572	$883	$2,455	$15,019	$1,544	$16,563
Nursery Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6706 Nursery Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-4300	471	54	8.7	100.0%	160 (34.0%)	196 (41.6%)	46 (9.8%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.0%)	40.3	394^th of 649 public elementary schools	39.3%		53.2	289^th of 640 public elementary schools	54.8%	105	55.4	64.0	57.1				50.7	52.0	35.7				41.3						$19,158	$1,770	$791	$2,561	$14,862	$1,736	$16,598
Chapin High	Public	9-12	300 Columbia Avenue	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5400	1,617	99	16.3	100.0%	1,308 (80.9%)	97 (6.0%)	109 (6.7%)	30 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.2%)	92.2	14^th of 245 public high schools	94.3%		88.2	14^th of 235 public high schools	94.0%																	85.5	80.1	97.6	$13,475	$461	$361	$823	$10,810	$1,843	$12,653
CrossRoads Intermediate	Public	6	6949 St. Andrews Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-8300	557	51	10.9	71.9%	183 (32.9%)	255 (45.8%)	36 (6.5%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (10.2%)								(n/a)				50.1						32.9				44.1					$15,526	$717	$554	$1,271	$12,366	$1,890	$14,255
Irmo High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6671 St. Andrews Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-5000	1,272	107	11.9	100.0%	297 (23.3%)	732 (57.5%)	100 (7.9%)	47 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	83 (6.5%)	29.1	181^st of 245 public high schools	26.1%		37.6	145^th of 235 public high schools	38.3%	36																38.2	59.4	79.2	$15,789	$746	$450	$1,196	$12,543	$2,050	$14,593
Irmo Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6051 Wescott Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-3600	992	87	11.4	100.0%	335 (33.8%)	439 (44.3%)	85 (8.6%)	36 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (9.4%)	52.3	147^th of 335 public middle schools	56.1%		51.2	138^th of 320 public middle schools	56.9%	9				82.6	50.9	51.4				69.6	34.0	36.3		79.2					$14,658	$468	$510	$978	$12,107	$1,573	$13,680
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	36.6%	577 (75.2%)	57 (7.4%)	70 (9.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.8%)	87.3	72^nd of 649 public elementary schools	88.9%		85	86^th of 640 public elementary schools	86.6%	14	81.5	81.6					74.0	76.9					66.7						$14,279	$771	$437	$1,208	$11,521	$1,549	$13,070
Lake Murray Elementary	Public	K-4	1531 Three Dog Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4600	753	57	13.3	19.6%	590 (78.4%)	31 (4.1%)	51 (6.8%)	33 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.0%)	89.9	51^st of 649 public elementary schools	92.1%		88.8	55^th of 640 public elementary schools	91.4%	4	85.5	80.6					84.9	74.6					66.9						$13,913	$646	$397	$1,044	$11,360	$1,510	$12,870
Swansea High	Public	9-12	500 East First Street	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7007	695	52	13.3	100.0%	360 (51.8%)	133 (19.1%)	167 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	19 (2.7%)	36.4	156^th of 245 public high schools	36.3%		17.9	198^th of 235 public high schools	15.7%	42															76.2	46.5	39.3	78.3	$14,797	$769	$1,058	$1,827	$10,624	$2,346	$12,970
Sandhills Middle	Public	7-8	582 Meadowfield Road	Gaston	29053	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7005	495	37	13.3	100.0%	204 (41.2%)	111 (22.4%)	146 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (6.1%)	11.9	311^th of 335 public middle schools	7.2%		11	300^th of 320 public middle schools	6.3%	11					42.1	40.4					14.2	16.4							$12,734	$969	$1,088	$2,057	$9,353	$1,324	$10,677
Frances F. Mack Intermediate	Public	5-6	161 Gaston Street	Gaston	29053	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7004	515	38	13.5	100.0%	246 (47.8%)	78 (15.1%)	148 (28.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.4%)								(n/a)			43.7	37.1					26.1	20.9				26.2					$15,010	$778	$2,597	$3,376	$10,078	$1,556	$11,634
Sandhills Primary	Public	1-2	140 Lewis Rast Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7002	509	36	14.1	100.0%	267 (52.5%)	107 (21.0%)	96 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)																			$13,497	$1,229	$1,469	$2,698	$9,516	$1,283	$10,799
Sandhills Elementary	Public	3-4	130 Lewis Rast Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7003	491	38	13.0	100.0%	236 (48.1%)	92 (18.7%)	134 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	15.8	569^th of 649 public elementary schools	12.3%		28	463^rd of 640 public elementary schools	27.7%	106	42.6	45.6					35.1	35.5					34.0						$13,560	$1,074	$1,219	$2,293	$9,637	$1,630	$11,267
Batesburg-Leesville Middle School	Public	6-8	425 Shealy Road	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 532-3831	462	33	14.0	100.0%	227 (49.1%)	122 (26.4%)	91 (19.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	46.2	170^th of 335 public middle schools	49.3%		41.4	179^th of 320 public middle schools	44.1%	9				53.6	60.7	53.7				34.0	44.8	23.1		50.0					$15,262	$979	$1,037	$2,016	$11,425	$1,822	$13,246
Batesburg-Leesville High School	Public	9-12	600 Summerland Avenue	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 532-9251	545	48	11.3	100.0%	259 (47.5%)	157 (28.8%)	106 (19.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	35.7	158^th of 245 public high schools	35.5%		19.4	193^rd of 235 public high schools	17.9%	35																48.7	52.3	80.0	$19,603	$1,231	$593	$1,824	$13,651	$4,128	$17,779
Batesburg-Leesville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	800 Summerland Avenue	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 532-4452	525	44	12.0	100.0%	258 (49.1%)	132 (25.1%)	89 (17.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)								(n/a)																			$16,268	$1,828	$961	$2,789	$11,728	$1,750	$13,479
Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School	Public	3-5	403 South Lee Street	Batesburg-Leesville	29070	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 532-1155	429	36	11.9	100.0%	212 (49.4%)	122 (28.4%)	71 (16.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	31.8	440^th of 649 public elementary schools	32.2%		26.6	474^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.9%	34	57.7	51.5	50.7				51.4	43.6	42.4				30.5						$16,854	$2,462	$1,012	$3,474	$11,355	$2,025	$13,380
Riverbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 936-3400	996	80	12.4	100.0%	199 (20.0%)	265 (26.6%)	469 (47.1%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.0%)	41.2	387^th of 649 public elementary schools	40.4%		29.1	458^th of 640 public elementary schools	28.4%	71	48.6	63.0	54.7				54.8	50.7	43.1				46.3						$16,252	$589	$1,504	$2,092	$11,947	$2,213	$14,160
Lexington Two Innovation Center	Public	9-12	509 Bulldog Boulevard	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 936-5550	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Cayce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Bulldog Boulevard	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 936-5500	977	79	12.3	100.0%	188 (19.2%)	448 (45.9%)	250 (25.6%)	39 (4.0%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (4.6%)	12.7	595^th of 649 public elementary schools	8.3%		10.6	597^th of 640 public elementary schools	6.7%	2	44.1	40.0	44.3				29.4	28.5	31.1				28.4						$16,104	$1,048	$1,461	$2,509	$11,389	$2,206	$13,595
R. H. Fulmer Middle	Public	6-8	1614 Walterboro St.	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 822-5660	526	47	11.1	100.0%	221 (42.0%)	176 (33.5%)	92 (17.5%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.3%)	45.9	172^nd of 335 public middle schools	48.7%		42.7	176^th of 320 public middle schools	45.0%	4				43.3	51.8	53.9				33.1	36.7	56.2		49.4					$15,079	$689	$1,316	$2,005	$10,905	$2,170	$13,074
Pine Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	735 Pine Ridge Drive	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7400	379	31	12.2	100.0%	113 (29.8%)	139 (36.7%)	108 (28.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	17.4	289^th of 335 public middle schools	13.7%		15.4	276^th of 320 public middle schools	13.8%	13				36.4	39.6	34.9				22.7	22.6	25.6		38.6					$17,076	$669	$2,162	$2,832	$10,992	$3,253	$14,245
Northside Middle	Public	6-8	157 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 739-4190	528	43	12.2	84.5%	124 (23.5%)	129 (24.4%)	240 (45.5%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	26	252^nd of 335 public middle schools	24.8%		29.1	233^rd of 320 public middle schools	27.2%	19				38.7	45.6	52.8				17.8	17.3	38.2		41.8					$16,360	$547	$1,527	$2,074	$11,997	$2,290	$14,286
Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	501 Bulldog Boulevard	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 739-4070	442	35	12.6	100.0%	128 (29.0%)	161 (36.4%)	102 (23.1%)	21 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.3%)	29.8	241^st of 335 public middle schools	28.1%		29.5	231^st of 320 public middle schools	27.8%	10				39.5	45.3	47.6				20.6	29.5	44.1		42.8					$16,055	$1,248	$1,134	$2,382	$11,314	$2,359	$13,673
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	100.0%	310 (25.6%)	392 (32.3%)	405 (33.4%)	48 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (4.2%)	31.8	171^st of 245 public high schools	30.2%		22.8	185^th of 235 public high schools	21.3%	14															31.4	78.5	42.3	76.1	$13,658	$381	$982	$1,363	$9,694	$2,601	$12,295
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	85.1%	453 (35.6%)	440 (34.6%)	308 (24.2%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	35.8	157^th of 245 public high schools	35.9%		34.2	153^rd of 235 public high schools	34.9%	4															40.0	72.1	42.1	78.3	$14,078	$558	$957	$1,515	$10,180	$2,383	$12,563
Herbert A. Wood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	737 Pine Ridge Drive	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7420	938	70	13.4	100.0%	288 (30.7%)	334 (35.6%)	266 (28.4%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.3%)	24.8	495^th of 649 public elementary schools	23.7%		22.5	510^th of 640 public elementary schools	20.3%	15	54.2	52.3	49.2				45.0	36.5	26.3				40.2						$17,462	$955	$1,469	$2,424	$12,852	$2,186	$15,038
Springdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Wattling Road	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 739-4175	443	31	14.2	64.7%	238 (53.7%)	83 (18.7%)	80 (18.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	58.4	255^th of 649 public elementary schools	60.7%		63.4	235^th of 640 public elementary schools	63.3%	20	61.6	55.3	73.5				53.8	60.0	56.6				52.3						$15,586	$853	$1,223	$2,076	$10,850	$2,660	$13,510
Saluda River Academy for the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 Duke Avenue	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 739-4095	400	31	12.9	100.0%	154 (38.5%)	117 (29.3%)	82 (20.5%)	13 (3.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	45.5	344^th of 649 public elementary schools	47.0%		40.3	375^th of 640 public elementary schools	41.4%	31	52.2	67.8	63.4				49.2	41.7	47.6				52.5						$17,850	$1,160	$1,321	$2,480	$12,881	$2,489	$15,370
Congaree Elementary	Public	2-5	1221 Ramblin' Road	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7430	352	28	12.5	100.0%	140 (39.8%)	75 (21.3%)	111 (31.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	27.1	475^th of 649 public elementary schools	26.8%		17.2	546^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.7%	71	43.2	52.3	53.7				46.9	43.2	32.9				39.8						$17,336	$1,415	$1,335	$2,751	$11,885	$2,701	$14,586
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%)	51.9	293^rd of 649 public elementary schools	54.9%					(n/a)	67.9	61.9	65.2				67.9	39.3	44.9				45.2
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	47.5%	577 (71.1%)	67 (8.3%)	115 (14.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.4%)	60.4	247^th of 649 public elementary schools	61.9%		58.9	262^nd of 640 public elementary schools	59.1%	15	69.7	67.2	63.8				70.4	48.2	44.0				56.2						$14,944	$856	$572	$1,428	$12,164	$1,352	$13,516
Beechwood Middle	Public	6-8	1340 Highway 378	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5700	1,033	72	14.4	24.8%	788 (76.3%)	71 (6.9%)	69 (6.7%)	41 (4.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.8%)	91.5	23^rd of 335 public middle schools	93.1%		90.4	26^th of 320 public middle schools	91.9%	3				77.4	79.1	76.9				67.2	69.5	58.5		73.9					$12,948	$656	$319	$975	$10,528	$1,444	$11,973
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	47.1%	403 (53.5%)	155 (20.6%)	111 (14.7%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.7%)	51.3	302^nd of 649 public elementary schools	53.5%		58.6	265^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.6%	37	70.6	62.5	64.5				61.3	41.9	49.7				40.4						$14,838	$938	$588	$1,526	$11,735	$1,577	$13,312
River Bluff High	Public	9-12	320 Corley Mill Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0700	2,117	131	16.1	26.3%	1,422 (67.2%)	230 (10.9%)	188 (8.9%)	180 (8.5%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	89 (4.2%)	83.8	34^th of 245 public high schools	86.1%		76.9	33^rd of 235 public high schools	86.0%	1																73.7	75.2	94.4	$14,256	$557	$367	$924	$11,421	$1,911	$13,332
Meadow Glen Middle	Public	6-8	440 Ginny Lane	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0600	778	61	12.7	30.8%	501 (64.4%)	92 (11.8%)	57 (7.3%)	87 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	90.5	27^th of 335 public middle schools	91.9%		92.8	19^th of 320 public middle schools	94.1%	8				75.3	79.1	75.3				56.6	67.6	68.9		69.7					$15,868	$1,026	$375	$1,401	$12,878	$1,589	$14,468
Meadow Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Ginny Lane	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0400	775	61	12.8	25.7%	439 (56.6%)	58 (7.5%)	80 (10.3%)	153 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	86	80^th of 649 public elementary schools	87.7%		82.1	102^nd of 640 public elementary schools	84.1%	22	74.2	79.4	78.5				79.4	76.8	68.9				65.6						$14,334	$691	$379	$1,070	$11,979	$1,286	$13,264
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	29.4%	627 (77.9%)	56 (7.0%)	44 (5.5%)	26 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	84.6	88^th of 649 public elementary schools	86.4%		87	70^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.1%	18	72.9	86.0	80.5				76.7	72.0	56.9				68.2						$13,404	$687	$370	$1,057	$10,764	$1,583	$12,347
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	18.6%	571 (70.5%)	72 (8.9%)	54 (6.7%)	77 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	92	35^th of 649 public elementary schools	94.6%		92	37^th of 640 public elementary schools	94.2%	2	81.8	87.3	84.4				84.3	74.7	74.1				72.7						$13,907	$657	$455	$1,112	$11,526	$1,269	$12,795
Forts Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7350 Fish Hatchery Road	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-2500	478	43	11.1	100.0%	287 (60.0%)	40 (8.4%)	114 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	16.1	566^th of 649 public elementary schools	12.8%		21.9	513^th of 640 public elementary schools	19.8%	53	51.1	42.5	47.3				38.0	27.2	28.6				27.3						$17,826	$1,594	$774	$2,368	$13,970	$1,489	$15,459
Carolina Springs Middle	Public	6-8	6180 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4900	791	64	12.3	57.0%	382 (48.3%)	242 (30.6%)	98 (12.4%)	11 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.0%)	50.7	154^th of 335 public middle schools	54.0%		46.9	155^th of 320 public middle schools	51.6%	1				67.9	57.0	54.8				45.9	31.2	26.1		54.0					$14,288	$1,061	$444	$1,505	$11,241	$1,542	$12,783
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	60.1%	238 (54.3%)	119 (27.2%)	38 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	79.6	126^th of 649 public elementary schools	80.6%		67.8	209^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.3%	83	80.3	71.6	69.4				83.4	75.7	58.4				59.5						$14,004	$1,001	$616	$1,617	$10,748	$1,640	$12,388
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	63.9%	326 (53.0%)	141 (22.9%)	95 (15.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	44.8	351^st of 649 public elementary schools	45.9%		38.7	390^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.1%	39	61.6	62.5	55.9				54.8	46.1	44.0				47.2						$18,359	$1,381	$620	$2,001	$14,703	$1,654	$16,357
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	61.1%	301 (54.1%)	113 (20.3%)	81 (14.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.1%)	43.9	359^th of 649 public elementary schools	44.7%		51.7	300^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.1%	59	63.2	61.9	72.7				48.2	36.9	42.0				40.5						$18,059	$1,841	$642	$2,484	$13,740	$1,835	$15,575
Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	455 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3700	893	69	12.9	27.7%	634 (71.0%)	97 (10.9%)	57 (6.4%)	67 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	92.1	20^th of 335 public middle schools	94.0%		89.2	33^rd of 320 public middle schools	89.7%	13				76.8	83.0	77.6				62.3	68.2	61.4		77.1					$13,290	$862	$364	$1,226	$10,604	$1,461	$12,065
Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	6-8	660 Rawl Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2700	750	55	13.7	28.6%	518 (69.1%)	95 (12.7%)	66 (8.8%)	34 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	32 (4.3%)	88.6	35^th of 335 public middle schools	89.6%		86.1	40^th of 320 public middle schools	87.5%	5				79.1	73.0	79.5				59.5	57.2	64.8		67.9					$14,606	$844	$423	$1,267	$11,763	$1,576	$13,339
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	27.5%	588 (69.5%)	92 (10.9%)	82 (9.7%)	37 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.3%)	82.3	107^th of 649 public elementary schools	83.5%		80	115^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.0%	8	85.5	82.4	82.6				75.5	62.7	51.9				64.7						$13,386	$854	$417	$1,271	$10,775	$1,339	$12,114
Lexington Technology Center	Public	9-12	2421 Augusta Highway	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3000	0	37	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Gilbert High	Public	9-12	840 Main Street	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1900	1,138	78	14.6	42.7%	830 (72.9%)	106 (9.3%)	155 (13.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.9%)	75.9	48^th of 245 public high schools	80.4%		56.9	83^rd of 235 public high schools	64.7%	35																90.2	70.6	86.8	$16,009	$664	$379	$1,043	$13,076	$1,890	$14,966
Pelion High	Public	9-12	600 Lydia Drive	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2200	718	63	11.4	67.6%	487 (67.8%)	45 (6.3%)	136 (18.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.3%)	38.2	154^th of 245 public high schools	37.1%		32	158^th of 235 public high schools	32.8%	4																51.1	55.9	79.2	$17,799	$1,054	$673	$1,727	$13,987	$2,085	$16,072
Lexington High	Public	9-12	2463 Augusta Highway	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1300	2,536	164	15.5	25.7%	1,834 (72.3%)	303 (11.9%)	208 (8.2%)	84 (3.3%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	95 (3.7%)	86	28^th of 245 public high schools	88.6%		77.3	30^th of 235 public high schools	87.2%	2															38.7	86.1	81.0	91.5	$12,807	$711	$303	$1,013	$10,146	$1,647	$11,794
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	479 Oak Drive	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-0100	691	56	12.2	53.3%	363 (52.5%)	118 (17.1%)	133 (19.2%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.7%)	46.9	331^st of 649 public elementary schools	49.0%		51.5	301^st of 640 public elementary schools	53.0%	30	71.7	61.4	62.9				61.3	39.5	41.1				38.6						$15,478	$1,008	$573	$1,580	$12,323	$1,575	$13,898
Pelion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1202 Pine Street	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-2000	642	50	12.8	100.0%	422 (65.7%)	43 (6.7%)	131 (20.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	35.8	418^th of 649 public elementary schools	35.6%		23.2	504^th of 640 public elementary schools	21.3%	86	54.7	62.4	49.4				56.6	43.0	29.1				43.0						$17,679	$1,620	$688	$2,308	$13,696	$1,675	$15,371
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	54.6%	308 (50.7%)	150 (24.7%)	80 (13.2%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.9%)	51.7	297^th of 649 public elementary schools	54.2%		46.2	333^rd of 640 public elementary schools	48.0%	36	51.8	73.7	64.9				47.1	40.0	49.4				65.3						$16,029	$1,087	$541	$1,628	$12,888	$1,513	$14,401
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	60.3%	541 (65.7%)	64 (7.8%)	173 (21.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.6%)	42.3	377^th of 649 public elementary schools	41.9%		39.2	386^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.7%	9	61.0	60.9	61.1				57.2	40.6	41.6				41.3						$16,409	$1,300	$690	$1,990	$12,938	$1,481	$14,418
Pelion Middle	Public	6-8	325 Main Street	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-2300	513	45	11.4	100.0%	348 (67.8%)	26 (5.1%)	106 (20.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.2%)	42.2	189^th of 335 public middle schools	43.6%		34.2	207^th of 320 public middle schools	35.3%	18				55.1	48.9	50.7				30.5	35.1	39.3		52.1					$15,624	$1,258	$615	$1,873	$12,035	$1,717	$13,751
White Knoll High	Public	9-12	5643 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5200	2,025	132	15.3	51.2%	991 (48.9%)	555 (27.4%)	311 (15.4%)	24 (1.2%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	133 (6.6%)	44.3	139^th of 245 public high schools	43.3%		34.3	152^nd of 235 public high schools	35.3%	13															29.2	56.2	60.6	78.9	$14,070	$618	$358	$976	$11,394	$1,700	$13,094
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	27.9%	611 (75.2%)	64 (7.9%)	37 (4.6%)	55 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.2%)	94	28^th of 649 public elementary schools	95.7%		93.6	29^th of 640 public elementary schools	95.5%	1	91.1	88.7	85.8				93.3	78.0	67.9				77.4						$14,296	$1,010	$368	$1,378	$11,640	$1,278	$12,918
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	19.6%	652 (76.2%)	38 (4.4%)	57 (6.7%)	61 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (4.9%)	85.3	84^th of 649 public elementary schools	87.1%		89.1	53^rd of 640 public elementary schools	91.7%	31	85.4	73.9	78.5				86.2	67.3	71.3				63.0						$13,235	$785	$335	$1,120	$10,826	$1,289	$12,114
Gilbert Middle	Public	6-8	120 Rikard Circle	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1700	804	65	12.4	48.4%	566 (70.4%)	58 (7.2%)	140 (17.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	56.6	134^th of 335 public middle schools	60.0%		51.1	139^th of 320 public middle schools	56.6%	5				61.3	59.2	55.0				36.1	47.8	39.3		57.4					$14,097	$753	$362	$1,115	$11,641	$1,340	$12,982
White Knoll Middle	Public	6-8	116 White Knoll Way	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4300	693	54	12.8	63.2%	362 (52.2%)	132 (19.0%)	137 (19.8%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.9%)	40	200^th of 335 public middle schools	40.3%		31.7	224^th of 320 public middle schools	30.0%	24				52.2	50.6	50.0				32.1	38.0	28.2		51.0					$15,279	$823	$476	$1,299	$12,400	$1,580	$13,980
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	100.0%	256 (51.3%)	81 (16.2%)	101 (20.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.4%)	48.8	318^th of 649 public elementary schools	51.0%		52.5	293^rd of 640 public elementary schools	54.2%	25	57.4	50.6	70.5				58.7	41.3	60.6				50.7						$18,479	$1,418	$709	$2,126	$14,628	$1,725	$16,353
Sandy Run School	Public	PK, KG-8	450 Old Swamp Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 655-2746	559	45	12.5	100.0%	304 (54.4%)	211 (37.7%)	32 (5.7%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	18.7	542^nd of 649 public elementary schools	16.5%		25.4	487^th of 640 public elementary schools	23.9%	55	53.7	54.9	37.1	38.5	52.3	42.6	38.9	19.6	35.5	32.7	43.2	33.4	23.5	21.1					$16,927	$1,849	$438	$2,286	$12,014	$2,626	$14,640

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