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Best Elementary Schools in Lexington County, SC

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22,640

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Top rankedLake Murray Elementary28^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Carolina Springs Elementary up 81 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

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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)		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	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
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	551^st of 661 public elementary schools	16.6%		25.4	486^th of 639 public elementary schools	23.9%	65	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
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%)	48.7	324^th of 661 public elementary schools	51.0%		52.5	293^rd of 639 public elementary schools	54.1%	31	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
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%)	85.2	85^th of 661 public elementary schools	87.1%		89.1	53^rd of 639 public elementary schools	91.7%	32	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
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 661 public elementary schools	95.8%		93.6	29^th of 639 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
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	383^rd of 661 public elementary schools	42.1%		39.2	385^th of 639 public elementary schools	39.7%	2	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
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%)	51.6	303^rd of 661 public elementary schools	54.2%		46.2	333^rd of 639 public elementary schools	47.9%	30	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
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%)	35.7	424^th of 661 public elementary schools	35.9%		23.2	503^rd of 639 public elementary schools	21.3%	79	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
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%)	46.8	337^th of 661 public elementary schools	49.0%		51.5	301^st of 639 public elementary schools	52.9%	36	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
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%)	82.1	109^th of 661 public elementary schools	83.5%		80	115^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.0%	6	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
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%)	43.8	365^th of 661 public elementary schools	44.8%		51.7	300^th of 639 public elementary schools	53.1%	65	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
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	358^th of 661 public elementary schools	45.8%		38.7	389^th of 639 public elementary schools	39.1%	31	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
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%)	79.5	128^th of 661 public elementary schools	80.6%		67.8	209^th of 639 public elementary schools	67.3%	81	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
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	576^th of 661 public elementary schools	12.9%		21.9	512^th of 639 public elementary schools	19.9%	64	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
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%)	91.9	35^th of 661 public elementary schools	94.7%		92	37^th of 639 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
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%)	84.4	89^th of 661 public elementary schools	86.5%		87	70^th of 639 public elementary schools	89.0%	19	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
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%)	85.8	81^st of 661 public elementary schools	87.7%		82.1	102^nd of 639 public elementary schools	84.0%	21	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
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%)	51.2	308^th of 661 public elementary schools	53.4%		58.6	265^th of 639 public elementary schools	58.5%	43	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
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%)	60.2	252^nd of 661 public elementary schools	61.9%		58.9	262^nd of 639 public elementary schools	59.0%	10	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
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%)	51.8	299^th of 661 public elementary schools	54.8%					(n/a)	67.9	61.9	65.2				67.9	39.3	44.9				45.2
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	482^nd of 661 public elementary schools	27.1%		17.2	545^th of 639 public elementary schools	14.7%	63	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
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%)	45.4	351^st of 661 public elementary schools	46.9%		40.3	374^th of 639 public elementary schools	41.5%	23	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
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%)	58.3	260^th of 661 public elementary schools	60.7%		63.4	235^th of 639 public elementary schools	63.2%	25	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
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	502^nd of 661 public elementary schools	24.1%		22.5	509^th of 639 public elementary schools	20.3%	7	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
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	607^th of 661 public elementary schools	8.2%		10.6	596^th of 639 public elementary schools	6.7%	11	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
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%)	41.1	393^rd of 661 public elementary schools	40.5%		29.1	457^th of 639 public elementary schools	28.5%	64	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
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%)	31.7	446^th of 661 public elementary schools	32.5%		26.6	473^rd of 639 public elementary schools	26.0%	27	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
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
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	578^th of 661 public elementary schools	12.6%		28	462^nd of 639 public elementary schools	27.7%	116	42.6	45.6					35.1	35.5					34.0		$13,560	$1,074	$1,219	$2,293	$9,637	$1,630	$11,267
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
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%)	89.8	51^st of 661 public elementary schools	92.3%		88.8	55^th of 639 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
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%)	87.1	72^nd of 661 public elementary schools	89.1%		85	86^th of 639 public elementary schools	86.5%	14	81.5	81.6					74.0	76.9					66.7		$14,279	$771	$437	$1,208	$11,521	$1,549	$13,070
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%)	40.2	400^th of 661 public elementary schools	39.5%		53.2	289^th of 639 public elementary schools	54.8%	111	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
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%)	41.9	385^th of 661 public elementary schools	41.8%		46.7	329^th of 639 public elementary schools	48.5%	56	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
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%)	83.4	100^th of 661 public elementary schools	84.9%		82.9	97^th of 639 public elementary schools	84.8%	3	74.2	83.7					71.0	65.0					72.8		$15,662	$799	$474	$1,273	$12,706	$1,683	$14,389
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%)	75.9	149^th of 661 public elementary schools	77.5%		81.1	106^th of 639 public elementary schools	83.4%	43	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

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.