Lexington 05

Summary:

The Lexington 05 school district in South Carolina comprises 22 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, and 4 high schools. The district is known for its strong academic performance, with several standout schools ranking among the top in the state.

The top-performing high schools in the district are Chapin High School and Spring Hill High School, both of which are ranked in the top 20 high schools statewide and have 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger. At the middle school level, Chapin Middle School stands out as the top performer, ranked 29th out of 320 middle schools statewide and with a 5-star rating. Among the elementary schools, Lake Murray Elementary is a high-performing school, ranked 55th out of 640 elementary schools statewide and with a 5-star rating.

While the district as a whole performs well, there are some disparities in performance between the top-tier schools and the lower-performing elementary and middle schools, such as Irmo Middle, Seven Oaks Elementary, and Leaphart Elementary. Additionally, the district faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism across all schools, and there are significant disparities in resource allocation, as evidenced by the wide range in free and reduced lunch rates, spending per student, and student-teacher ratios.

District Detail

1020 Dutch Fork Road
Irmo, SC 29063

(803) 476-8000

SchoolDigger Rank:
13^th of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 17,053

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 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
Dutch Fork High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1400 Old Tamah Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-3300	1,703	122	13.9		748 (43.9%)	639 (37.5%)	103 (6.0%)	84 (4.9%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	118 (6.9%)	67.5	55^th of 235 public high schools	76.6%		74.8	37^th of 235 public high schools	84.3%	18															64.8	74.0	71.7	91.6	$14,365	$581	$439	$1,020	$11,565	$1,781	$13,345
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
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
Dutch Fork Middle	Public	6-8	1528 Old Tamah Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4800	876	68	12.8		400 (45.7%)	305 (34.8%)	75 (8.6%)	23 (2.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (8.0%)	56.4	123^rd of 320 public middle schools	61.6%		65.2	98^th of 325 public middle schools	69.8%	25					59.8	60.5					31.3	30.2			97.2				$14,461	$672	$565	$1,237	$11,716	$1,509	$13,225
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
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
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
Leaphart Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	120 Piney Grove Road	Columbia	29210	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-4700	483	45	10.7		137 (28.4%)	241 (49.9%)	46 (9.5%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	36 (7.5%)	44.6	344^th of 640 public elementary schools	46.3%		46.3	346^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.8%	2	58.4	70.2	58.2				47.6	47.8	44.3				32.8						$16,698	$1,324	$1,122	$2,446	$12,516	$1,736	$14,252
Seven Oaks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2800 Ashland Road	Columbia	29210	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-8500	522	56	9.3		66 (12.6%)	329 (63.0%)	47 (9.0%)	43 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (5.9%)	17.1	549^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.2%		21.1	512^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.7%	37	31.0	52.3	43.9				29.8	35.7	25.6				34.5						$18,362	$1,567	$860	$2,427	$14,251	$1,684	$15,935
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		335 (33.8%)	439 (44.3%)	85 (8.6%)	36 (3.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	93 (9.4%)	51.2	138^th of 320 public middle schools	56.9%		42.7	176^th of 325 public middle schools	45.8%	38				79.2	49.6	48.8				65.7	29.9	22.8		77.7	93.5				$14,658	$468	$510	$978	$12,107	$1,573	$13,680
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		297 (23.3%)	732 (57.5%)	100 (7.9%)	47 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	83 (6.5%)	37.6	145^th of 235 public high schools	38.3%		40.5	131^st of 235 public high schools	44.3%	14															52.6	53.1	56.3	87.2	$15,789	$746	$450	$1,196	$12,543	$2,050	$14,593
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
Oak Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 River Bottom Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4100	484	44	11.0		278 (57.4%)	118 (24.4%)	42 (8.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.1%)	73	180^th of 640 public elementary schools	71.9%		73.2	167^th of 638 public elementary schools	73.8%	13	70.4	77.1	71.4				55.6	63.2	57.1				57.9						$17,966	$643	$537	$1,180	$15,191	$1,595	$16,786
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		183 (32.9%)	255 (45.8%)	36 (6.5%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	57 (10.2%)								(n/a)				45.8						27.2				46.8					$15,526	$717	$554	$1,271	$12,366	$1,890	$14,255
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		1,308 (80.9%)	97 (6.0%)	109 (6.7%)	30 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.2%)	88.2	14^th of 235 public high schools	94.0%		85.6	17^th of 235 public high schools	92.8%	3															87.8	84.7	82.7	98.3	$13,475	$461	$361	$823	$10,810	$1,843	$12,653
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		160 (34.0%)	196 (41.6%)	46 (9.8%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.0%)	53.2	289^th of 640 public elementary schools	54.8%		59.3	257^th of 638 public elementary schools	59.7%	32	57.6	66.7	62.3				57.0	54.7	40.5				48.0						$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		114 (22.4%)	285 (55.9%)	47 (9.2%)	17 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.0%)	46.7	329^th of 640 public elementary schools	48.6%		61	237^th of 638 public elementary schools	62.9%	92	65.1	48.0	64.2				53.0	48.0	51.8				33.3						$19,019	$1,572	$883	$2,455	$15,019	$1,544	$16,563
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
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		781 (79.3%)	52 (5.3%)	66 (6.7%)	29 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (5.5%)								(n/a)			77.1	69.2					68.0	58.0				70.5					$12,023	$506	$369	$875	$9,775	$1,373	$11,148
Center for Advanced Technical Studies	Public	9-12	916 Mount Vernon Church Road	Chapin	29036	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-8600	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Spring Hill High	Public, Magnet	9-12	11629 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-8700	1,118	92	12.1		771 (69.0%)	177 (15.8%)	70 (6.3%)	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.3%)	83.2	20^th of 235 public high schools	91.5%		88.9	11^th of 235 public high schools	95.3%	9															76.9	88.5	77.8	99.3	$13,711	$568	$472	$1,040	$10,975	$1,696	$12,671
Chapin Middle	Public	6-8	11661 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 722-5500	1,007	68	14.9		797 (79.1%)	56 (5.6%)	73 (7.2%)	24 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	53 (5.3%)	90	29^th of 320 public middle schools	90.9%		88.4	35^th of 325 public middle schools	89.2%	6					76.7	75.9					50.4	54.0			100.0				$12,605	$446	$382	$827	$10,276	$1,502	$11,777
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

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
School Public Charter School District	3.57 mi	59	30^th
Dept of Juvenile Justice	6.96 mi	3	75^th
Dept Of Correction N04	7.64 mi	12
Richland 01	8.09 mi	48	52^nd
Charter Institute at Erskine	8.6 mi	31	40^th

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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.

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