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Lugoff Elementary

Q: Is Lugoff Elementary a good school?

Lugoff Elementary ranks 193 rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lugoff Elementary is a public elementary school serving 517 students in grades PK-5 in Lugoff, South Carolina. It is part of the Kershaw 01 school district, which is ranked 31 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lugoff Elementary consistently outperforms the Kershaw 01 district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 60.4% of 3rd graders at Lugoff Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 60.1% for the district and 61.8% for the state. The school also maintains a relatively small student-teacher ratio between 14.2 and 15.1, which is comparable to nearby schools in the Richland 02 and Charter Institute at Erskine districts.

While Lugoff Elementary excels academically, it faces some challenges, including higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average and a lower-ranking gifted and talented program compared to other schools in the state. However, the school's ability to perform well academically despite having a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is commendable. Lugoff Elementary's proximity to several other elementary schools in the region provides an opportunity for collaboration and continued growth.

543

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,475

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

994 Ridgeway Road
Lugoff, SC 29078

(803) 438-8000

District: Kershaw 01

Students who attend Lugoff Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lugoff-Elgin Middle
High:	Lugoff-Elgin High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.1%

African American:

27.8%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 71st percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (64% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kershaw 01

✓Above the South Carolina median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg56%

193^rd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Kershaw 01

31^st of 75Kershaw 01 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	70.6	193 of 640	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	198 of 638	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	209 of 644	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	178 of 625	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	208 of 622	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	243 of 643	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	243 of 624	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.2	183 of 639	71.4%	★★★★☆
2016	65.9	199 of 619	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.2	183 of 638	71.3%	★★★★☆
2014	76.8	117 of 630	81.4%	★★★★☆
2013	80.3	87 of 599	85.5%	★★★★☆
2012	78.4	100 of 594	83.2%	★★★★☆
2011	74.6	130 of 597	78.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.0	142 of 589	75.9%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	102 of 580	82.4%	★★★★☆
2008	82.3	65 of 577	88.7%	★★★★☆
2007	78.3	101 of 566	82.2%	★★★★☆
2006	79.5	82 of 559	85.3%	★★★★☆
2005	80.1	81 of 557	85.5%	★★★★☆
2004	86.9	42 of 550	92.4%	★★★★★
2003	84.2	60 of 542	88.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	80 of 381	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.4	140 of 394	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	185 of 393	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.6	248 of 350	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	210 of 421	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	244 of 412	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	110 of 581	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	142 of 565	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	212 of 580	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.5	198 of 573	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	276 of 554	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	274 of 588	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	267 of 570	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	65 of 101	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	63 of 82	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	178 of 613	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	169 of 599	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	208 of 608	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	153 of 600	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	240 of 580	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	256 of 600	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	284 of 588	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	247 of 586	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	226 of 568	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	193 of 582	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.7	164 of 579	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	136 of 561	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	213 of 590	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	224 of 571	60.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	196 of 460	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	218 of 441	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	155 of 463	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	169 of 455	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	191 of 439	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	267 of 472	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	230 of 457	49.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)36th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science66%+17 vs state

English Language Arts64%~ state avg

Mathematics64%+11 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Lugoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	994 Ridgeway Road	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-8000	543	36	15.0		321 (59.1%)	151 (27.8%)	25 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	70.6	193^rd of 640 public elementary schools	69.8%		68	198^th of 638 public elementary schools	69.0%	5	60.4	69.1	63.7	62.4	68.4	59.8	66.3	$13,475	$1,234	$884	$2,117	$9,860	$1,498	$11,358
Wateree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	424 Wildwood Lane	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-8018	688	45	15.2		420 (61.0%)	113 (16.4%)	60 (8.7%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (12.5%)	64.6	227^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.5%		66.9	206^th of 638 public elementary schools	67.7%	21	64.3	63.1	72.5	64.2	51.0	59.3	49.0	$12,351	$986	$880	$1,866	$9,160	$1,325	$10,485
The Montessori School of Camden	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2 Montessori Way	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 432-6828	112	13	8.9		79 (70.5%)	16 (14.3%)	10 (8.9%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)								(n/a)								$14,674	$402	$394	$796	$10,655	$3,223	$13,878
Camden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	416 Laurens Street	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8960	644	44	14.7		319 (49.5%)	193 (30.0%)	90 (14.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	47.9	320^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.0%		37.8	395^th of 638 public elementary schools	38.1%	75	65.7	55.6	51.9	55.2	51.9	42.6	49.0	$11,524	$1,319	$699	$2,018	$8,098	$1,408	$9,506
Doby's Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1964 Ft. Jackson Road	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-4055	607	39	15.5		331 (54.5%)	133 (21.9%)	69 (11.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.9%)	52.8	292^nd of 640 public elementary schools	54.4%		46.9	344^th of 638 public elementary schools	46.1%	52	64.0	60.2	57.2	51.0	42.9	52.0	60.2	$12,714	$1,144	$849	$1,993	$8,758	$1,963	$10,721
Blaney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1621 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-3241	750	53	14.1		362 (48.3%)	216 (28.8%)	95 (12.7%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.2%)	54.9	275^th of 640 public elementary schools	57.0%		46.2	347^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.6%	72	64.4	55.1	62.3	66.9	49.1	45.9	50.0	$11,876	$1,009	$898	$1,907	$8,650	$1,318	$9,969
Jackson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1730 Jefferson Davis Highway	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8965	530	40	13.2		133 (25.1%)	222 (41.9%)	126 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.1%)	7.7	620^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.1%		9.1	610^th of 638 public elementary schools	4.4%	10	31.8	26.2	34.8	35.3	17.0	27.2	14.1	$14,313	$1,538	$955	$2,492	$9,808	$2,012	$11,820
Pine Tree Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	938 Bishopville Highway	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 425-8970	505	36	14.1		268 (53.1%)	141 (27.9%)	53 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	66.4	216^th of 640 public elementary schools	66.3%		52.6	297^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.4%	81	69.0	65.8	63.4	70.2	58.8	53.8	50.6	$12,984	$1,254	$841	$2,096	$8,904	$1,984	$10,888
Bookman Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Bookman Road	Elgin	29045	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 699-1724	535	43	12.3		101 (18.9%)	314 (58.7%)	72 (13.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.9%)	59.2	261^st of 640 public elementary schools	59.2%		71.1	177^th of 638 public elementary schools	72.3%	84	64.7	60.3	73.2	57.6	53.7	59.7	42.2	$19,019	$1,905	$765	$2,670	$13,672	$2,677	$16,349
Bridge Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	121 Bombing Range Road	Elgin	29045	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 462-3900	564	47	12.1		63 (11.2%)	374 (66.3%)	77 (13.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	43.6	352^nd of 640 public elementary schools	45.0%		48.2	333^rd of 638 public elementary schools	47.8%	19	61.1	58.5	45.1	68.9	51.5	29.7	44.5	$15,344	$1,391	$802	$2,192	$11,303	$1,848	$13,151

Frequently Asked Questions about Lugoff Elementary

How many students attend Lugoff Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 543 students attended Lugoff Elementary.

Is Lugoff Elementary a good school?

Lugoff Elementary ranks 193^rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lugoff Elementary?

Students at Lugoff Elementary are 59% White, 28% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Lugoff Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lugoff Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lugoff-Elgin Middle
High : Lugoff-Elgin High

What district is Lugoff Elementary in?

Kershaw 01

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