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Lugoff Elementary

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Lugoff Elementary ranks 211 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

211^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lugoff Elementary is a PK-5 school in Lugoff, SC, serving 543 students within the Kershaw 01 district, and it has consistently ranked in the 61st–72nd percentile statewide over the past decade.

This school stands out for its exceptional 5th grade math performance—64.6% of students scored proficient in 2025-2026, a remarkable 22-point advantage over the district average and well above the state's 49.1%. That strength has been consistent for three straight years, with the school beating district averages by roughly 19 points each time. Science scores are also strong, with 66.3% of 4th graders proficient in 2024-2025, far exceeding both district and state averages. Even with 100% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, Lugoff Elementary outperforms most schools in its district, ranking 206th out of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. By comparison, Jackson School—also in Kershaw 01—ranks in the 2nd percentile, and its 5th grade math proficiency (9.3%) is nearly seven times lower than Lugoff's. Lugoff also keeps chronic absenteeism below district and state averages, though the rate did rise from 15.3% to 19.5% in the last year.

One area to watch is the school's Gifted and Talented program, which ranks in the 36th percentile—suggesting that the highest-achieving students may not be getting enough enrichment. There's also a grade-level pattern worth noting: 5th grade ELA proficiency (77.5%) outpaces 3rd and 4th grades, while 4th grade math (52.9%) lags behind 3rd and 5th. On a positive note, the school's spending of $13,475 per student is higher than some peers like Blaney Elementary ($11,876) but lower than Camden Elementary's neighbor Wateree Elementary ($12,351), and it delivers stronger results than most. Overall, Lugoff Elementary is a solid, dependable choice that helps students achieve above expectations despite economic challenges.

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 — 68th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (63% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Kershaw 01

✓Above the South Carolina median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

211^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Elementary Schools in the Kershaw 01

27^th 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
2026	66.9	211 of 661	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.6	193 of 639	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	200 of 643	68.9%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	57.0	140 of 384	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.6	80 of 380	78.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	65.7	200 of 599	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.1	110 of 580	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	143 of 568	74.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	52.2	147 of 196	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	60.5	239 of 634	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.4	178 of 612	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	169 of 602	71.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	63.8	203 of 591	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	247 of 585	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	227 of 571	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
2026	61.2	194 of 463	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.0	196 of 459	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	217 of 446	51.3%	★★★☆☆
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 (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)66th percentile~ school

African American (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)58th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)25th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+6 vs state

Mathematics60%+6 vs state

Science53%~ state avg

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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
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	100.0%	321 (59.1%)	151 (27.8%)	25 (4.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	66.9	211^th of 661 public elementary schools	68.1%		70.6	193^rd of 639 public elementary schools	69.8%	18	68.9	65.7	77.5				63.3	52.9	64.6				52.9		$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	59.3%	420 (61.0%)	113 (16.4%)	60 (8.7%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (12.5%)	58.4	259^th of 661 public elementary schools	60.8%		64.6	227^th of 639 public elementary schools	64.5%	32	66.7	67.4	66.4				57.3	59.4	43.0				52.8		$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	21.2%	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	57.1%	319 (49.5%)	193 (30.0%)	90 (14.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	30.4	456^th of 661 public elementary schools	31.0%		47.9	320^th of 639 public elementary schools	49.9%	136	61.1	55.6	55.7				51.2	30.9	32.9				34.0		$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	62.6%	331 (54.5%)	133 (21.9%)	69 (11.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (10.9%)	44.6	360^th of 661 public elementary schools	45.5%		52.8	292^nd of 639 public elementary schools	54.3%	68	49.0	56.2	65.3				46.8	58.3	42.1				54.2		$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	100.0%	362 (48.3%)	216 (28.8%)	95 (12.7%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.2%)	63.6	236^th of 661 public elementary schools	64.3%		54.9	275^th of 639 public elementary schools	57.0%	39	67.0	73.1	67.3				63.9	59.3	42.1				56.1		$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	100.0%	133 (25.1%)	222 (41.9%)	126 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.1%)	6.9	646^th of 661 public elementary schools	2.3%		7.7	619^th of 639 public elementary schools	3.1%	27	40.8	43.0	21.6				33.4	23.1	9.3				23.1		$14,313	$1,538	$955	$2,492	$9,808	$2,012	$11,820
Horse Creek Academy-Kershaw	Public, Charter	K-5	1543 Malvern Hill Drive	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(803) 226-0160	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	70.4	191^st of 661 public elementary schools	71.1%					(n/a)	68.6	63.8	75.7				57.1	69.5	67.5				58.3
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	71.9%	268 (53.1%)	141 (27.9%)	53 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.9%)	63	238^th of 661 public elementary schools	64.0%		66.4	216^th of 639 public elementary schools	66.2%	22	71.0	67.7	63.8				63.1	60.0	50.7				52.3		$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	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 699-1724	535	43	12.3	51.2%	101 (18.9%)	314 (58.7%)	72 (13.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.9%)	57.6	264^th of 661 public elementary schools	60.1%		59.2	261^st of 639 public elementary schools	59.2%	3	74.6	71.9	55.1				69.8	48.8	35.0				60.9		$19,019	$1,905	$765	$2,670	$13,672	$2,677	$16,349

Frequently Asked Questions about Lugoff Elementary

What district is Lugoff Elementary in?

Kershaw 01

How many students attend Lugoff Elementary?

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

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.

Is Lugoff Elementary a good school?

Lugoff Elementary ranks 211^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

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