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Lugoff-Elgin High

Q: Is Lugoff-Elgin High a good school?

Lugoff-Elgin High ranks 75 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 70% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Lugoff-Elgin High serves approximately 1,759 students in grades 9-12 in the suburban/rural community of Lugoff, SC, about 15-18 miles northeast of Columbia, and is part of the Kershaw 01 school district.

Lugoff-Elgin is a school on the rise, earning a 4-star rating and ranking 75th out of 245 high schools statewide in 2025-2026—a significant jump from 100th place the year before. The school shows particular strength in English and History, with English 2 proficiency at 88.75%, well above the state average. It also excels with specific student groups, ranking in the 71st percentile for military-connected students and the 80th percentile for gifted students. Perhaps most impressive is the broad-based improvement across nearly every subgroup, including a dramatic turnaround for Hispanic students, who jumped from the 25th to the 70th percentile in just two years. The school is the top performer in its district, outpacing nearby Camden High in every subject, despite being just over five miles away.

However, there are areas of concern. Algebra 1 proficiency (62.5%) lags slightly behind the state average, a gap that has persisted for three years. The graduation rate of 82.8% also trails the state average of 86.7%. Additionally, the school operates with a higher student-teacher ratio (18:1) and lower per-student spending ($10,583) than neighboring districts like Richland 02, yet still achieves strong results—a testament to its efficiency, though it raises questions about long-term sustainability. Chronic absenteeism, while improving from a peak of 29.2%, remains at 21.1%, slightly above the district average. Overall, Lugoff-Elgin is a solid, efficient school that is clearly heading in the right direction.

1,759

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,583

Per pupil spending ?

52.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1284 Highway 1 South
Lugoff, SC 29078

(803) 438-3481

District: Kershaw 01

Feeder schools for Lugoff-Elgin High:

Elementary:	Blaney Elementary
	Doby's Mill Elementary
	Lugoff Elementary
	Wateree Elementary
Middle:	Leslie M. Stover Middle
	Lugoff-Elgin Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.5%

African American:

25.5%

Hispanic:

11.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓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 (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg69%

South Carolina avg69%

75^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 30%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	75 of 248	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	52.8	101 of 240	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	116 of 243	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	72 of 237	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	49 of 226	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	44 of 227	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	39 of 225	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	56 of 216	74.1%	★★★★☆
2017	57.1	57 of 223	74.4%	★★★★☆
2016	57.7	70 of 231	69.7%	★★★★☆
2015	54.2	80 of 232	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.5	91 of 210	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.0	78 of 203	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.9	95 of 202	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.7	64 of 199	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.9	71 of 199	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.3	46 of 188	75.5%	★★★★☆
2008	76.1	36 of 185	80.5%	★★★★☆
2007	69.0	44 of 191	77.0%	★★★★☆
2006	65.3	68 of 191	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.5	90 of 187	51.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	47 of 200	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	52.2	87 of 196	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.1	50 of 197	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	46 of 199	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	19 of 190	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.0	15 of 178	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	74.5	18 of 184	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	65.1	41 of 183	77.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	30 of 136	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	56.9	53 of 140	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	71 of 147	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	50 of 141	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.4	24 of 139	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	22 of 115	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	12 of 143	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	75.4	28 of 137	79.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	64 of 70	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	55 of 71	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	66 of 229	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	46.8	115 of 229	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	118 of 231	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.2	74 of 223	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	41 of 220	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	44 of 213	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	45 of 213	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	62 of 210	70.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	31 of 155	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	52 of 154	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	37 of 158	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	36 of 156	76.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	37 of 124	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	44.4	72 of 122	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	92 of 122	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.0	45 of 119	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	30 of 108	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	38 of 93	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	33 of 86	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	68 of 241	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	45.6	110 of 230	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	123 of 235	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.1	62 of 226	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.1	33 of 220	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	33 of 213	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	34 of 217	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	68 of 214	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	78 of 233	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	82 of 228	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	107 of 234	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	72 of 229	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	53 of 224	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.9	47 of 215	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	37 of 218	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	56.0	65 of 213	69.5%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	6 of 21	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	64.6	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	6 of 15	60.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	19 of 61	68.9%	★★★★☆
2025	56.6	27 of 59	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	37 of 53	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.8	20 of 57	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	16 of 48	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	9 of 31	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	95 of 203	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.6	91 of 200	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	137 of 202	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	90 of 197	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	70 of 192	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	68 of 189	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	61 of 191	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	88 of 185	52.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)80th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2026)78th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)76th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2026)71st percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)70th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)69th percentile~ school

Male (2026)67th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 289%+5 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution66%+3 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 265%+4 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 262%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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
Lugoff-Elgin High	Public	9-12	1284 Highway 1 South	Lugoff	29078	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 438-3481	1,759	98	18.0	52.4%	977 (55.5%)	449 (25.5%)	197 (11.2%)	12 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	115 (6.5%)	67.3	75^th of 248 public high schools	69.8%		52.8	101^st of 240 public high schools	57.9%	26	62.5	64.6	65.6	88.8	$10,583	$560	$590	$1,150	$7,996	$1,437	$9,433
Camden High	Public	9-12	1022 Ehrenclou Road	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 425-8930	1,136	71	16.0	63.0%	502 (44.2%)	435 (38.3%)	143 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.6%)	43.6	143^rd of 248 public high schools	42.3%		31.7	166^th of 240 public high schools	30.8%	23	53.1	56.7	55.7	79.9	$11,908	$569	$686	$1,256	$8,710	$1,943	$10,653
Dr. Gilbert G. Woolard Technology Center	Public	9-12	70 Innovation Lane	Camden	29020	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 425-8982	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lewis High	Public	9-12	8200 State Farm Road	Rembert	29128	Sumter County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3454	7	2	3.5		2 (28.6%)	5 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ridge View High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4801 Hard Scrabble Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2999	1,631	99	16.5	49.0%	92 (5.6%)	1,298 (79.6%)	119 (7.3%)	18 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	94 (5.8%)	48.1	132^nd of 248 public high schools	46.8%		41.4	135^th of 240 public high schools	43.8%	3	54.7	55.0	59.7	82.3	$13,235	$747	$467	$1,213	$9,195	$2,827	$12,021
Spring Valley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	120 Sparkleberry Lane	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-3500	2,230	125	17.8	44.0%	413 (18.5%)	1,209 (54.2%)	337 (15.1%)	151 (6.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	113 (5.1%)	48.9	131^st of 248 public high schools	47.2%		43.9	127^th of 240 public high schools	47.1%	4	66.2	51.8	57.8	84.7	$12,832	$815	$430	$1,245	$9,028	$2,559	$11,587
Blythewood High	Public	9-12	10901 Wilson Boulevard	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-4090	2,164	140	15.4	28.7%	666 (30.8%)	1,144 (52.9%)	178 (8.2%)	49 (2.3%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	114 (5.3%)	64.1	86^th of 248 public high schools	65.3%		64.8	65^th of 240 public high schools	72.9%	21	54.8	62.4	73.0	85.0	$12,801	$816	$375	$1,191	$9,095	$2,516	$11,611
Westwood High	Public, Magnet	9-12	180 Turkey Farm Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-4049	1,743	106	16.4	55.1%	124 (7.1%)	1,378 (79.1%)	141 (8.1%)	16 (0.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (4.4%)	35.7	161^st of 248 public high schools	35.1%		34.9	153^rd of 240 public high schools	36.3%	8	55.4	46.4	59.7	77.0	$13,394	$759	$561	$1,320	$9,437	$2,637	$12,073
Richland Northeast High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7500 Brookfield Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2800	1,340	101	13.3	67.9%	112 (8.4%)	857 (64.0%)	296 (22.1%)	19 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	50 (3.7%)	24	199^th of 248 public high schools	19.8%		15.8	208^th of 240 public high schools	13.3%	9	65.3	39.9	39.1	73.2	$16,712	$1,045	$593	$1,638	$11,424	$3,651	$15,075
W.J. Keenan High	Public, Magnet	9-12	361 Pisgah Church Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 714-2500	675	53	12.7	100.0%	10 (1.5%)	610 (90.4%)	34 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	27.7	187^th of 248 public high schools	24.6%		27.1	178^th of 240 public high schools	25.8%	9		33.3	53.4	79.9	$22,423	$1,390	$1,218	$2,608	$16,274	$3,541	$19,815

Frequently Asked Questions about Lugoff-Elgin High

Is Lugoff-Elgin High a good school?

Lugoff-Elgin High ranks 75^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lugoff-Elgin High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,759 students attended Lugoff-Elgin High.

What is the racial makeup of Lugoff-Elgin High?

Students at Lugoff-Elgin High are 56% White, 26% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Lugoff-Elgin High?

Lugoff-Elgin High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blaney Elementary
Elementary : Doby's Mill Elementary
Elementary : Lugoff Elementary
Elementary : Wateree Elementary
Middle : Leslie M. Stover Middle
Middle : Lugoff-Elgin Middle

What district is Lugoff-Elgin High in?

Kershaw 01

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