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Heath Springs Elementary

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Heath Springs Elementary ranks 290 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

290^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Heath Springs Elementary is a small, rural school in Heath Springs, SC, serving 297 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Lancaster 01 school district.

This school is currently on a strong upward trajectory. After a challenging period, Heath Springs made a dramatic academic turnaround in the 2025-2026 school year, jumping to the 56th percentile statewide and earning a 3-star rating—its best performance in years. The most impressive highlight is 3rd-grade math, where 73.3% of students are proficient, well above the state average of 59.2% and outperforming nearby North Elementary (55.5%) and Erwin Elementary (47.4%). The school also stands out for its lower chronic absenteeism rate (18.7%) compared to both the district (21.5%) and state (22.3%), a positive sign of student engagement. Within its immediate area, Heath Springs is performing better than several neighboring schools, including Clinton Elementary and Brooklyn Springs Elementary, making it a positive outlier in its peer group.

While the overall news is encouraging, there are areas to watch. The school shows a clear gender gap—female students rank in the 62nd percentile while male students rank in the 39th. Additionally, performance tends to decline as students get older; for example, math proficiency drops from 73.3% in 3rd grade to 41.6% in 5th grade. This suggests the school is very effective at building foundational skills in early grades but may need more support in upper elementary. It's also worth noting that Heath Springs serves a high-poverty population (over 76% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch), making its recent improvement even more noteworthy. For parents, this is a school that appears to be heading in the right direction, with strong early-grade instruction and a dedicated effort to improve outcomes for all students.

297

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,342

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

158 Solar Road
Heath Springs, SC 29058

(803) 273-3176

District: Lancaster 01

Students who attend Heath Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Andrew Jackson Middle
High:	Andrew Jackson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

African American:

22.6%

Two or more races:

9.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg69%

South Carolina avg58%

290^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Lancaster 01

23^rd of 75Lancaster 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	53.2	290 of 661	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.8	401 of 639	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	472 of 643	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	485 of 644	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	374 of 625	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	273 of 622	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	374 of 643	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.7	466 of 624	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.8	309 of 639	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.0	254 of 619	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.1	310 of 638	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.0	303 of 630	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.5	298 of 599	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.4	366 of 594	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.0	258 of 597	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.8	297 of 589	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.9	264 of 580	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.9	285 of 577	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.4	210 of 566	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.8	289 of 559	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.5	300 of 557	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.9	389 of 550	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	37.4	371 of 542	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	48.6	56 of 122	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	233 of 599	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.2	467 of 568	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	471 of 580	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	372 of 573	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.2	171 of 554	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.4	378 of 588	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.8	491 of 570	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	323 of 634	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.6	453 of 612	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	460 of 602	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	524 of 608	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	398 of 600	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	266 of 580	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.8	357 of 600	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	488 of 588	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	362 of 591	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	438 of 585	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	407 of 571	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	429 of 582	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	385 of 579	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	368 of 561	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	347 of 590	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	363 of 571	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	262 of 463	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.9	346 of 459	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	398 of 446	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	421 of 463	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	387 of 455	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.6	301 of 439	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	377 of 472	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	424 of 457	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2021)54th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)43rd percentile-13 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%-7 vs state

Mathematics58%+4 vs state

Science55%+3 vs state

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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 (2026)
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	Directly certified (2023-24)	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 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
Heath Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Solar Road	Heath Springs	29058	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 273-3176	297	23	13.2	66.5%	191 (64.3%)	67 (22.6%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.8%)	53.2	290^th of 661 public elementary schools	56.1%		36.8	401^st of 639 public elementary schools	37.2%	111	62.2	61.9	50.1	73.3	59.6	41.6	54.8	$17,342	$1,114	$490	$1,604	$12,994	$2,744	$15,738
McDonald Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2763 Lynwood Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-7416	337	25	13.4	73.4%	135 (40.1%)	125 (37.1%)	51 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	42.4	382^nd of 661 public elementary schools	42.2%		49.1	313^th of 639 public elementary schools	51.0%	69	45.1	50.8	62.1	54.9	52.4	59.1	36.5	$17,354	$1,332	$446	$1,778	$13,054	$2,522	$15,576
Kershaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 North Rollins Drive	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 475-6655	512	36	14.0	53.5%	344 (67.2%)	95 (18.6%)	17 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (10.5%)	65.4	217^th of 661 public elementary schools	67.2%		70.3	194^th of 639 public elementary schools	69.6%	23	69.3	60.0	63.2	70.6	61.5	67.8	47.7	$14,721	$1,005	$272	$1,276	$11,206	$2,239	$13,445
Brooklyn Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1637 Billings Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-8471	398	30	13.3	83.5%	93 (23.4%)	178 (44.7%)	107 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	19.4	542^nd of 661 public elementary schools	18.0%		11.6	585^th of 639 public elementary schools	8.5%	43	51.7	48.1	45.7	43.1	27.0	35.1	28.9	$16,589	$1,341	$503	$1,843	$12,393	$2,352	$14,745
Cogito Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	133 South Potter Rd.	Lancaster	29721	Lancaster County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(803) 402-4700	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	21.3	528^th of 661 public elementary schools	20.1%					(n/a)	41.2	39.1	54.2	41.2	30.4	43.8	30.4
Discovery Charter of Lancaster	Public, Charter	K-5	302 West Dunlap Street	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 285-8430	146	10	15.0	—	64 (43.8%)	47 (32.2%)	29 (19.9%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)								$14,348	$451	$271	$722	$11,790	$1,837	$13,626
Erwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1477 Locustwood Avenue	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-8484	418	32	13.1	80.2%	130 (31.1%)	165 (39.5%)	88 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	11.8	612^th of 661 public elementary schools	7.4%		13.7	570^th of 639 public elementary schools	10.8%	42	52.6	26.5	41.5	47.4	16.2	20.0	22.1	$16,111	$1,382	$463	$1,845	$12,099	$2,167	$14,266
Clinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Clinton School Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-5395	412	34	12.0	84.2%	80 (19.4%)	238 (57.8%)	70 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	27.2	481^st of 661 public elementary schools	27.2%		13.5	574^th of 639 public elementary schools	10.2%	93	50.0	45.8	39.2	64.0	39.6	27.4	41.7	$18,217	$1,932	$744	$2,675	$12,041	$3,500	$15,541
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Roddey Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-9918	645	43	15.0	68.3%	191 (29.6%)	278 (43.1%)	121 (18.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.6%)	43.4	372^nd of 661 public elementary schools	43.7%		38.5	391^st of 639 public elementary schools	38.8%	19	53.3	62.8	53.0	55.5	60.3	42.2	43.6	$13,895	$853	$275	$1,128	$10,870	$1,897	$12,767
Buford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1906 North Rocky River Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 286-0026	792	48	16.6	61.3%	657 (83.0%)	46 (5.8%)	45 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.3%)	90	49^th of 661 public elementary schools	92.6%		85.1	85^th of 639 public elementary schools	86.7%	36	84.5	78.1	76.8	91.4	88.3	74.6	67.1	$12,661	$678	$268	$946	$9,734	$1,981	$11,715

Frequently Asked Questions about Heath Springs Elementary

What district is Heath Springs Elementary in?

Lancaster 01

What is the racial makeup of Heath Springs Elementary?

Students at Heath Springs Elementary are 64% White, 23% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

Is Heath Springs Elementary a good school?

Heath Springs Elementary ranks 290^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Heath Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended Heath Springs Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Heath Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Heath Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Andrew Jackson Middle
High : Andrew Jackson High

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