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Lancaster High

Public Grades 9-12

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 23% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Lancaster High serves approximately 1,390 students in grades 9-12 in Lancaster, SC, as part of the Lancaster 01 school district, where 87% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Lancaster High is a school of stark contrasts. On one hand, the school has achieved remarkable success with two specific groups of students: English Language Learners (ELL) and students with disabilities. In 2025-2026, the school ranked in the 83rd percentile statewide for ELL students and the 79th percentile for disabled students—a dramatic improvement from just two years prior, when those groups ranked in the 45th and 18th percentiles, respectively. This suggests that targeted programs for these students are working exceptionally well. However, the school struggles significantly with its highest-achieving students, ranking in the 6th percentile for gifted/talented students, and overall test scores lag well behind district and state averages. For example, only 44.68% of students scored proficient on the English 1 exam, compared to 67.73% across the district. The school also faces a serious chronic absenteeism crisis, with 41.9% of students chronically absent—nearly double the rate at nearby Indian Land High (20.4%) and more than triple the rate at Catawba Ridge High (12.4%).

Despite these challenges, there are encouraging signs of progress. The graduation rate has climbed from 63.0% in 2021-2022 to 80.6% in 2024-2025, a significant improvement, though it still trails the district (87.7%) and state (86.7%) averages. The school's overall state ranking has also improved from the 6th percentile to the 22nd percentile over the past few years. Interestingly, students who reach English 2 perform much better (77.59% proficient) than on English 1, suggesting effective remediation for students who persist. The school spends $12,645 per student, which is lower than several nearby schools like Buford High ($16,220) and Andrew Jackson High ($15,668), and has a higher student-teacher ratio (15.8) than most comparable schools. The biggest opportunity for improvement lies in addressing chronic absenteeism—when students are present and supported, as evidenced by the ELL and disabled student success, they can achieve at high levels.

1,390

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,645

Per pupil spending ?

87%

Free/discounted lunch ?

625 Woodland Drive
Lancaster, SC 29720

(803) 283-2001

District: Lancaster 01

Feeder schools for Lancaster High:

Elementary:	Brooklyn Springs Elementary
	Clinton Elementary
	Erwin Elementary
	McDonald Green Elementary
	More...
	North Elementary
Middle:	Buford Middle
	South Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.7%

White:

25.0%

Hispanic:

21.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (55% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (81% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg74%

South Carolina avg69%

191^st of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High 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	26.3	191 of 248	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	168 of 240	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.2	204 of 243	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	223 of 237	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	212 of 226	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	211 of 227	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	198 of 225	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	172 of 216	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	191 of 223	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	203 of 231	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.5	200 of 232	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.2	180 of 210	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	165 of 203	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.7	131 of 202	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.4	150 of 199	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	167 of 199	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.4	130 of 188	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.7	130 of 185	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.4	141 of 191	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.9	163 of 191	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.2	150 of 187	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	112 of 200	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	124 of 196	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	158 of 197	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	195 of 199	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	184 of 190	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	168 of 178	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	165 of 184	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	145 of 183	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	29 of 136	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	40.2	80 of 140	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	121 of 147	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	127 of 141	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	106 of 139	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	91 of 115	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	107 of 143	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	113 of 137	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	10 of 59	83.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	17 of 70	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	45.7	39 of 71	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	55 of 68	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	60 of 61	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	35 of 46	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	51 of 64	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	57 of 58	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	198 of 229	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	148 of 229	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	196 of 231	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	212 of 223	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	201 of 220	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	196 of 213	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	183 of 213	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	168 of 210	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	146 of 155	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	144 of 154	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	136 of 158	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	150 of 156	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	98 of 124	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.1	60 of 122	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.8	94 of 122	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	107 of 119	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	104 of 108	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	88 of 93	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	79 of 86	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	78 of 80	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	191 of 241	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.8	148 of 230	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	196 of 235	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	218 of 226	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	205 of 220	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	192 of 213	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	197 of 217	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	182 of 214	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	162 of 233	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.2	176 of 228	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	198 of 234	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	216 of 229	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	215 of 224	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	198 of 215	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	199 of 218	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	187 of 213	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	171 of 203	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.2	115 of 200	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.8	187 of 202	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	181 of 197	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	188 of 192	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	179 of 189	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	163 of 191	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	156 of 185	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)83rd percentile+60 vs school

Disabled (2026)79th percentile+56 vs school

African American (2026)44th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile~ school

White (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)6th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 278%-6 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution46%-16 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 245%-16 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)	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	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	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
Lancaster High	Public	9-12	625 Woodland Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 283-2001	1,390	88	15.8	87.0%	348 (25.0%)	677 (48.7%)	303 (21.8%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (3.9%)	26.3	191^st of 248 public high schools	23.0%		30.8	168^th of 240 public high schools	30.0%	23									44.7	46.2	77.6	$12,645	$1,000	$283	$1,283	$9,255	$2,108	$11,363
Lancaster County School District Career Center	Public	9-12	625 Normandy Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 289-4885	0	22	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Buford High	Public	9-12	4290 Tabernacle Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 286-7068	532	45	11.8	55.8%	454 (85.3%)	38 (7.1%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.0%)	69	68^th of 248 public high schools	72.6%		63.3	68^th of 240 public high schools	71.7%										70.6	64.7	87.2	$16,220	$416	$198	$614	$13,001	$2,605	$15,606
Indian Land High	Public	9-12	6100 Charlotte Hwy	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 286-8470	1,905	118	16.1	29.3%	1,153 (60.5%)	292 (15.3%)	266 (14.0%)	93 (4.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	96 (5.0%)	91.4	16^th of 248 public high schools	93.5%		78.5	27^th of 240 public high schools	88.8%	11									90.5	84.3	93.9	$10,826	$328	$171	$499	$8,482	$1,846	$10,327
Lewisville High	Public	9-12	3971 Lewisville High School Ro	Richburg	29729	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 789-5131	431	29	14.8	100.0%	224 (52.0%)	138 (32.0%)	30 (7.0%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.3%)	44.5	140^th of 248 public high schools	43.5%		33.2	157^th of 240 public high schools	34.6%	17									50.4	68.3	78.1	$15,907	$1,480	$789	$2,269	$10,835	$2,803	$13,638
Great Falls High	Public	6-12	409 Sunset Avenue	Great Falls	29055	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 482-2210	375	35	10.7	85.4%	152 (40.5%)	151 (40.3%)	30 (8.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	36 (9.6%)	30.4	179^th of 248 public high schools	27.8%		35.8	151^st of 240 public high schools	37.1%	28	46.0	61.1	43.9	22.0	51.9	44.9	46.0		32.8	59.0	77.8	$19,665	$1,514	$867	$2,380	$12,228	$5,057	$17,285
Andrew Jackson High	Public	9-12	6925 Kershaw-Camden Highway	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 475-2381	557	49	11.4	61.3%	375 (67.3%)	127 (22.8%)	19 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	69.3	66^th of 248 public high schools	73.4%		59.9	78^th of 240 public high schools	67.5%	12									81.7	63.1	84.3	$15,668	$363	$136	$499	$12,183	$2,986	$15,169
Rock Hill High	Public	9-12	320 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1300	1,980	118	16.7	57.1%	820 (41.4%)	582 (29.4%)	354 (17.9%)	38 (1.9%)	46 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (6.9%)	51	121^st of 248 public high schools	51.2%		45.3	123^rd of 240 public high schools	48.8%	2								56.1	57.0	64.5	81.0	$14,729	$721	$810	$1,531	$11,478	$1,720	$13,198
South Pointe High	Public	9-12	801 Neely Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 980-2100	1,128	84	13.4	58.3%	309 (27.4%)	660 (58.5%)	87 (7.7%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.1%)	59.5	104^th of 248 public high schools	58.1%		43	130^th of 240 public high schools	45.8%	26								56.4	66.1	64.5	82.5	$17,068	$739	$812	$1,551	$13,166	$2,351	$15,517
Catawba Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1180 Fort Mill Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-5222	1,704	107	15.9	17.2%	1,183 (69.4%)	160 (9.4%)	159 (9.3%)	98 (5.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (5.9%)	93.6	13^th of 248 public high schools	94.8%		89.1	11^th of 240 public high schools	95.4%	2									86.2	88.5	96.4	$11,913	$280	$405	$684	$9,411	$1,818	$11,229

Frequently Asked Questions about Lancaster High

What district is Lancaster High in?

Lancaster 01

How many students attend Lancaster High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,390 students attended Lancaster High.

What schools feed into Lancaster High?

Lancaster High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brooklyn Springs Elementary
Elementary : Clinton Elementary
Elementary : Erwin Elementary
Elementary : McDonald Green Elementary
Elementary : North Elementary
Middle : Buford Middle
Middle : South Middle

What is the racial makeup of Lancaster High?

Students at Lancaster High are 49% African American, 25% White, 22% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

Is Lancaster High a good school?

Lancaster High ranks in the bottom 23.0% of South Carolina high schools.

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