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Van Wyck Elementary

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Van Wyck Elementary ranks 79 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

79^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Van Wyck Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in Lancaster, South Carolina. Part of the Lancaster 01 school district, Van Wyck Elementary has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in the state, with a current ranking of 79 out of 640 schools and a 4-star rating.

Van Wyck Elementary excels academically, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 76.5% of 3rd graders and 75% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 61.8% and 63.5% statewide, respectively. The school also performs exceptionally well for various student subgroups, ranking highly for African American and Hispanic students, as well as for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

While Van Wyck Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism rates in recent years, the school still performs better than the state average in this metric. Compared to nearby schools in the Lancaster 01 district, such as Erwin Elementary and Brooklyn Springs Elementary, Van Wyck Elementary significantly outperforms in academic achievement, maintaining a strong track record of excellence over the years.

820

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,373

Per pupil spending ?

28.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4945 Charlotte Highway
Lancaster, SC 29720

(803) 313-6650

District: Lancaster 01

Students who attend Van Wyck Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Indian Land Middle
High:	Indian Land High

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.5%

Hispanic:

15.4%

African American:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2019 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (74% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg57%

79^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2019

From top 17% (2019) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Elementary Schools in the Lancaster 01

25^th 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
2025	85.8	79 of 640	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.1	121 of 638	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	73 of 644	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	58 of 625	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	80 of 622	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	108 of 643	83.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	6 of 381	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.0	56 of 369	84.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	20 of 147	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	51 of 143	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.2	25 of 174	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.2	16 of 122	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	24 of 189	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	93 of 581	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	100 of 565	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	90.7	39 of 580	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	69 of 573	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	117 of 554	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	105 of 588	82.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	55.6	95 of 147	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	17 of 156	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	8 of 115	93.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	88 of 613	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	100 of 599	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	60 of 608	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	67 of 600	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	92.2	29 of 580	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	75.9	111 of 600	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	57 of 586	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	74.8	133 of 568	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	89 of 582	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	54 of 579	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	53 of 561	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	77.6	120 of 590	79.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	135 of 460	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	150 of 441	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.6	105 of 463	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	96 of 455	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	125 of 439	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	209 of 472	55.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2025)98th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)35th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+22 vs state

English Language Arts76%+13 vs state

Science64%+15 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
Van Wyck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4945 Charlotte Highway	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 313-6650	820	55	14.9		488 (59.5%)	102 (12.4%)	126 (15.4%)	45 (5.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (6.7%)	85.8	79^th of 640 public elementary schools	87.7%		80.1	121^st of 638 public elementary schools	81.0%	42	76.5	75.0		79.8	73.0		64.0	$12,373	$279	$234	$513	$10,141	$1,719	$11,859
Indian Land Elementary	Public	K-4	4137 Doby's Bridge Road	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-2916	1,042	65	15.9		636 (61.0%)	119 (11.4%)	133 (12.8%)	84 (8.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.3%)	91.4	40^th of 640 public elementary schools	93.8%		91.2	41^st of 638 public elementary schools	93.6%	1	79.0	79.4		82.6	81.3		73.2	$11,578	$276	$112	$388	$9,520	$1,671	$11,191
Lesslie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Neely Store Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1910	461	32	14.4		240 (52.1%)	28 (6.1%)	40 (8.7%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (22.6%)	48.3	318^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.3%		56	277^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.6%	41	65.0	62.8	54.9	50.7	52.9	37.6	51.4	$15,100	$1,183	$862	$2,045	$11,750	$1,305	$13,055
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		191 (29.6%)	278 (43.1%)	121 (18.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.6%)	38.5	392^nd of 640 public elementary schools	38.8%		39.5	386^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.5%	6	60.6	37.3	55.5	58.5	38.3	44.4	39.4	$13,468	$799	$247	$1,046	$10,513	$1,909	$12,422
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		80 (19.4%)	238 (57.8%)	70 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.8%)	13.5	575^th of 640 public elementary schools	10.2%		6.9	622^nd of 638 public elementary schools	2.5%	47	35.9	29.7	41.0	41.5	34.4	32.2	20.4	$17,848	$2,085	$575	$2,660	$12,212	$2,976	$15,188
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)								$13,257	$221	$236	$458	$10,385	$2,415	$12,800
Independence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1135	583	42	13.8		159 (27.3%)	246 (42.2%)	99 (17.0%)	13 (2.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.8%)	45.9	336^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.5%		37.7	398^th of 638 public elementary schools	37.6%	62	54.3	61.3	59.5	50.0	48.4	44.9	46.7	$14,473	$953	$956	$1,909	$11,122	$1,442	$12,564
Mount Holly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Porter Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1650	514	36	14.2		237 (46.1%)	172 (33.5%)	57 (11.1%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	53.7	283^rd of 640 public elementary schools	55.8%		56	276^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.7%	7	70.3	72.3	60.3	51.3	42.1	37.4	55.3	$14,991	$840	$863	$1,703	$11,767	$1,521	$13,288
Doby's Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Dragon Way	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-5200	794	60	13.2		525 (66.1%)	37 (4.7%)	68 (8.6%)	98 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.2%)	90.3	47^th of 640 public elementary schools	92.7%		95.6	17^th of 638 public elementary schools	97.3%	30	83.3	82.9	85.3	77.1	73.7	65.4	69.7	$13,099	$417	$337	$753	$11,015	$1,331	$12,346
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		130 (31.1%)	165 (39.5%)	88 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	13.7	571^st of 640 public elementary schools	10.8%		7.3	621^st of 638 public elementary schools	2.7%	50	32.8	22.4	40.3	45.7	26.8	34.3	22.4	$16,705	$1,417	$656	$2,072	$12,178	$2,455	$14,633

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Wyck Elementary

How many students attend Van Wyck Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 820 students attended Van Wyck Elementary.

What district is Van Wyck Elementary in?

Lancaster 01

What is the racial makeup of Van Wyck Elementary?

Students at Van Wyck Elementary are 60% White, 15% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Van Wyck Elementary attend?

Students who attend Van Wyck Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Indian Land Middle
High : Indian Land High

Is Van Wyck Elementary a good school?

Van Wyck Elementary ranks 79^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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