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Lexington Elementary

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Lexington Elementary ranks 297 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lexington Elementary is a PK-5 school in Lexington, SC, serving 607 students within the Lexington 01 district—a highly-rated district ranked 14th in the state. The school has shown a promising recovery trend, climbing from a low of the 39th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 54th percentile in 2025-2026, its best performance in several years. With a favorable 11.4:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $16,029 (up 31% over four years), the school has solid resources to work with.

Academically, Lexington Elementary presents an interesting mix of strengths and challenges. The clearest bright spot is 4th grade science, where 65.3% of students scored proficient—well above both the district (56.1%) and state (51.6%) averages, and a remarkable 34-point improvement over three years. However, mathematics remains a persistent weakness, particularly in 4th grade, where only 40% of students are proficient compared to the district's 55.6%. This "science success, math struggle" pattern is unusual and suggests that whatever is driving science gains could potentially be applied to improve math outcomes. Grade-level variability is also notable: 4th grade ELA actually exceeds the district average, while 3rd grade ELA lags significantly behind.

Compared to nearby schools, Lexington Elementary faces some headwinds. Schools like Lake Murray Elementary (96th percentile) and New Providence Elementary (95th percentile) achieve top-tier results just a few miles away, while Lexington sits near the middle of the pack. Chronic absenteeism (23.5%) is roughly three times higher than these neighboring schools, which likely impacts learning. On the positive side, the school spends more per student than several higher-performing neighbors and serves its economically disadvantaged students relatively well (45th percentile for low-SES students). The school's improving trajectory, strong science program, and favorable staffing ratios provide a solid foundation for continued progress.

607

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,029

Per pupil spending ?

54.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

116 Azalea Drive
Lexington, SC 29072

(803) 821-4000

District: Lexington 01

Students who attend Lexington Elementary usually attend:

High:

River Bluff High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.7%

African American:

24.7%

Hispanic:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 39th percentile in 2023 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2026) from a 39th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the South Carolina median (54th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg58%

297^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 24% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Lexington 01

14^th of 75Lexington 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	51.7	297 of 649	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.2	333 of 640	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	378 of 638	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	394 of 644	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	258 of 625	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	347 of 622	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	232 of 643	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.5	126 of 624	79.8%	★★★★☆
2017	65.8	197 of 639	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.2	151 of 619	75.6%	★★★★☆
2015	73.7	107 of 638	83.2%	★★★★☆
2014	67.4	199 of 630	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.5	213 of 599	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.7	163 of 594	72.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.4	133 of 597	77.7%	★★★★☆
2010	72.3	138 of 589	76.6%	★★★★☆
2009	70.6	154 of 580	73.4%	★★★★☆
2008	75.7	109 of 577	81.1%	★★★★☆
2007	83.3	58 of 566	89.8%	★★★★☆
2006	86.4	38 of 559	93.2%	★★★★★
2005	85.7	44 of 557	92.1%	★★★★★
2004	84.1	62 of 550	88.7%	★★★★☆
2003	85.8	43 of 542	92.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	301 of 379	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	289 of 369	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	262 of 394	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	200 of 393	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	215 of 350	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.5	148 of 421	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	126 of 412	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.4	302 of 589	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	354 of 581	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	380 of 565	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	356 of 580	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	265 of 573	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	311 of 554	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	264 of 588	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.1	111 of 570	80.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	67 of 91	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	341 of 624	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	340 of 613	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	441 of 599	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	462 of 608	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.8	300 of 600	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	392 of 580	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	302 of 600	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.5	148 of 588	74.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	262 of 583	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.8	293 of 586	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	319 of 568	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	368 of 582	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.8	247 of 579	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.3	336 of 561	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	200 of 590	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	126 of 571	77.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	221 of 454	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	253 of 460	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	294 of 441	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	335 of 463	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.6	258 of 455	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	334 of 439	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	251 of 472	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.7	123 of 457	73.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)55th percentile~ school

White (2026)51st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)26th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2026)21st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science65%+14 vs state

English Language Arts64%~ state avg

Mathematics45%-8 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 (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 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
Lexington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	116 Azalea Drive	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4000	607	53	11.4	54.6%	308 (50.7%)	150 (24.7%)	80 (13.2%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.9%)	51.7	297^th of 649 public elementary schools	54.2%		46.2	333^rd of 640 public elementary schools	48.0%	36	51.8	73.7	64.9	47.1	40.0	49.4	65.3	$16,029	$1,087	$541	$1,628	$12,888	$1,513	$14,401
New Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3300	810	55	14.7	18.6%	571 (70.5%)	72 (8.9%)	54 (6.7%)	77 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	92	35^th of 649 public elementary schools	94.6%		92	37^th of 640 public elementary schools	94.2%	2	81.8	87.3	84.4	84.3	74.7	74.1	72.7	$13,907	$657	$455	$1,112	$11,526	$1,269	$12,795
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Midway Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0300	856	63	13.6	19.6%	652 (76.2%)	38 (4.4%)	57 (6.7%)	61 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (4.9%)	85.3	84^th of 649 public elementary schools	87.1%		89.1	53^rd of 640 public elementary schools	91.7%	31	85.4	73.9	78.5	86.2	67.3	71.3	63.0	$13,235	$785	$335	$1,120	$10,826	$1,289	$12,114
Red Bank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	246 Community Drive	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4600	556	49	11.4	61.1%	301 (54.1%)	113 (20.3%)	81 (14.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.1%)	43.9	359^th of 649 public elementary schools	44.7%		51.7	300^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.1%	59	63.2	61.9	72.7	48.2	36.9	42.0	40.5	$18,059	$1,841	$642	$2,484	$13,740	$1,835	$15,575
Lake Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Wise Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3100	813	60	13.5	27.9%	611 (75.2%)	64 (7.9%)	37 (4.6%)	55 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.2%)	94	28^th of 649 public elementary schools	95.7%		93.6	29^th of 640 public elementary schools	95.5%	1	91.1	88.7	85.8	93.3	78.0	67.9	77.4	$14,296	$1,010	$368	$1,378	$11,640	$1,278	$12,918
Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	664 Rawl Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2800	846	64	13.3	27.5%	588 (69.5%)	92 (10.9%)	82 (9.7%)	37 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.3%)	82.3	107^th of 649 public elementary schools	83.5%		80	115^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.0%	8	85.5	82.4	82.6	75.5	62.7	51.9	64.7	$13,386	$854	$417	$1,271	$10,775	$1,339	$12,114
Meadow Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Ginny Lane	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0400	775	61	12.8	25.7%	439 (56.6%)	58 (7.5%)	80 (10.3%)	153 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	86	80^th of 649 public elementary schools	87.7%		82.1	102^nd of 640 public elementary schools	84.1%	22	74.2	79.4	78.5	79.4	76.8	68.9	65.6	$14,334	$691	$379	$1,070	$11,979	$1,286	$13,264
White Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 White Knoll Way	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4500	615	49	12.5	63.9%	326 (53.0%)	141 (22.9%)	95 (15.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	44.8	351^st of 649 public elementary schools	45.9%		38.7	390^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.1%	39	61.6	62.5	55.9	54.8	46.1	44.0	47.2	$18,359	$1,381	$620	$2,001	$14,703	$1,654	$16,357
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	479 Oak Drive	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-0100	691	56	12.2	53.3%	363 (52.5%)	118 (17.1%)	133 (19.2%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.7%)	46.9	331^st of 649 public elementary schools	49.0%		51.5	301^st of 640 public elementary schools	53.0%	30	71.7	61.4	62.9	61.3	39.5	41.1	38.6	$15,478	$1,008	$573	$1,580	$12,323	$1,575	$13,898
Saxe Gotha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Bill Williamson Court	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4800	499	44	11.2	100.0%	256 (51.3%)	81 (16.2%)	101 (20.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.4%)	48.8	318^th of 649 public elementary schools	51.0%		52.5	293^rd of 640 public elementary schools	54.2%	25	57.4	50.6	70.5	58.7	41.3	60.6	50.7	$18,479	$1,418	$709	$2,126	$14,628	$1,725	$16,353

Frequently Asked Questions about Lexington Elementary

What district is Lexington Elementary in?

Lexington 01

How many students attend Lexington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Lexington Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lexington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lexington Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : River Bluff High

Is Lexington Elementary a good school?

Lexington Elementary ranks 297^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lexington Elementary?

Students at Lexington Elementary are 51% White, 25% African American, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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