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Oak Grove Elementary

Q: Is Oak Grove Elementary a good school?

Oak Grove Elementary ranks 301 st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

301^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Oak Grove Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lexington, South Carolina, serving 704 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lexington 01 school district, which is ranked 18 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Oak Grove Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 86th out of 619 schools in 2015-2016 to 301st out of 640 schools in 2024-2025, the school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, only 47.2% of 3rd graders, 52.6% of 4th graders, and 36.2% of 5th graders were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 60.6%, 59%, and 53.7% for the Lexington 01 district, respectively. The school has also experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 18.6% to 27.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Midway Elementary consistently outperforms Oak Grove Elementary on state assessments and is ranked 53rd out of 640 schools in 2024-2025, while other nearby schools, such as White Knoll Elementary and Lexington Elementary, also tend to outperform Oak Grove Elementary on state assessments, though their overall rankings are still below Midway Elementary.

691

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,478

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

479 Oak Drive
Lexington, SC 29073

(803) 821-0100

District: Lexington 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.5%

Hispanic:

19.2%

African American:

17.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg62%

South Carolina avg56%

301^st of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 30 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Lexington 01

18^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
2025	51.5	301 of 640	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	326 of 638	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.2	334 of 644	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	279 of 625	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	315 of 622	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.3	167 of 643	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	172 of 624	72.4%	★★★★☆
2017	79.2	120 of 639	81.2%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	86 of 619	86.1%	★★★★☆
2015	73.5	110 of 638	82.8%	★★★★☆
2014	83.9	58 of 630	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	83.3	59 of 599	90.2%	★★★★★
2012	74.5	126 of 594	78.8%	★★★★☆
2011	85.0	48 of 597	92.0%	★★★★★
2010	88.3	30 of 589	94.9%	★★★★★
2009	89.7	22 of 580	96.2%	★★★★★
2008	87.5	28 of 577	95.1%	★★★★★
2007	82.6	64 of 566	88.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.7	92 of 559	83.5%	★★★★☆
2005	80.1	82 of 557	85.3%	★★★★☆
2004	81.5	73 of 550	86.7%	★★★★☆
2003	83.8	63 of 542	88.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	38.7	239 of 393	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	98.9	1 of 421	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	37 of 412	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	292 of 581	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	310 of 565	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	327 of 580	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	278 of 573	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	294 of 554	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	213 of 588	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	217 of 570	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	98 of 156	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	259 of 613	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	314 of 599	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	331 of 608	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	274 of 600	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	276 of 580	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	162 of 600	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	172 of 588	70.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	280 of 586	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	294 of 568	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	295 of 582	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	258 of 579	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	301 of 561	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.9	126 of 590	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	142 of 571	75.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	278 of 460	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	317 of 441	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	336 of 463	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	269 of 455	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	323 of 439	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	229 of 472	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	253 of 457	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)50th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2022)39th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+3 vs state

Science47%~ state avg

Mathematics46%-7 vs state

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Friday, June 17, 2011

Excellent teachers, positive learning environment and a small school feel. We love it here!!! Close Quote

Schools Near Oak Grove Elementary

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th 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
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		363 (52.5%)	118 (17.1%)	133 (19.2%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.7%)	51.5	301^st of 640 public elementary schools	53.0%		49	326^th of 638 public elementary schools	48.9%	25	63.9	68.6	63.8				47.2	52.6	36.2				46.7		$15,478	$1,008	$573	$1,580	$12,323	$1,575	$13,898
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		439 (56.6%)	58 (7.5%)	80 (10.3%)	153 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	82.1	102^nd of 640 public elementary schools	84.1%		87.1	76^th of 638 public elementary schools	88.1%	26	68.5	74.3	82.2				68.7	66.4	66.2				65.7		$14,334	$691	$379	$1,070	$11,979	$1,286	$13,264
Springdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Wattling Road	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 739-4175	443	31	14.2		238 (53.7%)	83 (18.7%)	80 (18.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	63.4	235^th of 640 public elementary schools	63.3%		60.2	245^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.6%	10	62.8	63.8	70.9				67.2	55.5	46.8				54.2		$15,586	$853	$1,223	$2,076	$10,850	$2,660	$13,510
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		326 (53.0%)	141 (22.9%)	95 (15.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.3%)	38.7	390^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.1%		42.2	369^th of 638 public elementary schools	42.2%	21	58.1	56.0	62.6				46.5	44.1	36.8				34.5		$18,359	$1,381	$620	$2,001	$14,703	$1,654	$16,357
Riverbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 936-3400	996	80	12.4		199 (20.0%)	265 (26.6%)	469 (47.1%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.0%)	29.1	458^th of 640 public elementary schools	28.4%		26.9	466^th of 638 public elementary schools	27.0%	8	44.4	58.2	44.8				42.5	44.6	30.0				44.5		$16,252	$589	$1,504	$2,092	$11,947	$2,213	$14,160
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		652 (76.2%)	38 (4.4%)	57 (6.7%)	61 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (4.9%)	89.1	53^rd of 640 public elementary schools	91.7%		91.3	40^th of 638 public elementary schools	93.7%	13	84.2	79.6	83.6				80.5	77.6	73.6				56.5		$13,235	$785	$335	$1,120	$10,826	$1,289	$12,114
Saluda River Academy for the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 Duke Avenue	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 739-4095	400	31	12.9		154 (38.5%)	117 (29.3%)	82 (20.5%)	13 (3.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	40.3	375^th of 640 public elementary schools	41.4%		39.8	384^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.8%	9	54.7	60.3	60.0				50.0	43.8	32.1				44.4		$17,850	$1,160	$1,321	$2,480	$12,881	$2,489	$15,370
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		308 (50.7%)	150 (24.7%)	80 (13.2%)	19 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.9%)	46.2	333^rd of 640 public elementary schools	48.0%		40.7	378^th of 638 public elementary schools	40.8%	45	59.4	61.9	62.0				44.6	48.9	41.8				46.8		$16,029	$1,087	$541	$1,628	$12,888	$1,513	$14,401
Seven Oaks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2800 Ashland Road	Columbia	29210	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-8500	522	56	9.3		66 (12.6%)	329 (63.0%)	47 (9.0%)	43 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (5.9%)	17.1	549^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.2%		21.1	512^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.7%	37	31.0	52.3	43.9				29.8	35.7	25.6				34.5		$18,362	$1,567	$860	$2,427	$14,251	$1,684	$15,935
East Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	Elementary Campus	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 926-5180	724	55	13.1		316 (43.6%)	224 (30.9%)	51 (7.0%)	37 (5.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (12.2%)	81.1	106^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.4%		75.9	148^th of 638 public elementary schools	76.8%	42	80.7	79.5	70.6	85.3	84.1	87.7	82.8	68.6	27.9	50.0	46.6	49.0	65.0	70.7	$11,901	$363	$134	$497	$8,516	$2,888	$11,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Oak Grove Elementary

What district is Oak Grove Elementary in?

Lexington 01

Is Oak Grove Elementary a good school?

Oak Grove Elementary ranks 301^st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Oak Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 691 students attended Oak Grove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Oak Grove Elementary?

Students at Oak Grove Elementary are 53% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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