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Lexington High

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Lexington High ranks 30 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 87% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Lexington High is a public high school in Lexington, South Carolina, serving 2,475 students in grades 9-12. It 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. Lexington High has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in South Carolina, with a statewide ranking between 14 and 38 over the past 10 years, and has received a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lexington High excels academically, consistently outperforming the state and district averages on end-of-course exams across subjects like Algebra, English, U.S. History, and Biology. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 83.8% to 90.6% over the past few years, which are above the state and district averages. Lexington High performs well across various student subgroups, with high rankings for female, male, Hispanic, and disabled students. However, the school's performance for Asian and gifted/talented students is relatively lower compared to other subgroups.

While Lexington High faces higher chronic absenteeism rates than the state and district averages, the school's overall performance and resources suggest a strong educational environment. Compared to nearby schools, Lexington High's performance is generally stronger than River Bluff High and White Knoll High, which are also part of the Lexington 01 district. However, the nearby Gilbert High, which is also in the Lexington 01 district, performs comparably to Lexington High on many metrics.

2,536

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,807

Per pupil spending ?

25.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2463 Augusta Highway
Lexington, SC 29072

(803) 821-1300

District: Lexington 01

Feeder schools for Lexington High:

Elementary:	Lake Murray Elementary
	Pleasant Hill Elementary
	Rocky Creek Elementary
Middle:	Beechwood Middle
	Pleasant Hill Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

African American:

11.9%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (83% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of South Carolina high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg76%

South Carolina avg71%

30^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High 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	77.3	30 of 235	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	26 of 235	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	24 of 237	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	79.7	24 of 226	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	38 of 227	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	16 of 225	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	73.5	14 of 216	93.5%	★★★★★
2017	72.7	18 of 223	91.9%	★★★★★
2016	83.3	18 of 231	92.2%	★★★★★
2015	82.3	16 of 232	93.1%	★★★★★
2014	96.1	10 of 210	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	94.4	13 of 203	93.6%	★★★★★
2012	92.1	13 of 202	93.6%	★★★★★
2011	95.8	10 of 199	95.0%	★★★★★
2010	96.2	7 of 199	96.5%	★★★★★
2009	89.2	6 of 188	96.8%	★★★★★
2008	89.9	4 of 185	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	82.3	6 of 191	96.9%	★★★★★
2006	82.4	7 of 191	96.3%	★★★★★
2005	85.5	6 of 187	96.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	84 of 194	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.1	21 of 194	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	24 of 199	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	26 of 190	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	11 of 178	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	65.2	38 of 184	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	48 of 183	73.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	32.3	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	6 of 11	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	31 of 139	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	11 of 145	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	15 of 141	89.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	4 of 139	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	8 of 115	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	9 of 143	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	72.1	29 of 137	78.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	31 of 225	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	27 of 225	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	26 of 223	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	29 of 220	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	36 of 213	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	13 of 213	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	77.8	15 of 210	92.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	95 of 153	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	94 of 157	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.8	29 of 156	81.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	15 of 121	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.6	6 of 121	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	10 of 119	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	10 of 108	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	69.5	19 of 93	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	91.5	3 of 80	96.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	39 of 226	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	33 of 229	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	30 of 226	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	31 of 220	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	34 of 213	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.0	25 of 217	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.5	44 of 214	79.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	32 of 224	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	23 of 228	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	21 of 229	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	23 of 224	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	73.7	33 of 215	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	17 of 218	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	72.7	18 of 213	91.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	24 of 59	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.3	18 of 53	66.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	18 of 57	68.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	4 of 48	91.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	41 of 196	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	49 of 196	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	43 of 197	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	47 of 192	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	57.5	66 of 189	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.0	23 of 191	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	44 of 185	76.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)59th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile-31 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)38th percentile-49 vs school

Asian (2024)23rd percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 292%+5 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution81%+19 vs state

English 179%+17 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 277%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Great school!
My wife graduated from LHS as well as my son. I currently have a daughter that is a sophomore at LHS and we love it. Close Quote

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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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (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 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 English 1 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
Lexington High	Public	9-12	2463 Augusta Highway	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1300	2,536	164	15.5		1,834 (72.3%)	303 (11.9%)	208 (8.2%)	84 (3.3%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	95 (3.7%)	77.3	30^th of 235 public high schools	87.2%		79.6	26^th of 235 public high schools	88.9%	4								76.9	79.0	80.9	91.9	$12,807	$711	$303	$1,013	$10,146	$1,647	$11,794
Lexington Technology Center	Public	9-12	2421 Augusta Highway	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3000	0	37	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
White Knoll High	Public	9-12	5643 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5200	2,025	132	15.3		991 (48.9%)	555 (27.4%)	311 (15.4%)	24 (1.2%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	133 (6.6%)	34.3	152^nd of 235 public high schools	35.3%		40	133^rd of 235 public high schools	43.4%	19								52.1	53.6	58.1	83.1	$14,070	$618	$358	$976	$11,394	$1,700	$13,094
Gilbert High	Public	9-12	840 Main Street	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1900	1,138	78	14.6		830 (72.9%)	106 (9.3%)	155 (13.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (3.9%)	56.9	83^rd of 235 public high schools	64.7%		50.8	97^th of 235 public high schools	58.7%	14								73.3	70.0	68.8	83.3	$16,009	$664	$379	$1,043	$13,076	$1,890	$14,966
River Bluff High	Public	9-12	320 Corley Mill Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0700	2,117	131	16.1		1,422 (67.2%)	230 (10.9%)	188 (8.9%)	180 (8.5%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	89 (4.2%)	76.9	33^rd of 235 public high schools	86.0%		80.2	25^th of 235 public high schools	89.4%	8								78.1	72.4	77.3	95.0	$14,256	$557	$367	$924	$11,421	$1,911	$13,332
Gray Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3833 Leaphart Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 951-3321	935	38	24.9		667 (71.3%)	153 (16.4%)	62 (6.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.1%)	93.1	7^th of 235 public high schools	97.0%		88.8	12^th of 235 public high schools	94.9%	5	93.2	89.9	91.2	73.8	69.7	54.9	70.9	99.0	91.0	91.4	98.7	$9,602	$1,106	$181	$1,286	$5,154	$3,162	$8,316
Irmo High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6671 St. Andrews Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-5000	1,272	107	11.9		297 (23.3%)	732 (57.5%)	100 (7.9%)	47 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	83 (6.5%)	37.6	145^th of 235 public high schools	38.3%		40.5	131^st of 235 public high schools	44.3%	14								52.6	53.1	56.3	87.2	$15,789	$746	$450	$1,196	$12,543	$2,050	$14,593
Midlands Middle College	Public, Charter	10-12	1260 Lexington Drive	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 822-3333	115	7	17.4		68 (59.1%)	25 (21.7%)	15 (13.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.2%)								(n/a)										51.0		$9,542	$123	$144	$267	$8,185	$1,090	$9,275
Airport High	Public	9-12	1315 Boston Avenue	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 822-5600	1,272	73	17.4		453 (35.6%)	440 (34.6%)	308 (24.2%)	16 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (4.1%)	34.2	153^rd of 235 public high schools	34.9%		29.6	165^th of 235 public high schools	29.8%	12								52.2	48.6	56.9	85.4	$14,078	$558	$957	$1,515	$10,180	$2,383	$12,563
Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29212	Richland County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-9114	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0.3	235^th of 235 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)			17.6			0.0		11.1	16.1	0.0	57.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Lexington High

What district is Lexington High in?

Lexington 01

How many students attend Lexington High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,536 students attended Lexington High.

What schools feed into Lexington High?

Lexington High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lake Murray Elementary
Elementary : Pleasant Hill Elementary
Elementary : Rocky Creek Elementary
Middle : Beechwood Middle
Middle : Pleasant Hill Middle

Is Lexington High a good school?

Lexington High ranks 30^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lexington High?

Students at Lexington High are 72% White, 12% African American, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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