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White Knoll Elementary

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White Knoll Elementary ranks 358 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

358^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

White Knoll Elementary is a PK-5 school in West Columbia, SC, serving 615 students within the Lexington 01 district—a district ranked 14th out of 75 in South Carolina. The school has seen its statewide ranking decline over the past decade, currently sitting at 351 out of 649 schools (46th percentile) with a 2-star rating, though this represents a modest improvement from last year's 390th place finish.

One of the most pressing concerns is chronic absenteeism, which has skyrocketed from 4.5% in 2020-2021 to 26.0% in 2024-2025—now exceeding both the district average (22.7%) and state average (22.3%). This is particularly striking when compared to nearby Midway Elementary (7.6%) and Meadow Glen Elementary (8.2%), which have dramatically lower absenteeism rates. Academically, math proficiency lags significantly behind district averages across all grade levels—for example, 3rd grade math sits at 54.8% versus the district's 68.6%, a nearly 14-point gap. The school also shows a "fifth grade slump" pattern, where performance declines as students advance, with 5th grade math proficiency dropping to just 44.0% compared to 54.8% in 3rd grade.

There are some encouraging signs, particularly in English Language Arts, where 3rd grade proficiency improved from 44.1% to 61.6% between 2023-2024 and 2025-2026. However, the school spends significantly more per student ($18,359) than higher-performing peers like Midway Elementary ($13,235) and Oak Grove Elementary ($15,478), yet achieves lower outcomes. Notably, Springdale Elementary in the lower-ranked Lexington 02 district outperforms White Knoll in nearly every subject, suggesting school-level factors—particularly attendance—may be driving performance differences rather than district resources.

615

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,494

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

132 White Knoll Way
West Columbia, SC 29170

(803) 821-4500

District: Lexington 01

Students who attend White Knoll Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	White Knoll Middle
High:	White Knoll High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.0%

African American:

22.9%

Hispanic:

15.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2022 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 46th (2026) from a 29th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Lexington 01's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg58%

358^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	44.8	358 of 661	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	389 of 639	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	372 of 643	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	436 of 644	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	444 of 625	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	385 of 622	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	227 of 643	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	211 of 624	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.2	235 of 639	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	66.3	196 of 619	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.4	262 of 638	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.5	215 of 630	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	53.8	309 of 599	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	71.0	157 of 594	73.6%	★★★★☆
2011	65.2	203 of 597	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.2	203 of 589	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.7	129 of 580	77.8%	★★★★☆
2008	65.1	203 of 577	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.2	134 of 566	76.3%	★★★★☆
2006	80.8	78 of 559	86.0%	★★★★☆
2005	77.0	101 of 557	81.9%	★★★★☆
2004	78.9	95 of 550	82.7%	★★★★☆
2003	71.5	150 of 542	72.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	160 of 384	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.4	164 of 380	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	238 of 394	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	264 of 393	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.6	106 of 350	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	201 of 421	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	98 of 156	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	98 of 147	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	103 of 143	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	160 of 174	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	95 of 151	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	98 of 122	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.0	37 of 189	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	284 of 599	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.1	372 of 580	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.4	381 of 568	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	423 of 580	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	401 of 573	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	360 of 554	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	294 of 588	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	240 of 570	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	374 of 634	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	348 of 612	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	323 of 602	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	392 of 608	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	411 of 600	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	372 of 580	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	230 of 600	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	192 of 588	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	377 of 591	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	364 of 585	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.1	311 of 571	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	382 of 582	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	442 of 579	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	365 of 561	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.4	164 of 590	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	179 of 571	68.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	349 of 463	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	382 of 459	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	382 of 446	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	422 of 463	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	419 of 455	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	382 of 439	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.0	275 of 472	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	278 of 457	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)58th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2026)37th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%-4 vs state

Mathematics48%-6 vs state

Science47%-4 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 (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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
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	358^th of 661 public elementary schools	45.8%		38.7	389^th of 639 public elementary schools	39.1%	31	61.6	62.5	55.9	54.8	46.1	44.0	47.2	$16,494	$1,143	$605	$1,748	$13,244	$1,502	$14,746
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%)	43.8	365^th of 661 public elementary schools	44.8%		51.7	300^th of 639 public elementary schools	53.1%	65	63.2	61.9	72.7	48.2	36.9	42.0	40.5	$17,692	$1,217	$599	$1,816	$14,241	$1,635	$15,876
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	—	256 (51.3%)	81 (16.2%)	101 (20.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.4%)	48.7	324^th of 661 public elementary schools	51.0%		52.5	293^rd of 639 public elementary schools	54.1%	31	57.4	50.6	70.5	58.7	41.3	60.6	50.7	$18,478	$1,036	$805	$1,841	$14,806	$1,831	$16,637
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%)	46.8	337^th of 661 public elementary schools	49.0%		51.5	301^st of 639 public elementary schools	52.9%	36	71.7	61.4	62.9	61.3	39.5	41.1	38.6	$15,412	$892	$521	$1,413	$12,451	$1,548	$13,999
South Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	274 Bluefield Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 821-1400	466	37	12.5	—	199 (42.7%)	163 (35.0%)	53 (11.4%)	12 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	51.8	299^th of 661 public elementary schools	54.8%					(n/a)	67.9	61.9	65.2	67.9	39.3	44.9	45.2	$17,009	$540	$676	$1,215	$13,652	$2,142	$15,794
Congaree Elementary	Public	2-5	1221 Ramblin' Road	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7430	352	28	12.5	—	140 (39.8%)	75 (21.3%)	111 (31.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	27	482^nd of 661 public elementary schools	27.1%		17.2	545^th of 639 public elementary schools	14.7%	63	43.2	52.3	53.7	46.9	43.2	32.9	39.8	$17,495	$1,060	$1,167	$2,227	$12,885	$2,383	$15,268
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%)	51.6	303^rd of 661 public elementary schools	54.2%		46.2	333^rd of 639 public elementary schools	47.9%	30	51.8	73.7	64.9	47.1	40.0	49.4	65.3	$16,234	$815	$580	$1,394	$13,113	$1,726	$14,840
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	64.7%	238 (53.7%)	83 (18.7%)	80 (18.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	58.3	260^th of 661 public elementary schools	60.7%		63.4	235^th of 639 public elementary schools	63.2%	25	61.6	55.3	73.5	53.8	60.0	56.6	52.3	$16,256	$966	$1,030	$1,996	$11,667	$2,593	$14,260
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%)	85.8	81^st of 661 public elementary schools	87.7%		82.1	102^nd of 639 public elementary schools	84.0%	21	74.2	79.4	78.5	79.4	76.8	68.9	65.6	$14,371	$499	$412	$911	$11,934	$1,527	$13,461
Herbert A. Wood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	737 Pine Ridge Drive	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7420	938	70	13.4	—	288 (30.7%)	334 (35.6%)	266 (28.4%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	40 (4.3%)	24.8	502^nd of 661 public elementary schools	24.1%		22.5	509^th of 639 public elementary schools	20.3%	7	54.2	52.3	49.2	45.0	36.5	26.3	40.2	$17,527	$837	$1,622	$2,459	$12,870	$2,198	$15,068

Frequently Asked Questions about White Knoll Elementary

How many students attend White Knoll Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended White Knoll Elementary.

Is White Knoll Elementary a good school?

White Knoll Elementary ranks 358^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is White Knoll Elementary in?

Lexington 01

What is the racial makeup of White Knoll Elementary?

Students at White Knoll Elementary are 53% White, 23% African American, 15% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of White Knoll Elementary attend?

Students who attend White Knoll Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : White Knoll Middle
High : White Knoll High

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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