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River Bluff High

Q: Is River Bluff High a good school?

River Bluff High ranks 33 rd of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 86% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

River Bluff High is a public high school located in Lexington, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,160 students. 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.

River Bluff High consistently ranks among the top 50 high schools in South Carolina, with a current ranking of 33 out of 235 schools. The school's students perform exceptionally well on End-of-Course (EOCEP) exams, with proficiency rates exceeding the state and district averages across multiple subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 95% of River Bluff High students were proficient or better in EOCEP English 2, compared to 87.81% in the Lexington 01 district and 86.41% statewide. The school also maintains a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.8% to 92.8% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

While River Bluff High performs well overall, its ranking for gifted and talented students is relatively low, ranging from the top 85 to the top 104 high schools in the state. This suggests that the school may need to focus on providing more targeted support and enrichment opportunities for its high-achieving students. Comparing River Bluff High to nearby schools, such as the exceptional Gray Collegiate Academy, can provide valuable insights for the school to continue enhancing its educational offerings and student outcomes.

2,117

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,256

Per pupil spending ?

26.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 Corley Mill Road
Lexington, SC 29072

(803) 821-0700

District: Lexington 01

Feeder schools for River Bluff High:

Elementary:	Lexington Elementary
	Meadow Glen Elementary
	Midway Elementary
	New Providence Elementary
Middle:	Meadow Glen Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.2%

African American:

10.9%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (81% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of South Carolina high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 22% South Carolina)

!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 school81%

District avg76%

South Carolina avg71%

33^rd of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	76.9	33 of 235	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	25 of 235	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	45 of 237	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	40 of 226	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	45 of 227	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	29 of 225	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	13 of 216	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	70.5	25 of 223	88.8%	★★★★☆
2016	84.2	17 of 231	92.6%	★★★★★
2015	79.1	19 of 232	91.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	89 of 194	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	40 of 194	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.1	67 of 199	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	56 of 190	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	77 of 178	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	56 of 184	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	47 of 183	74.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	9 of 13	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆
2023	29.1	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.6	7 of 11	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	27 of 139	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	40 of 145	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	44 of 141	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.4	22 of 139	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	44 of 115	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	33 of 143	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	7 of 137	94.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	11 of 69	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	6 of 71	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	51.6	30 of 68	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	22 of 61	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	15 of 46	67.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	9 of 64	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	4 of 58	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	42 of 225	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	24 of 225	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	44 of 223	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	48 of 220	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	38 of 213	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	30 of 213	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	19 of 210	91.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	104 of 153	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.0	85 of 157	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	99 of 156	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	45 of 121	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	26 of 121	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	29 of 119	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.5	35 of 108	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	60 of 93	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	45 of 86	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	27 of 80	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	74 of 226	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	48 of 229	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	72 of 226	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	49 of 220	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.6	62 of 213	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.7	51 of 217	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.5	32 of 214	85.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	31 of 224	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	25 of 228	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	43 of 229	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	39 of 224	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	51 of 215	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	29 of 218	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	14 of 213	93.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	22 of 59	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.4	14 of 57	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	12 of 48	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	48 of 196	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	39 of 196	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	67 of 197	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	60 of 192	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	60 of 189	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	46 of 191	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	37 of 185	80.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)86th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)63rd percentile-23 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile-32 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)32nd percentile-54 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 295%+9 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 278%+4 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution77%+16 vs state

English 172%+11 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)	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
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
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
The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-5952	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Columbia High	Public	9-12	1701 Westchester Drive	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8950	681	54	12.6		18 (2.6%)	579 (85.0%)	45 (6.6%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	12	215^th of 235 public high schools	8.5%		20.1	194^th of 235 public high schools	17.4%	21								60.1	37.8	31.7	75.7	$21,575	$1,744	$2,088	$3,832	$14,838	$2,905	$17,743
Sara Babb High	Public	9-12	4450 Broad River Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-2714	8	4	2.0		1 (12.5%)	6 (75.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Broad River High	Public	9-12	4460 Broad River Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	No	(803) 896-2714	28	1	28.0		2 (7.1%)	25 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kirkland High	Public	9-12	4344 Broad River	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	No	(803) 896-2708	42	1	42.0		6 (14.3%)	34 (81.0%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about River Bluff High

What is the racial makeup of River Bluff High?

Students at River Bluff High are 67% White, 11% African American, 9% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is River Bluff High in?

Lexington 01

Is River Bluff High a good school?

River Bluff High ranks 33^rd of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into River Bluff High?

River Bluff High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Lexington Elementary
Elementary : Meadow Glen Elementary
Elementary : Midway Elementary
Elementary : New Providence Elementary
Middle : Meadow Glen Middle

How many students attend River Bluff High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,117 students attended River Bluff High.

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