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Deerfield Elementary

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Deerfield Elementary ranks 308 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Deerfield Elementary is a mid-sized school in Lexington, SC, serving 753 students in grades PK-5 within the highly-rated Lexington 01 school district.

Deerfield is a solid, middle-of-the-pack school with a consistent 3-star rating, though its state ranking has declined from the 79th percentile in 2018-2019 to the 53rd percentile today. The school's most defining characteristic is the stark contrast between its English Language Arts (ELA) performance and its math and science scores. In the most recent school year, ELA proficiency rates (70.6%, 62.5%, and 64.5% for grades 3-5) were at or above state averages, while math proficiency (61.3%, 41.9%, and 49.7%) and science (40.4%) lagged significantly behind both district and state averages. This is especially concerning in 4th grade math, which has dropped from 53.4% proficiency in 2023-2024 to just 41.9% in 2025-2026—an 11.5 percentage point decline in two years. The school's performance with White students (30th percentile) and Disabled Students (30th percentile) is notably weak, though it serves its African American students relatively well (51st percentile).

There are some bright spots worth noting. Deerfield has a remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.9%, far better than the district (22.7%) and state (22.3%) averages, and significantly better than nearby White Knoll Elementary (26.0%) and Saxe Gotha Elementary (23.6%). The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. However, Deerfield spends less per student ($14,838) than peers like Red Bank Elementary ($18,059) and South Lake Elementary, which may impact resources for math intervention. Interestingly, the closest school, Carolina Springs Elementary (just 1.64 miles away), has shown remarkable improvement, jumping from the 54th to 81st percentile over the same period. The school's strong ELA results demonstrate that students are capable of meeting state standards, suggesting the math and science struggles are a targeted area for curriculum and instructional improvement rather than a reflection of student potential.

753

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,838

Per pupil spending ?

47.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

638 Longs Pond Road
Lexington, SC 29073

(803) 821-5500

District: Lexington 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.5%

African American:

20.6%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2017 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2017

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg58%

308^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 26 pts since 2017

From top 20% (2017) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	51.2	308 of 661	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.6	265 of 639	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	274 of 643	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	277 of 644	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	202 of 625	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	224 of 622	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.0	135 of 643	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	168 of 624	73.1%	★★★★☆
2017	76.6	130 of 639	79.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	188 of 384	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	184 of 380	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	146 of 369	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.7	54 of 394	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	67 of 393	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	125 of 350	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	56 of 421	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	71 of 412	82.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	108 of 156	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	95 of 147	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	114 of 143	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.4	78 of 151	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	271 of 599	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	234 of 580	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	208 of 568	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	256 of 580	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	181 of 573	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	248 of 554	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.2	159 of 588	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.1	181 of 570	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	97 of 156	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	360 of 634	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	286 of 612	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	245 of 602	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.3	251 of 608	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	245 of 600	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	247 of 580	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.9	128 of 600	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	171 of 588	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	305 of 591	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.5	267 of 585	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	299 of 571	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	278 of 582	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	217 of 579	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	181 of 561	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.1	114 of 590	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	151 of 571	73.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	327 of 463	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.2	258 of 459	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	304 of 446	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	319 of 463	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	248 of 455	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	260 of 439	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.8	148 of 472	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.9	219 of 457	52.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)55th percentile~ school

African American (2026)51st percentile~ school

Male (2026)48th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2026)31st percentile-23 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts66%~ state avg

Mathematics51%-3 vs state

Science40%-11 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
Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	638 Longs Pond Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5500	753	61	12.2	47.1%	403 (53.5%)	155 (20.6%)	111 (14.7%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.7%)	51.2	308^th of 661 public elementary schools	53.4%		58.6	265^th of 639 public elementary schools	58.5%	43	70.6	62.5	64.5	61.3	41.9	49.7	40.4	$14,838	$938	$588	$1,526	$11,735	$1,577	$13,312
Carolina Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6340 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5100	438	39	11.3	60.1%	238 (54.3%)	119 (27.2%)	38 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	79.5	128^th of 661 public elementary schools	80.6%		67.8	209^th of 639 public elementary schools	67.3%	81	80.3	71.6	69.4	83.4	75.7	58.4	59.5	$14,004	$1,001	$616	$1,617	$10,748	$1,640	$12,388
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%)	82.1	109^th of 661 public elementary schools	83.5%		80	115^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.0%	6	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
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	$18,059	$1,841	$642	$2,484	$13,740	$1,835	$15,575
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%)	48.7	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	$18,479	$1,418	$709	$2,126	$14,628	$1,725	$16,353
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
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 661 public elementary schools	95.8%		93.6	29^th of 639 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
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	$18,359	$1,381	$620	$2,001	$14,703	$1,654	$16,357
Gilbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	320 Main Street	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-1600	823	66	12.5	60.3%	541 (65.7%)	64 (7.8%)	173 (21.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.6%)	42.3	383^rd of 661 public elementary schools	42.1%		39.2	385^th of 639 public elementary schools	39.7%	2	61.0	60.9	61.1	57.2	40.6	41.6	41.3	$16,409	$1,300	$690	$1,990	$12,938	$1,481	$14,418
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	$16,029	$1,087	$541	$1,628	$12,888	$1,513	$14,401

Frequently Asked Questions about Deerfield Elementary

How many students attend Deerfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 753 students attended Deerfield Elementary.

Is Deerfield Elementary a good school?

Deerfield Elementary ranks 308^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Deerfield Elementary?

Students at Deerfield Elementary are 54% White, 21% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Deerfield Elementary in?

Lexington 01

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