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Deerfield Elementary

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Deerfield Elementary ranks 265 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

265^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Deerfield Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lexington, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 771 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.

While Deerfield Elementary's test scores in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally lower than the district and state averages, particularly in the higher grade levels, the school has a lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools. However, Deerfield Elementary has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates and a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Compared to nearby schools like Rocky Creek Elementary, New Providence Elementary, and Lake Murray Elementary, Deerfield Elementary's test scores, particularly in Mathematics, are generally lower, and the nearby schools have lower chronic absenteeism rates and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Deerfield Elementary's performance varies across different student subgroups, with the school performing relatively well for African American students but lower for Hispanic and White students, as well as students with disabilities. Additionally, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 135 out of 643 South Carolina elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 265 out of 640 in 2024-2025, indicating a relative decline in performance compared to other schools in the state. These challenges suggest the need for targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes at Deerfield Elementary.

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 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2017

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg62%

South Carolina avg56%

265^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 21 pts since 2017

From top 20% (2017) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	58.6	265 of 640	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	272 of 638	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
2025	50.8	185 of 381	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	147 of 369	60.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	35.2	95 of 147	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	113 of 143	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.4	78 of 151	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	234 of 581	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	207 of 565	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
2025	52.1	287 of 613	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.3	244 of 599	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
2025	53.5	267 of 586	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	297 of 568	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	48.2	258 of 460	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	304 of 441	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2025)35th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+6 vs state

Mathematics51%~ state avg

Science46%-3 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)	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 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		403 (53.5%)	155 (20.6%)	111 (14.7%)	23 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.7%)	58.6	265^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.6%		56.9	272^nd of 638 public elementary schools	57.4%	7	65.3	69.4	71.2	45.2	53.0	55.7	46.3	$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		238 (54.3%)	119 (27.2%)	38 (8.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.1%)	67.8	209^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.3%		53.8	294^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.9%	85	64.0	73.9	61.6	60.0	72.4	51.5	60.9	$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		588 (69.5%)	92 (10.9%)	82 (9.7%)	37 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.3%)	80	115^th of 640 public elementary schools	82.0%		78	136^th of 638 public elementary schools	78.7%	21	86.3	82.6	81.8	64.0	63.8	56.6	52.8	$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		301 (54.1%)	113 (20.3%)	81 (14.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (10.1%)	51.7	300^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.1%		58.3	261^st of 638 public elementary schools	59.1%	39	59.5	68.7	70.9	41.7	43.4	53.2	44.6	$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		256 (51.3%)	81 (16.2%)	101 (20.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.4%)	52.5	293^rd of 640 public elementary schools	54.2%		42	370^th of 638 public elementary schools	42.0%	77	41.8	69.0	59.4	45.6	72.4	45.8	72.4	$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%)								(n/a)
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		611 (75.2%)	64 (7.9%)	37 (4.6%)	55 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.2%)	93.6	29^th of 640 public elementary schools	95.5%		95.1	23^rd of 638 public elementary schools	96.4%	6	90.0	81.3	81.3	90.8	78.3	77.0	70.5	$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		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
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		541 (65.7%)	64 (7.8%)	173 (21.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.6%)	39.2	386^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.7%		30.4	442^nd of 638 public elementary schools	30.7%	56	58.8	66.4	50.4	46.6	50.5	26.0	42.5	$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		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

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 265^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Deerfield Elementary in?

Lexington 01

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.

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