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Congaree Elementary

Public Grades 2-5

546^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Congaree Elementary is a public elementary school located in West Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 354 students. The school is part of the Lexington 02 school district, which is ranked 56 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Congaree Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with a ranking between 436-546 out of 625-640 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments (SC READY) is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates ranged from 13.2% to 38.4% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 48.1% to 56.3%. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a diverse student population with significant percentages of African American (around 50%) and Hispanic (around 20%) students.

Compared to nearby schools, Congaree Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than the Red Bank Elementary, Saxe Gotha Elementary, and Oak Grove Elementary in the Lexington 01 district, as well as the East Point Academy charter school. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.1% to 28.2% over the past few years, may be a contributing factor to its low academic performance, and the school's relatively high per-student spending suggests that additional resources are being allocated to the school, but these resources may not be effectively translating into improved academic outcomes.

352

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,336

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1221 Ramblin' Road
West Columbia, SC 29172

(803) 755-7430

District: Lexington 02

Students who attend Congaree Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	R. H. Fulmer Middle
High:	Airport High

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.8%

Hispanic:

31.5%

African American:

21.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (36% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg42%

South Carolina avg56%

546^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Lexington 02

56^th of 75Lexington 02 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	17.2	546 of 640	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	486 of 638	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	469 of 644	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	436 of 625	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	462 of 622	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	511 of 643	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	518 of 624	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	537 of 639	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.9	427 of 619	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.7	475 of 638	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	530 of 630	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	423 of 599	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.9	444 of 594	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.9	460 of 597	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.4	348 of 589	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.3	425 of 580	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.5	400 of 577	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.9	432 of 566	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.1	310 of 559	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.1	311 of 557	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	59.3	236 of 550	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	72.4	142 of 542	73.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	40.7	237 of 394	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	234 of 393	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.5	177 of 350	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	315 of 421	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	340 of 412	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	89 of 143	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.1	153 of 174	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	106 of 189	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	111 of 161	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	60 of 104	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	522 of 581	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	451 of 565	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	454 of 580	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	459 of 573	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	440 of 554	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	521 of 588	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	501 of 570	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	2.7	143 of 147	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	117 of 156	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	78 of 115	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	62 of 115	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	455 of 613	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.0	402 of 599	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	371 of 608	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	338 of 600	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	394 of 580	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	440 of 600	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	456 of 588	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	487 of 586	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	438 of 568	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	424 of 582	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	346 of 579	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	424 of 561	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	417 of 590	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	454 of 571	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	446 of 460	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	411 of 441	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	436 of 463	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	416 of 455	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	423 of 439	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	455 of 472	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	448 of 457	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+28 vs school

African American (2023)40th percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2024)38th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)3rd percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)3rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-14 vs state

Science27%-22 vs state

Mathematics27%-26 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th 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
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%)	17.2	546^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.7%		24.4	486^th of 638 public elementary schools	23.8%	60	51.2	45.9	47.3				38.4	29.8	13.2				27.1		$17,336	$1,415	$1,335	$2,751	$11,885	$2,701	$14,586
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%)	22.5	510^th of 640 public elementary schools	20.3%		21.1	511^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.9%	1	41.6	48.5	54.0				40.3	35.3	29.8				33.3		$17,462	$955	$1,469	$2,424	$12,852	$2,186	$15,038
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		238 (53.7%)	83 (18.7%)	80 (18.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	63.4	235^th of 640 public elementary schools	63.3%		60.2	245^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.6%	10	62.8	63.8	70.9				67.2	55.5	46.8				54.2		$15,586	$853	$1,223	$2,076	$10,850	$2,660	$13,510
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
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)
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		363 (52.5%)	118 (17.1%)	133 (19.2%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.7%)	51.5	301^st of 640 public elementary schools	53.0%		49	326^th of 638 public elementary schools	48.9%	25	63.9	68.6	63.8				47.2	52.6	36.2				46.7		$15,478	$1,008	$573	$1,580	$12,323	$1,575	$13,898
Cayce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Bulldog Boulevard	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 936-5500	977	79	12.3		188 (19.2%)	448 (45.9%)	250 (25.6%)	39 (4.0%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (4.6%)	10.6	597^th of 640 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.8	628^th of 638 public elementary schools	1.6%	31	42.1	38.9	38.4				30.4	30.6	15.1				25.6		$16,104	$1,048	$1,461	$2,509	$11,389	$2,206	$13,595
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
East Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	Elementary Campus	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 926-5180	724	55	13.1		316 (43.6%)	224 (30.9%)	51 (7.0%)	37 (5.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (12.2%)	81.1	106^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.4%		75.9	148^th of 638 public elementary schools	76.8%	42	80.7	79.5	70.6	85.3	84.1	87.7	82.8	68.6	27.9	50.0	46.6	49.0	65.0	70.7	$11,901	$363	$134	$497	$8,516	$2,888	$11,404

Frequently Asked Questions about Congaree Elementary

What district is Congaree Elementary in?

Lexington 02

Is Congaree Elementary a good school?

Congaree Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Congaree Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Congaree Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Congaree Elementary attend?

Students who attend Congaree Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : R. H. Fulmer Middle
High : Airport High

What is the racial makeup of Congaree Elementary?

Students at Congaree Elementary are 40% White, 32% Hispanic, 21% African American, 7% Two or more races.

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