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Springdale Elementary

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Springdale Elementary ranks 255 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Springdale Elementary is a PK-5 public school in West Columbia, SC, serving 443 students within the Lexington 02 school district.

Springdale stands out as the highest-performing school in its district by a wide margin. In recent testing, 5th graders posted a 73.5% proficiency rate in ELA, compared to a 54.5% district average, and a 56.6% proficiency rate in math versus a 38.1% district average. The school also maintains a dramatically lower chronic absenteeism rate (15.8%) than the district average (26.2%) and nearby schools like Cayce Elementary (29.0%) and Herbert A. Wood Elementary (23.8%). This strong attendance likely contributes to the school's consistent 3-star rating and stable state ranking in the 61st–68th percentile over the past five years. Notably, Springdale achieves these results while spending less per student ($15,586) than many district peers, suggesting efficient resource use.

One of the most interesting findings is the school's exceptional performance with male students, who ranked in the 73rd percentile statewide—far exceeding the school's overall ranking and its female student ranking (47th percentile). This pattern has held for three consecutive years. Additionally, Springdale shows clear value-added growth: 3rd-grade ELA scores slightly trail the state average, but by 5th grade, students surpass it by nearly 10 points. When compared to schools in the higher-ranked Lexington 01 district, Springdale outperforms White Knoll Elementary in nearly every subject and comes within 5 points of Meadow Glen Elementary in 5th-grade ELA. While the Gifted and Talented program has historically been a weakness, recent improvements suggest positive momentum. For families, Springdale offers a compelling combination of strong academics, excellent attendance, and efficient spending.

443

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,586

Per pupil spending ?

64.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

361 Wattling Road
West Columbia, SC 29170

(803) 739-4175

District: Lexington 02

Students who attend Springdale Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.7%

African American:

18.7%

Hispanic:

18.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lexington 02

✓Above the South Carolina median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg46%

South Carolina avg58%

255^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Elementary Schools in the Lexington 02

53^rd 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
2026	58.4	255 of 649	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.4	235 of 640	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	245 of 638	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	207 of 644	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	192 of 625	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.8	115 of 622	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	210 of 643	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	142 of 624	77.2%	★★★★☆
2017	64.8	203 of 639	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	78.0	114 of 619	81.6%	★★★★☆
2015	61.1	212 of 638	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.3	276 of 630	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.1	247 of 599	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	76.1	116 of 594	80.5%	★★★★☆
2011	72.8	141 of 597	76.4%	★★★★☆
2010	76.6	115 of 589	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	80.4	83 of 580	85.7%	★★★★☆
2008	83.8	50 of 577	91.3%	★★★★★
2007	81.6	73 of 566	87.1%	★★★★☆
2006	75.4	114 of 559	79.6%	★★★★☆
2005	82.2	69 of 557	87.6%	★★★★☆
2004	85.2	54 of 550	90.2%	★★★★★
2003	86.2	37 of 542	93.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	306 of 589	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	306 of 581	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	315 of 565	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	247 of 580	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	189 of 573	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.9	99 of 554	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	245 of 588	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	158 of 570	72.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	47 of 101	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.1	72 of 82	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	94 of 109	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.6	117 of 147	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	295 of 624	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	278 of 613	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	254 of 599	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	169 of 608	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	154 of 600	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	60 of 580	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	204 of 600	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.7	118 of 588	79.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	195 of 583	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.8	157 of 586	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	171 of 568	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	147 of 582	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	190 of 579	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.2	130 of 561	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.6	177 of 590	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	139 of 571	75.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	172 of 454	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.1	201 of 460	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	244 of 441	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	177 of 463	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	212 of 455	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	88 of 439	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	276 of 472	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.4	176 of 457	61.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)67th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)53rd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%~ state avg

Mathematics57%+3 vs state

Science52%~ state avg

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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	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 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
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%)	58.4	255^th of 649 public elementary schools	60.7%		63.4	235^th of 640 public elementary schools	63.3%	20	61.6	55.3	73.5				53.8	60.0	56.6				52.3		$15,586	$853	$1,223	$2,076	$10,850	$2,660	$13,510
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%)	46.9	331^st of 649 public elementary schools	49.0%		51.5	301^st of 640 public elementary schools	53.0%	30	71.7	61.4	62.9				61.3	39.5	41.1				38.6		$15,478	$1,008	$573	$1,580	$12,323	$1,575	$13,898
Riverbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 936-3400	996	80	12.4		199 (20.0%)	265 (26.6%)	469 (47.1%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.0%)	41.2	387^th of 649 public elementary schools	40.4%		29.1	458^th of 640 public elementary schools	28.4%	71	48.6	63.0	54.7				54.8	50.7	43.1				46.3		$16,252	$589	$1,504	$2,092	$11,947	$2,213	$14,160
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%)	76	147^th of 649 public elementary schools	77.3%		81.1	106^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.4%	41	84.3	90.5	70.6	55.9	85.5	73.6	79.1	81.0	51.8	28.8	55.3	63.1	80.0	36.2	$11,901	$363	$134	$497	$8,516	$2,888	$11,404
Saluda River Academy for the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 Duke Avenue	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 739-4095	400	31	12.9		154 (38.5%)	117 (29.3%)	82 (20.5%)	13 (3.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	45.5	344^th of 649 public elementary schools	47.0%		40.3	375^th of 640 public elementary schools	41.4%	31	52.2	67.8	63.4				49.2	41.7	47.6				52.5		$17,850	$1,160	$1,321	$2,480	$12,881	$2,489	$15,370
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	495^th of 649 public elementary schools	23.7%		22.5	510^th of 640 public elementary schools	20.3%	15	54.2	52.3	49.2				45.0	36.5	26.3				40.2		$17,462	$955	$1,469	$2,424	$12,852	$2,186	$15,038
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%)	27.1	475^th of 649 public elementary schools	26.8%		17.2	546^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.7%	71	43.2	52.3	53.7				46.9	43.2	32.9				39.8		$17,336	$1,415	$1,335	$2,751	$11,885	$2,701	$14,586
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		439 (56.6%)	58 (7.5%)	80 (10.3%)	153 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.8%)	86	80^th of 649 public elementary schools	87.7%		82.1	102^nd of 640 public elementary schools	84.1%	22	74.2	79.4	78.5				79.4	76.8	68.9				65.6		$14,334	$691	$379	$1,070	$11,979	$1,286	$13,264
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%)	44.8	351^st of 649 public elementary schools	45.9%		38.7	390^th of 640 public elementary schools	39.1%	39	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
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%)	12.7	595^th of 649 public elementary schools	8.3%		10.6	597^th of 640 public elementary schools	6.7%	2	44.1	40.0	44.3				29.4	28.5	31.1				28.4		$16,104	$1,048	$1,461	$2,509	$11,389	$2,206	$13,595

Frequently Asked Questions about Springdale Elementary

What district is Springdale Elementary in?

Lexington 02

What schools do graduates of Springdale Elementary attend?

Students who attend Springdale Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Springdale Elementary?

Students at Springdale Elementary are 54% White, 19% African American, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Springdale Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 443 students attended Springdale Elementary.

Is Springdale Elementary a good school?

Springdale Elementary ranks 255^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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