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Herbert A. Wood Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Herbert A. Wood Elementary is a PK-5 school in West Columbia, SC, serving 938 students within the Lexington 02 district, where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

Herbert A. Wood has seen its statewide ranking slip from the 45th percentile a decade ago to the 24th percentile today, placing it in the bottom quarter of South Carolina elementary schools. The most pressing concern is math: proficiency drops sharply as students advance, from 45% in 3rd grade to just 26.3% in 5th grade—nearly 23 points below the state average. This "grade progression problem" is more severe than at nearby Springdale Elementary, which maintains consistent math scores (53.8% to 56.6%) across the same grades, despite serving a similar demographic. The school spends $17,462 per student—more than Springdale's $15,586—yet lags significantly behind it (61st percentile). On a positive note, English Language Arts scores are improving, with 3rd grade reading jumping from 31.5% to 54.2% proficiency in two years, and 5th grade ELA rising to 49.2%.

There are notable bright spots. African American students at Herbert A. Wood rank in the 44th percentile statewide—well above the school's overall ranking—while disabled students have made a dramatic turnaround, jumping from the bottom of state rankings to the 37th percentile. Chronic absenteeism affects 23.8% of students, slightly above the state average, and remains a persistent challenge. The school maintains a favorable 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio. While Herbert A. Wood outperforms nearby Cayce Elementary (8th percentile), it trails Saluda River Academy for the Arts (47th percentile) and Springdale. Given its higher-than-average spending, the school may benefit from reassessing how resources are allocated to address the math achievement gap specifically.

938

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,462

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

737 Pine Ridge Drive
West Columbia, SC 29172

(803) 755-7420

District: Lexington 02

Students who attend Herbert A. Wood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pine Ridge Middle
High:	Airport High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.6%

White:

30.7%

Hispanic:

28.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (43% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

South Carolina avg58%

495^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	24.8	495 of 649	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	510 of 640	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	511 of 638	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	428 of 644	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	402 of 625	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	452 of 622	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	368 of 643	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	408 of 624	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.1	385 of 639	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.9	340 of 619	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.2	459 of 638	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.4	489 of 630	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.1	487 of 599	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.9	429 of 594	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.1	371 of 597	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.2	344 of 589	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.1	360 of 580	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.5	305 of 577	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.1	330 of 566	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.0	363 of 559	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.7	370 of 557	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.0	334 of 550	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	51.3	290 of 542	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	214 of 379	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	175 of 381	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	216 of 369	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	201 of 394	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.7	131 of 393	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	210 of 350	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	234 of 421	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	220 of 412	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	97 of 154	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.9	132 of 147	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	143 of 143	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	143 of 174	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	91 of 151	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	67 of 122	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	136 of 189	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	88 of 161	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	467 of 589	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	409 of 581	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	446 of 565	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	384 of 580	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.4	414 of 573	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	411 of 554	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	336 of 588	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	382 of 570	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	93 of 101	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	131 of 147	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	119 of 155	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	136 of 156	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	101 of 115	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	96 of 115	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.2	51 of 115	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.2	67 of 86	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	86.4	11 of 116	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	40.3	66 of 104	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	459 of 624	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	463 of 613	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	469 of 599	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	397 of 608	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	339 of 600	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	425 of 580	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.6	284 of 600	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	318 of 588	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	445 of 583	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	504 of 586	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	477 of 568	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	409 of 582	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	349 of 579	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	425 of 561	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	370 of 590	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	393 of 571	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	398 of 454	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	424 of 460	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	405 of 441	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	325 of 463	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	334 of 455	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	365 of 439	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	349 of 472	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	365 of 457	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)44th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2026)37th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%-12 vs state

Science40%-11 vs state

Mathematics36%-18 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	48.8	318^th of 649 public elementary schools	51.0%		52.5	293^rd of 640 public elementary schools	54.2%	25	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Herbert A. Wood Elementary

How many students attend Herbert A. Wood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 938 students attended Herbert A. Wood Elementary.

What district is Herbert A. Wood Elementary in?

Lexington 02

What is the racial makeup of Herbert A. Wood Elementary?

Students at Herbert A. Wood Elementary are 36% African American, 31% White, 28% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Herbert A. Wood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Herbert A. Wood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pine Ridge Middle
High : Airport High

Is Herbert A. Wood Elementary a good school?

Herbert A. Wood Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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