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Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School

Q: Is Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School a good school?

Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School ranks 474 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

474^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 3-5 in Batesburg-Leesville, South Carolina, with 429 students enrolled. The school is part of the Lexington 03 school district, which is ranked 54 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Batesburg-Leesville Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages on standardized tests, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 10-15 percentage points lower. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15% to 29% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's performance on standardized tests varies greatly by student subgroup, suggesting significant achievement gaps between different demographic groups.

When comparing Batesburg-Leesville Elementary to other schools in the surrounding area, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming. For example, Hollywood Elementary, which is in a different district (Saluda 01), outperforms Batesburg-Leesville Elementary across multiple subject areas and grade levels, despite serving a similar demographic of students. Batesburg-Leesville Elementary's statewide ranking has also declined over the past decade, suggesting the school has struggled to make meaningful improvements in student outcomes.

429

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,854

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

403 South Lee Street
Batesburg-Leesville, SC 29070

(803) 532-1155

District: Lexington 03

Students who attend Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Batesburg-Leesville Middle School
High:	Batesburg-Leesville High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.4%

African American:

28.4%

Hispanic:

16.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (43% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

South Carolina avg56%

474^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^th of 75Lexington 03 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	26.6	474 of 640	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	522 of 638	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	459 of 644	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	407 of 625	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	429 of 622	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	351 of 643	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	350 of 624	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.8	358 of 639	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.1	295 of 619	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	35.8	426 of 638	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.9	368 of 630	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.2	391 of 599	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.1	368 of 594	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.9	421 of 597	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.2	517 of 589	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.9	471 of 580	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.2	420 of 577	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.0	451 of 566	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.2	401 of 559	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.3	418 of 557	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.3	363 of 550	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	42.5	346 of 542	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	300 of 381	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	350 of 369	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	359 of 394	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	286 of 393	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	267 of 350	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	258 of 421	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	342 of 412	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	134 of 147	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	137 of 143	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	148 of 174	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	89 of 151	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	51 of 122	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	93 of 189	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	95 of 161	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	59.0	35 of 84	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	23 of 84	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.6	63 of 104	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	30 of 82	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	401 of 581	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	445 of 565	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	460 of 580	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	400 of 573	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	417 of 554	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	362 of 588	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	333 of 570	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	123 of 156	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	95 of 115	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.5	65 of 115	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.6	39 of 86	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.7	88 of 116	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	56 of 104	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	522 of 613	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	543 of 599	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	498 of 608	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	415 of 600	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	417 of 580	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	314 of 600	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	288 of 588	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	471 of 586	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	493 of 568	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	410 of 582	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	367 of 579	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	381 of 561	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	314 of 590	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	340 of 571	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	402 of 460	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	401 of 441	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	387 of 463	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	337 of 455	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	351 of 439	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	311 of 472	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	310 of 457	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)58th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2025)9th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-14 vs state

Mathematics42%-10 vs state

Science26%-23 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
Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School	Public	3-5	403 South Lee Street	Batesburg-Leesville	29070	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 532-1155	429	36	11.9		212 (49.4%)	122 (28.4%)	71 (16.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.7%)	26.6	474^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.9%		20	522^nd of 638 public elementary schools	18.2%	48	42.7	47.4	54.8	42.4	41.0	43.7	25.9	$16,854	$2,462	$1,012	$3,474	$11,355	$2,025	$13,380
Batesburg-Leesville Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	800 Summerland Avenue	Batesburg-Leesville	29006	Lexington County	Lexington 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 532-4452	525	44	12.0		258 (49.1%)	132 (25.1%)	89 (17.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.6%)								(n/a)								$16,268	$1,828	$961	$2,789	$11,728	$1,750	$13,479
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
Centerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4147 Augusta Highway	Gilbert	29054	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-1610	812	63	12.8		577 (71.1%)	67 (8.3%)	115 (14.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.4%)	58.9	262^nd of 640 public elementary schools	59.1%		48.7	329^th of 638 public elementary schools	48.4%	67	60.3	68.4	61.0	66.1	56.4	50.0	43.6	$14,944	$856	$572	$1,428	$12,164	$1,352	$13,516
Ridge Spring-Monetta Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	422 Hazzard Circle	Ridge Spring	29129	Saluda County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 685-2000	410	29	14.3		159 (38.8%)	125 (30.5%)	90 (22.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	25.1	492^nd of 640 public elementary schools	23.1%		18.6	534^th of 638 public elementary schools	16.3%	42	47.4	58.7	41.3	40.4	44.4	14.2	38.1	$15,201	$1,472	$1,176	$2,648	$11,410	$1,144	$12,553
Rocky Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Calks Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4200	805	57	14.0		627 (77.9%)	56 (7.0%)	44 (5.5%)	26 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	87	70^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.1%		85.8	80^th of 638 public elementary schools	87.5%	10	81.8	77.9	82.9	75.3	72.9	64.9	59.8	$13,404	$687	$370	$1,057	$10,764	$1,583	$12,347
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School

What district is Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School in?

Lexington 03

How many students attend Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 429 students attended Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School.

Is Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School a good school?

Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School ranks 474^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Batesburg-Leesville Middle School
High : Batesburg-Leesville High School

What is the racial makeup of Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School?

Students at Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School are 49% White, 28% African American, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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