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Sandhills Elementary

Q: Is Sandhills Elementary a good school?

Sandhills Elementary ranks 463 rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Sandhills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Sandhills Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sandhills Elementary?

Students at Sandhills Elementary are 48% White, 27% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Sandhills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sandhills Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Frances F. Mack Intermediate Middle : Sandhills Middle High : Swansea High

Public Grades 3-4

463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sandhills Elementary is a public elementary school located in Swansea, South Carolina, serving grades 3-4 with a total enrollment of 474 students. The school is part of the Lexington 04 school district, which is ranked 70 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sandhills Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of South Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years and a 0-star rating in 2020-2021. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in state assessments, is consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th grades were around 10-20 percentage points lower than the state averages. Sandhills Elementary also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 51.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Sandhills Elementary's performance is significantly lower than the nearby Saxe Gotha Elementary and Carolina Springs Elementary, both in the Lexington 01 district, which have higher rankings and better academic outcomes. This suggests that the high chronic absenteeism rates, low socioeconomic status of the student population, and the overall low-performing nature of the Lexington 04 district are likely key factors contributing to Sandhills Elementary's struggles, and addressing these underlying issues may be crucial for improving the school's performance.

491

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,560

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

130 Lewis Rast Road
Swansea, SC 29160

(803) 490-7003

District: Lexington 04

Students who attend Sandhills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Frances F. Mack Intermediate
	Sandhills Middle
High:	Swansea High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.1%

Hispanic:

27.3%

African American:

18.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (44% vs 57% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 14 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg57%

463^rd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

70^th of 75Lexington 04 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	28.0	463 of 640	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	455 of 638	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	545 of 644	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	529 of 625	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	592 of 622	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	608 of 643	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	615 of 624	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.5	622 of 639	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	596 of 619	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	595 of 638	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.0	576 of 630	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.9	552 of 599	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	506 of 594	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	458 of 597	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.8	442 of 589	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.8	498 of 580	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.5	388 of 577	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.2	407 of 566	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.0	384 of 559	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.2	354 of 557	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.2	312 of 550	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.5	293 of 542	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	186 of 381	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	176 of 369	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.8	324 of 394	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	357 of 393	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	348 of 350	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	413 of 421	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	408 of 412	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	55 of 147	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.2	94 of 143	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	133 of 174	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	140 of 151	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	119 of 122	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	166 of 189	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	157 of 161	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	84 of 104	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	67 of 79	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	68 of 72	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	79 of 84	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	79 of 84	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	104 of 104	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	80 of 82	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	482 of 581	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	433 of 565	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	469 of 580	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	501 of 573	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	538 of 554	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	562 of 588	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	565 of 570	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	122 of 156	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	90 of 115	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	95 of 115	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	109 of 115	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	84 of 86	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	116 of 116	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	102 of 104	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	408 of 613	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	415 of 599	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.3	519 of 608	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	523 of 600	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	553 of 580	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	585 of 600	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	584 of 588	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	397 of 586	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	399 of 568	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.9	519 of 582	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	480 of 579	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	528 of 561	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	564 of 590	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	556 of 571	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	6.7	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	408 of 460	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	393 of 441	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	455 of 463	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	437 of 455	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.4	439 of 439	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	470 of 472	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	457 of 457	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)63rd percentile+35 vs school

African American (2025)51st percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-14 vs state

Mathematics44%-11 vs state

Science36%-13 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
Sandhills Elementary	Public	3-4	130 Lewis Rast Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7003	491	38	13.0		236 (48.1%)	92 (18.7%)	134 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	28	463^rd of 640 public elementary schools	27.7%		28.8	455^th of 638 public elementary schools	28.7%	8	48.5	48.0					46.2	41.9					36.5		$13,560	$1,074	$1,219	$2,293	$9,637	$1,630	$11,267
Sandhills Primary	Public	1-2	140 Lewis Rast Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7002	509	36	14.1		267 (52.5%)	107 (21.0%)	96 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)															$13,497	$1,229	$1,469	$2,698	$9,516	$1,283	$10,799
Lexington Four Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	135 Lewis Rast Road	Swansea	26160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 490-7001	495	38	13.0		273 (55.2%)	128 (25.9%)	65 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.6%)								(n/a)															$14,260	$3,084	$1,246	$4,330	$8,701	$1,229	$9,930
Forts Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7350 Fish Hatchery Road	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-2500	478	43	11.1		287 (60.0%)	40 (8.4%)	114 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	21.9	513^th of 640 public elementary schools	19.8%		20.7	516^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.1%	3	47.6	45.4	57.5				34.4	34.9	34.9				25.6		$17,826	$1,594	$774	$2,368	$13,970	$1,489	$15,459
Pelion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1202 Pine Street	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-2000	642	50	12.8		422 (65.7%)	43 (6.7%)	131 (20.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	23.2	504^th of 640 public elementary schools	21.3%		21.2	509^th of 638 public elementary schools	20.2%	5	47.3	52.2	53.3				45.2	27.2	32.2				25.0		$17,679	$1,620	$688	$2,308	$13,696	$1,675	$15,371
Sandy Run School	Public	PK, KG-8	450 Old Swamp Road	Swansea	29160	Calhoun County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 655-2746	559	45	12.5		304 (54.4%)	211 (37.7%)	32 (5.7%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	25.4	487^th of 640 public elementary schools	23.9%		25.3	481^st of 638 public elementary schools	24.6%	6	51.8	48.3	41.5	50.0	45.9	46.7	30.3	25.9	26.5	44.4	26.3	17.7	39.7	26.0	$16,927	$1,849	$438	$2,286	$12,014	$2,626	$14,640
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
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
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)
Dover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1411 Bedford Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 247-2184	237	16	15.2		86 (36.3%)	124 (52.3%)	12 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	31	443^rd of 640 public elementary schools	30.8%		45.4	351^st of 638 public elementary schools	45.0%	92	48.1	48.6	51.7				59.2	43.2	37.9				29.7		$18,328	$1,639	$1,950	$3,589	$13,011	$1,728	$14,739

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandhills Elementary

Is Sandhills Elementary a good school?

Sandhills Elementary ranks 463^rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Sandhills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 491 students attended Sandhills Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Sandhills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sandhills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frances F. Mack Intermediate
Middle : Sandhills Middle
High : Swansea High

What is the racial makeup of Sandhills Elementary?

Students at Sandhills Elementary are 48% White, 27% Hispanic, 19% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Sandhills Elementary in?

Lexington 04

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