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Dutch Fork High

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Dutch Fork High ranks 55 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

55^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 77% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Dutch Fork High is a public magnet high school in Irmo, South Carolina, serving 1,705 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Lexington 05 school district, which is ranked 13th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Dutch Fork High has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in South Carolina, currently ranking 55 out of 235 schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

Dutch Fork High stands out for its strong academic performance, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages in end-of-course assessments, particularly in English 2 and Algebra 1/Mathematics. The school also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 83.8% to 89.4% over the past few years. Additionally, Dutch Fork High performs well for specific student subgroups, ranking 10th out of 121 South Carolina high schools for Hispanic students and 10th out of 13 for Asian students.

While Dutch Fork High has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and district averages, the school serves a diverse socioeconomic population, with 36.42% to 52.2% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. When compared to other high schools in the Lexington 05 district, Dutch Fork High performs well academically, with higher end-of-course proficiency rates than Chapin High and Irmo High in most subject areas. However, Spring Hill High, another magnet school in the district, outperforms Dutch Fork High in several metrics, including end-of-course proficiency and statewide rankings.

1,703

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,365

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Old Tamah Road
Irmo, SC 29063

(803) 476-3300

District: Lexington 05

Feeder schools for Dutch Fork High:

Elementary:	Ballentine Elementary
	Dutch Fork Elementary
	H. E. Corley Elementary
	Oak Pointe Elementary
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	River Springs Elementary
Middle:	Dutch Fork Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.9%

African American:

37.5%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (76% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of South Carolina high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Lexington 05's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg81%

South Carolina avg71%

55^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Lexington 05

13^th of 75Lexington 05 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	67.5	55 of 235	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	37 of 235	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	36 of 237	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	59 of 226	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	53 of 227	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	35 of 225	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	27 of 216	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	12 of 223	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	71.4	32 of 231	86.1%	★★★★☆
2015	74.6	30 of 232	87.1%	★★★★☆
2014	89.5	15 of 210	92.9%	★★★★★
2013	94.7	11 of 203	94.6%	★★★★★
2012	94.9	10 of 202	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	90.7	15 of 199	92.5%	★★★★★
2010	95.1	11 of 199	94.5%	★★★★★
2009	86.6	12 of 188	93.6%	★★★★★
2008	89.3	5 of 185	97.3%	★★★★★
2007	78.4	12 of 191	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	81.5	10 of 191	94.8%	★★★★★
2005	84.6	7 of 187	96.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	40 of 194	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	26 of 194	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	23 of 199	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	50 of 190	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	39 of 178	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	16 of 184	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	9 of 183	95.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.4	1 of 11	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	36.2	8 of 11	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	60 of 139	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	64 of 145	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	51 of 141	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	90 of 139	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.8	51 of 115	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	55 of 143	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	34 of 137	75.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	66 of 225	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	45 of 225	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	38 of 223	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	67 of 220	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	50 of 213	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	37 of 213	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	17 of 210	91.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	55 of 153	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	46 of 157	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.1	92 of 156	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	10 of 121	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	3 of 121	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	6 of 119	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	5 of 86	94.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	93 of 226	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	46 of 229	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	36 of 226	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	90 of 220	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	75 of 213	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.9	55 of 217	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	35 of 214	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	52 of 224	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	31 of 228	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	33 of 229	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	54 of 224	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	61 of 215	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.8	33 of 218	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	66.4	41 of 213	80.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	12 of 59	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.4	23 of 53	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	26 of 57	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	25 of 48	47.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	53 of 196	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	29 of 196	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	32 of 197	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	46 of 192	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	28 of 189	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	25 of 191	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	41 of 185	77.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)79th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

White (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)64th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2025)57th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 292%+5 vs state

English 174%+12 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution72%+10 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 265%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)	SC READY Mathematics (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (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 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	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
Dutch Fork High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1400 Old Tamah Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-3300	1,703	122	13.9		748 (43.9%)	639 (37.5%)	103 (6.0%)	84 (4.9%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	118 (6.9%)	67.5	55^th of 235 public high schools	76.6%		74.8	37^th of 235 public high schools	84.3%	18			64.8	74.0	71.7	91.6	$14,365	$581	$439	$1,020	$11,565	$1,781	$13,345
Center for Advanced Technical Studies	Public	9-12	916 Mount Vernon Church Road	Chapin	29036	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-8600	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Spring Hill High	Public, Magnet	9-12	11629 Broad River Road	Chapin	29036	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-8700	1,118	92	12.1		771 (69.0%)	177 (15.8%)	70 (6.3%)	35 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	59 (5.3%)	83.2	20^th of 235 public high schools	91.5%		88.9	11^th of 235 public high schools	95.3%	9			76.9	88.5	77.8	99.3	$13,711	$568	$472	$1,040	$10,975	$1,696	$12,671
Irmo High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6671 St. Andrews Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 476-5000	1,272	107	11.9		297 (23.3%)	732 (57.5%)	100 (7.9%)	47 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	83 (6.5%)	37.6	145^th of 235 public high schools	38.3%		40.5	131^st of 235 public high schools	44.3%	14			52.6	53.1	56.3	87.2	$15,789	$746	$450	$1,196	$12,543	$2,050	$14,593
Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29212	Richland County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-9114	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0.3	235^th of 235 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)	17.6	0.0	11.1	16.1	0.0	57.1
The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-5952	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sara Babb High	Public	9-12	4450 Broad River Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-2714	8	4	2.0		1 (12.5%)	6 (75.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Broad River High	Public	9-12	4460 Broad River Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	No	(803) 896-2714	28	1	28.0		2 (7.1%)	25 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kirkland High	Public	9-12	4344 Broad River	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	No	(803) 896-2708	42	1	42.0		6 (14.3%)	34 (81.0%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Chapin High	Public	9-12	300 Columbia Avenue	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5400	1,617	99	16.3		1,308 (80.9%)	97 (6.0%)	109 (6.7%)	30 (1.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	68 (4.2%)	88.2	14^th of 235 public high schools	94.0%		85.6	17^th of 235 public high schools	92.8%	3			87.8	84.7	82.7	98.3	$13,475	$461	$361	$823	$10,810	$1,843	$12,653

Frequently Asked Questions about Dutch Fork High

Is Dutch Fork High a good school?

Dutch Fork High ranks 55^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dutch Fork High?

Students at Dutch Fork High are 44% White, 38% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

What district is Dutch Fork High in?

Lexington 05

What schools feed into Dutch Fork High?

Dutch Fork High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ballentine Elementary
Elementary : Dutch Fork Elementary
Elementary : H. E. Corley Elementary
Elementary : Oak Pointe Elementary
Elementary : River Springs Elementary
Middle : Dutch Fork Middle

How many students attend Dutch Fork High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,703 students attended Dutch Fork High.

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