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River Springs Elementary

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River Springs Elementary ranks 141 st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

River Springs Elementary is a public elementary school in Irmo, South Carolina, serving 426 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Lexington 05 school district.

River Springs Elementary is a high-performing school, consistently ranking among the top 25% of elementary schools in South Carolina. The school's students significantly outperform state and district averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 81.8% of 3rd graders, 71.5% of 4th graders, and 83.1% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 61.8%, 63.5%, and 62.5% at the state level, respectively. In Mathematics, River Springs Elementary's proficiency rates were 69.7% for 3rd grade, 67.2% for 4th grade, and 54.2% for 5th grade, outperforming the state averages of 56.3%, 53.7%, and 48.1%, respectively.

While River Springs Elementary generally outperforms nearby schools like Lake Murray Elementary, Leaphart Elementary, and Nursery Road Elementary in academic achievement, the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.2% in 2023-2024 to 22.5% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern that the school may need to address.

416

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,673

Per pupil spending ?

42.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 Connie Wright Road
Irmo, SC 29063

(803) 476-4400

District: Lexington 05

Students who attend River Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	CrossRoads Intermediate
	Dutch Fork Middle
High:	Dutch Fork High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.6%

African American:

19.0%

Hispanic:

9.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (68% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg62%

South Carolina avg56%

141^st of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 13Elementary 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	77.0	141 of 640	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	118 of 638	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	136 of 644	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	163 of 625	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	133 of 622	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	101 of 643	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	88.2	58 of 624	90.7%	★★★★★
2017	86.1	69 of 639	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	86.4	60 of 619	90.3%	★★★★★
2015	86.5	51 of 638	92.0%	★★★★★
2014	81.6	78 of 630	87.6%	★★★★☆
2013	78.3	103 of 599	82.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.2	73 of 594	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	84.8	52 of 597	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	87.7	35 of 589	94.1%	★★★★★
2009	83.6	66 of 580	88.6%	★★★★☆
2008	85.4	41 of 577	92.9%	★★★★★
2007	85.4	42 of 566	92.6%	★★★★★
2006	87.8	28 of 559	95.0%	★★★★★
2005	89.9	12 of 557	97.8%	★★★★★
2004	90.5	16 of 550	97.1%	★★★★★
2003	90.2	18 of 542	96.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	83.4	40 of 421	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	76.5	59 of 412	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	82 of 581	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	78 of 565	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	146 of 580	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	133 of 573	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	79 of 554	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	88 of 588	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	63 of 570	88.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	194 of 613	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.3	120 of 599	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	116 of 608	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	165 of 600	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	194 of 580	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	261 of 600	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	227 of 588	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	212 of 586	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	166 of 568	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	122 of 582	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	189 of 579	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	194 of 561	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	103 of 590	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	62 of 571	89.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	163 of 460	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	155 of 441	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.2	166 of 463	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	192 of 455	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	142 of 439	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	122 of 472	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	62 of 457	86.4%	★★★★☆

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 (2019)90th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts79%+16 vs state

Mathematics63%+10 vs state

Science47%~ state avg

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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 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 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
River Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Connie Wright Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4400	416	41	10.1		252 (60.6%)	79 (19.0%)	41 (9.9%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.7%)	77	141^st of 640 public elementary schools	78.0%		80.3	118^th of 638 public elementary schools	81.5%	23	81.8	71.5	83.1			69.7	67.2	54.2			47.1		$16,673	$710	$535	$1,245	$13,725	$1,703	$15,428
Oak Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 River Bottom Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4100	484	44	11.0		278 (57.4%)	118 (24.4%)	42 (8.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.1%)	73	180^th of 640 public elementary schools	71.9%		73.2	167^th of 638 public elementary schools	73.8%	13	70.4	77.1	71.4			55.6	63.2	57.1			57.9		$17,966	$643	$537	$1,180	$15,191	$1,595	$16,786
Dutch Fork Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7900 Broad River Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-3900	442	46	9.6		130 (29.4%)	168 (38.0%)	60 (13.6%)	18 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	58 (13.1%)	31.4	438^th of 640 public elementary schools	31.6%		28.6	456^th of 638 public elementary schools	28.5%	18	52.3	50.7	48.5			47.8	40.5	36.7			41.7		$18,586	$1,449	$906	$2,355	$14,623	$1,608	$16,231
GREEN Charter School Midlands	Public, Charter	K-8	7820 Broad River Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 563-5387	258	26	9.9		54 (20.9%)	156 (60.5%)	25 (9.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	23	505^th of 640 public elementary schools	21.1%		32.3	431^st of 638 public elementary schools	32.4%	74	36.0	59.2		51.8	52.4	32.0	18.5		11.1	33.3	48.1	18.5	$11,689	$1,358	$94	$1,452	$6,954	$3,283	$10,237
H. E. Corley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1500 Chadford Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-4001	557	55	10.1		189 (33.9%)	222 (39.9%)	60 (10.8%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.5%)	60.9	247^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.4%		73.6	163^rd of 638 public elementary schools	74.5%	84	71.0	72.6	68.5			59.2	43.8	51.7			43.8		$18,644	$1,553	$710	$2,262	$14,694	$1,688	$16,382
Ballentine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1040 Bickley Road	Irmo	29063	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4500	523	39	13.4		321 (61.4%)	105 (20.1%)	37 (7.1%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.3%)	79.2	123^rd of 640 public elementary schools	80.8%		80.4	117^th of 638 public elementary schools	81.7%	6	73.5	78.5	74.1			72.1	69.2	54.2			57.0		$16,078	$714	$476	$1,191	$13,205	$1,682	$14,887
Irmo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7401 Gibbes Street	Irmo	29063	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4200	487	41	12.0		282 (57.9%)	114 (23.4%)	46 (9.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.4%)	67	211^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.0%		72.5	168^th of 638 public elementary schools	73.7%	43	66.7	72.2	77.1			52.6	55.7	50.6			56.7		$15,401	$788	$464	$1,252	$12,145	$2,004	$14,149
Harbison West Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	257 Crossbow Drive	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-3800	510	57	8.9		114 (22.4%)	285 (55.9%)	47 (9.2%)	17 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.0%)	46.7	329^th of 640 public elementary schools	48.6%		61	237^th of 638 public elementary schools	62.9%	92	65.1	48.0	64.2			53.0	48.0	51.8			33.3		$19,019	$1,572	$883	$2,455	$15,019	$1,544	$16,563
Nursery Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6706 Nursery Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-4300	471	54	8.7		160 (34.0%)	196 (41.6%)	46 (9.8%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.0%)	53.2	289^th of 640 public elementary schools	54.8%		59.3	257^th of 638 public elementary schools	59.7%	32	57.6	66.7	62.3			57.0	54.7	40.5			48.0		$19,158	$1,770	$791	$2,561	$14,862	$1,736	$16,598
Lake Murray Elementary	Public	K-4	1531 Three Dog Road	Chapin	29036	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4600	753	57	13.3		590 (78.4%)	31 (4.1%)	51 (6.8%)	33 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.0%)	88.8	55^th of 640 public elementary schools	91.4%		89	62^nd of 638 public elementary schools	90.3%	7	78.1	76.6				80.2	81.6				66.8		$13,913	$646	$397	$1,044	$11,360	$1,510	$12,870

Frequently Asked Questions about River Springs Elementary

How many students attend River Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 416 students attended River Springs Elementary.

Is River Springs Elementary a good school?

River Springs Elementary ranks 141^st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of River Springs Elementary?

Students at River Springs Elementary are 61% White, 19% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is River Springs Elementary in?

Lexington 05

What schools do graduates of River Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend River Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : CrossRoads Intermediate
Middle : Dutch Fork Middle
High : Dutch Fork High

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