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Chapin Elementary

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Chapin Elementary ranks 72 nd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Chapin Elementary in Chapin, SC, serves 767 students in Pre-K through 4th grade within the highly regarded Lexington 05 school district, which ranks in the top 17% of districts statewide. The school has shown remarkable improvement over the past seven years, climbing from the 63rd percentile in 2018-2019 to the 89th percentile in 2025-2026, and has maintained a 4-star rating for six consecutive years. This upward trajectory is particularly impressive given that roughly a third of the student body qualifies for free or reduced lunch, yet the school ranks in the 90th percentile for academic performance with students from low socioeconomic backgrounds—a jump of 143 positions in just two years.

One of the school's standout strengths is its exceptional support for students with disabilities, ranking 5th of 147 schools statewide (97th percentile) in 2024-2025, a consistent pattern of excellence that demonstrates robust special education programming. The school also maintains remarkably low chronic absenteeism at just 9.0%, compared to the state average of 22.3%, indicating strong student engagement and family-school connection. Academically, Chapin Elementary excels in English Language Arts with 3rd and 4th grade proficiency rates around 81.5%, well above state averages, and has shown dramatic improvement in 4th grade mathematics, climbing from 50.6% proficiency in 2022-2023 to 76.9% in 2025-2026. The school achieves these results while spending $14,279 per student—less than several comparable schools in the district, including Dutch Fork Elementary ($18,586) and H.E. Corley Elementary ($18,644)—suggesting highly efficient resource allocation.

When compared to nearby schools, Chapin Elementary outperforms most of its district peers, including River Springs Elementary (80th percentile), Irmo Elementary (65th percentile), and Piney Woods Elementary (85th percentile). However, Lake Murray Elementary, just 3.68 miles away, edges out Chapin with a 92nd percentile ranking and slightly lower chronic absenteeism (4.8% vs. 9.0%). The school's balanced excellence across male and female students—with male students ranking in the 92nd percentile—combined with its success serving diverse populations, suggests that Chapin Elementary's achievements reflect effective teaching and support systems rather than demographic advantage, making it a compelling choice for families seeking a school that delivers strong results for all students.

767

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,780

Per pupil spending ?

36.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

92%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

940 Old Bush River Road
Chapin, SC 29036

(803) 575-5900

District: Lexington 05

Students who attend Chapin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chapin Intermediate
	Chapin Middle
High:	Chapin High

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

Hispanic:

9.1%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (76% vs 59% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg66%

South Carolina avg59%

72^nd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	72 of 661	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	85.0	86 of 639	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	111 of 643	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	173 of 644	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.8	99 of 625	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.0	186 of 622	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	238 of 643	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.7	135 of 624	78.4%	★★★★☆
2017	80.5	109 of 639	82.9%	★★★★☆
2016	81.2	98 of 619	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.3	100 of 638	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	81.7	77 of 630	87.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.7	121 of 599	79.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.3	70 of 594	88.2%	★★★★☆
2011	79.8	95 of 597	84.1%	★★★★☆
2010	80.9	82 of 589	86.1%	★★★★☆
2009	84.8	51 of 580	91.2%	★★★★★
2008	78.1	95 of 577	83.5%	★★★★☆
2007	83.2	60 of 566	89.4%	★★★★☆
2006	84.4	55 of 559	90.2%	★★★★★
2005	86.6	34 of 557	93.9%	★★★★★
2004	87.8	32 of 550	94.2%	★★★★★
2003	86.7	35 of 542	93.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	5 of 147	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	15 of 143	89.5%	★★★★★
2023	66.7	38 of 174	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	12 of 122	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	55.4	72 of 189	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	30 of 161	81.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	85 of 599	85.8%	★★★★☆
2025	87.2	54 of 580	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	60 of 568	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	196 of 580	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.2	123 of 573	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	178 of 554	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.5	236 of 588	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.0	139 of 570	75.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	65 of 196	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	37 of 105	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.2	99 of 109	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	62.6	75 of 147	49.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	62 of 634	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	80.9	83 of 612	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	204 of 602	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	196 of 608	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.8	117 of 600	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	47.5	309 of 580	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	303 of 600	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.7	131 of 588	77.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.3	51 of 591	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	77.7	117 of 585	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	155 of 571	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	138 of 582	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	75 of 579	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.2	186 of 561	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	244 of 590	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	136 of 571	76.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	163 of 463	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.5	150 of 459	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	175 of 446	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	253 of 463	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.8	137 of 455	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	39.2	279 of 439	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	331 of 472	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	241 of 457	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)97th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)86th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)67th percentile-22 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts82%+17 vs state

Mathematics75%+20 vs state

Science67%+15 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Chapin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	940 Old Bush River Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 575-5900	767	60	12.8	36.6%	577 (75.2%)	57 (7.4%)	70 (9.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.8%)	87.1	72^nd of 661 public elementary schools	89.1%		85	86^th of 639 public elementary schools	86.5%	14	81.5	81.6					74.0	76.9					66.7		92%		$16,780	$632	$453	$1,084	$12,964	$1,648	$15,695
Piney Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	816 Amicks Ferry Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 756-1100	511	40	12.7	30.9%	420 (82.2%)	31 (6.1%)	36 (7.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	83.4	100^th of 661 public elementary schools	84.9%		82.9	97^th of 639 public elementary schools	84.8%	3	74.2	83.7					71.0	65.0					72.8		94%		$18,512	$715	$472	$1,187	$14,318	$1,821	$17,326
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	19.6%	590 (78.4%)	31 (4.1%)	51 (6.8%)	33 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.0%)	89.8	51^st of 661 public elementary schools	92.3%		88.8	55^th of 639 public elementary schools	91.4%	4	85.5	80.6					84.9	74.6					66.9		93%		$16,101	$581	$421	$1,002	$12,436	$1,660	$15,099
Little Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	692 Mill Street	Little Mountain	29075	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 945-7721	367	29	12.6	—	277 (75.5%)	50 (13.6%)	20 (5.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	56.1	271^st of 661 public elementary schools	59.0%		71.4	190^th of 639 public elementary schools	70.3%	81	64.8	57.7	62.5				62.2	52.0	51.8				55.8		96%		$15,545	$1,016	$893	$1,910	$11,278	$2,357	$13,635
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	38.4%	321 (61.4%)	105 (20.1%)	37 (7.1%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.3%)	86.6	76^th of 661 public elementary schools	88.5%		79.2	123^rd of 639 public elementary schools	80.8%	47	87.5	84.6	72.8				82.6	76.9	61.2				69.2		94%		$17,184	$572	$420	$991	$13,540	$1,661	$16,193
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	62.9%	189 (33.9%)	222 (39.9%)	60 (10.8%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.5%)	70.5	190^th of 661 public elementary schools	71.3%		60.9	247^th of 639 public elementary schools	61.3%	57	76.7	71.6	72.0				75.4	56.7	52.5				50.0		95%		$21,394	$1,274	$820	$2,093	$15,708	$1,499	$19,300
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	86.7%	130 (29.4%)	168 (38.0%)	60 (13.6%)	18 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	58 (13.1%)	29.7	464^th of 661 public elementary schools	29.8%		31.4	437^th of 639 public elementary schools	31.6%	27	50.8	48.5	49.4				44.5	47.0	40.0				42.6		95%		$22,424	$1,501	$760	$2,261	$16,087	$1,816	$20,163
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	42.7%	252 (60.6%)	79 (19.0%)	41 (9.9%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.7%)	78.2	135^th of 661 public elementary schools	79.6%		77	141^st of 639 public elementary schools	77.9%	6	79.0	79.4	75.3				76.3	66.2	46.6				63.3		95%		$18,989	$682	$490	$1,171	$14,952	$1,694	$17,818
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	68.6%	54 (20.9%)	156 (60.5%)	25 (9.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	30.1	460^th of 661 public elementary schools	30.4%		23	504^th of 639 public elementary schools	21.1%	44	48.3		66.7				48.2		23.8						96%		$17,909	$766	$647	$1,413	$12,792	$3,705	$16,497
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	48.0%	282 (57.9%)	114 (23.4%)	46 (9.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.4%)	63.7	234^th of 661 public elementary schools	64.6%		67	211^th of 639 public elementary schools	67.0%	23	75.4	65.8	71.9				72.3	52.1	43.7				53.5		93%		$18,650	$723	$527	$1,250	$13,946	$2,204	$17,401

Frequently Asked Questions about Chapin Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Chapin Elementary?

Students at Chapin Elementary are 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Chapin Elementary in?

Lexington 05

How many students attend Chapin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 767 students attended Chapin Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Chapin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Chapin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chapin Intermediate
Middle : Chapin Middle
High : Chapin High

Is Chapin Elementary a good school?

Chapin Elementary ranks 72^nd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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