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Dutch Fork Elementary

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Dutch Fork Elementary ranks 458 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

458^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Dutch Fork Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Irmo, SC, serving 442 students as part of the highly regarded Lexington 05 school district.

While Dutch Fork sits within a top-tier district, its own academic performance lags significantly behind both the state average and its nearby peers. In the most recent school year, the school ranked in the 29th percentile statewide, a far cry from neighbors like Ballentine Elementary (88th percentile) and River Springs Elementary (79th percentile). For example, only 50.8% of Dutch Fork 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 87.5% at Ballentine and 79% at River Springs. The school also struggles with chronic absenteeism at 18.4%, which is better than the state average but much higher than River Springs' 6.8% rate. One of the most concerning trends is a sharp decline in outcomes for African American students, whose ranking dropped from the 24th percentile to the 6th percentile in just one year, creating a widening achievement gap within the school.

Interestingly, Dutch Fork actually spends more per student ($18,586) than several higher-performing peers like Ballentine ($16,078) and maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.6, yet these resources haven't translated into academic gains. The school serves a student population where 86.65% qualify for free/reduced lunch, a much higher rate than nearby schools in the same district. This suggests the challenges at Dutch Fork are tied to the socioeconomic makeup of its immediate neighborhood rather than district-wide policies. There is one bright spot: the school's ranking for White students has improved significantly, from the 22nd to the 50th percentile. However, the urgent priority remains addressing the needs of its low-income and minority students, as well as tackling absenteeism, to reverse the long-term trend of underperformance.

442

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,586

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7900 Broad River Road
Irmo, SC 29063

(803) 476-3900

District: Lexington 05

Students who attend Dutch Fork Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.0%

White:

29.4%

Hispanic:

13.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (46% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg58%

458^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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
2026	29.7	458 of 649	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	438 of 640	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	456 of 638	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	425 of 644	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.2	370 of 625	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	380 of 622	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	410 of 643	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	346 of 624	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.3	328 of 639	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.2	351 of 619	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	61.9	206 of 638	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.7	321 of 630	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.9	240 of 599	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.5	325 of 594	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	63.1	222 of 597	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.7	135 of 589	77.1%	★★★★☆
2009	77.2	106 of 580	81.7%	★★★★☆
2008	76.5	101 of 577	82.5%	★★★★☆
2007	80.1	83 of 566	85.3%	★★★★☆
2006	86.8	35 of 559	93.7%	★★★★★
2005	86.7	33 of 557	94.1%	★★★★★
2004	85.1	57 of 550	89.6%	★★★★☆
2003	85.5	46 of 542	91.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	358 of 379	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	291 of 381	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	284 of 369	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	207 of 394	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.0	110 of 393	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	89 of 350	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	52.6	194 of 421	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	139 of 412	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	119 of 154	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	130 of 161	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	431 of 589	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	425 of 581	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	429 of 565	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	422 of 580	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	357 of 573	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	418 of 554	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	412 of 588	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	345 of 570	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	495 of 624	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	490 of 613	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	483 of 599	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	459 of 608	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	456 of 600	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	396 of 580	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	380 of 600	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	314 of 588	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	418 of 583	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.6	405 of 586	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	412 of 568	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	365 of 582	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	362 of 579	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.7	269 of 561	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.9	377 of 590	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	317 of 571	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	229 of 454	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.2	283 of 460	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	345 of 441	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	329 of 463	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.1	275 of 455	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	281 of 439	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	353 of 472	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.5	265 of 457	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)50th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

Female (2026)27th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2026)23rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)6th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%-15 vs state

Mathematics44%-10 vs state

Science43%-9 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)	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 (2024)	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 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
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	458^th of 649 public elementary schools	29.4%		31.4	438^th of 640 public elementary schools	31.6%	20	50.8	48.5	49.4	44.5	47.0	40.0	42.6	$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	68.6%	54 (20.9%)	156 (60.5%)	25 (9.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	30.2	454^th of 649 public elementary schools	30.0%		23	505^th of 640 public elementary schools	21.1%	51	48.3		66.7	48.2		23.8		$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	62.9%	189 (33.9%)	222 (39.9%)	60 (10.8%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.5%)	70.7	187^th of 649 public elementary schools	71.2%		60.9	247^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.4%	60	76.7	71.6	72.0	75.4	56.7	52.5	50.0	$18,644	$1,553	$710	$2,262	$14,694	$1,688	$16,382
Irmo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7401 Gibbes Street	Irmo	29063	Richland 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%)	63.8	228^th of 649 public elementary schools	64.9%		67	211^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.0%	17	75.4	65.8	71.9	72.3	52.1	43.7	53.5	$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	100.0%	114 (22.4%)	285 (55.9%)	47 (9.2%)	17 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.0%)	42	380^th of 649 public elementary schools	41.4%		46.7	329^th of 640 public elementary schools	48.6%	51	68.0	66.3	43.6	61.4	43.0	33.8	40.7	$19,019	$1,572	$883	$2,455	$15,019	$1,544	$16,563
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%)	78.4	133^rd of 649 public elementary schools	79.5%		77	141^st of 640 public elementary schools	78.0%	8	79.0	79.4	75.3	76.3	66.2	46.6	63.3	$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	48.9%	278 (57.4%)	118 (24.4%)	42 (8.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.1%)	75	156^th of 649 public elementary schools	76.0%		73	180^th of 640 public elementary schools	71.9%	24	69.6	78.5	69.9	65.4	70.5	53.9	66.6	$17,966	$643	$537	$1,180	$15,191	$1,595	$16,786
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	100.0%	160 (34.0%)	196 (41.6%)	46 (9.8%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.0%)	40.3	394^th of 649 public elementary schools	39.3%		53.2	289^th of 640 public elementary schools	54.8%	105	55.4	64.0	57.1	50.7	52.0	35.7	41.3	$19,158	$1,770	$791	$2,561	$14,862	$1,736	$16,598
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%)	86.7	76^th of 649 public elementary schools	88.3%		79.2	123^rd of 640 public elementary schools	80.8%	47	87.5	84.6	72.8	82.6	76.9	61.2	69.2	$16,078	$714	$476	$1,191	$13,205	$1,682	$14,887
Leaphart Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	120 Piney Grove Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-4700	483	45	10.7	100.0%	137 (28.4%)	241 (49.9%)	46 (9.5%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	36 (7.5%)	45.3	347^th of 649 public elementary schools	46.5%		44.6	344^th of 640 public elementary schools	46.3%	3	53.5	68.0	59.2	45.1	55.2	47.3	43.6	$16,698	$1,324	$1,122	$2,446	$12,516	$1,736	$14,252

Frequently Asked Questions about Dutch Fork Elementary

How many students attend Dutch Fork Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Dutch Fork Elementary.

What district is Dutch Fork Elementary in?

Lexington 05

Is Dutch Fork Elementary a good school?

Dutch Fork Elementary ranks 458^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dutch Fork Elementary?

Students at Dutch Fork Elementary are 38% African American, 29% White, 14% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Dutch Fork Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dutch Fork Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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