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Irmo Elementary

Q: Is Irmo Elementary a good school?

Irmo Elementary ranks 228 th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Irmo Elementary is a PK-5 school in Irmo, SC, serving 487 students within the Lexington 05 school district, a highly-rated district ranked 13th in the state. The school currently holds a 3-star rating (65th percentile statewide) and is known for its small class sizes, with a favorable 12:1 student-teacher ratio.

One of the school's standout strengths is its exceptional support for students with disabilities—Irmo Elementary ranks 2nd in the entire state (99th percentile) for this group, a remarkable achievement that has been consistent for several years. The school also keeps chronic absenteeism impressively low at 13.3%, well below the state average of 22.3%, and operates very efficiently, spending about $15,401 per student—significantly less than nearby schools like Nursery Road Elementary ($19,158) and Harbison West Elementary ($19,019), while achieving better results than both. In early grades, students perform well in reading, with 3rd graders hitting 75.4% proficiency, above the district average.

However, parents should be aware of some challenges. Math proficiency drops sharply as students advance—from 72.3% in 3rd grade to just 43.7% by 5th grade, falling below both district and state averages. There is also a growing gender gap, with girls performing significantly better than boys, and the school's overall state ranking has declined gradually over the past decade. While Irmo Elementary compares favorably to lower-performing neighbors like Leaphart Elementary and Dutch Fork Elementary, it trails higher-performing nearby options like Ballentine Elementary and River Springs Elementary. For families prioritizing special education support and attendance, Irmo Elementary is a strong choice, but those concerned about upper-grade math may want to explore additional support options.

487

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,401

Per pupil spending ?

48%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7401 Gibbes Street
Irmo, SC 29063

(803) 476-4200

District: Lexington 05

Students who attend Irmo Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	CrossRoads Intermediate
	Irmo Middle
High:	Irmo High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.9%

African American:

23.4%

Hispanic:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (65th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg58%

228^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	63.8	228 of 649	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.0	211 of 640	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	168 of 638	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	192 of 644	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	166 of 625	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	163 of 622	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	152 of 643	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	115 of 624	81.6%	★★★★☆
2017	82.8	92 of 639	85.6%	★★★★☆
2016	79.8	104 of 619	83.2%	★★★★☆
2015	77.0	97 of 638	84.8%	★★★★☆
2014	69.7	177 of 630	71.9%	★★★★☆
2013	71.2	155 of 599	74.1%	★★★★☆
2012	74.1	130 of 594	78.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.8	94 of 597	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	80.5	88 of 589	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	81.0	78 of 580	86.6%	★★★★☆
2008	78.8	89 of 577	84.6%	★★★★☆
2007	80.7	77 of 566	86.4%	★★★★☆
2006	81.4	74 of 559	86.8%	★★★★☆
2005	86.9	30 of 557	94.6%	★★★★★
2004	91.3	12 of 550	97.8%	★★★★★
2003	88.7	23 of 542	95.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	222 of 379	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.6	335 of 381	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.7	172 of 369	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	200 of 394	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	150 of 393	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	2 of 147	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	19 of 151	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	17 of 122	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	92.6	9 of 189	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	4 of 161	97.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	154 of 589	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	161 of 581	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	171 of 565	69.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	164 of 580	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	107 of 573	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	137 of 554	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	139 of 588	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	145 of 570	74.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	64.0	57 of 109	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	411 of 624	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	364 of 613	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	350 of 599	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	449 of 608	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	394 of 600	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	379 of 580	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	254 of 600	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	145 of 588	75.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	285 of 583	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	256 of 586	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	163 of 568	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.3	211 of 582	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	212 of 579	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.6	171 of 561	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	174 of 590	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	102 of 571	82.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	112 of 454	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	153 of 460	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	203 of 441	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	188 of 463	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	130 of 455	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	169 of 439	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	177 of 472	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	113 of 457	75.3%	★★★★☆

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)99th percentile+32 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)48th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2026)41st percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+7 vs state

Mathematics54%~ state avg

Science54%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pine Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Huffstetler Drive	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 214-2380	501	39	12.8	100.0%	37 (7.4%)	369 (73.7%)	55 (11.0%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	16.7	560^th of 649 public elementary schools	13.7%		13.2	577^th of 640 public elementary schools	9.8%	17	49.2	43.3	51.7	41.2	17.0	32.7	26.7	$20,151	$2,457	$1,457	$3,913	$13,954	$2,284	$16,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Irmo Elementary

Is Irmo Elementary a good school?

Irmo Elementary ranks 228^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Irmo Elementary?

Students at Irmo Elementary are 58% White, 23% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Irmo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Irmo Elementary.

What district is Irmo Elementary in?

Lexington 05

What schools do graduates of Irmo Elementary attend?

Students who attend Irmo Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : CrossRoads Intermediate
Middle : Irmo Middle
High : Irmo High

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