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Irmo High

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Irmo High ranks 181 st of 245 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 245 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 26% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Irmo High in Columbia, SC, serves approximately 1,272 students in grades 9-12 within the Lexington 05 school district, a district ranked 13th out of 75 in South Carolina.

Irmo High is currently facing significant challenges, as reflected in its 1-star state rating and 26th percentile ranking for the 2025-2026 school year—a notable decline from its 2-star rating the previous year. The most pressing issue is a chronic absenteeism crisis: 28% of students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, nearly double the district average of 15%. This attendance problem likely contributes to the school's other struggles, including a graduation rate of 79.8% (compared to 89.7% district-wide) and a dropout rate of 3.7% that is more than double the district's 1.5%. Test scores also lag significantly, with Algebra 1 proficiency at just 52.55% versus 79.7% district-wide, and English 1 proficiency at 38.19% compared to 68.38% for the district. The school spends a substantial $15,789 per student—higher than nearby Dutch Fork High ($14,365) and River Bluff High ($14,256)—yet achieves significantly worse outcomes, suggesting that resource allocation and school climate, rather than funding alone, are critical factors.

Despite these challenges, there are pockets of strength. English 2 proficiency (79.2%) is close to the state average (83.79%) and has shown dramatic improvement over recent years. Hispanic students are served relatively well (47th percentile), and multi-racial students performed exceptionally in 2024-2025 (81st percentile). The contrast with nearby schools is stark: Dutch Fork High, just 6 miles away in the same district, ranks in the 73rd percentile with an 88.5% graduation rate and only 14.8% chronic absenteeism, while River Bluff High (3.1 miles away) ranks in the 86th percentile with a 94.1% graduation rate. This suggests that Irmo High's challenges are school-specific rather than geographic. The school appears to be at a crossroads, with urgent priorities being addressing chronic absenteeism and understanding why its substantial per-student spending isn't translating into better outcomes.

1,272

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,789

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6671 St. Andrews Road
Columbia, SC 29212

(803) 476-5000

District: Lexington 05

Feeder schools for Irmo High:

Elementary:	Harbison West Elementary
	Irmo Elementary
	Leaphart Elementary
	Nursery Road Elementary
	More...
	Seven Oaks Elementary
Middle:	Irmo Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.5%

White:

23.3%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (54% vs 69% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (80% vs 87%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg76%

South Carolina avg69%

181^st of 245

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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
2026	29.1	181 of 245	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.6	145 of 235	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	131 of 235	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.4	160 of 237	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	159 of 226	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	117 of 227	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	169 of 225	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	136 of 216	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.0	119 of 223	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.2	123 of 231	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.8	86 of 232	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.4	115 of 210	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	68.0	62 of 203	69.5%	★★★★☆
2012	70.5	58 of 202	71.3%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	47 of 199	76.4%	★★★★☆
2010	77.5	39 of 199	80.4%	★★★★☆
2009	76.5	30 of 188	84.0%	★★★★☆
2008	73.1	49 of 185	73.5%	★★★★☆
2007	71.5	26 of 191	86.4%	★★★★☆
2006	70.5	43 of 191	77.5%	★★★★☆
2005	76.9	18 of 187	90.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	133 of 198	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.1	97 of 194	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	111 of 194	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	135 of 199	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	133 of 190	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.4	55 of 178	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.5	130 of 184	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	98 of 183	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	110 of 136	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.4	59 of 139	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.0	114 of 145	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	118 of 141	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	110 of 139	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	85 of 143	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	110 of 137	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	30 of 69	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	28 of 58	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	167 of 227	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.9	144 of 225	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	141 of 225	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	156 of 223	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	161 of 220	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.2	108 of 213	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.2	176 of 213	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	144 of 210	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	112 of 155	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.6	123 of 153	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.5	116 of 157	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	153 of 156	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	66 of 124	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	68 of 121	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	58 of 121	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.3	98 of 119	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.8	64 of 108	40.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	190 of 238	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	158 of 226	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	139 of 229	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	166 of 226	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	167 of 220	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	103 of 213	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.4	170 of 217	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	145 of 214	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	169 of 231	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	143 of 224	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	125 of 228	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	162 of 229	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	163 of 224	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	127 of 215	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	151 of 218	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	131 of 213	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	11 of 59	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	44.4	35 of 57	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	42 of 48	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	159 of 201	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.1	110 of 196	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.7	61 of 196	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	64 of 197	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	87 of 192	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	61 of 189	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	93 of 191	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	102 of 185	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)81st percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)27th percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile~ school

White (2026)21st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)20th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 279%-5 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution59%-3 vs state

English 138%-23 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)	EOCEP English 1 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	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
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	100.0%	297 (23.3%)	732 (57.5%)	100 (7.9%)	47 (3.7%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	83 (6.5%)	29.1	181^st of 245 public high schools	26.1%		37.6	145^th of 235 public high schools	38.3%	36								38.2	59.4	79.2	$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	Lexington County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-5777	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	1	244^th of 245 public high schools	0.4%		0.3	235^th of 235 public high schools	0.0%	9			13.8			0.0		20.0		45.5
SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-7432	417	38	11.1	99.3%	82 (19.7%)	316 (75.8%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)
The Palmetto Empowerment and Enrichment Academy	Public	5-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-5952	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
River Bluff High	Public	9-12	320 Corley Mill Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0700	2,117	131	16.1	26.3%	1,422 (67.2%)	230 (10.9%)	188 (8.9%)	180 (8.5%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	89 (4.2%)	83.8	34^th of 245 public high schools	86.1%		76.9	33^rd of 235 public high schools	86.0%	1								73.7	75.2	94.4	$14,256	$557	$367	$924	$11,421	$1,911	$13,332
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) 896-2853	28	1	28.0	81.3%	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 Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	No	(803) 896-2708	42	1	42.0	90.6%	6 (14.3%)	34 (81.0%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Gray Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3833 Leaphart Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 951-3321	935	38	24.9	15.0%	667 (71.3%)	153 (16.4%)	62 (6.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.1%)	94.3	11^th of 245 public high schools	95.5%		93.1	7^th of 235 public high schools	97.0%	4	75.2	88.8	91.3	59.6	71.7	88.0	65.1	86.2	86.2	99.5	$9,602	$1,106	$181	$1,286	$5,154	$3,162	$8,316
Columbia High	Public	9-12	1701 Westchester Drive	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8950	681	54	12.6	100.0%	18 (2.6%)	579 (85.0%)	45 (6.6%)	15 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (3.4%)	21.7	206^th of 245 public high schools	15.9%		12	215^th of 235 public high schools	8.5%	9								36.4	46.8	76.8	$21,575	$1,744	$2,088	$3,832	$14,838	$2,905	$17,743

Frequently Asked Questions about Irmo High

What is the racial makeup of Irmo High?

Students at Irmo High are 58% African American, 23% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Irmo High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,272 students attended Irmo High.

Is Irmo High a good school?

Irmo High ranks 181^st of 245 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Irmo High in?

Lexington 05

What schools feed into Irmo High?

Irmo High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Harbison West Elementary
Elementary : Irmo Elementary
Elementary : Leaphart Elementary
Elementary : Nursery Road Elementary
Elementary : Seven Oaks Elementary
Middle : Irmo Middle

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