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H. E. Corley Elementary

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H. E. Corley Elementary ranks 190 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

H. E. Corley Elementary is a PK-5 school in Irmo, SC, serving 557 students as part of the Lexington 05 school district, which ranks in the top 20% of South Carolina districts.

This school stands out for its remarkable success with student groups that often face achievement gaps elsewhere. In the most recent school year, H. E. Corley ranked in the 93rd percentile statewide for African American students and the 75th percentile for male students—both strong results that have been consistent over several years. The school also does an excellent job keeping kids in class, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.5% that beats both the district (15.0%) and state (22.3%) averages. Nearly two-thirds of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, and the school's performance with low-income students is notably strong, ranking in the 78th percentile statewide. With a favorable 10.1:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $18,644, the school invests heavily in its students—more than nearby Ballentine Elementary ($16,078) and Lake Murray Elementary ($13,913).

Academically, the school shows a clear split by subject. English Language Arts is a definite strength, with proficiency rates exceeding district and state averages at every grade level—for example, 76.7% of 3rd graders met ELA standards versus 64.1% statewide. However, math proficiency dips in upper grades, with 4th grade (56.7%) and 5th grade (52.5%) falling below district averages. Science also lags, with 4th grade proficiency at 50% versus 56.3% for the district. When compared to nearby schools, H. E. Corley significantly outperforms Dutch Fork Elementary just 1.35 miles away—3rd grade ELA is 76.7% versus 50.8%—but trails higher-performing neighbors like Ballentine Elementary and Lake Murray Elementary. Overall, H. E. Corley has never ranked below the 50th percentile statewide in the past decade and recently achieved its best ranking ever at 187th out of 649 schools, showing a school that is solid, improving, and particularly effective at supporting students who need it most.

557

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,394

Per pupil spending ?

62.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

1500 Chadford Road
Irmo, SC 29063

(803) 476-4001

District: Lexington 05

Students who attend H. E. Corley Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

39.9%

White:

33.9%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (65% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the South Carolina median (71st percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg58%

190^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	70.5	190 of 661	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	60.9	247 of 639	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	165 of 643	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	190 of 644	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	272 of 625	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	218 of 622	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	248 of 643	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	214 of 624	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.1	185 of 639	71.0%	★★★★☆
2016	50.9	307 of 619	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.4	263 of 638	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	60.7	256 of 630	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.9	249 of 599	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.1	324 of 594	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.3	201 of 597	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.9	296 of 589	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.1	288 of 580	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.3	255 of 577	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.3	212 of 566	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.1	162 of 559	71.0%	★★★★☆
2005	64.9	206 of 557	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	76.3	115 of 550	79.1%	★★★★☆
2003	80.9	89 of 542	83.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	25 of 384	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	71.6	81 of 380	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	31 of 369	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	47 of 394	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	46 of 393	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	90.8	15 of 350	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	71.8	88 of 421	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	88 of 412	78.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	54.9	73 of 189	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	227 of 599	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.1	300 of 580	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.0	198 of 568	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.4	179 of 580	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	208 of 573	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.8	165 of 554	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.6	205 of 588	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	266 of 570	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	138 of 634	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	60.4	228 of 612	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.3	78 of 602	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	111 of 608	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	155 of 600	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	84 of 580	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	154 of 600	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	109 of 588	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	146 of 591	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	174 of 585	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	115 of 571	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	186 of 582	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	321 of 579	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.5	258 of 561	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	288 of 590	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	155 of 571	72.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	83 of 463	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	58.1	200 of 459	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	132 of 446	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	35 of 463	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	54.3	230 of 455	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	292 of 439	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	206 of 472	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	158 of 457	65.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)93rd percentile+22 vs school

White (2026)82nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2019)61st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts73%+9 vs state

Mathematics61%+8 vs state

Science50%~ state avg

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

This school has awesome teachers that go above and beyond to support students. It is located in the middle of a community which lends to the overall friendly feel of the school. Close Quote

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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 (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	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
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		$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		$22,424	$1,501	$760	$2,261	$16,087	$1,816	$20,163
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						$17,909	$766	$647	$1,413	$12,792	$3,705	$16,497
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		$17,184	$572	$420	$991	$13,540	$1,661	$16,193
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%)	63.7	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		$18,650	$723	$527	$1,250	$13,946	$2,204	$17,401
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		$18,989	$682	$490	$1,171	$14,952	$1,694	$17,818
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%)	41.9	385^th of 661 public elementary schools	41.8%		46.7	329^th of 639 public elementary schools	48.5%	56	68.0	66.3	43.6				61.4	43.0	33.8				40.7		$22,504	$1,651	$1,318	$2,969	$15,055	$1,510	$19,534
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%)	40.2	400^th of 661 public elementary schools	39.5%		53.2	289^th of 639 public elementary schools	54.8%	111	55.4	64.0	57.1				50.7	52.0	35.7				41.3		$22,909	$1,601	$729	$2,330	$16,220	$2,028	$20,579
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%)	74.8	159^th of 661 public elementary schools	75.9%		73	180^th of 639 public elementary schools	71.8%	21	69.6	78.5	69.9				65.4	70.5	53.9				66.6		$21,030	$788	$627	$1,416	$16,449	$1,749	$19,614
Lake Murray Elementary	Public	K-4	1531 Three Dog Road	Chapin	29036	Lexington 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		$16,101	$581	$421	$1,002	$12,436	$1,660	$15,099

Frequently Asked Questions about H. E. Corley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of H. E. Corley Elementary?

Students at H. E. Corley Elementary are 40% African American, 34% White, 11% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What district is H. E. Corley Elementary in?

Lexington 05

How many students attend H. E. Corley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended H. E. Corley Elementary.

What schools do graduates of H. E. Corley Elementary attend?

Students who attend H. E. Corley Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is H. E. Corley Elementary a good school?

H. E. Corley Elementary ranks 190^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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