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Piney Woods Elementary

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Piney Woods Elementary ranks 97 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

97^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Piney Woods Elementary is a public elementary school located in Chapin, South Carolina, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 540 students. The school is part of the Lexington 05 school district, which is ranked 13 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Piney Woods Elementary consistently outperforms the Lexington 05 district and the state of South Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 97 out of 640 South Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the top 15%. The school's performance is particularly strong in English Language Arts, with 77% of 3rd graders and 84.6% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the district's 68.1% and 71.1%, respectively. In Mathematics, Piney Woods Elementary also excels, with 68% of 3rd graders and 59.6% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the district's 60.5% and 59.7%. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 70.2% of 4th graders scoring proficient or better, significantly higher than the district's 52.8% and the state's 49.1%.

While Piney Woods Elementary outperforms most of the nearby schools in the Lexington 05 district, including H.E. Corley Elementary, Ballentine Elementary, and Chapin Elementary, another Lexington 05 school, Lake Murray Elementary, consistently outperforms Piney Woods Elementary across all grade levels and subjects, ranking in the top 10% of South Carolina elementary schools. Additionally, Piney Woods Elementary has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 13.5% in the 2023-2024 school year to 24.7% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the district's chronic absenteeism rate.

511

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,662

Per pupil spending ?

30.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

816 Amicks Ferry Road
Chapin, SC 29036

(803) 756-1100

District: Lexington 05

Students who attend Piney Woods Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chapin Intermediate
	Chapin Middle
High:	Chapin High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.2%

Hispanic:

7.0%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 59th percentile in 2023 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (72% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg62%

South Carolina avg57%

97^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 26 pts since 2023

From top 41% (2023) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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
2025	82.9	97 of 640	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	189 of 638	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	263 of 644	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	8 of 147	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	48.8	81 of 174	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	77 of 581	86.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	216 of 565	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	250 of 580	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	208 of 613	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	262 of 599	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	364 of 608	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	105 of 586	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	146 of 568	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	252 of 582	56.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	157 of 460	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	248 of 441	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	349 of 463	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)95th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts81%+18 vs state

Science70%+21 vs state

Mathematics64%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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		420 (82.2%)	31 (6.1%)	36 (7.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.7%)	82.9	97^th of 640 public elementary schools	84.8%		68.9	189^th of 638 public elementary schools	70.4%	92	77.0	84.6		68.0	59.6		70.2	$15,662	$799	$474	$1,273	$12,706	$1,683	$14,389
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		577 (75.2%)	57 (7.4%)	70 (9.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (6.8%)	85	86^th of 640 public elementary schools	86.6%		81.2	110^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.8%	24	82.3	79.9		70.6	70.7		60.9	$14,279	$771	$437	$1,208	$11,521	$1,549	$13,070
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%)	71.4	190^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.3%		68.6	193^rd of 638 public elementary schools	69.7%	3	67.9	72.2	66.0	66.1	63.5	46.0	65.5	$13,595	$1,558	$920	$2,478	$9,143	$1,974	$11,117
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		590 (78.4%)	31 (4.1%)	51 (6.8%)	33 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.0%)	88.8	55^th of 640 public elementary schools	91.4%		89	62^nd of 638 public elementary schools	90.3%	7	78.1	76.6		80.2	81.6		66.8	$13,913	$646	$397	$1,044	$11,360	$1,510	$12,870
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		321 (61.4%)	105 (20.1%)	37 (7.1%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.3%)	79.2	123^rd of 640 public elementary schools	80.8%		80.4	117^th of 638 public elementary schools	81.7%	6	73.5	78.5	74.1	72.1	69.2	54.2	57.0	$16,078	$714	$476	$1,191	$13,205	$1,682	$14,887
Prosperity-Rikard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	381 South Wheeler Avenue	Prosperity	29127	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 364-2321	386	27	14.2		207 (53.6%)	111 (28.8%)	46 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.7%)	41	368^th of 640 public elementary schools	42.5%		39.5	385^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.7%	17	60.3	59.3	44.1	50.0	53.7	27.9	55.5	$14,390	$1,443	$1,061	$2,504	$9,578	$2,308	$11,886
Pomaria-Garmany Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7288 US Highway 176	Pomaria	29126	Newberry County	Newberry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 321-2651	339	28	12.1		177 (52.2%)	73 (21.5%)	71 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	71.8	186^th of 640 public elementary schools	70.9%		74.5	154^th of 638 public elementary schools	75.9%	32	57.4	61.8	71.7	73.8	70.9	56.5	67.3	$16,581	$2,068	$1,301	$3,369	$11,145	$2,067	$13,212
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		189 (33.9%)	222 (39.9%)	60 (10.8%)	21 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (11.5%)	60.9	247^th of 640 public elementary schools	61.4%		73.6	163^rd of 638 public elementary schools	74.5%	84	71.0	72.6	68.5	59.2	43.8	51.7	43.8	$18,644	$1,553	$710	$2,262	$14,694	$1,688	$16,382
Rocky Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Calks Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4200	805	57	14.0		627 (77.9%)	56 (7.0%)	44 (5.5%)	26 (3.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (5.7%)	87	70^th of 640 public elementary schools	89.1%		85.8	80^th of 638 public elementary schools	87.5%	10	81.8	77.9	82.9	75.3	72.9	64.9	59.8	$13,404	$687	$370	$1,057	$10,764	$1,583	$12,347
New Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1118 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3300	810	55	14.7		571 (70.5%)	72 (8.9%)	54 (6.7%)	77 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	92	37^th of 640 public elementary schools	94.2%		93.1	30^th of 638 public elementary schools	95.3%	7	81.5	82.6	84.2	82.1	73.0	76.1	71.5	$13,907	$657	$455	$1,112	$11,526	$1,269	$12,795

Frequently Asked Questions about Piney Woods Elementary

How many students attend Piney Woods Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 511 students attended Piney Woods Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Piney Woods Elementary?

Students at Piney Woods Elementary are 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Piney Woods Elementary in?

Lexington 05

What schools do graduates of Piney Woods Elementary attend?

Students who attend Piney Woods Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Piney Woods Elementary a good school?

Piney Woods Elementary ranks 97^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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