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Lakes and Bridges Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 1-8

597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lakes and Bridges Charter School is a small public charter school in Easley, SC, serving 204 students in grades 1-8 under the School Public Charter School District.

This school stands out for its unusual combination of resources and results. With a student-teacher ratio of just 8.5:1—roughly half the load of nearby schools like Concrete Primary (16.1:1) or Powdersville Elementary (16.7:1)—and per-student spending of $16,547 (about 40-65% more than most neighbors), you might expect top-tier academics. However, test scores tell a different story. In 3rd grade English Language Arts, only 19.4% of students met proficiency, compared to 73.4% at Forest Acres Elementary, located less than a mile away. Similar gaps appear in math and other subjects across grade levels. The school has historically earned low state rankings, though it improved from the 1st to the 10th percentile in the most recent year.

There are encouraging signs, however. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at 10.1% (versus 22.3% statewide), suggesting strong family commitment. The school also excels in serving students with disabilities, ranking in the 60th percentile statewide—a big jump from the previous year. Upper-grade students show relative strength: 8th grade ELA proficiency reached 62.9%, actually exceeding the state average. This pattern hints that students who stay through middle school may develop stronger skills over time. While the school's spending efficiency raises questions—it spends roughly $5,000 more per student than Forest Acres Elementary while achieving far lower proficiency—the recent improvements suggest Lakes and Bridges may be at an inflection point. For parents weighing options, this school offers a uniquely personalized, small-setting environment with dedicated attendance, but current academic outcomes lag significantly behind nearby alternatives like Forest Acres, West End Elementary, or Hunt Meadows Elementary.

204

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,547

Per pupil spending ?

32.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 E Main Street
Easley, SC 29641

(864) 442-5580

District: School Public Charter School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.4%

Hispanic:

7.8%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2019

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (32% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg54%

Elementary school

597^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 2% (2019) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

212^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 28 pts since 2022

From bottom 9% (2022) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 14Elementary Schools in the School Public Charter School District

31^st of 75School Public Charter School District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	597 of 661	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	633 of 639	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	637 of 643	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	605 of 644	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	482 of 625	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	490 of 622	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	631 of 643	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	63 of 156	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.1	115 of 147	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	93 of 143	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	93 of 174	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.6	44 of 151	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	32 of 122	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	22.3	160 of 189	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	567 of 585	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	575 of 582	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	471 of 579	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	379 of 561	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.2	566 of 590	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	3.5	455 of 463	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.8	458 of 459	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.6	446 of 446	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.1	461 of 463	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	447 of 455	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	433 of 439	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.3	472 of 472	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	212 of 341	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	204 of 321	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.3	306 of 322	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	271 of 325	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	281 of 310	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.9	4 of 192	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	62.1	50 of 177	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	53.9	74 of 187	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	76 of 183	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	6.2	300 of 303	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.7	258 of 271	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	256 of 256	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	257 of 260	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	248 of 249	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Disabled (2026)60th percentile+50 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2026)2nd percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2026)98th percentile+60 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-33 vs school

Male (2023)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science38%-13 vs state

English Language Arts36%-26 vs state

Mathematics26%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, September 8, 2025

Public School for student with dyslexia. Test scores cannot measure this schools success and 100 of students have a learning disability. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, January 8, 2020

My wife and I have been very excited about this school for a while now, and our sons will be attending ASAP. 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 (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 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
Lakes and Bridges Charter School	Public, Charter	1-8	1600 E Main Street	Easley	29641	Pickens County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 442-5580	204	24	8.5	32.2%	162 (79.4%)	12 (5.9%)	16 (7.8%)	2 (1.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	13.9	597^th of 661 public elementary schools	9.7%		5	633^rd of 639 public elementary schools	0.9%	36	19.4	30.0	23.0	46.9		62.9	29.1	20.0	23.1	21.9		33.3	25.0	46.9	$16,547	$1,238	$1,270	$2,508	$10,676	$3,364	$14,039
Forest Acres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 McAlister Road	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1800	677	45	14.9	54.2%	476 (70.3%)	48 (7.1%)	71 (10.5%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (8.7%)	70.7	187^th of 661 public elementary schools	71.7%		80.6	112^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.5%	75	73.4	80.4	78.1				70.9	54.4	53.3				45.6		$11,451	$452	$481	$932	$9,494	$1,024	$10,519
East End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 East Second Avenue	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 397-1700	618	43	14.4	74.8%	353 (57.1%)	91 (14.7%)	103 (16.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.0%)	56.2	269^th of 661 public elementary schools	59.3%		64.7	225^th of 639 public elementary schools	64.8%	44	47.3	78.0	71.3				40.9	67.6	57.5				63.7		$11,347	$606	$632	$1,238	$8,983	$1,127	$10,109
West End Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Pelzer Highway	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2500	643	52	12.4	100.0%	372 (57.9%)	70 (10.9%)	123 (19.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (11.4%)	54.9	276^th of 661 public elementary schools	58.2%		46.5	331^st of 639 public elementary schools	48.2%	55	71.4	71.0	56.7				71.1	48.4	31.3				51.6		$11,465	$1,194	$700	$1,894	$8,570	$1,001	$9,571
McKissick Academy of Science & Technology	Public	PK, KG-5	156 McKissick Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2200	519	37	14.0	100.0%	300 (57.8%)	50 (9.6%)	116 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	66.6	213^th of 661 public elementary schools	67.8%		80.5	113^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.3%	100	69.1	65.8	71.2				70.3	60.5	56.3				47.3		$12,284	$1,110	$786	$1,896	$9,262	$1,126	$10,389
Crosswell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	161 School Road	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-1600	554	45	12.3	100.0%	333 (60.1%)	27 (4.9%)	155 (28.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.9%)	44.2	363^rd of 661 public elementary schools	45.1%		45.6	338^th of 639 public elementary schools	47.1%	25	58.3	58.4	64.1				48.1	47.7	56.4				38.7		$13,545	$1,220	$799	$2,019	$10,438	$1,088	$11,526
Hunt Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Hunt Road	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 850-3987	555	37	15.2	48.0%	457 (82.3%)	26 (4.7%)	40 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.4%)	83.8	96^th of 661 public elementary schools	85.5%		73.9	168^th of 639 public elementary schools	73.7%	72	76.0	79.5	83.1				75.0	61.5	67.4				66.7		$11,220	$1,612	$359	$1,971	$8,164	$1,085	$9,248
Powdersville Elementary	Public	3-5	139 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-4431	765	46	16.7	49.0%	538 (70.3%)	47 (6.1%)	95 (12.4%)	23 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.0%)	82.6	105^th of 661 public elementary schools	84.1%		84.4	89^th of 639 public elementary schools	86.1%	16	78.7	75.6	77.5				77.5	64.8	67.8				61.2		$10,040	$968	$397	$1,365	$7,656	$1,019	$8,675
Concrete Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	535 Powdersville Main	Easley	29642	Pickens County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 269-4571	765	48	16.1	51.6%	508 (66.4%)	60 (7.8%)	103 (13.5%)	33 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.6%)								(n/a)															$9,897	$783	$394	$1,177	$7,713	$1,007	$8,720
Dacusville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Cherokee Trail	Easley	29640	Pickens County	Pickens 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 397-2800	573	36	15.7	100.0%	467 (81.5%)	4 (0.7%)	62 (10.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.6%)	64.3	230^th of 661 public elementary schools	65.2%		60.2	253^rd of 639 public elementary schools	60.4%	23	67.9	65.2	68.4				49.4	61.4	58.2				63.7		$11,885	$531	$622	$1,153	$9,579	$1,153	$10,732

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakes and Bridges Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Lakes and Bridges Charter School?

Students at Lakes and Bridges Charter School are 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Lakes and Bridges Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 204 students attended Lakes and Bridges Charter School.

What district is Lakes and Bridges Charter School in?

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Lakes and Bridges Charter School ranks in the bottom 9.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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