Best Public Schools in Lexington, SC

Summary:

The Lexington, South Carolina school district, known as Lexington 01, consists of 20 schools, including 12 elementary, 5 middle, and 3 high schools. The district is ranked 19 out of 75 in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the Lexington 01 district stand out as top performers. Lake Murray Elementary and New Providence Elementary are both ranked in the top 30 elementary schools in the state, with exceptional English Language Arts proficiency rates. At the middle school level, Meadow Glen Middle and Beechwood Middle stand out for their high math proficiency. River Bluff High is the top-performing high school in the district, with strong results across multiple subjects.

However, the Lexington 01 district also exhibits significant performance gaps, with some schools like Oak Grove Elementary, Lexington Elementary, and Saxe Gotha Elementary struggling with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages. This suggests potential equity issues that warrant further investigation. Additionally, the data shows a correlation between a school's racial and socioeconomic composition and its academic performance, with higher-performing schools tending to have lower percentages of minority and economically disadvantaged students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SC READY English Language Arts (2024)						SC READY Mathematics (2024)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2024)	EOCEP English 1 (2024)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2024)	EOCEP English 2 (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	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
Saxe Gotha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Bill Williamson Court	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4800	686	58	11.9	100.0%	406 (59.2%)	110 (16.0%)	99 (14.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (9.9%)	42	370^th of 638 public elementary schools	42.0%		49.9	316^th of 644 public elementary schools	50.9%	54	50.0	55.4	38.3				51.3	51.8	31.3								$14,212	$1,020	$618	$1,638	$11,479	$1,096	$12,575
Midway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Midway Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0300	891	67	13.2	9.2%	704 (79.0%)	41 (4.6%)	43 (4.8%)	58 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (4.6%)	91.3	40^th of 638 public elementary schools	93.7%		90.7	50^th of 644 public elementary schools	92.2%	10	62.7	80.4	79.2				78.6	79.8	79.9								$11,784	$605	$454	$1,059	$9,806	$918	$10,724
Lake Murray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 Wise Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3100	901	60	15.1	12.5%	695 (77.1%)	65 (7.2%)	32 (3.6%)	62 (6.9%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.7%)	95.1	23^rd of 638 public elementary schools	96.4%		95	23^rd of 644 public elementary schools	96.4%		76.8	79.7	85.6				90.5	76.7	77.4								$12,475	$745	$438	$1,183	$10,297	$995	$11,292
White Knoll High	Public	9-12	5643 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5200	2,204	137	16.0	45.3%	1,190 (54.0%)	580 (26.3%)	289 (13.1%)	22 (1.0%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	112 (5.1%)	40	133^rd of 235 public high schools	43.4%		39.6	136^th of 237 public high schools	42.6%	3													57.1	53.4	55.1	86.3	$12,315	$584	$414	$998	$9,960	$1,357	$11,317
Lexington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	116 Azalea Drive	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4000	701	53	13.2	33.2%	369 (52.6%)	188 (26.8%)	66 (9.4%)	26 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.3%)	40.7	378^th of 638 public elementary schools	40.8%		39.5	394^th of 644 public elementary schools	38.8%	16	44.4	47.7	54.7				44.4	46.5	37.8								$13,808	$860	$565	$1,424	$11,191	$1,193	$12,384
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	479 Oak Drive	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-0100	738	57	13.0	34.8%	391 (53.0%)	137 (18.6%)	123 (16.7%)	20 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.9%)	49	326^th of 638 public elementary schools	48.9%		47.2	334^th of 644 public elementary schools	48.1%	8	51.8	57.4	53.3				44.7	55.3	38.3								$12,514	$994	$513	$1,507	$9,888	$1,118	$11,006
Lexington High	Public	9-12	2463 Augusta Highway	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-1300	2,410	172	14.0	17.3%	1,783 (74.0%)	267 (11.1%)	194 (8.0%)	69 (2.9%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	87 (3.6%)	79.6	26^th of 235 public high schools	88.9%		82.3	24^th of 237 public high schools	89.9%	2													76.6	75.0	80.9	96.0	$11,888	$674	$406	$1,080	$9,483	$1,324	$10,807
Lexington Technology Center	Public	9-12	2421 Augusta Highway	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3000	0	38	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	664 Rawl Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2800	898	65	13.8	13.8%	641 (71.4%)	87 (9.7%)	75 (8.4%)	41 (4.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.6%)	78	136^th of 638 public elementary schools	78.7%		77.7	132^nd of 644 public elementary schools	79.5%	4	73.0	74.3	69.9				61.7	64.5	47.3								$11,206	$693	$428	$1,121	$9,122	$963	$10,084
Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	6-8	660 Rawl Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-2700	748	57	13.1	20.6%	521 (69.7%)	105 (14.0%)	58 (7.8%)	21 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	38 (5.1%)	90.3	27^th of 325 public middle schools	91.7%		82.7	51^st of 325 public middle schools	84.3%	24				76.5	72.3	67.3				62.5	52.6	44.5	97.4				$13,302	$681	$466	$1,147	$10,989	$1,167	$12,155
Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	455 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3700	839	62	13.5	19.0%	610 (72.7%)	79 (9.4%)	57 (6.8%)	55 (6.6%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	29 (3.5%)	84.1	47^th of 325 public middle schools	85.5%		85.3	44^th of 325 public middle schools	86.5%	3				68.5	65.4	61.9				53.8	50.4	43.0	98.1				$13,792	$920	$459	$1,379	$10,771	$1,641	$12,412
Red Bank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	246 Community Drive	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4600	568	47	12.1	41.0%	336 (59.2%)	113 (19.9%)	66 (11.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.0%)	58.3	261^st of 638 public elementary schools	59.1%		45.8	339^th of 644 public elementary schools	47.4%	78	59.5	57.8	53.8				54.7	50.6	47.7								$14,804	$1,418	$703	$2,121	$11,528	$1,156	$12,684
Carolina Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6340 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5100	850	61	13.9	41.3%	448 (52.7%)	258 (30.4%)	61 (7.2%)	13 (1.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.6%)	53.8	294^th of 638 public elementary schools	53.9%		51.8	302^nd of 644 public elementary schools	53.1%	8	55.5	55.6	48.1				57.3	62.7	35.9								$11,929	$810	$657	$1,466	$9,461	$1,001	$10,463
Carolina Springs Middle	Public	6-8	6180 Platt Springs Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4900	914	67	13.7	46.1%	489 (53.5%)	266 (29.1%)	94 (10.3%)	10 (1.1%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.3%)	50.9	148^th of 325 public middle schools	54.5%		50.4	148^th of 325 public middle schools	54.5%					49.3	49.3	48.4				32.9	35.5	29.0	97.7				$11,919	$749	$475	$1,225	$9,614	$1,080	$10,694
New Providence Elementary	Public	K-5	1118 Old Cherokee Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-3300	803	56	14.3	12.7%	602 (75.0%)	60 (7.5%)	33 (4.1%)	76 (9.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	93.1	30^th of 638 public elementary schools	95.3%		94.2	28^th of 644 public elementary schools	95.7%	2	72.8	83.1	87.1				76.3	78.2	70.2								$11,716	$675	$507	$1,181	$9,576	$959	$10,535
Meadow Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 Ginny Lane	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0400	810	61	13.2	13.0%	513 (63.3%)	62 (7.7%)	68 (8.4%)	115 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.3%)	87.1	76^th of 638 public elementary schools	88.1%		90.4	56^th of 644 public elementary schools	91.3%	20	68.2	70.2	74.4				69.2	71.0	73.8								$12,294	$653	$436	$1,089	$10,095	$1,110	$11,205
Meadow Glen Middle	Public	6-8	440 Ginny Lane	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0600	808	68	11.9	19.8%	537 (66.5%)	93 (11.5%)	63 (7.8%)	81 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	90.3	28^th of 325 public middle schools	91.4%		90.9	24^th of 325 public middle schools	92.6%	4				71.5	74.9	67.4				57.9	59.1	45.6	100.0				$11,901	$670	$421	$1,091	$9,669	$1,140	$10,809
Beechwood Middle	Public	6-8	1340 Highway 378	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5700	1,014	69	14.6	17.6%	794 (78.3%)	86 (8.5%)	52 (5.1%)	33 (3.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (4.2%)	83.3	50^th of 325 public middle schools	84.6%		82.3	53^rd of 325 public middle schools	83.7%	3				72.0	65.8	65.0				60.4	50.6	32.1	93.8
American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	109 Innovation Drive	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(803) 756-2724																			(n/a)	66.9	63.3	68.4	75.6	53.3	52.8	65.5	50.0	53.3	53.6	26.7	25.2	67.8	89.2	50.0	96.3
River Bluff High	Public	9-12	320 Corley Mill Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-0700	2,197	137	16.0	18.9%	1,540 (70.1%)	245 (11.2%)	173 (7.9%)	140 (6.4%)	3 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	90 (4.1%)	80.2	25^th of 235 public high schools	89.4%		72.5	45^th of 237 public high schools	81.0%	20													78.8	79.3	75.1	95.0	$12,362	$507	$427	$934	$9,988	$1,441	$11,428
Deerfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	638 Longs Pond Road	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-5500	803	62	12.9	31.5%	460 (57.3%)	161 (20.0%)	101 (12.6%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	58 (7.2%)	56.9	272^nd of 638 public elementary schools	57.4%		55.3	277^th of 644 public elementary schools	57.0%	5	53.5	55.3	58.0				51.2	53.4	49.6								$12,242	$705	$627	$1,333	$9,848	$1,060	$10,909
Rocky Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Calks Ferry Road	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4200	863	60	14.3	17.5%	714 (82.7%)	43 (5.0%)	52 (6.0%)	16 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (3.6%)	85.8	80^th of 638 public elementary schools	87.5%		82.8	99^th of 644 public elementary schools	84.6%	19	69.0	76.9	65.0				79.9	73.1	60.5								$11,345	$583	$400	$983	$9,409	$954	$10,362

Cities Near Lexington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Columbia	3.57 mi	16	98^th
Columbia	6.15 mi	82	138^th
Irmo	7.7 mi	9	60^th
Gilbert	9.12 mi	4	109^th
Cayce	10.21 mi	4	180^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.