Best Public Schools in West Columbia, SC

Summary:

The city of West Columbia, South Carolina is home to 15 schools across two school districts - Lexington 02 and the Charter Institute at Erskine. The schools include 7 elementary, 4 middle, 3 high, and 1 alternative school, serving students from diverse backgrounds.

A few schools stand out in the area, including Gray Collegiate Academy, a top-ranked public charter high school, and East Point Academy, a high-performing public charter elementary/middle school. In contrast, several schools like Riverbank Elementary and Herbert A. Wood Elementary struggle with very high poverty levels, as indicated by their 100% free/reduced lunch rates, and lower academic outcomes.

The data reveals significant disparities in funding and student performance across the district. Schools with higher per-student spending, like Saluda River Academy for the Arts, tend to have stronger academic results. However, the high-poverty schools face unique challenges that require targeted interventions to ensure educational equity in the West Columbia area.

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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
White Knoll Middle	Public	6-8	116 White Knoll Way	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 821-4300	816	66	12.3	51.8%	463 (56.7%)	167 (20.5%)	116 (14.2%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (7.6%)	32.6	215^th of 325 public middle schools	33.8%		41	183^rd of 325 public middle schools	43.7%	32				43.5	43.1	38.5				24.6	29.7	16.5	84.1				$12,536	$749	$448	$1,197	$10,155	$1,185	$11,340
White Knoll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 White Knoll Way	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-4500	673	52	12.9	41.2%	370 (55.0%)	147 (21.8%)	94 (14.0%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.6%)	42.2	369^th of 638 public elementary schools	42.2%		32.7	436^th of 644 public elementary schools	32.3%	67	44.1	59.0	43.4				46.5	52.7	31.3								$14,455	$1,280	$742	$2,022	$11,321	$1,111	$12,433
Congaree Elementary	Public	2-5	1221 Ramblin' Road	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7430	368	28	13.1	100.0%	156 (42.4%)	94 (25.5%)	91 (24.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.0%)	24.4	486^th of 638 public elementary schools	23.8%		27.2	469^th of 644 public elementary schools	27.2%	17	33.8	39.0	40.8				39.7	37.8	33.7								$16,004	$1,355	$2,571	$3,925	$9,954	$2,124	$12,078
Saluda River Academy for the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-5	1520 Duke Avenue	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 739-4095	344	29	11.8	100.0%	126 (36.6%)	107 (31.1%)	67 (19.5%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.5%)	39.8	384^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.8%		43.6	358^th of 644 public elementary schools	44.4%	26	58.8	53.4	47.4				42.9	41.6	28.9								$18,429	$1,513	$2,832	$4,345	$11,781	$2,304	$14,084
Springdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Wattling Road	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 739-4175	389	29	13.4	65.3%	209 (53.7%)	69 (17.7%)	66 (17.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (10.3%)	60.2	245^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.6%		67	207^th of 644 public elementary schools	67.9%	38	60.6	53.0	50.8				59.2	64.7	42.7								$14,679	$1,088	$2,429	$3,517	$9,304	$1,858	$11,162
Herbert A. Wood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	737 Pine Ridge Drive	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7420	967	69	14.0	100.0%	337 (34.9%)	318 (32.9%)	226 (23.4%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (8.3%)	21.1	511^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.9%		33.8	428^th of 644 public elementary schools	33.5%	83	31.5	41.4	43.5				29.9	37.1	28.7								$15,426	$1,184	$2,487	$3,671	$10,162	$1,593	$11,755
Airport High	Public	9-12	1315 Boston Avenue	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 822-5600	1,428	75	19.0	84.2%	565 (39.6%)	484 (33.9%)	285 (20.0%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (5.9%)	29.6	165^th of 235 public high schools	29.8%		35.6	144^th of 237 public high schools	39.2%	21													49.1	57.0	44.9	81.3	$12,767	$551	$1,256	$1,808	$9,035	$1,924	$10,959
Northside Middle	Public	6-8	157 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 739-4190	555	41	13.5	90.6%	160 (28.8%)	140 (25.2%)	217 (39.1%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	22.1	252^nd of 325 public middle schools	22.5%		28.7	230^th of 325 public middle schools	29.2%	22				32.7	38.8	32.0				13.4	26.8	13.1	96.0				$12,805	$611	$1,389	$2,001	$9,037	$1,767	$10,804
Pine Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	735 Pine Ridge Drive	West Columbia	29172	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 755-7400	403	30	13.4	100.0%	110 (27.3%)	155 (38.5%)	112 (27.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.2%)	21.2	257^th of 325 public middle schools	20.9%		15.9	277^th of 325 public middle schools	14.8%	20				32.8	32.3	27.2				22.7	15.9	24.2	100.0				$13,983	$743	$2,009	$2,752	$9,312	$1,919	$11,231
R. H. Fulmer Middle	Public	6-8	1614 Walterboro St.	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 822-5660	568	46	12.3	100.0%	252 (44.4%)	186 (32.7%)	83 (14.6%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.2%)	39.1	188^th of 325 public middle schools	42.2%		45.3	167^th of 325 public middle schools	48.6%	21				45.7	37.2	40.3				33.0	24.5	32.6	100.0				$11,460	$724	$1,366	$2,090	$7,857	$1,513	$9,370
Riverbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 936-3400	1,015	73	13.9	100.0%	267 (26.3%)	224 (22.1%)	437 (43.1%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (7.7%)	26.9	466^th of 638 public elementary schools	27.0%		32.9	435^th of 644 public elementary schools	32.5%	31	39.4	45.6	38.4				44.9	39.5	27.6
East Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	Elementary Campus	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 926-5180	776	54	14.5	50.4%	343 (44.2%)	214 (27.6%)	73 (9.4%)	48 (6.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (12.1%)	75.9	148^th of 638 public elementary schools	76.8%		75.6	149^th of 644 public elementary schools	76.9%	1	68.2	76.5	78.1	77.6	74.5	62.5	73.8	51.5	31.5	46.6	57.6	45.8					$9,210	$515	$187	$702	$6,351	$2,157	$8,507
Midlands Middle College	Public, Charter	10-12	1260 Lexington Drive	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 822-7043	89	8	11.1	48.3%	45 (50.6%)	33 (37.1%)	7 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.5%)								(n/a)															47.1		$15,684	$723	$276	$999	$10,047	$4,639	$14,685
South Carolina Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2023 Platt Springs Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 253-6222	2,912	139	20.9	64.7%	1,578 (54.2%)	946 (32.5%)	231 (7.9%)	26 (0.9%)	18 (0.6%)	13 (0.4%)	100 (3.4%)								(n/a)	42.3	55.6	55.8	60.0	52.1	58.1	29.8	30.4	18.8	31.3	17.5	23.5	73.3	73.6	62.3	87.1
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	803	39	20.5	21.5%	577 (71.9%)	154 (19.2%)	51 (6.4%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	88.8	12^th of 235 public high schools	94.9%		87.1	17^th of 237 public high schools	92.8%	5				86.5	73.6	78.9				67.3	56.5	57.4	92.9	92.4	78.2	98.3

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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.

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