Best Public Schools in Lancaster County, South Carolina & Rankings

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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
Indian Land Elementary	Public	K-4	4137 Doby's Bridge Road	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-2916	1,041	69	15.1	27.3%	646 (62.1%)	114 (11.0%)	125 (12.0%)	72 (6.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (7.8%)	91.2	41^st of 638 public elementary schools	93.6%		91.6	42^nd of 644 public elementary schools	93.5%	1	69.5	81.5					77.1	80.0									$9,865	$800	$573	$1,372	$7,434	$1,058	$8,493
Indian Land Middle	Public	7-8	8361 Charlotte Highway	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 578-2500	1,061	70	15.2	27.8%	641 (60.4%)	136 (12.8%)	138 (13.0%)	75 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	69 (6.5%)	82.9	52^nd of 325 public middle schools	84.0%		86.1	39^th of 325 public middle schools	88.0%	13					67.3	58.5					52.1	41.0	98.0			100.0	$10,167	$958	$529	$1,488	$7,429	$1,250	$8,679
Harrisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10251 Harrisburg Road	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 283-8484	1,138	72	15.8	21.6%	548 (48.2%)	93 (8.2%)	118 (10.4%)	289 (25.4%)	12 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.9%)	95.4	20^th of 638 public elementary schools	96.9%		92	39^th of 644 public elementary schools	93.9%	19	79.9	83.3					82.8	82.5									$9,720	$721	$490	$1,212	$7,407	$1,102	$8,509
Indian Land Intermediate	Public	5-6	8361 Charlotte Highway	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 547-3600	1,130	72	15.8	21.2%	696 (61.6%)	115 (10.2%)	142 (12.6%)	121 (10.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (4.7%)								(n/a)			74.3	80.7					69.7	72.9
Lancaster County School District Career Center	Public	9-12	625 Normandy Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 289-4885	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
McDonald Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2763 Lynwood Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-7416	335	25	13.2	100.0%	133 (39.7%)	134 (40.0%)	40 (11.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.1%)	46.3	345^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.9%		41	380^th of 644 public elementary schools	41.0%	35	42.2	49.0	23.9				59.4	62.8	47.9								$13,425	$1,409	$581	$1,991	$10,055	$1,380	$11,435
Lancaster High	Public	9-12	625 Woodland Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 283-2001	1,393	83	16.8	87.0%	332 (23.8%)	683 (49.0%)	311 (22.3%)	13 (0.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (3.5%)	17.2	198^th of 235 public high schools	15.7%		8	223^rd of 237 public high schools	5.9%	25													55.6	35.1	38.9	79.6	$10,764	$955	$471	$1,425	$8,113	$1,226	$9,338
North Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Roddey Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-9918	618	41	15.0	100.0%	192 (31.1%)	282 (45.6%)	93 (15.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	39.5	386^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.5%		49.8	318^th of 644 public elementary schools	50.6%	68	35.6	51.4	44.9				37.9	57.0	41.8								$12,709	$1,090	$569	$1,659	$9,876	$1,173	$11,049
South Middle	Public	6-8	1551 Billings Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-8416	492	35	14.0	100.0%	112 (22.8%)	241 (49.0%)	107 (21.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.7%)	11.9	299^th of 325 public middle schools	8.0%		11.7	298^th of 325 public middle schools	8.3%	1				33.1	25.6	18.7				22.3	11.9	6.0	96.8				$10,852	$1,026	$651	$1,677	$7,921	$1,254	$9,175
Discovery Charter of Lancaster	Public, Charter	K-5	302 West Dunlap Street	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 285-8430	130	8	15.8	73.1%	72 (55.4%)	30 (23.1%)	21 (16.2%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)								(n/a)		50.0						35.0									$13,991	$820	$956	$1,776	$10,817	$1,397	$12,214
Brooklyn Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1637 Billings Drive	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 283-8471	393	33	11.9	100.0%	91 (23.2%)	184 (46.8%)	101 (25.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	9.9	602^nd of 638 public elementary schools	5.6%		11.9	586^th of 644 public elementary schools	9.0%	16	19.1	35.7	23.7				30.2	21.4	25.4								$12,947	$1,338	$648	$1,986	$9,697	$1,264	$10,961
Clinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Clinton School Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-5395	405	30	13.5	100.0%	71 (17.5%)	261 (64.4%)	52 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	6.9	622^nd of 638 public elementary schools	2.5%		11.9	585^th of 644 public elementary schools	9.2%	37	17.9	31.6	20.6				28.4	24.6	12.7								$12,567	$1,323	$994	$2,316	$9,009	$1,242	$10,251
Erwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1477 Locustwood Avenue	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 285-8484	419	32	13.2	100.0%	126 (30.1%)	175 (41.8%)	85 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	7.3	621^st of 638 public elementary schools	2.7%		15.9	555^th of 644 public elementary schools	13.8%	66	14.7	28.8	26.9				22.1	28.8	15.8								$13,118	$1,161	$626	$1,787	$9,795	$1,536	$11,331
Heath Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Solar Road	Heath Springs	29058	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 273-3176	325	24	13.7	76.6%	216 (66.5%)	70 (21.5%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.8%)	26.8	467^th of 638 public elementary schools	26.8%		25.6	485^th of 644 public elementary schools	24.7%	18	34.7	41.3	29.1				47.8	46.6	30.9								$13,228	$912	$554	$1,467	$10,583	$1,178	$11,761
A. R. Rucker Middle	Public	6-8	422 Old Dixie Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 416-8555	513	35	14.6	100.0%	154 (30.0%)	254 (49.5%)	75 (14.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	18.6	267^th of 325 public middle schools	17.8%		17.7	267^th of 325 public middle schools	17.8%					40.8	32.5	32.8				18.8	16.9	8.3	82.7				$11,017	$893	$572	$1,465	$8,262	$1,290	$9,552
Van Wyck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4945 Charlotte Highway	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 313-6650	819	54	15.2	28.3%	504 (61.5%)	97 (11.8%)	107 (13.1%)	39 (4.8%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.1%)	80.1	121^st of 638 public elementary schools	81.0%		88.5	73^rd of 644 public elementary schools	88.7%	48	59.6	68.7					70.8	70.5
Indian Land High	Public	9-12	6100 Charlotte Hwy	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 286-8470	1,821	100	18.1	29.3%	1,102 (60.5%)	303 (16.6%)	233 (12.8%)	75 (4.1%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	104 (5.7%)	72.3	45^th of 235 public high schools	80.9%		75.3	39^th of 237 public high schools	83.5%	6													74.2	72.4	76.5	91.3	$10,054	$524	$511	$1,035	$7,730	$1,289	$9,019
Buford High	Public	9-12	4290 Tabernacle Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 286-7068	554	44	12.6	55.8%	486 (87.7%)	33 (6.0%)	20 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	48.8	104^th of 235 public high schools	55.7%		54.1	89^th of 237 public high schools	62.4%	15													68.1	59.2	60.4	84.6	$14,216	$741	$558	$1,299	$11,391	$1,526	$12,917
Andrew Jackson Middle	Public	6-8	6865 Kershaw Camden Highway	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 475-6021	458	28	16.4	70.5%	309 (67.5%)	99 (21.6%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	54.7	133^rd of 325 public middle schools	59.1%		44.3	174^th of 325 public middle schools	46.5%	41				53.4	43.4	48.6				46.6	29.6	33.5	100.0				$11,700	$811	$510	$1,320	$9,356	$1,024	$10,380
Andrew Jackson High	Public	9-12	6925 Kershaw-Camden Highway	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 475-2381	594	44	13.4	61.3%	401 (67.5%)	143 (24.1%)	20 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.9%)	49.5	101^st of 235 public high schools	57.0%		42	124^th of 237 public high schools	47.7%	23													64.8	67.8	46.7	90.2	$12,948	$583	$550	$1,133	$10,207	$1,609	$11,815
Kershaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 North Rollins Drive	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 475-6655	533	34	15.7	100.0%	357 (67.0%)	108 (20.3%)	12 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.3%)	61.1	236^th of 638 public elementary schools	63.0%		49.8	319^th of 644 public elementary schools	50.5%	83	50.6	48.3	52.4				62.7	58.4	71.9								$10,765	$993	$515	$1,507	$8,205	$1,053	$9,257
Buford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1906 North Rocky River Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 286-0026	758	46	16.5	66.2%	637 (84.0%)	44 (5.8%)	38 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.0%)	86.2	77^th of 638 public elementary schools	87.9%		91.2	46^th of 644 public elementary schools	92.9%	31	66.7	66.1	65.4				76.7	83.1	78.5								$10,275	$824	$515	$1,339	$7,802	$1,133	$8,935
North Central Middle	Public	6-8	805 Keys Lane	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 424-2740	415	29	14.3	100.0%	284 (68.4%)	67 (16.1%)	40 (9.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.1%)	43.6	172^nd of 325 public middle schools	47.1%		48.3	158^th of 325 public middle schools	51.4%	14				51.4	50.4	41.3				35.0	29.4	15.9	79.3				$12,644	$1,494	$804	$2,298	$8,393	$1,953	$10,346
North Central High	Public	9-12	3000 Lockhart Road	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 432-9858	598	36	16.5	68.2%	374 (62.5%)	116 (19.4%)	71 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.0%)	36.6	144^th of 235 public high schools	38.7%		52.3	100^th of 237 public high schools	57.8%	44													45.8	54.1	55.7	86.3	$13,963	$841	$429	$1,270	$10,663	$2,030	$12,693
North Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	861 Keys Lane	Kershaw	29067	Lancaster County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 432-8416	530	35	15.1	79.4%	380 (71.7%)	77 (14.5%)	26 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.3%)	47.8	338^th of 638 public elementary schools	47.0%		47.8	329^th of 644 public elementary schools	48.9%	9	49.3	53.6	48.5				57.3	49.3	40.6
Buford Middle	Public	6-8	1890 North Rocky River Road	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 285-8473	368	26	14.2	59.0%	311 (84.5%)	20 (5.4%)	20 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	70.4	77^th of 325 public middle schools	76.3%		40.3	189^th of 325 public middle schools	41.8%	112				61.6	48.6	47.1				52.6	43.8	47.9	100.0				$11,966	$638	$515	$1,153	$9,726	$1,086	$10,813

Best Public Schools in Lancaster County, SC

Harrisburg Elementary

Indian Land Elementary

Buford Elementary

Indian Land Middle

Van Wyck Elementary

Indian Land High

Buford Middle

Kershaw Elementary

Andrew Jackson Middle

Andrew Jackson High

Buford High

North Central Elementary

McDonald Green Elementary

North Central Middle

North Elementary

North Central High

Heath Springs Elementary

A. R. Rucker Middle

Lancaster High

South Middle

Brooklyn Springs Elementary

Erwin Elementary

Clinton Elementary

Discovery Charter of Lancaster

Indian Land Intermediate

Lancaster County School District Career Center

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