All Lexington schools rated best to worst in 2023, according to new SC state report. Take a look
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The Lexington County school system had noticeable improvement year-over-year, a new state report shows.
South Carolina education officials recently unveiled the school report cards for the 2022-2023 school year. Compiled by the South Carolina Department of Education, the report cards are designed to increase accessibility and accountability in the state’s public schools with easy-to-understand information.
Every high school, elementary and middle school in the state received ratings on a 100-point scale. The ratings follow terms outlined in state law — excellent, good, average, below average and unsatisfactory. Schools also received ratings on multiple indicators, including graduation rate, academic achievement and college career readiness.
How did Lexington schools perform?
Overall, Lexington had a 23% increase in schools with excellent ratings year-over year. The county had a 6.67% increase in schools with good ratings and a 7.14% jump in schools with average ratings.
Not a single school in the system fell in the bottom unsatisfactory rating this year.
Statewide, 22.5% of schools received an overall rating of excellent, representing an almost 2% increase from the previous year, according to a department of education press release.
Also, half of all students in South Carolina public schools are enrolled in a school with an excellent or good overall rating.
Below is a breakdown of how Lexington County schools performed in the 2022-2023 school year.
To view report cards for every school in the state, click here.
Excellent
- Chapin High School: 75
- Gray Collegiate Academy (high school): 82
- Gray Collegiate Academy (middle school): 71
- Lexington High School: 72
- River Bluff High School: 74
- Spring Hill High School: 80
- Dutch Fork Middle School: 61
- Meadow Glen Middle School: 59
- Lake Murray Elementary School (District 1): 70
- Lake Murray Elementary School (District 5): 63
- Meadow Glen Elementary School: 69
- Midway Elementary School: 74
- New Providence Elementary School: 70
- Lakeside Middle School: 60
- Pleasant Hill Middle School: 60
- Chapin Intermediate School: 63
Good
- Chapin Middle School: 54
- Rocky Creek Elementary School: 56
- Dutch Fork High School: 62
- Beechwood Middle School: 52
- Carolina Springs Middle School: 50
- R. H. Fulmer Middle School: 53
- Pleasant Hill Elementary School: 58
- River Springs Elementary School: 55
- Batesburg-Leesville Middle School: 54
- Irmo Middle School International Academic Magnet: 51
- Carolina Springs Elementary School: 58
- H.E. Corley Elementary School Leadership Magnet And Montessori Magnet: 56
- Irmo Elementary School: 54
- Red Bank Elementary School: 54
- Saxe Gotha Elementary School: 53
- Springdale Elementary School: 53
Average
- Batesburg-Leesville High School: 53
- Deerfield Elementary School: 52
- Lexington Elementary School: 46
- Oak Grove Elementary School: 46
- Riverbank Elementary School: 51
- Gilbert High School: 57
- Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy: 41
- Gilbert Middle School: 47
- Sandhills Middle School: 36
- White Knoll Middle School: 40
- Frances Mack Intermediate School: 45
- Ballentine Elementary School: 51
- Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School: 43
- Congaree Elementary School: 44
- Centerville Elementary School: 43
- Dutch Fork Elementary School: 44
- Forts Pond Elementary School: 49
- Harbison West Elementary School: 50
- Nursery Road Elementary School: 50
- Oak Pointe Elementary School: 45
- Saluda River Academy For The Arts: 52
- Seven Oaks Elementary School Media Magnet: 43
- White Knoll Elementary School: 51
- Wood Elementary School: 48
- Irmo High School International School For The Arts: 51
- Northside Middle School: 43
- Pelion Middle School: 38
- Leaphart Elementary School Steam Magnet: 48
- Pelion Elementary School: 43
- Pine Ridge Middle School: 36
Below Average
- Chapin Elementary School: 39
- White Knoll High School: 49
- Gilbert Elementary School: 38
- Airport High School: 41
- Brookland-Cayce High School: 40
- Pelion High School: 42
- Swansea High School: 40
- Crossroads Intermediate School: 35
- Cayce Elementary School: 35
- Sandhills Elementary School: 36
This story was originally published October 13, 2023 at 6:00 AM.
