The highest-performing public schools in reading in Lancaster County, South Carolina
Across Lancaster County, South Carolina, 18 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Harrisburg Elementary leads the list at 84.9%, against a median of 52.6% across the ranked schools.
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| # | School | City | % Proficient (Reading) | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrisburg Elementary | Indian Land, SC | 84.9% | no change |
| 2 | Indian Land Elementary | Indian Land, SC | 79.3% | ▲ 1 |
| 3 | Indian Land Intermediate | Indian Land, SC | 77.9% | ▼ 1 |
| 4 | Van Wyck Elementary | Lancaster, SC | 75.8% | ▲ 1 |
| 5 | Buford Elementary | Lancaster, SC | 73.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 6 | Indian Land Middle | Indian Land, SC | 70.0% | no change |
| 7 | Kershaw Elementary | Kershaw, SC | 65.7% | ▲ 1 |
| 8 | Buford Middle | Lancaster, SC | 54.5% | ▼ 1 |
| 9 | McDonald Green Elementary | Lancaster, SC | 53.8% | ▲ 2 |
| 10 | North Elementary | Lancaster, SC | 51.5% | no change |
| 11 | Andrew Jackson Middle | Kershaw, SC | 51.4% | ▼ 2 |
| 12 | Discovery Charter of Lancaster | Lancaster, SC | 50.0% | — |
| 13 | Heath Springs Elementary | Heath Springs, SC | 44.9% | ▲ 1 |
| 14 | A. R. Rucker Middle | Lancaster, SC | 38.1% | ▼ 1 |
| 15 | Clinton Elementary | Lancaster, SC | 35.3% | ▲ 3 |
| 16 | Brooklyn Springs Elementary | Lancaster, SC | 34.8% | ▼ 1 |
| 17 | Erwin Elementary | Lancaster, SC | 31.9% | no change |
| 18 | South Middle | Lancaster, SC | 31.2% | ▼ 2 |
Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.
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