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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in Lexington County, South Carolina

37 public elementary schools in Lexington County, South Carolina appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public elementary schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Herbert A. Wood Elementary leads the list at 35.6%, against a median of 53.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Lexington County, South Carolina

Best Largest group

35.6%

Median Largest group

53.7%

MOST DIVERSE · LEXINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Herbert A. Wood Elementary	West Columbia, SC	938	35.6% Black (334)	30.7%(288)	35.6%(334)	28.4%(266)	0.4%(4)
2	Saluda River Academy for the Arts	West Columbia, SC	400	38.5% White (154)	38.5%(154)	29.3%(117)	20.5%(82)	3.3%(13)
3	Congaree Elementary	West Columbia, SC	352	39.8% White (140)	39.8%(140)	21.3%(75)	31.5%(111)	0.8%(3)
4	Nursery Road Elementary	Columbia, SC	471	41.6% Black (196)	34.0%(160)	41.6%(196)	9.8%(46)	3.0%(14)
5	South Lake Elementary	Lexington, SC	466	42.7% White (199)	42.7%(199)	35.0%(163)	11.4%(53)	2.6%(12)
6	East Point Academy	1043 Chris Drive, SC	724	43.6% White (316)	43.6%(316)	30.9%(224)	7.0%(51)	5.1%(37)
7	Cayce Elementary	Cayce, SC	977	45.9% Black (448)	19.2%(188)	45.9%(448)	25.6%(250)	4.0%(39)
8	Riverbank Elementary	West Columbia, SC	996	47.1% Hispanic (469)	20.0%(199)	26.6%(265)	47.1%(469)	1.2%(12)
9	Sandhills Elementary	Swansea, SC	491	48.1% White (236)	48.1%(236)	18.7%(92)	27.3%(134)	0.0%(0)
10	Batesburg-Leesville Primary School	Batesburg-Leesville, SC	525	49.1% White (258)	49.1%(258)	25.1%(132)	16.9%(89)	0.8%(4)
11	Batesburg-Leesville Elementary School	Batesburg-Leesville, SC	429	49.4% White (212)	49.4%(212)	28.4%(122)	16.6%(71)	0.9%(4)
12	Leaphart Elementary	Columbia, SC	483	49.9% Black (241)	28.4%(137)	49.9%(241)	9.5%(46)	1.9%(9)
13	Lexington Elementary	Lexington, SC	607	50.7% White (308)	50.7%(308)	24.7%(150)	13.2%(80)	3.1%(19)
14	Saxe Gotha Elementary	Lexington, SC	499	51.3% White (256)	51.3%(256)	16.2%(81)	20.2%(101)	0.2%(1)
15	Sandhills Primary	Swansea, SC	509	52.5% White (267)	52.5%(267)	21.0%(107)	18.9%(96)	0.2%(1)
16	Oak Grove Elementary	Lexington, SC	691	52.5% White (363)	52.5%(363)	17.1%(118)	19.3%(133)	2.5%(17)
17	White Knoll Elementary	West Columbia, SC	615	53.0% White (326)	53.0%(326)	22.9%(141)	15.4%(95)	1.0%(6)
18	Deerfield Elementary	Lexington, SC	753	53.5% White (403)	53.5%(403)	20.6%(155)	14.7%(111)	3.0%(23)
19	Springdale Elementary	West Columbia, SC	443	53.7% White (238)	53.7%(238)	18.7%(83)	18.1%(80)	1.4%(6)
20	Red Bank Elementary	Lexington, SC	556	54.1% White (301)	54.1%(301)	20.3%(113)	14.6%(81)	0.7%(4)
21	Carolina Springs Elementary	Lexington, SC	438	54.3% White (238)	54.3%(238)	27.2%(119)	8.7%(38)	0.2%(1)
22	Lexington Four Early Childhood Center	Swansea, SC	495	55.1% White (273)	55.1%(273)	25.9%(128)	13.1%(65)	0.2%(1)
23	Harbison West Elementary	Columbia, SC	510	55.9% Black (285)	22.4%(114)	55.9%(285)	9.2%(47)	3.3%(17)
24	Meadow Glen Elementary	Lexington, SC	775	56.6% White (439)	56.6%(439)	7.5%(58)	10.3%(80)	19.7%(153)
25	Irmo Elementary	Irmo, SC	487	57.9% White (282)	57.9%(282)	23.4%(114)	9.4%(46)	1.0%(5)
26	Forts Pond Elementary	Pelion, SC	478	60.0% White (287)	60.0%(287)	8.4%(40)	23.9%(114)	0.2%(1)
27	Seven Oaks Elementary	Columbia, SC	522	63.0% Black (329)	12.6%(66)	63.0%(329)	9.0%(47)	8.2%(43)
28	Pelion Elementary	Pelion, SC	642	65.7% White (422)	65.7%(422)	6.7%(43)	20.4%(131)	0.3%(2)
29	Gilbert Elementary	Gilbert, SC	823	65.7% White (541)	65.7%(541)	7.8%(64)	21.0%(173)	0.2%(2)
30	Pleasant Hill Elementary	Lexington, SC	846	69.5% White (588)	69.5%(588)	10.9%(92)	9.7%(82)	4.4%(37)
31	New Providence Elementary	Lexington, SC	810	70.5% White (571)	70.5%(571)	8.9%(72)	6.7%(54)	9.5%(77)
32	Centerville Elementary	Gilbert, SC	812	71.1% White (577)	71.1%(577)	8.3%(67)	14.2%(115)	0.1%(1)
33	Lake Murray Elementary	Lexington, SC	813	75.2% White (611)	75.2%(611)	7.9%(64)	4.5%(37)	6.8%(55)
34	Chapin Elementary	Chapin, SC	767	75.2% White (577)	75.2%(577)	7.4%(57)	9.1%(70)	1.2%(9)
35	Midway Elementary	Lexington, SC	856	76.2% White (652)	76.2%(652)	4.4%(38)	6.7%(57)	7.1%(61)
36	Rocky Creek Elementary	Lexington, SC	805	77.9% White (627)	77.9%(627)	7.0%(56)	5.5%(44)	3.2%(26)
37	Piney Woods Elementary	Chapin, SC	511	82.2% White (420)	82.2%(420)	6.1%(31)	7.0%(36)	0.8%(4)

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