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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 the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Saluda River Academy for the Arts leads the list at 71.8%, against a median of 63.7% 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
37
Lexington County, South Carolina
Top Diversity index
71.8%
Median Diversity index
63.7%
MOST DIVERSE · LEXINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Saluda River Academy for the ArtsWest Columbia, SC40071.8%38.5%(154)29.3%(117)20.5%(82)3.3%(13)
2Herbert A. Wood ElementaryWest Columbia, SC93869.7%30.7%(288)35.6%(334)28.4%(266)0.4%(4)
3Congaree ElementaryWest Columbia, SC35269.3%39.8%(140)21.3%(75)31.5%(111)0.8%(3)
4East Point Academy1043 Chris Drive, SC72469.1%43.6%(316)30.9%(224)7.0%(51)5.1%(37)
5Nursery Road ElementaryColumbia, SC47168.9%34.0%(160)41.6%(196)9.8%(46)3.0%(14)
6Cayce ElementaryCayce, SC97768.4%19.2%(188)45.9%(448)25.6%(250)4.0%(39)
7South Lake ElementaryLexington, SC46667.5%42.7%(199)35.0%(163)11.4%(53)2.6%(12)
8Riverbank ElementaryWest Columbia, SC99666.5%20.0%(199)26.6%(265)47.1%(469)1.2%(12)
9Batesburg-Leesville Primary SchoolBatesburg-Leesville, SC52565.9%49.1%(258)25.1%(132)16.9%(89)0.8%(4)
10Lexington ElementaryLexington, SC60765.7%50.7%(308)24.7%(150)13.2%(80)3.1%(19)
11Sandhills ElementarySwansea, SC49165.7%48.1%(236)18.7%(92)27.3%(134)0.0%(0)
12Saxe Gotha ElementaryLexington, SC49965.6%51.3%(256)16.2%(81)20.2%(101)0.2%(1)
13Leaphart ElementaryColumbia, SC48365.5%28.4%(137)49.9%(241)9.5%(46)1.9%(9)
14Oak Grove ElementaryLexington, SC69165.0%52.5%(363)17.1%(118)19.3%(133)2.5%(17)
15Batesburg-Leesville Elementary SchoolBatesburg-Leesville, SC42964.5%49.4%(212)28.4%(122)16.6%(71)0.9%(4)
16Sandhills PrimarySwansea, SC50964.3%52.5%(267)21.0%(107)18.9%(96)0.2%(1)
17Deerfield ElementaryLexington, SC75364.3%53.5%(403)20.6%(155)14.7%(111)3.0%(23)
18Springdale ElementaryWest Columbia, SC44363.7%53.7%(238)18.7%(83)18.1%(80)1.4%(6)
19White Knoll ElementaryWest Columbia, SC61563.7%53.0%(326)22.9%(141)15.4%(95)1.0%(6)
20Red Bank ElementaryLexington, SC55663.4%54.1%(301)20.3%(113)14.6%(81)0.7%(4)
21Harbison West ElementaryColumbia, SC51062.2%22.4%(114)55.9%(285)9.2%(47)3.3%(17)
22Meadow Glen ElementaryLexington, SC77562.0%56.6%(439)7.5%(58)10.3%(80)19.7%(153)
23Carolina Springs ElementaryLexington, SC43861.5%54.3%(238)27.2%(119)8.7%(38)0.2%(1)
24Lexington Four Early Childhood CenterSwansea, SC49561.0%55.1%(273)25.9%(128)13.1%(65)0.2%(1)
25Irmo ElementaryIrmo, SC48759.5%57.9%(282)23.4%(114)9.4%(46)1.0%(5)
26Forts Pond ElementaryPelion, SC47857.1%60.0%(287)8.4%(40)23.9%(114)0.2%(1)
27Seven Oaks ElementaryColumbia, SC52256.8%12.6%(66)63.0%(329)9.0%(47)8.2%(43)
28Pelion ElementaryPelion, SC64251.8%65.7%(422)6.7%(43)20.4%(131)0.3%(2)
29Gilbert ElementaryGilbert, SC82351.5%65.7%(541)7.8%(64)21.0%(173)0.2%(2)
30Pleasant Hill ElementaryLexington, SC84649.1%69.5%(588)10.9%(92)9.7%(82)4.4%(37)
31New Providence ElementaryLexington, SC81048.0%70.5%(571)8.9%(72)6.7%(54)9.5%(77)
32Centerville ElementaryGilbert, SC81246.4%71.1%(577)8.3%(67)14.2%(115)0.1%(1)
33Lake Murray ElementaryLexington, SC81342.0%75.2%(611)7.9%(64)4.5%(37)6.8%(55)
34Chapin ElementaryChapin, SC76741.5%75.2%(577)7.4%(57)9.1%(70)1.2%(9)
35Midway ElementaryLexington, SC85640.6%76.2%(652)4.4%(38)6.7%(57)7.1%(61)
36Rocky Creek ElementaryLexington, SC80538.1%77.9%(627)7.0%(56)5.5%(44)3.2%(26)
37Piney Woods ElementaryChapin, SC51131.5%82.2%(420)6.1%(31)7.0%(36)0.8%(4)
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