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What tradition at Cayce Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
977
Elementary
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 02·NCES 450273001678
Cayce Elementary
515 Bulldog Boulevard, Cayce, SC 29033 · (803) 936-5500 · Lexington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL977 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 85 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 156 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 149 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 148 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 163 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (143) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (133).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
25.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 25.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 17.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cayce Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.8% | #583 of 635 ▲ 33 | #33 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #571 of 635 ▲ 39 | #33 of 33 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 977 | #33 of 709 | #2 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #176 of 656 | #15 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #96 of 656 | #6 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #317 of 395 | #16 of 22 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
977
-10 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 977 | 79 | 12.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 986 | 72 | 13.7:1 | 100% (986) |
| 2022-23 | 998 | 75 | 13.3:1 | 100% (998) |
| 2020-21 | 987 | 73 | 13.5:1 | 81% (802) |
| 2017-18 | 1,026 | 65 | 15.8:1 | 83% (848) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cayce Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,026 to 977); teachers up 22% (65 to 79).
About Cayce Elementary
Cayce Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Cayce, South Carolina. Total enrollment is 977 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina enroll about 526 students on average.
Lexington 02 is made up of 12 schools with 8,465 students in all.
No group is above 50% at Cayce Elementary; the largest is Black, at 46%. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Lexington County, the Black share is about 15%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
With 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.4:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina have an average ratio of 13.3:1.
Cayce Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 3% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Lexington County show that median household income comes to about $77,408, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Lexington County counts 76 public schools with about 64,555 students.
Cayce Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Cayce Elementary as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 987 in 2020-21 to 977 in 2024-25, a change of 10 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.5:1 to 12.4:1.
The allk12 page for Cayce Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lexington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
304,887
Census ACS
Median income
$77,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,555 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lexington 02
- Airport HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Brookland-Cayce HighHigh · 1,212 students
- Riverbank ElementaryElementary · 996 students
- Herbert A. Wood ElementaryElementary · 938 students
- Northside MiddleMiddle · 528 students
- R. H. Fulmer MiddleMiddle · 526 students
Other schools in Cayce
- Brookland-Cayce HighHigh · 1,212 students
- Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts AcademyMiddle · 442 students
Nearby schools
- Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy0.2 mi · 442
- Brookland-Cayce High2.1 mi · 1,212
- South Carolina Virtual Charter School2.5 mi · 2,180
- Airport High3.1 mi · 1,272
- A. C. Moore Elementary3.3 mi · 244
- R. H. Fulmer Middle3.3 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Cayce ElementaryHow large is Cayce Elementary?
Cayce Elementary enrolls approximately 977 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cayce Elementary serve?
Cayce Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Cayce Elementary?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Cayce Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cayce Elementary?
At Cayce Elementary, the student body is approximately 19% White, 26% Hispanic, 46% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Cayce Elementary public or private?
Cayce Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lexington 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.