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Enrollment
938
Elementary
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 02·NCES 450273000736
Herbert A. Wood Elementary
737 Pine Ridge Drive, West Columbia, SC 29172 · (803) 755-7420 · Lexington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL938 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
13.4:1
70 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 | 111 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 198 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 192 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (198) is 72% larger than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
70%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
48.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
35.1%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.1% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.8% | 32.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Herbert A. Wood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #483 of 635 ▼ 2 | #28 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #483 of 635 ▲ 17 | #31 of 33 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 938 | #38 of 709 | #3 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #317 of 656 | #31 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #64 of 656 | #2 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +90.3% | #2 of 187 | #1 of 11 |
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
938
+25 (+3%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 938 | 70 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 962 | 65 | 14.8:1 | 100% (962) |
| 2022-23 | 967 | 69 | 14.0:1 | 100% (967) |
| 2020-21 | 913 | 69 | 13.2:1 | 70% (640) |
| 2017-18 | 493 | 34 | 14.5:1 | 100% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 493 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 72% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 67% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 42 | 10.0:1 | 59% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 610 | 29 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Herbert A. Wood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 90% (493 to 938); teachers up 106% (34 to 70).
About Herbert A. Wood Elementary
Herbert A. Wood Elementary is one of the public schools in West Columbia, South Carolina. It is a high-enrollment elementary school. The school serves 938 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students.
Lexington 02 runs 12 schools with a combined 8,465 students. Herbert A. Wood Elementary is one of them.
Black students form the largest group at Herbert A. Wood Elementary, 36% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 31% White, 28% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Lexington County overall, about 15% of residents are Black. Herbert A. Wood Elementary has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 70 full-time-equivalent teachers at Herbert A. Wood Elementary and a ratio of 13.4:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina have a similar average ratio of 13.3:1.
Herbert A. Wood Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 22% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Lexington County has these Census figures: median household income is about $77,408, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Herbert A. Wood Elementary is among the 76 public schools in Lexington County.
The shortest distance from Herbert A. Wood Elementary to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Pine Ridge Middle. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Herbert A. Wood Elementary as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The number of students grew from 913 to 938 over 4 years.
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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
- Cayce ElementaryElementary · 977 students
- Northside MiddleMiddle · 528 students
- R. H. Fulmer MiddleMiddle · 526 students
Other schools in West Columbia
- South Carolina Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 2,180 students
- Airport HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Riverbank ElementaryElementary · 996 students
- Gray Collegiate AcademyHigh · 935 students
- White Knoll MiddleMiddle · 693 students
- White Knoll ElementaryElementary · 615 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Ridge Middle0.1 mi · 379
- Congaree Elementary1.4 mi · 352
- R. H. Fulmer Middle2.5 mi · 526
- Airport High2.5 mi · 1,272
- Midlands Middle College2.6 mi · 115
- Springdale Elementary3.6 mi · 443
Frequently asked questions
About Herbert A. Wood ElementaryHow many students attend Herbert A. Wood Elementary?
Herbert A. Wood Elementary enrolls approximately 938 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Herbert A. Wood Elementary serve?
Herbert A. Wood Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Herbert A. Wood Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Herbert A. Wood Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Herbert A. Wood Elementary?
At Herbert A. Wood Elementary, the student body is approximately 31% White, 28% Hispanic, 36% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Herbert A. Wood Elementary?
Herbert A. Wood Elementary is overseen by Lexington 02 in Lexington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.