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If you could change one rule at Indian Land Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,042
Elementary
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER 01·NCES 450258000678
Indian Land Elementary
4137 Doby's Bridge Road, Indian Land, SC 29707 · (803) 548-2916 · Lancaster County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,042 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
15.9:1
65 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 165 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 221 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 197 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 225 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 234 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (165) is 29% smaller than its 4th grade class (234).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Lancaster 01. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
81.9%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.3% | 81.9% |
| 2023-24 | 75.2% | 78.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Indian Land Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #20 of 635 ▲ 7 | #2 of 12 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #70 of 635 ▼ 9 | #2 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,042 | #25 of 709 | #2 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #575 of 656 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.7% | #318 of 656 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #313 of 395 | #8 of 8 |
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
1,042
+41 (+4%) vs 2020
+45% since 1990-91, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 1,042 | 65.5 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,041 | 68.8 | 15.1:1 | 27% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 1,035 | 64.7 | 16.0:1 | 26% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 1,001 | 61 | 16.4:1 | 15% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 1,097 | 63 | 17.4:1 | 18% (199) |
| 2015-16 | 914 | 46 | 19.9:1 | 25% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 1,207 | 64 | 18.9:1 | 31% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 881 | 51 | 17.3:1 | 32% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 718 | 34 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Land Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,097 to 1,042); teachers up 4% (63 to 65.5).
About Indian Land Elementary
Indian Land Elementary is a large elementary school serving families in Indian Land, South Carolina. It has an enrollment of 1,042 students in kindergarten through 4. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina enroll around 526, and this school is 98% bigger than that mark.
Indian Land Elementary reports to Lancaster 01, which has 22 schools and 15,417 students.
More than half of enrollment at Indian Land Elementary is White: 61%. Enrollment also includes 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
Indian Land Elementary has 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 15.9:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1, 2.6 fewer students per teacher than here.
Indian Land Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Lancaster County, median household income comes to about $78,869, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 23, with about 15,417 students.
Of the public schools around it, Indian Land Elementary is closest to Indian Land Intermediate, about 0.2 miles away. Indian Land Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school grew from 1,001 students in 2020-21 to 1,042 in 2024-25.
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Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,475
Census ACS
Median income
$78,869
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
15,417 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lancaster 01
- Indian Land HighHigh · 1,905 students
- Lancaster HighHigh · 1,390 students
- Indian Land IntermediateMiddle · 1,181 students
- Harrisburg ElementaryElementary · 1,161 students
- Indian Land MiddleMiddle · 1,102 students
- Van Wyck ElementaryElementary · 820 students
Other schools in Indian Land
- Indian Land IntermediateMiddle · 1,181 students
- Harrisburg ElementaryElementary · 1,161 students
- Indian Land MiddleMiddle · 1,102 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Land Intermediate0.2 mi · 1,181
- Indian Land Middle0.3 mi · 1,102
- Sandy Ridge Elementary3.2 mi · 528
- Marvin Ridge High3.7 mi · 1,961
- Marvin Ridge Middle3.8 mi · 1,277
- Doby's Bridge Elementary4.0 mi · 794
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Land ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Indian Land Elementary?
Indian Land Elementary enrolls approximately 1,042 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Indian Land Elementary serve?
Indian Land Elementary serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Indian Land Elementary?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Indian Land Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Indian Land Elementary?
At Indian Land Elementary, the student body is approximately 61% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Indian Land Elementary?
Indian Land Elementary is overseen by Lancaster 01 in Lancaster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.