1
What clubs or activities at Irmo Elementary are worth joining?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 05·NCES 450282000755
Irmo Elementary
7401 Gibbes Street, Irmo, SC 29063 · (803) 476-4200 · Lexington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B+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
12.0:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · 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 | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
72.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
53.1%
SC avg 44.2% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 down about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.1% | 53.1% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 59.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Irmo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #279 of 635 ▼ 108 | #13 of 33 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #156 of 635 ▲ 21 | #10 of 33 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #371 of 709 | #28 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #143 of 656 | #11 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #301 of 656 | #25 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #187 of 395 | #9 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
487
-60 (-11%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 487 | 40.5 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 46.5 | 11.2:1 | 48% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 44.5 | 12.2:1 | 41% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 41 | 13.3:1 | 27% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 43.5 | 13.0:1 | 28% (157) |
| 2015-16 | 504 | 35 | 14.4:1 | 33% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 30% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 40 | 15.6:1 | 10% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | 42 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irmo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (566 to 487); teachers down 7% (43.5 to 40.5).
About Irmo Elementary
Irmo Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Irmo, South Carolina. In all, 487 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Besides Irmo Elementary, Lexington 05 runs 21 other schools. The district enrolls 17,053 students.
More than half of enrollment at Irmo Elementary is White: 58%. The next largest groups are 23% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The school's White share is 14 points below the 72% share among Lexington County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
On staff are 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1, 1.3 more students per teacher than here.
Irmo Elementary holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In Lexington County, median household income comes to about $77,408, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 76, with about 64,555 students.
The closest school to Irmo Elementary is CrossRoads Intermediate, located about 0.9 miles away. Irmo Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 547 students in 2020-21 to 487 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.3:1 in 2020-21 to 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Irmo Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 05
- Dutch Fork HighHigh · 1,703 students
- Chapin HighHigh · 1,617 students
- Irmo HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Spring Hill HighHigh · 1,118 students
- Chapin MiddleMiddle · 1,007 students
- Irmo MiddleMiddle · 992 students
Other schools in Irmo
- Dutch Fork HighHigh · 1,703 students
- Dutch Fork MiddleMiddle · 876 students
- H. E. Corley ElementaryElementary · 557 students
- Ballentine ElementaryElementary · 523 students
- Oak Pointe ElementaryElementary · 484 students
- Dutch Fork ElementaryElementary · 442 students
Nearby schools
- CrossRoads Intermediate0.9 mi · 557
- Irmo Middle1.0 mi · 992
- Harbison West Elementary1.1 mi · 510
- Irmo High1.3 mi · 1,272
- GREEN Charter School Midlands1.3 mi · 258
- Dutch Fork Elementary1.5 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Irmo ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Irmo Elementary?
Irmo Elementary enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Irmo Elementary serve?
Irmo Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Irmo Elementary?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Irmo Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Irmo Elementary?
Student demographics at Irmo Elementary are roughly 58% White, 9% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Irmo Elementary public or private?
Irmo Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lexington 05.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.