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How has Leaphart Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 533 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 05·NCES 450282000756
Leaphart Elementary
120 Piney Grove Road, Columbia, SC 29210 · (803) 476-4700 · Lexington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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
10.7:1
45 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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
65%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
61.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
46.5%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.7% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.6% | 44.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Leaphart Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #353 of 635 ▲ 1 | #18 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #297 of 635 ▲ 23 | #18 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #375 of 709 | #29 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #55 of 656 | #4 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #156 of 656 | #13 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #153 of 187 | #10 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
483
+50 (+12%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 483 | 45 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 45 | 11.1:1 | 100% (501) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 43 | 11.4:1 | 100% (492) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 43 | 10.1:1 | 100% (433) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 43 | 10.9:1 | 100% (468) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 36 | 12.6:1 | 65% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 51% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 37 | 16.0:1 | 20% (118) |
| 1990-91 | 671 | 41 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leaphart Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (468 to 483); teachers up 5% (43 to 45).
About Leaphart Elementary
Leaphart Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in South Carolina, located in Columbia. It serves 483 students in pre-K through 5.
Leaphart Elementary is one of 22 schools in Lexington 05, which enrolls 17,053 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Black students as the largest group at Leaphart Elementary, at 50%. Other reported shares: 28% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. Lexington County's residents are about 15% Black, 35 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.7:1, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 2.6 students per teacher below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Leaphart Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lexington County, the median household income is $77,408, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Leaphart Elementary is one of 76 public schools in the county.
Carolus Online Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles away. Within five miles of Leaphart Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: 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 enrolled 483 students in 2024-25, 50 more than the 433 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Columbia
- SC Connections AcademyCombined · 6,152 students
- Spring Valley HighHigh · 2,230 students
- Carolus Online AcademyCombined · 1,786 students
- Ridge View HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Richland Northeast HighHigh · 1,340 students
- A. C. Flora HighHigh · 1,328 students
Nearby schools
- Carolus Online Academy1.4 mi · 1,786
- Irmo High1.4 mi · 1,272
- Irmo Middle1.7 mi · 992
- River Bluff High1.8 mi · 2,117
- Seven Oaks Elementary1.8 mi · 522
- CrossRoads Intermediate1.9 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Leaphart ElementaryHow many students attend Leaphart Elementary?
Leaphart Elementary enrolls approximately 483 students in grades PK-05.
Is Leaphart Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Leaphart Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Leaphart Elementary have?
Leaphart Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Leaphart Elementary?
At Leaphart Elementary, the student body is approximately 28% White, 10% Hispanic, 50% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Leaphart Elementary public or private?
Leaphart 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.