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Lexington Four Early Childhood Center
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 245 | 49% |
| Kindergarten | 250 | 51% |
School pathway
Where Lexington Four Early Childhood Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #362 of 709 | #26 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #260 of 656 | #27 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #261 of 656 | #24 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #141 of 395 | #6 of 22 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 495 | 38 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 37.7 | 14.1:1 | 100% (533) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 35.3 | 15.7:1 | 100% (554) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 33 | 11.6:1 | 100% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 31 | 19.4:1 | 100% (603) |
| 2015-16 | 622 | 29 | 21.4:1 | 100% (622) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 22 | 27.6:1 | 68% (410) |
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (603 to 495); teachers up 23% (31 to 38).
About Lexington Four Early Childhood Center
Lexington Four Early Childhood Center is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Swansea, South Carolina. Federal data show 495 students enrolled in pre-K through kindergarten in 2024-25.
Lexington Four Early Childhood Center is a school in Lexington 04. The district has 7 schools and 3,474 students.
More than half of the students at Lexington Four Early Childhood Center are White (55%). Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. In Lexington County overall, about 72% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lexington Four Early Childhood Center scores 61%.
Lexington Four Early Childhood Center has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1, with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Carolina is similar, at 13.3:1.
The county, Lexington County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $77,408, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 76 public schools and about 64,555 students.
Lexington Four Early Childhood Center's closest public school neighbor is Sandhills Primary, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Lexington Four Early Childhood Center holds 6 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Lexington Four Early Childhood Center as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 383 (2020-21) to 495 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 11.6 in 2020-21 to 13.0 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Lexington Four Early Childhood Center. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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