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What's the most underrated thing about New Providence Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
810
Elementary
DISTRICT 683 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 01·NCES 450270001525
New Providence Elementary
1118 Old Cherokee Road, Lexington, SC 29072 · (803) 821-3300 · Lexington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A+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
14.7:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · 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 | 23 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 152 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 147 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (145).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
82.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
77.1%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.7% | 77.1% |
| 2023-24 | 80.7% | 75.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where New Providence Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #41 of 635 ▲ 2 | #3 of 33 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #43 of 635 ▼ 12 | #3 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #78 of 709 | #9 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #478 of 656 | #37 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #465 of 656 | #31 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.8% | #36 of 187 | #3 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
810
+120 (+17%) vs 2020
+35% since 2010-11, when it was 601
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 810 | 55 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 797 | 56.2 | 14.2:1 | 19% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 803 | 55.8 | 14.4:1 | 13% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 690 | 43 | 16.1:1 | 12% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 13% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 16% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 14% (82) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Providence Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (639 to 810); teachers up 31% (42 to 55).
About New Providence Elementary
New Providence Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Lexington, South Carolina, (ZIP code 29072). Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 810 students. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students.
New Providence Elementary sits within Lexington 01, which has 31 schools and 27,074 students.
New Providence Elementary is 70% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% Asian, 9% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Lexington County as a whole is similar, at about 72%. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 55 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.7:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
The allk12 Grade for New Providence Elementary is A+. Compared with South Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Within Lexington County, the median household income is $77,408, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides New Providence Elementary, Lexington County has 75 other public schools.
The school nearest to New Providence Elementary is Lakeside Middle, at a distance of about 1.8 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Federal data place New Providence Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, New Providence Elementary's enrollment grew 17%, to 810. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.1:1 to 14.7:1.
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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 01
- Lexington HighHigh · 2,536 students
- River Bluff HighHigh · 2,117 students
- White Knoll HighHigh · 2,025 students
- Gilbert HighHigh · 1,138 students
- Beechwood MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 893 students
Other schools in Lexington
- Lexington HighHigh · 2,536 students
- River Bluff HighHigh · 2,117 students
- White Knoll HighHigh · 2,025 students
- American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington CampuCombined · 1,979 students
- Beechwood MiddleMiddle · 1,033 students
- Lakeside MiddleMiddle · 893 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeside Middle1.8 mi · 893
- Lake Murray Elementary2.1 mi · 813
- Lexington Elementary2.5 mi · 607
- Midway Elementary3.2 mi · 856
- Lexington High3.3 mi · 2,536
- Pleasant Hill Middle3.6 mi · 750
Frequently asked questions
About New Providence ElementaryHow many students attend New Providence Elementary?
New Providence Elementary enrolls approximately 810 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does New Providence Elementary serve?
New Providence Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Providence Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Providence Elementary is approximately 14.7:1 (55 FTE teachers).
How diverse is New Providence Elementary?
New Providence Elementary reports a student body of 70% White, 7% Hispanic, 9% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is New Providence Elementary public or private?
New Providence Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lexington 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.