New Providence Elementary

New Providence Elementary is one of the expansive K-5 schools in Lexington, South Carolina, operated by Lexington 01, with 810 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 54% above the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

Lexington 01 runs 31 schools in total, collectively educating 27,074 students. New Providence Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, New Providence Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest reads as 10% Asian, 9% Black, 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, New Providence Elementary has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lexington County put median household earnings sit near $77,408, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. New Providence Elementary is one of 76 public schools in Lexington County (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students).

The closest other public school is Lakeside Middle, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. New Providence Elementary's enrollment has ticked up 27% since 2018, when it stood at 639 (now 810). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 83% to 70% over that span.

On the community side, members of the New Providence Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.