Rocky Creek Elementary

Rocky Creek Elementary, a large K-5 school in Lexington, South Carolina, overseen by Lexington 01, instructs 805 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 526 students each, so Rocky Creek Elementary sits 53% above that benchmark.

Rocky Creek Elementary is one of 31 schools operated by Lexington 01, a district that teaches 27,074 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Rocky Creek Elementary shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, Rocky Creek Elementary reports 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Rocky Creek Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lexington County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $77,408 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Lexington County runs 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students), of which Rocky Creek Elementary is one.

Beechwood Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 8%: 747 students in 2018 compared to 805 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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