Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 684 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 02·NCES 450273000733
Saluda River Academy for the Arts
1520 Duke Avenue, West Columbia, SC 29169 · (803) 739-4095 · Lexington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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
12.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 26 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
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SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
58.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
42.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.2% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 37.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Saluda River Academy for the Arts ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #404 of 635 ▲ 20 | #23 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #348 of 635 ▼ 30 | #23 of 33 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #485 of 709 | #36 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #244 of 656 | #26 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #16 of 656 | #1 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.3% | #99 of 187 | #6 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
400
+133 (+50%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 9.5:1
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 | 400 | 31 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 100% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 29 | 11.9:1 | 100% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 267 | 28 | 9.5:1 | 79% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 28 | 13.1:1 | 100% (366) |
| 2015-16 | 387 | 32 | 12.1:1 | 61% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 52% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 36 | 11.6:1 | 40% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 24 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saluda River Academy for the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (366 to 400); teachers up 11% (28 to 31).
About Saluda River Academy for the Arts
Saluda River Academy for the Arts is a small elementary school serving families in West Columbia, South Carolina. It reports enrollment of 400 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 24% below the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Enrollment across the 12 schools in Lexington 02 totals 8,465 students.
The student body at Saluda River Academy for the Arts has no majority group. White students lead at 39%. Other groups make up 29% Black, 21% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Lexington County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 72, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Saluda River Academy for the Arts, there are about 12.9 students; the school has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Saluda River Academy for the Arts holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In the wider Lexington County area, the median household earns about $77,408 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Saluda River Academy for the Arts shares Lexington County with 75 other public schools.
Saluda River Academy for the Arts's nearest public school is Riverbank Elementary (about 0.6 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Saluda River Academy for the Arts in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Federal counts for Saluda River Academy for the Arts: 267 students in 2020-21, 400 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 9.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.9:1.
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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 02
- Airport HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Brookland-Cayce HighHigh · 1,212 students
- Riverbank ElementaryElementary · 996 students
- Cayce ElementaryElementary · 977 students
- Herbert A. Wood ElementaryElementary · 938 students
- Northside MiddleMiddle · 528 students
Other schools in West Columbia
- South Carolina Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 2,180 students
- Airport HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Riverbank ElementaryElementary · 996 students
- Herbert A. Wood ElementaryElementary · 938 students
- Gray Collegiate AcademyHigh · 935 students
- White Knoll MiddleMiddle · 693 students
Nearby schools
- Riverbank Elementary0.6 mi · 996
- Northside Middle0.7 mi · 528
- East Point Academy1.2 mi · 724
- H. B. Rhame Elementary1.7 mi · 418
- St. Andrews Middle1.8 mi · 627
- South Carolina Virtual Charter School2.0 mi · 2,180
Frequently asked questions
About Saluda River Academy for the ArtsHow large is Saluda River Academy for the Arts?
Saluda River Academy for the Arts enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Saluda River Academy for the Arts serve?
Saluda River Academy for the Arts serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Saluda River Academy for the Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Saluda River Academy for the Arts is approximately 12.9:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Saluda River Academy for the Arts?
Saluda River Academy for the Arts reports a student body of 39% White, 21% Hispanic, 29% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Saluda River Academy for the Arts?
Saluda River Academy for the Arts is overseen by Lexington 02 in Lexington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.