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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEXINGTON 04·NCES 450279000615
Sandhills Elementary
130 Lewis Rast Road, Swansea, SC 29160 · (803) 490-7003 · Lexington County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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
13.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 268 | 55% |
| Grade 4 | 223 | 45% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lexington 04. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
48.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.3% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 40.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sandhills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #382 of 635 ▲ 15 | #22 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #478 of 635 no change | #28 of 33 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #367 of 709 | #27 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #269 of 656 | #28 of 37 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #151 of 656 | #11 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #327 of 395 | #18 of 22 |
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
491
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 500
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 491 | 37.5 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 34 | 13.9:1 | 100% (474) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 100% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 100% (499) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 32.5 | 15.8:1 | 100% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 29 | 18.9:1 | 100% (548) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 80% (398) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandhills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (514 to 491); teachers up 15% (32.5 to 37.5).
About Sandhills Elementary
Swansea, South Carolina, is home to Sandhills Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It offers grades 3 through 4 and has 491 students enrolled.
Lexington 04 is the local district for Sandhills Elementary. It runs 7 schools with 3,474 students.
White students make up 48% of enrollment at Sandhills Elementary, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 19% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Lexington County's population at about 72%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
Teacher count: 37.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.1:1. It is about the same as the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
On the allk12 Grade, Sandhills Elementary lands at C, ahead of 31% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In Lexington County, home to about 304,887 people, median household income comes to about $77,408, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 76 public schools in the county, enrolling about 64,555, Sandhills Elementary among them.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Sandhills Primary, is the closest to Sandhills Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Sandhills Elementary is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 499 in 2020-21, 491 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.6:1 to 13.1:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 04
- Swansea HighHigh · 695 students
- Frances F. Mack IntermediateMiddle · 515 students
- Sandhills PrimaryElementary · 509 students
- Lexington Four Early Childhood CenterElementary · 495 students
- Sandhills MiddleMiddle · 495 students
- Swansea High Freshman AcademyHigh · 274 students
Other schools in Swansea
- Swansea HighHigh · 695 students
- Sandy Run SchoolElementary · 559 students
- Sandhills PrimaryElementary · 509 students
- Lexington Four Early Childhood CenterElementary · 495 students
- Swansea High Freshman AcademyHigh · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Sandhills Primary0.1 mi · 509
- Lexington Four Early Childhood Center0.2 mi · 495
- Swansea High Freshman Academy1.9 mi · 274
- Swansea High2.5 mi · 695
- Frances F. Mack Intermediate3.4 mi · 515
- Sandhills Middle3.6 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Sandhills ElementaryHow many students attend Sandhills Elementary?
Sandhills Elementary enrolls approximately 491 students in grades 03-04.
What grades does Sandhills Elementary serve?
Sandhills Elementary serves grades 03-04.
How many students per teacher at Sandhills Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Sandhills Elementary.
How diverse is Sandhills Elementary?
Sandhills Elementary reports a student body of 48% White, 27% Hispanic, 19% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Sandhills Elementary public or private?
Sandhills Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lexington 04.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.