Springdale Elementary

Springdale Elementary operates as a small elementary school in West Columbia, South Carolina, run under Lexington 02. Current enrollment sits at 443 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within Lexington 02, which oversees 12 schools and 8,465 students, Springdale Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Springdale Elementary reports that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 19% Black, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

Looking at school resources, Springdale Elementary reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.3:1, putting Springdale Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Lexington County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $77,408 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Springdale Elementary is one of 76 public schools in Lexington County (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students).

Midlands Middle College is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Springdale Elementary.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Springdale Elementary has declined 9%, going from 486 students in 2018 to 443 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 59% to 54% over that span.

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