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Lancaster 01 Schools
Lancaster 01 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Lancaster County (Lancaster). SchoolGrade grades 22 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lancaster 01 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Lancaster 01
21 of 22 schools in Lancaster 01 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 7B: 4C: 5D: 4F: 1
Best schools in Lancaster 01
Statewide rankings: all 227 high schools in South Carolina · all 228 middle schools in South Carolina · all 629 elementary schools in South Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Harrisburg Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Indian Land Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Indian Land Intermediate (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Buford Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Van Wyck Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Indian Land High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Indian Land Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B+ Buford High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Kershaw Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Andrew Jackson High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Lancaster 01
High schools (4)
- B- Andrew Jackson High, Kershaw
- B+ Buford High, Lancaster
- A Indian Land High, Lancaster
- C+ Lancaster High, Lancaster
Middle and junior high schools (6)
- D- A R Rucker Middle, Lancaster
- C+ Andrew Jackson Middle, Kershaw
- B- Buford Middle, Lancaster
- A+ Indian Land Intermediate, Indian Land
- A- Indian Land Middle, Indian Land
- D- South Middle, Lancaster
Elementary and primary schools (11)
- F Brooklyn Springs Elementary, Lancaster
- A Buford Elementary, Lancaster
- D- Clinton Elementary, Lancaster
- D- Erwin Elementary, Lancaster
- A+ Harrisburg Elementary, Indian Land
- C- Heath Springs Elementary, Heath Springs
- A+ Indian Land Elementary, Indian Land
- B Kershaw Elementary, Kershaw
- C+ Mcdonald Green Elementary, Lancaster
- C- North Elementary, Lancaster
- A Van Wyck Elementary, Lancaster
Other schools and academies (1)
- Discovery Charter Of Lancaster, Lancaster
Where Lancaster 01 schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Lancaster (14)
- Indian Land (4)
- Kershaw (3)
- Heath Springs (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Lancaster County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 15,298 students with 1,033 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,113 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4502580
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- York 03 (24 schools, 24 mi)
- Kershaw 01 (16 schools, 25 mi)
- Chester 01 (11 schools, 26 mi)
- York 04 (20 schools, 27 mi)
- Chesterfield 01 (16 schools, 31 mi)
- Fairfield 01 (7 schools, 31 mi)
- York 01 (8 schools, 38 mi)
- Richland 02 (32 schools, 38 mi)
Questions about Lancaster 01
How many schools are in Lancaster 01?
SchoolGrade grades 22 public schools in Lancaster 01, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lancaster 01 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Lancaster, Indian Land, Kershaw, Heath Springs.
How good are the schools in Lancaster 01?
Across the 21 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 52.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 37.4%. 81% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lancaster 01?
15,298 students were enrolled in Lancaster 01 in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lancaster 01?
Lancaster 01 is in South Carolina, based in Lancaster County, with its district office in Lancaster. Its boundary covers about 549 sq mi.