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Lexington 02 Schools
Lexington 02 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Lexington County (West Columbia). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lexington 02 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 Lexington 02
12 of 12 schools in Lexington 02 carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 7C: 2D: 3
Best schools in Lexington 02
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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.
- B+ Brookland Cayce High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Springdale Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Airport High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Northside Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- R H Fulmer Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Riverbank Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Saluda River Academy For The Arts (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Congaree Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Herbert A Wood Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Cyril B Busbee Creative Arts Academy (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Lexington 02
High schools (2)
- B+ Airport High, West Columbia
- B+ Brookland Cayce High, Cayce
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- B- Northside Middle, West Columbia
- D Pine Ridge Middle, West Columbia
- B- R H Fulmer Middle, West Columbia
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- D Cayce Elementary, Cayce
- C- Congaree Elementary, West Columbia
- C- Herbert A Wood Elementary, West Columbia
- B- Riverbank Elementary, West Columbia
- B+ Springdale Elementary, West Columbia
Other schools and academies (2)
- D+ Cyril B Busbee Creative Arts Academy, Cayce
- B- Saluda River Academy For The Arts, West Columbia
Where Lexington 02 schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- West Columbia (9)
- Cayce (3)
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Lexington County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,544 students with 620 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,294 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4502730
- 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
- Lexington 04 (7 schools, 11 mi)
- Lexington 01 (30 schools, 11 mi)
- Richland 01 (47 schools, 15 mi)
- Lexington 05 (22 schools, 17 mi)
- Richland 02 (32 schools, 20 mi)
- Lexington 03 (4 schools, 23 mi)
- Calhoun 01 (3 schools, 25 mi)
- Fairfield 01 (7 schools, 33 mi)
Questions about Lexington 02
How many schools are in Lexington 02?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in Lexington 02, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lexington 02 serve?
The largest by graded schools: West Columbia, Cayce.
How good are the schools in Lexington 02?
Across the 12 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C+, with 37.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 34.3%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lexington 02?
8,544 students were enrolled in Lexington 02 in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lexington 02?
Lexington 02 is in South Carolina, based in Lexington County, with its district office in West Columbia. Its boundary covers about 92.3 sq mi.