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Lexington 05 Schools
Lexington 05 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Richland County (Irmo). SchoolGrade grades 22 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Lexington 05 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 05
22 of 22 schools in Lexington 05 carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 7B: 8C: 6D: 1
Best schools in Lexington 05
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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.
- A+ Chapin High (High school, meets expectations)
- A Lake Murray Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Piney Woods Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Spring Hill High (High school, meets expectations)
- A Chapin Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Chapin Intermediate (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A Chapin Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Ballentine Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Oak Pointe Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ River Springs Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Lexington 05
High schools (4)
- A+ Chapin High, Chapin
- B+ Dutch Fork High, Irmo
- C- Irmo High, Columbia
- A Spring Hill High, Chapin
Middle and junior high schools (5)
- A Chapin Intermediate, Chapin
- A Chapin Middle, Chapin
- C- Crossroads Intermediate, Columbia
- B Dutch Fork Middle, Irmo
- B+ Irmo Middle, Columbia
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- B+ Ballentine Elementary, Irmo
- A Chapin Elementary, Chapin
- C- Dutch Fork Elementary, Irmo
- B- H E Corley Elementary, Irmo
- C Harbison West Elementary, Columbia
- B Irmo Elementary, Irmo
- A Lake Murray Elementary, Chapin
- C Leaphart Elementary, Columbia
- C+ Nursery Road Elementary, Columbia
- B+ Oak Pointe Elementary, Irmo
- A Piney Woods Elementary, Chapin
- B+ River Springs Elementary, Irmo
- D Seven Oaks Elementary, Columbia
Where Lexington 05 schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Richland County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 17,278 students with 1,504 full-time-equivalent teachers and 3,247 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4502820
- 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 01 (30 schools, 17 mi)
- Lexington 02 (12 schools, 17 mi)
- Lexington 03 (4 schools, 19 mi)
- Fairfield 01 (7 schools, 20 mi)
- Richland 02 (32 schools, 21 mi)
- Newberry 01 (13 schools, 22 mi)
- Richland 01 (47 schools, 26 mi)
- Lexington 04 (7 schools, 27 mi)
Questions about Lexington 05
How many schools are in Lexington 05?
SchoolGrade grades 22 public schools in Lexington 05, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Lexington 05 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Irmo, Chapin, Columbia.
How good are the schools in Lexington 05?
Across the 22 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 58.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 47.9%. 64% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Lexington 05?
17,278 students were enrolled in Lexington 05 in the 2023-24 school year, about 11.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Lexington 05?
Lexington 05 is in South Carolina, based in Richland County, with its district office in Irmo. Its boundary covers about 130 sq mi.