Lexington Elementary School vs. Lake Murray Elementary School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Lexington Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in South Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Most improved public schools
Lake Murray Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in South Carolina for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Overview
Serving 662 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Lexington Elementary School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in South Carolina for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 47% (which is higher than the South Carolina state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 48% (which is lower than the South Carolina state average of 52%).
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the South Carolina state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 43% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the South Carolina state average of 52% (majority Black).
Serving 836 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Lake Murray Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in South Carolina for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 78% (which is higher than the South Carolina state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 76% (which is higher than the South Carolina state average of 52%).
The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the South Carolina state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Black and Asian), which is lower than the South Carolina state average of 52% (majority Black).
Blue Ribbon Schools
-
Yes
Grades Offered
PK-5
PK-5
Total Students
662 students
836 students
![This chart displays total students of Lexington Elementary School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays total students of Lexington Elementary School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_students/72000/72453/lexington-elementary-school-chart-3BgGoZ.png)
![This chart displays total students of Lake Murray Elementary School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays total students of Lake Murray Elementary School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_students/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-dHzZiK.png)
% Male | % Female
56% | 44%
52% | 48%
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Total Classroom Teachers
51 teachers
57 teachers
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![This chart displays the total teachers of Lake Murray Elementary School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the total teachers of Lake Murray Elementary School by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/total_teachers/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-NXjOUP.png)
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
15:1
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![This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Lake Murray Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Lake Murray Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/teacher_student_ratio/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-byXvGJH.png)
Test Scores
Overall Testing Rank
#515 out of 1154 schools in SC
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
#99 out of 1154 schools in SC
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
![This chart displays the overall school rank of Lexington Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Lexington Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/72000/72453/lexington-elementary-school-chart-0pWsyy.png)
![This chart displays the overall school rank of Lake Murray Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the overall school rank of Lake Murray Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/overall_school_rank/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-KTaxRh.png)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
78%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/math_percent/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-FqoXSe.png)
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
76%
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Lexington Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Lexington Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/72000/72453/lexington-elementary-school-chart-h5j2Nw.png)
![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/rla_percent/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-h5j2OA.png)
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45-49%
65-69%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/sci_percent/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-b3WdVLd.png)
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
![This chart displays the students of Lexington Elementary School by grade. This chart displays the students of Lexington Elementary School by grade.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/students_by_grade/72000/72453/lexington-elementary-school-chart-bnQ2KrG.png)
![This chart displays the students of Lake Murray Elementary School by grade. This chart displays the students of Lake Murray Elementary School by grade.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/students_by_grade/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-uvNV21.png)
Pre-K Students
39
70
Kindergarten Students
109
141
Grade 1 Students
104
124
Grade 2 Students
92
126
Grade 3 Students
104
128
Grade 4 Students
102
122
Grade 5 Students
112
125
Students by Ethnicity
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
5%
7%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/asian_islander_ethnicity/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-b453F4t.png)
% Hispanic
8%
5%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/hispanic_students_ethnicity/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-lgpX6B.png)
% Black
24%
7%
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![This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/black_students_ethnicity/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-Mg1PuT.png)
% White
57%
76%
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![This chart displays the percentage of White students in Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of White students in Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/white_students_ethnicity/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-7sLSB1.png)
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
6%
5%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/two_or_more_races_students_ethnicity/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-7sLSCh.png)
Diversity Score
0.61
0.41
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![This chart displays the diversity score of Lake Murray Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the diversity score of Lake Murray Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/diversity_score/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-uvNV4M.png)
Additional Information
Eligible for Free Lunch
24%
9%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/freelunch_students/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-ydnUEG.png)
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
3%
2%
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![This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data. This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Lake Murray Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in South Carolina by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.](http://images1.publicschoolreview.com/charts/reduced_pricelunch_students/121000/120612/lake-murray-elementary-school-chart-BalRMW.png)