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A−

Airport High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1315 Boston Avenue, West Columbia, SC 29170 · (803) 822-5600 · Part of Lexington School District 2

Cayce’s School Grade C better than 28% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
1,272
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Airport High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts above the state

On the path

Where Cayce kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Airport HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts79%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1315 Boston Avenue, West Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9391
Grade 10335
Grade 11257
Grade 12289
Enrollment over time
1,337’20
1,348’21
1,428’22
1,338’23
1,272’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 36%Black 35%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Airport High from Cayce families.

Other schools in Lexington School District 2

The district →
Riverbank Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Columbia
C+
996 students12:1
Cayce Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cayce
C−
977 students12:1
Herbert A. Wood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Columbia
C−
938 students13:1
Springdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Columbia
A−
443 students14:1
Saluda River Academy for the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · West Columbia
B−
400 students13:1
Congaree Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · West Columbia
C−
352 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Cayce’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.