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North Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1100 Roddey Drive, Lancaster, SC 29720 · (803) 283-9918 · Part of Lancaster County School District

Lancaster’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
645
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about North Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Lancaster kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5North ElementaryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, B, 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 ↗

1100 Roddey Drive, Lancaster

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K29
Kindergarten104
Grade 1100
Grade 299
Grade 398
Grade 4102
Grade 5113
Enrollment over time
613’20
570’21
586’22
618’23
645’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 43%White 30%Hispanic 19%Two or more races 8%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about North Elementary from Lancaster families.

Other schools in Lancaster County School District

The district →
Harrisburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Indian Land
A
1,161 students17:1
Van Wyck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lancaster
A−
820 students15:1
Buford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
B+
792 students17:1
Kershaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Kershaw
C+
512 students14:1
Erwin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
D
418 students13:1
Clinton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lancaster
D−
412 students12:1

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; Lancaster’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.