Photo: Bernardgeorgeh · CC BY-SA 4.0Oak Grove’s public schools outscore 72% of South Carolina districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Oak Grove, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.
From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Oak Grove’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 139 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Oak Grove’s, its schools beat 56%, lower than their 72% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 42% across both districts in spring 2022, against 52% and 41% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Lexington School District 1 spends $15,085 per student and Lexington School District 2 $15,713, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Oakwood Christian Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Oak Grove’s grade
B+: better than 72% of South Carolina school districts, #81 of 169 South Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Carolina average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Oak Grove, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Oak Grove
Oak Grove Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 691 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
Kindergarten in Oak Grove
Oak Grove Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 691 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
1st grade in Oak Grove
Oak Grove Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 691 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
2nd grade in Oak Grove
Oak Grove Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 691 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
3rd grade in Oak Grove
Oak Grove Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 691 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
4th grade in Oak Grove
Oak Grove Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 691 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
5th grade in Oak Grove
Oak Grove Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 691 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Lexington
Oak Grove runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lexington School District 1). From grade PK, students attend the Lexington School District 2, shared with Cayce, Pine Ridge, South Congaree, Springdale and West Columbia. Its middle school is in Lexington. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Oak Grove
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Oak Grove vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Oak Grove’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | B+ | Lexington School District 1 PK–12 · Lexington School District 2 PK–12 |
| West Columbia | C | Lexington School District 2 |
| Springdale | C | Lexington School District 2 |
All 2 neighbors share Lexington School District 2 with Oak Grove for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Oak Grove
21 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Oak Grove’s schools
Are Oak Grove’s schools good?
By South Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Oak Grove children attend outscore 72% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #81 of 169 South Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 56%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Oak Grove in?
Two districts: Lexington School District 1 runs grades PK–12, and Lexington School District 2 runs grades PK–12, shared with Cayce, Pine Ridge, South Congaree, Springdale and West Columbia.
Where do Oak Grove kids go to high school?
One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Lexington High, River Bluff High, White Knoll High, Airport High, Brookland-Cayce High, Gilbert High and Pelion High.
What is Oak Grove’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Lexington School District 1 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.
How much does Oak Grove spend per student?
$15,085 in Lexington School District 1 and $15,713 in Lexington School District 2 (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Oak Grove?
Yes: Oakwood Christian Academy (religious, grades 3–8, 4 students).
Parents talk
What Oak Grove families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.