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Leaphart Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

120 Piney Grove Road, Columbia, SC 29210 · (803) 476-4700 · Part of Lexington School District 5

Seven Oaks’ School Grade A− better than 83% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
483
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Leaphart Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Seven Oaks kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Leaphart ElementaryYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency31%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts30%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C, 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 ↗

120 Piney Grove Road, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten66
Grade 177
Grade 265
Grade 386
Grade 469
Grade 580
Enrollment over time
433’20
466’21
492’22
501’23
483’24

Up 11.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 50%White 28%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 7%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 3%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Leaphart Elementary from Seven Oaks families.

Other schools in Lexington School District 5

The district →
Chapin Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Chapin
B+
767 students13:1
H. E. Corley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irmo
B
557 students10:1
Ballentine Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Irmo
A−
523 students13:1
Seven Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C
522 students9:1
Piney Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Chapin
511 students13:1
Harbison West Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B
510 students9:1

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