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Best Elementary Schools
in Lexington 05

This page covers 13 elementary schools in Lexington 05. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

13
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 13
1
rank
River Springs Elementary
Grades PK–05465 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.3:1)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
11.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,709
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
39%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Oak Pointe Elementary
Grades PK–05520 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.3:1)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
10.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,709
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Ballentine Elementary
Grades KG–05521 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.8:1)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
11.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,709
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
41%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Irmo Elementary
Grades PK–05541 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,709
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
41%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
H. E. Corley Elementary
Grades PK–05558 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.3:1)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
9.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,709
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
74%
High economic need
6
rank
Dutch Fork Elementary
Grades PK–05475 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (9.5:1)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
9.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,709
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
82%
High economic need
7
rank
Nursery Road Elementary
Grades PK–05450 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.8:1)
57
/100
Student:Teacher
8.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,709
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
8
rank
Piney Woods Elementary
Grades PK–04501 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,709
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
29%
Low economic need
9
rank
Lake Murray Elementary
Grades KG–04809 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
54
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,709
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
10
rank
Harbison West Elementary
Grades PK–05550 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.4:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
10.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$15,709
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
3 more elementary schools in Lexington 05 not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
13
Elementary Schools
23
Total Schools
63
#1 Score
56
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.