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Best public schools in West Columbia, SC

15 public schools in West Columbia: 6 elementary · 4 middle · 3 high · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school end-of-course results are not in our data yet, so South Carolina high schools have no score.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across South Carolina.

Elementary schools

6 schools in West Columbia, best first
1
Springdale Elementary 59.1
Lexington 02 · Grades PK-5 · 445 students
ELA 64%Math 57%Science 52%
#240 of 585 in South Carolina
2
Saluda River Academy for the Arts 47.6
Lexington 02 · Grades PK-5 · 390 students
ELA 61%Math 46%Science 53%
#307 of 585 in South Carolina
3
White Knoll Elementary 44.9
Lexington 01 · Grades PK-5 · 607 students
ELA 60%Math 48%Science 47%
#323 of 585 in South Carolina
4
Riverbank Elementary 41.2
Lexington 02 · Grades PK-5 · 1,002 students
ELA 55%Math 50%Science 46%
#344 of 585 in South Carolina
5
Congaree Elementary 27.8
Lexington 02 · Grades 2-5 · 354 students
ELA 50%Math 41%Science 40%
#423 of 585 in South Carolina
6
Herbert A. Wood Elementary 25.4
Lexington 02 · Grades PK-5 · 962 students
ELA 52%Math 36%Science 40%
#437 of 585 in South Carolina

Middle schools

4 schools in West Columbia, best first
1
R. H. Fulmer Middle 45.5
Lexington 02 · Grades 6-8 · 548 students
ELA 50%Math 42%Science 49%
#128 of 234 in South Carolina
2
White Knoll Middle 37.4
Lexington 01 · Grades 6-8 · 696 students
ELA 51%Math 33%Science 51%
#147 of 234 in South Carolina
3
Northside Middle 24.6
Lexington 02 · Grades 6-8 · 496 students
ELA 46%Math 24%Science 42%
#177 of 234 in South Carolina
4
Pine Ridge Middle 14.7
Lexington 02 · Grades 6-8 · 384 students
ELA 37%Math 24%Science 39%
#200 of 234 in South Carolina

High schools

3 schools in West Columbia
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Airport High —
Lexington 02 · Grades 9-12 · 1,338 students
No published test results
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Lexington Two Innovation Center —
Lexington 02 · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Midlands Middle College —
SC Public Charter School District · Grades 10-12 · Charter · 134 students
No published test results

Combined schools

2 schools in West Columbia, best first
1
Gray Collegiate Academy 96.4
Charter Institute at Erskine · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 869 students
ELA 84%Math 72%Science 65%
#2 of 42 in South Carolina
2
South Carolina Virtual Charter School 48.8
Charter Institute at Erskine · Grades K-12 · Charter · 2,350 students
ELA 59%Math 25%Science 36%
#22 of 42 in South Carolina

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