📍 737 Pine Ridge Drive, West Columbia, Lexington County, 29172
Herbert A. Wood Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Columbia, Lexington County. The school has 967 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 02 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Herbert A. Wood Elementary enrolls 967 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 69 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% White, 33% Black or African American and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 337 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 318 | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 226 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 80 | 8.3% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
967 of the school's 967 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 967 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Herbert A. Wood Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-20, state senate district 26, state house district 88.
Herbert A. Wood Elementary is one of 13 schools in Lexington 02, based in West Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 8,465 students district-wide and employs 635 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 967 students, Herbert A. Wood Elementary is larger than the district average of about 651 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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