📍 130 Lewis Rast Road, Swansea, Lexington County, 29160
Sandhills Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Swansea, Lexington County. The school has 488 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 04 school district. It serves grades 3–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sandhills Elementary enrolls 488 students across grades 3–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 264 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 126 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 65 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
488 of the school's 488 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 488 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.
Sandhills 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 93.
Sandhills Elementary is one of 7 schools in Lexington 04, based in Swansea, South Carolina. The district serves 3,474 students district-wide and employs 249 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 488 students, Sandhills Elementary is close to the district average of about 496 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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