📍 6706 Nursery Road, Columbia, Lexington County, 29212
Nursery Road Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Lexington County. The school has 450 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lexington 05 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nursery Road Elementary enrolls 450 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 51.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% White, 38% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 180 | 40% |
| Black or African American | 170 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 50 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
450 of the school's 450 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 450 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.
Nursery Road Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 20, state house district 85.
Nursery Road Elementary is one of 23 schools in Lexington 05, based in Irmo, South Carolina. The district serves 17,053 students district-wide and employs 1,505 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 450 students, Nursery Road Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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