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Magnet Schools in Lexington County, South Carolina

Lexington County has 9 schools identified in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection as operating a magnet program. 8 are whole-school magnets, and 1 offers a magnet program to part of the student population.

  • 9 magnet schools and programs
  • 8 whole-school magnets
  • 1 school with a magnet program
  • 4 cities and towns

Magnet status is based on the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection, the latest federal collection available for magnet classification.

School enrollment, grades and contact details are from NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

Magnet schools in Lexington County

Listed alphabetically. Nothing here is ranked, scored or ordered by anything the federal collections do not record.

  • Cyril B. Busbee Creative Arts Academy

    Cayce, SC

    ● Whole-school magnet

    Grades
    6-8
    Enrollment
    442
    Level
    Middle

  • East Point Academy

    1043 Chris Drive, SC

    ● Whole-school magnet Charter

    Grades
    PK-8
    Enrollment
    724
    Level
    Elementary

  • Harbison West Elementary

    Columbia, SC

    ◦ Magnet program

    Grades
    PK-5
    Enrollment
    510
    Level
    Elementary

  • Irmo High

    Columbia, SC

    ● Whole-school magnet

    Grades
    9-12
    Enrollment
    1,272
    Level
    High

  • Irmo Middle

    Columbia, SC

    ● Whole-school magnet

    Grades
    6-8
    Enrollment
    992
    Level
    Middle

  • Leaphart Elementary

    Columbia, SC

    ● Whole-school magnet

    Grades
    PK-5
    Enrollment
    483
    Level
    Elementary

  • Nursery Road Elementary

    Columbia, SC

    ● Whole-school magnet

    Grades
    PK-5
    Enrollment
    471
    Level
    Elementary

  • Saluda River El

    West Columbia, SC

    ● Whole-school magnet

    Grades
    PK-5
    Enrollment
    400
    Level
    Elementary

  • Seven Oaks Elementary

    Columbia, SC

    ● Whole-school magnet

    Grades
    PK-5
    Enrollment
    522
    Level
    Elementary

What “magnet” means on this page

● Whole-school magnet

Whole-school magnet

The magnet program applies across the school. Every student attending is part of it.

◦ Magnet program

Magnet program

The school offers a magnet program to part of its student population, alongside its other classes.

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