Oak Pointe Elementary, Irmo SC - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Oak Pointe Elementary

Oak Pointe Elementary is a regular public elementary school in Irmo, South Carolina, serving a pre-kindergarten through fifth-grade population. The school is part of Lexington School District 5, and the town itself straddles both Lexington and Richland counties, with Oak Pointe physically located in the Richland County portion. Irmo is a residential suburb northwest of Columbia that grew rapidly from a farming community beginning in the 1960s; the local Chamber of Commerce describes it as offering the conveniences of a city with a suburban feel. The region has continued a steady pattern of suburban growth.

The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Black or African American share, a smaller Hispanic cohort, and a modest number of students identifying with two or more races. Asian students make up a very small share, and no Native American or Hawaiian students were reported. Roughly half of the school’s students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a common measure of economic need that places the school in a middle range of economic diversity for an elementary school in this area.

State testing results for the most recent year show Oak Pointe’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades to be in the top quartile among the county’s districts. This is a clear strength. In English language arts, proficiency rates were solid across each tested grade, with the fourth-grade cohort performing especially well. In math, the school posted a moderate rate of proficiency across grades three through five, with some year-to-year variation that a prospective family may want to discuss with the school. Science results, tested only in fourth grade, were similar in range to the math figures. A single set of social studies results from several years ago is also available but uses a different assessment and grading criteria, making direct comparison unreliable. No trend data across multiple years is available because the state recently adjusted its testing and cut-score standards, so the school’s performance cannot yet be compared to prior years on the same scale.

The school offers no career or advanced academic pathways because it serves only elementary grades. Because it is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report. Information on the school’s gifted program, special education services, and English learner supports was not available in the data provided. A parent looking into how the school serves students with individualized education plans or multilingual learners would need to follow up directly with the school or district.

Housing in the area near the school is moderately priced compared to national benchmarks, with home values and rents both showing small year-over-year changes, reflecting a relatively stable local market. The town has an annual Okra Strut festival that acts as a major community gathering, and Lake Murray is nearby for recreation, but there is no traditional walkable downtown core near the school. The area is accessible by a major interstate, and the general character is suburban rather than urban.

Overall, Oak Pointe Elementary presents a picture of a school performing notably well in reading and writing while showing more moderate results in math, within a stable, suburban community. The school's strongest academic feature is its English language arts instruction, while its math results may be an area for a new family to explore further with school staff to understand how instruction and support are structured. The student population is economically mixed, which can offer a varied peer environment, and the school sits in a part of the metro area that has seen decades of suburban growth without dramatic recent changes.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 61% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 60% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 55% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 68% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 477%

School 77% · District 71% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 70% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Science

Grade 458%

School 58% · District 53% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 583%

School 83% · District 79% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income62%Higher-income77%15 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income67%Higher-income87%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income60%Higher-income83%22 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income46%Higher-income65%19 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income52%Higher-income74%22 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income49%Higher-income65%16 pp gap