Edgewood’s Schools
Lexington Elementary School
“Where caring people, academics, arts and athletics connect, we prepare 21st Century graduates while service as the center for community learning.”
Led by the team of James Hamby, Alicia Prezzy, Michele Zee and Lynn Dempsy, Lexington Elementary School is changing the way that primary school is done in Lexington.
As an International Baccalaureate school and a Palmetto Gold School award winner, LES features in-house initiatives called LexLeads and LexLearns.
LexLeads incorporates principals from “The 7 Habits of Happy Kids” to help students learn, recognize, appreciate and develop leadership skills with activities including morning announcements, LES - Live TV show team, WLES radio, student council, safety patrol, Special Friends and Cat’s Choir.
LexLearns focuses on student development; featuring a leadership skills “report card” (that does not impact academic grades), differentiated instruction plans, a self-contained instruction model, an early intervention program to help students achieve academic and behavioral success, and on-campus resources to help benefit student wellness.
Pleasant Hill Middle School
“Be Committed, Be Caring, Be Courageous. ”
Pleasant Hill Middle School is the home of the “creative Cougars”.
As a participant in the South Carolina Arts Commission Arts in Education program, PHMS has decided to take a unique approach to learning through the fine arts with five art forms in daily instruction- art, creative writing, dance, drama and music.
Pleasant Hill is a Farm to School Grant recipient, meaning that their commitment to student wellness goes beyond their athletic programs.
The students maintain a school garden, where they learn about food production and healthy eating habits, and can serve as the Cafeteria Advisory Committee with the school cafeteria manager to discuss healthy meal options and test new recipes.
Lexington High School
Lexington High School’s motto is “enter to learn, leave to serve” and the school has repeatedly shown that they’re consistently producing some of the best students that this district has.
Lexington High School has been deemed a Palmetto Gold School Award, Palmetto’s Finest School winner, and a National Blue Ribbon school
LHS is the first National Unified Champion School in the state of South Carolina, as a result of meeting national standards of inclusion, advocacy and respect with their Special Education programs.
Lexington is also the housing school for the District’s groundbreaking Technology Center that offers 21 areas of specialized trainings, including a cosmetology program, STEM studies and an engineering program.
LHS also houses the district’s International Baccalaureate Diploma Program.
Fast Facts
92% on time graduation rate
higher than the state and district averages for readiness in English 1, Algebra 1, Biology, and US History and the Constitution
86.5% of recent graduates are designated as college or career ready