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Bradley Elementary

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Bradley Elementary ranks 381 st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bradley Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 413 students. The school is part of the Richland 01 school district, which is ranked 52 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bradley Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in state assessments, is generally lower than the Richland 01 district and the state averages across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in ELA was 48.9% at Bradley Elementary, compared to 53.9% in Richland 01 and 61.8% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 46.8% of 3rd-graders, 50% of 4th-graders, and 46.6% of 5th-graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, Bradley Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.9% to 31.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools within the Richland 01 district, Bradley Elementary generally performs better than Hyatt Park Elementary and A.J. Lewis Greenview Elementary, but worse than Carver-Lyon Elementary, Brockman Elementary, and Satchel Ford Elementary. However, Bradley Elementary's African American students and low-socioeconomic status students perform relatively better compared to the overall school performance, with higher rankings among their respective subgroups in the state.

392

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,878

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3032 Pinebelt Road
Columbia, SC 29204

(803) 738-7200

District: Richland 01

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.9%

Hispanic:

16.8%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (49% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Science scores 13 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg56%

381^st of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Richland 01

52^nd of 75Richland 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	381 of 640	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	358 of 638	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	445 of 644	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	458 of 625	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	454 of 622	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	448 of 643	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	403 of 624	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.7	433 of 639	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.5	498 of 619	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	577 of 638	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	32.5	465 of 630	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.1	500 of 599	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.9	528 of 594	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.5	504 of 597	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.5	494 of 589	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.7	522 of 580	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.4	526 of 577	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	30.9	446 of 566	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.8	457 of 559	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.3	462 of 557	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	40.0	371 of 550	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	43.3	339 of 542	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	61 of 381	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	78 of 369	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.6	146 of 394	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	127 of 393	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	153 of 350	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	150 of 421	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	102 of 412	75.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	314 of 581	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	286 of 565	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	379 of 580	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	409 of 573	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	461 of 554	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	415 of 588	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.1	377 of 570	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	288 of 613	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	259 of 599	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.1	387 of 608	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	419 of 600	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.8	406 of 580	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	388 of 600	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	323 of 588	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	335 of 586	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	391 of 568	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	453 of 582	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	441 of 579	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	402 of 561	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	451 of 590	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	389 of 571	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)84th percentile+44 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)53rd percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%-8 vs state

Mathematics48%-5 vs state

Science37%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Bradley Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3032 Pinebelt Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 738-7200	392	33	11.8		20 (5.1%)	274 (69.9%)	66 (16.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	22 (5.6%)	39.8	381^st of 640 public elementary schools	40.5%		44.1	358^th of 638 public elementary schools	43.9%	23	48.9	53.9	60.3	46.8	50.0	46.6	36.6	$22,878	$3,074	$1,695	$4,769	$15,499	$2,611	$18,110
Brockman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2245 Montclair Drive	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 790-6743	297	21	14.1		207 (69.7%)	34 (11.4%)	21 (7.1%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	86.5	73^rd of 640 public elementary schools	88.6%		92.5	35^th of 638 public elementary schools	94.5%	38	90.7		82.9	56.3	82.4	60.0	97.1	$29,849	$2,239	$1,349	$3,589	$23,305	$2,955	$26,260
Satchel Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	5901 Satchel Ford Road	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7209	721	48	15.1		499 (69.2%)	151 (20.9%)	34 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	88.2	61^st of 640 public elementary schools	90.5%		89.9	54^th of 638 public elementary schools	91.5%	7	75.9	88.5	73.2	70.6	85.1	63.0	83.5	$16,843	$2,148	$1,176	$3,325	$11,759	$1,759	$13,518
Burton Pack Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Garden Drive	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 691-5550	255	26	9.8		1 (0.4%)	227 (89.0%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	6.1	628^th of 640 public elementary schools	1.9%		4.4	634^th of 638 public elementary schools	0.6%	6	38.4	28.9	38.9	20.6	18.4	19.5	18.4	$21,148	$2,039	$1,747	$3,786	$14,686	$2,677	$17,363
Watkins-Nance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 Barhamville Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 733-4321	499	30	16.6		8 (1.6%)	432 (86.6%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	9.3	608^th of 640 public elementary schools	5.0%		7.9	617^th of 638 public elementary schools	3.3%	9	36.6	41.0	30.6	39.5	25.8	11.1	21.2	$19,750	$3,013	$1,958	$4,972	$12,406	$2,372	$14,778
Carver-Lyon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2100 Waverly Street	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 343-2900	417	47	8.8		32 (7.7%)	302 (72.4%)	62 (14.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	28.4	462^nd of 640 public elementary schools	27.8%		32.8	428^th of 638 public elementary schools	32.9%	34	61.4	55.5	49.0	43.9	38.3	27.2	28.3	$29,568	$2,186	$1,377	$3,563	$22,536	$3,469	$26,005
Arden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Ashley Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3400	216	19	11.3		2 (0.9%)	126 (58.3%)	73 (33.8%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	21.3	521^st of 640 public elementary schools	18.6%		18.4	539^th of 638 public elementary schools	15.5%	18	45.0	41.9	47.0	47.5	38.7	23.5	32.3	$24,750	$2,750	$1,452	$4,202	$17,462	$3,087	$20,548
Brennen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4438 Devereaux Road	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7204	805	57	14.2		466 (57.9%)	163 (20.2%)	102 (12.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.8%)	86.5	71^st of 640 public elementary schools	88.9%		84.3	94^th of 638 public elementary schools	85.3%	23	80.2	77.8	80.8	77.8	68.7	67.7	62.7	$16,878	$1,319	$1,131	$2,450	$12,376	$2,052	$14,427
Hyatt Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 Main Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3421	317	27	11.7		9 (2.8%)	280 (88.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	9.3	609^th of 640 public elementary schools	4.8%		6.3	624^th of 638 public elementary schools	2.2%	15	33.4	40.6	45.9	27.1	25.1	21.6	18.8	$29,885	$5,348	$1,789	$7,137	$19,560	$3,189	$22,749
A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	726 Easter Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3417	358	24	15.2		1 (0.3%)	325 (90.8%)	25 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	16.6	553^rd of 640 public elementary schools	13.6%		17.3	541^st of 638 public elementary schools	15.2%	12	50.0	54.3	41.5	35.5	32.6	7.7	23.9	$22,558	$2,904	$1,712	$4,616	$14,919	$3,024	$17,943

Frequently Asked Questions about Bradley Elementary

What district is Bradley Elementary in?

Richland 01

How many students attend Bradley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Bradley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bradley Elementary?

Students at Bradley Elementary are 70% African American, 17% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% White, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Bradley Elementary a good school?

Bradley Elementary ranks 381^st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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