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Meadowfield Elementary

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Meadowfield Elementary ranks 398 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

398^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Meadowfield Elementary is a public elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving 610 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Meadowfield Elementary faces several key challenges. Its academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in SC READY assessments, is generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Meadowfield's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 62.5%, compared to 53.9% for the Richland 01 district and 61.8% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with 5th grade proficiency rates ranging from 34.1% to 51.9% over the past few years, compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, Meadowfield Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.3% to 31.1% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

While Meadowfield Elementary has relatively high spending per student, ranging from $13,165 to $17,795 over the past few years, this does not appear to be enough to drive improvements in student outcomes. Nearby schools in the Richland 01 district, such as Satchel Ford Elementary and Brockman Elementary, perform significantly better on academic measures, despite having similar student demographics and funding levels. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism and implementing targeted interventions for underperforming student groups may be important strategies for Meadowfield Elementary to consider in order to improve student outcomes.

615

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,615

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 Galway Lane
Columbia, SC 29209

(803) 738-5549

District: Richland 01

Students who attend Meadowfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hand Middle
High:	Dreher High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.7%

White:

19.5%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (48% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg56%

398^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	398 of 640	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	492 of 638	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	357 of 644	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	382 of 625	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	435 of 622	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	323 of 643	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	338 of 624	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.7	349 of 639	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.4	350 of 619	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.9	342 of 638	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.0	278 of 630	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.8	292 of 599	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.4	394 of 594	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.2	288 of 597	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.9	410 of 589	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.2	380 of 580	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.8	436 of 577	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.7	385 of 566	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.5	430 of 559	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.4	337 of 557	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.7	398 of 550	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.2	348 of 542	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	234 of 381	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	291 of 369	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.1	122 of 394	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	176 of 393	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	170 of 350	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	73 of 421	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	109 of 412	73.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	19.1	126 of 143	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	145 of 189	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	75 of 161	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	273 of 581	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.4	414 of 565	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	339 of 580	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	315 of 573	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	404 of 554	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.7	229 of 588	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	316 of 570	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	474 of 613	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	551 of 599	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	420 of 608	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	399 of 600	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	426 of 580	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.6	249 of 600	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	326 of 588	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	444 of 586	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	466 of 568	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	331 of 582	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	399 of 579	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	411 of 561	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	393 of 590	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	335 of 571	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	75.0	99 of 455	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	99 of 472	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	83 of 457	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2022)78th percentile+39 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2024)12th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%-5 vs state

Mathematics42%-10 vs state

Science34%-15 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
Meadowfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Galway Lane	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-5549	615	42	14.6		120 (19.5%)	361 (58.7%)	73 (11.9%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	37.2	398^th of 640 public elementary schools	37.8%		23.8	492^nd of 638 public elementary schools	22.9%	94	62.5	49.5	60.9	51.9	39.1	34.1	34.5	$18,615	$1,846	$1,229	$3,076	$13,091	$2,448	$15,540
Annie Burnside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Patterson Road	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 783-5530	306	22	13.9		12 (3.9%)	234 (76.5%)	21 (6.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.2%)	55.3	273^rd of 640 public elementary schools	57.3%		31.5	435^th of 638 public elementary schools	31.8%	162	59.5	76.6	61.5	45.2	46.8	40.4	68.0	$21,729	$2,670	$1,285	$3,955	$15,150	$2,623	$17,773
South Kilbourne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 South Kilbourne Road	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 738-7215	234	20	11.7		23 (9.8%)	162 (69.2%)	32 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.4%)	25.2	490^th of 640 public elementary schools	23.4%		21.2	510^th of 638 public elementary schools	20.1%	20	36.1	56.1	43.4	38.9	41.5	43.5	31.7	$21,174	$2,140	$1,570	$3,710	$14,752	$2,712	$17,464
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
Rosewood Elementary	Public	K-5	3300 Rosewood Drive	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 343-2930	338	26	13.0		211 (62.4%)	80 (23.7%)	16 (4.7%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	80	116^th of 640 public elementary schools	81.9%		78.3	133^rd of 638 public elementary schools	79.2%	17	79.2	82.8	74.7	69.8	65.6	46.3	70.4	$19,927	$1,392	$1,173	$2,566	$15,008	$2,353	$17,361
Caughman Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7725 Caughman Road	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 783-5534	715	53	13.4		75 (10.5%)	466 (65.2%)	91 (12.7%)	17 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	61 (8.5%)	21.5	519^th of 640 public elementary schools	18.9%		19	531^st of 638 public elementary schools	16.8%	12	54.2	51.9	44.9	54.1	24.8	19.8	19.1	$18,150	$1,820	$1,179	$3,000	$12,765	$2,385	$15,150
Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Universal Drive	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 783-5553	353	23	15.3		10 (2.8%)	319 (90.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	11.5	587^th of 640 public elementary schools	8.3%		26.3	472^nd of 638 public elementary schools	26.0%	115	40.4	34.1	49.1	28.1	23.4	25.5	21.3	$20,636	$1,533	$1,784	$3,317	$14,355	$2,964	$17,319
A. C. Moore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Etiwan Avenue	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 343-2910	244	23	10.6		101 (41.4%)	81 (33.2%)	29 (11.9%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.0%)	57.3	269^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.0%		56.6	274^th of 638 public elementary schools	57.1%	5	52.5	62.9	72.9	47.5	51.8	67.5	51.8	$27,702	$2,149	$1,300	$3,449	$20,919	$3,334	$24,253
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowfield Elementary

How many students attend Meadowfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Meadowfield Elementary.

Is Meadowfield Elementary a good school?

Meadowfield Elementary ranks 398^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Meadowfield Elementary in?

Richland 01

What schools do graduates of Meadowfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadowfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hand Middle
High : Dreher High

What is the racial makeup of Meadowfield Elementary?

Students at Meadowfield Elementary are 59% African American, 20% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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