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Carolina School for Inquiry

Q: How many students attend Carolina School for Inquiry?

In the 2024-25 school year, 114 students attended Carolina School for Inquiry.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Carolina School for Inquiry?

Students at Carolina School for Inquiry are 91% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-6

114

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,883

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7405-A Fairfield Road
Columbia, SC 29203

(803) 691-1250

District: Richland 01

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.2%

White:

3.5%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2010 → <1st in 2022

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (10% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2010

!Mathematics scores 43 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2021-2022) ?

This school10%

District avg32%

South Carolina avg47%

Not ranked this year

Carolina School for Inquiry did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2022	3.9	624 of 625	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	606 of 624	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	35.3	420 of 639	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.9	497 of 619	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.5	466 of 638	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	62.4	244 of 630	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.9	340 of 599	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.9	274 of 594	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	36.4	430 of 597	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.7	394 of 589	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.0	184 of 580	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	24.2	490 of 577	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	13.5	379 of 393	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	9.4	576 of 588	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)4th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2021-2022) ?

English Language Arts19%-31 vs state

Science10%-37 vs state

Mathematics0%-43 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
Carolina School for Inquiry	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	7405-A Fairfield Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 691-1250	114	12	9.5		4 (3.5%)	104 (91.2%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)								(n/a)								$24,883	$1,226	$1,465	$2,691	$15,290	$6,903	$22,192
Forest Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Blue Ridge Terrace	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 691-3780	435	36	12.0		18 (4.1%)	314 (72.2%)	77 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.0%)	20.5	529^th of 640 public elementary schools	17.3%		22.3	503^rd of 638 public elementary schools	21.2%	26	49.1	52.7	36.5	53.7	27.7	19.3	29.0	$20,567	$2,644	$1,341	$3,985	$14,101	$2,481	$16,582
J. P. Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 Weston Avenue	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3430	346	28	12.3		14 (4.0%)	298 (86.1%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.8%)	17.3	545^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.8%		20.9	515^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.3%	30	45.0	32.6	54.7	44.3	18.3	29.6	14.2	$24,815	$3,835	$1,532	$5,366	$16,819	$2,629	$19,448
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
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
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
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
Joseph Keels Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7500 Springcrest Drive	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 736-8754	465	43	10.9		7 (1.5%)	384 (82.6%)	44 (9.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	30.1	451^st of 640 public elementary schools	29.5%		29.6	449^th of 638 public elementary schools	29.6%	2	49.2	51.6	49.3	38.4	33.9	50.7	37.1	$17,949	$1,969	$1,001	$2,969	$12,353	$2,628	$14,980
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
Edward E. Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 McRae Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 343-2974	217	19	11.4		0 (0.0%)	188 (86.6%)	18 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	17.4	544^th of 640 public elementary schools	15.0%		9.8	606^th of 638 public elementary schools	5.0%	62		34.4	56.6		18.8	36.7	18.8	$26,586	$3,770	$1,701	$5,471	$17,926	$3,188	$21,115

Frequently Asked Questions about Carolina School for Inquiry

What is the racial makeup of Carolina School for Inquiry?

Students at Carolina School for Inquiry are 91% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Carolina School for Inquiry?

In the 2024-25 school year, 114 students attended Carolina School for Inquiry.

What district is Carolina School for Inquiry in?

Richland 01

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