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Riverbank Elementary

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Riverbank Elementary ranks 458 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

458^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Riverbank Elementary is a public elementary school in West Columbia, South Carolina, serving 1,002 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lexington 02 school district, which is ranked 56 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Riverbank Elementary faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics consistently below the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Riverbank's 3rd grade proficiency rates were 44.4% in ELA and 42.5% in Math, compared to the state averages of 61.8% and 56.3%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom 25% of South Carolina elementary schools for these subgroups. Additionally, Riverbank Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.9% to 28.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Riverbank Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower than Springdale Elementary and Saluda River Academy for the Arts, which are also part of the Lexington 02 district. The nearby schools in the Richland 01 district, such as Oak Grove Elementary and Pine Grove Elementary, also outperform Riverbank Elementary in academic measures.

996

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,252

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 Cougar Drive
West Columbia, SC 29169

(803) 936-3400

District: Lexington 02

Students who attend Riverbank Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Northside Middle
High:	Brookland-Cayce High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.1%

African American:

26.6%

White:

20.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2019 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (44% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2019

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg42%

South Carolina avg56%

458^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 14 pts since 2019

From bottom 42% (2019) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Lexington 02

56^th of 75Lexington 02 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	29.1	458 of 640	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	466 of 638	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	435 of 644	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	338 of 625	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	366 of 622	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	371 of 643	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	208 of 381	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	243 of 369	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	206 of 394	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	70.7	79 of 393	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	109 of 350	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.3	137 of 421	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	22.6	121 of 143	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	158 of 174	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	122 of 151	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	95 of 189	49.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	79 of 104	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	53 of 79	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	54 of 72	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	60 of 84	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	67 of 84	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	83 of 104	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	487 of 581	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	474 of 565	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	426 of 580	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	335 of 573	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	344 of 554	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	353 of 588	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	80 of 101	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	68 of 82	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.4	77 of 105	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	87 of 109	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	126 of 147	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	130 of 156	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	77 of 115	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	86 of 115	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	82 of 115	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	58 of 86	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	91 of 116	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	426 of 613	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	409 of 599	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	368 of 608	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.3	234 of 600	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	312 of 580	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	397 of 600	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	383 of 586	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	388 of 568	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	379 of 582	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.8	305 of 579	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	326 of 561	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	358 of 590	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	248 of 460	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	227 of 441	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	249 of 463	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	209 of 455	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.5	160 of 439	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	197 of 472	58.3%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)46th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2024)15th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-14 vs state

Science44%-5 vs state

Mathematics39%-14 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th 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
Riverbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 936-3400	996	80	12.4		199 (20.0%)	265 (26.6%)	469 (47.1%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.0%)	29.1	458^th of 640 public elementary schools	28.4%		26.9	466^th of 638 public elementary schools	27.0%	8	44.4	58.2	44.8				42.5	44.6	30.0				44.5		$16,252	$589	$1,504	$2,092	$11,947	$2,213	$14,160
Saluda River Academy for the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 Duke Avenue	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 739-4095	400	31	12.9		154 (38.5%)	117 (29.3%)	82 (20.5%)	13 (3.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	40.3	375^th of 640 public elementary schools	41.4%		39.8	384^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.8%	9	54.7	60.3	60.0				50.0	43.8	32.1				44.4		$17,850	$1,160	$1,321	$2,480	$12,881	$2,489	$15,370
East Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	Elementary Campus	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 926-5180	724	55	13.1		316 (43.6%)	224 (30.9%)	51 (7.0%)	37 (5.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (12.2%)	81.1	106^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.4%		75.9	148^th of 638 public elementary schools	76.8%	42	80.7	79.5	70.6	85.3	84.1	87.7	82.8	68.6	27.9	50.0	46.6	49.0	65.0	70.7	$11,901	$363	$134	$497	$8,516	$2,888	$11,404
H. B. Rhame Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Arrowwood Drive	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8900	418	30	13.9		15 (3.6%)	362 (86.6%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	28.6	461^st of 640 public elementary schools	28.0%		15.9	546^th of 638 public elementary schools	14.4%	85	53.3	53.7	49.2				45.3	38.9	17.9				44.5		$18,610	$2,239	$1,277	$3,516	$12,849	$2,245	$15,094
Sandel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Seminole Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8906	479	36	13.3		7 (1.5%)	375 (78.3%)	59 (12.3%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	13.6	574^th of 640 public elementary schools	10.3%		22.7	500^th of 638 public elementary schools	21.6%	74	35.7	45.5	39.7				27.4	28.6	28.8				33.8		$18,452	$1,797	$1,495	$3,292	$12,749	$2,411	$15,160
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
Springdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Wattling Road	West Columbia	29170	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 739-4175	443	31	14.2		238 (53.7%)	83 (18.7%)	80 (18.1%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	63.4	235^th of 640 public elementary schools	63.3%		60.2	245^th of 638 public elementary schools	61.6%	10	62.8	63.8	70.9				67.2	55.5	46.8				54.2		$15,586	$853	$1,223	$2,076	$10,850	$2,660	$13,510
Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	815 Elmwood Avenue	Columbia	29201	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 343-2915	237	22	10.7		71 (30.0%)	142 (59.9%)	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	41.3	364^th of 640 public elementary schools	43.1%		57.3	270^th of 638 public elementary schools	57.7%	94	70.3	48.2	62.0				51.8	31.0	48.2				34.4		$29,701	$2,725	$1,346	$4,070	$22,102	$3,528	$25,630
Seven Oaks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2800 Ashland Road	Columbia	29210	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-8500	522	56	9.3		66 (12.6%)	329 (63.0%)	47 (9.0%)	43 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (5.9%)	17.1	549^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.2%		21.1	512^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.7%	37	31.0	52.3	43.9				29.8	35.7	25.6				34.5		$18,362	$1,567	$860	$2,427	$14,251	$1,684	$15,935
Oak Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	479 Oak Drive	Lexington	29073	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-0100	691	56	12.2		363 (52.5%)	118 (17.1%)	133 (19.2%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.7%)	51.5	301^st of 640 public elementary schools	53.0%		49	326^th of 638 public elementary schools	48.9%	25	63.9	68.6	63.8				47.2	52.6	36.2				46.7		$15,478	$1,008	$573	$1,580	$12,323	$1,575	$13,898

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverbank Elementary

What district is Riverbank Elementary in?

Lexington 02

What is the racial makeup of Riverbank Elementary?

Students at Riverbank Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 27% African American, 20% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Riverbank Elementary attend?

Students who attend Riverbank Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northside Middle
High : Brookland-Cayce High

Is Riverbank Elementary a good school?

Riverbank Elementary ranks 458^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Riverbank Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 996 students attended Riverbank Elementary.

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