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Carver-Lyon Elementary

Q: Is Carver-Lyon Elementary a good school?

Carver-Lyon Elementary ranks 462 nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

462^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Carver-Lyon Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 360 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.

Carver-Lyon Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with academic performance on state assessments generally below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 49% (5th grade) to 61.4% (3rd grade), compared to the state averages of 62.5% (5th grade) and 61.8% (3rd grade). In mathematics, the proficiency rates at Carver-Lyon Elementary were even lower, ranging from 27.2% (5th grade) to 43.9% (3rd grade), compared to the state averages of 48.1% (5th grade) and 56.3% (3rd grade). The school's performance on science assessments is also below the district and state averages.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and increased per-student spending, the academic performance of Carver-Lyon Elementary remains below the state and district averages. The school also faces significant challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.9% to 31.1% over the past 3 years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. To address these issues, the school should focus on data-driven, evidence-based strategies to improve instruction, support student engagement and attendance, and ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

417

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,568

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 Waverly Street
Columbia, SC 29204

(803) 343-2900

District: Richland 01

Students who attend Carver-Lyon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	W. A. Perry Middle
High:	C. A. Johnson High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.4%

Hispanic:

14.9%

White:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (43% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Science scores 21 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg56%

462^nd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	28.4	462 of 640	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	428 of 638	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	407 of 644	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	460 of 625	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	437 of 622	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	585 of 643	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	549 of 624	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	590 of 639	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	542 of 619	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.9	586 of 638	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	24.2	534 of 630	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	560 of 599	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.7	557 of 594	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.4	572 of 597	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.2	530 of 589	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.7	466 of 580	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.5	549 of 577	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.9	538 of 566	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.3	553 of 559	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.6	539 of 557	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.9	524 of 550	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	20.0	466 of 542	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	196 of 381	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.0	97 of 369	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	78 of 394	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	56.6	146 of 393	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.7	55 of 350	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	26.9	352 of 421	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	326 of 412	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	350 of 581	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	392 of 565	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	322 of 580	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	378 of 573	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	303 of 554	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	441 of 570	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	445 of 613	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	369 of 599	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	358 of 608	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	428 of 600	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	367 of 580	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	540 of 600	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	501 of 588	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	494 of 586	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	404 of 568	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	458 of 582	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	483 of 579	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	457 of 561	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	549 of 571	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%-7 vs state

Mathematics37%-16 vs state

Science28%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Carver-Lyon Elementary

What district is Carver-Lyon Elementary in?

Richland 01

How many students attend Carver-Lyon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Carver-Lyon Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Carver-Lyon Elementary?

Students at Carver-Lyon Elementary are 72% African American, 15% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Carver-Lyon Elementary a good school?

Carver-Lyon Elementary ranks 462^nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Carver-Lyon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carver-Lyon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : W. A. Perry Middle
High : C. A. Johnson High

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