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Pine Grove Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

560^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pine Grove Elementary is a PK-5 school in Columbia, SC, serving 501 students within the Richland 01 district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Pine Grove has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of elementary schools statewide over the past decade, currently sitting at the 14th percentile with a 1-star rating. Academic proficiency lags significantly behind district and state averages across all subjects. For example, 4th-grade math proficiency is just 17%, compared to 42% in the district and 52.3% statewide. The school spends $20,151 per student—substantially more than nearby higher-performing schools like Irmo Elementary ($15,401) and Riverbank Elementary ($16,252)—yet outcomes remain low. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern at 29.1%, higher than most nearby schools and above both district (26.7%) and state (22.3%) averages. There is also a notable gender gap: female students rank in the 18th percentile statewide, while male students rank in just the 8th percentile.

There are some positive signs. African American students have shown relative strength, ranking in the 28th percentile statewide—better than the school's overall ranking. English Language Arts proficiency has improved in 3rd and 5th grades over the past two years. However, progress is inconsistent; 4th-grade math dropped sharply from 29.5% to 17%, and 4th-grade science sits at just 26.7% versus the state's 51.6%. The contrast with nearby schools is stark—Leaphart Elementary (47th percentile) and Irmo Elementary (65th percentile) achieve far better results despite serving similar areas. Even Seven Oaks Elementary, just over a mile away, outperforms Pine Grove in most subjects. The combination of high spending, a favorable 12.8:1 student-teacher ratio, and persistently low outcomes suggests that addressing attendance and instructional consistency—not just funding—will be key to improvement.

501

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,151

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 Huffstetler Drive
Columbia, SC 29210

(803) 214-2380

District: Richland 01

Students who attend Pine Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	St. Andrews Middle
High:	Columbia High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

73.7%

Hispanic:

11.0%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (38% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Science scores 25 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg58%

560^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Richland 01

55^th 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
2026	16.7	560 of 649	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	577 of 640	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	579 of 638	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	580 of 644	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	596 of 625	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	574 of 643	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	541 of 624	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	598 of 639	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.0	548 of 619	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	575 of 638	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.5	528 of 630	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.9	452 of 599	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.8	504 of 594	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.1	496 of 597	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.7	508 of 589	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.7	483 of 580	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.5	483 of 577	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.2	481 of 566	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.2	423 of 559	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.2	406 of 557	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.3	378 of 550	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2003	42.1	350 of 542	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	273 of 379	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.1	228 of 381	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	236 of 369	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	312 of 394	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	353 of 393	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	312 of 421	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	295 of 412	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	39.1	109 of 189	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	481 of 589	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	457 of 581	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	457 of 565	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	493 of 580	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	532 of 573	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	535 of 588	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	509 of 570	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	512 of 624	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	533 of 613	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	511 of 599	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	518 of 608	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	564 of 600	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	532 of 600	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	495 of 588	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	537 of 583	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	573 of 586	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	560 of 568	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	561 of 582	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	562 of 579	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	505 of 590	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	491 of 571	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)42nd percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts48%-16 vs state

Mathematics31%-23 vs state

Science27%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Pine Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Huffstetler Drive	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 214-2380	501	39	12.8		37 (7.4%)	369 (73.7%)	55 (11.0%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	16.7	560^th of 649 public elementary schools	13.7%		13.2	577^th of 640 public elementary schools	9.8%	17	49.2	43.3	51.7	41.2	17.0	32.7	26.7	$20,151	$2,457	$1,457	$3,913	$13,954	$2,284	$16,237
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%)	19.2	534^th of 649 public elementary schools	17.7%		17.1	549^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.2%	15	52.0	53.3	41.7	41.3	36.4	21.9	31.2	$18,362	$1,567	$860	$2,427	$14,251	$1,684	$15,935
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%)	12.9	594^th of 649 public elementary schools	8.5%		13.6	574^th of 640 public elementary schools	10.3%	20	33.4	46.9	44.8	27.0	26.6	34.3	28.1	$18,452	$1,797	$1,495	$3,292	$12,749	$2,411	$15,160
Leaphart Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	120 Piney Grove Road	Columbia	29210	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-4700	483	45	10.7		137 (28.4%)	241 (49.9%)	46 (9.5%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.7%)	36 (7.5%)	45.3	347^th of 649 public elementary schools	46.5%		44.6	344^th of 640 public elementary schools	46.3%	3	53.5	68.0	59.2	45.1	55.2	47.3	43.6	$16,698	$1,324	$1,122	$2,446	$12,516	$1,736	$14,252
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%)	23.1	508^th of 649 public elementary schools	21.7%		28.6	461^st of 640 public elementary schools	28.0%	47	57.3	55.0	42.6	48.5	34.4	24.6	27.9	$18,610	$2,239	$1,277	$3,516	$12,849	$2,245	$15,094
Harbison West Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	257 Crossbow Drive	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-3800	510	57	8.9		114 (22.4%)	285 (55.9%)	47 (9.2%)	17 (3.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.0%)	42	380^th of 649 public elementary schools	41.4%		46.7	329^th of 640 public elementary schools	48.6%	51	68.0	66.3	43.6	61.4	43.0	33.8	40.7	$19,019	$1,572	$883	$2,455	$15,019	$1,544	$16,563
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%)	2.8	646^th of 649 public elementary schools	0.5%		17.4	544^th of 640 public elementary schools	15.0%	102	32.5	20.0	37.0	21.0	5.0	14.8	5.0	$26,586	$3,770	$1,701	$5,471	$17,926	$3,188	$21,115
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%)	41.2	387^th of 649 public elementary schools	40.4%		29.1	458^th of 640 public elementary schools	28.4%	71	48.6	63.0	54.7	54.8	50.7	43.1	46.3	$16,252	$589	$1,504	$2,092	$11,947	$2,213	$14,160
Nursery Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6706 Nursery Road	Columbia	29212	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-4300	471	54	8.7		160 (34.0%)	196 (41.6%)	46 (9.8%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	52 (11.0%)	40.3	394^th of 649 public elementary schools	39.3%		53.2	289^th of 640 public elementary schools	54.8%	105	55.4	64.0	57.1	50.7	52.0	35.7	41.3	$19,158	$1,770	$791	$2,561	$14,862	$1,736	$16,598
Irmo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7401 Gibbes Street	Irmo	29063	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	No	No	No	(803) 476-4200	487	41	12.0		282 (57.9%)	114 (23.4%)	46 (9.4%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.4%)	63.8	228^th of 649 public elementary schools	64.9%		67	211^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.0%	17	75.4	65.8	71.9	72.3	52.1	43.7	53.5	$15,401	$788	$464	$1,252	$12,145	$2,004	$14,149

Frequently Asked Questions about Pine Grove Elementary

Is Pine Grove Elementary a good school?

Pine Grove Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Pine Grove Elementary in?

Richland 01

What schools do graduates of Pine Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pine Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : St. Andrews Middle
High : Columbia High

How many students attend Pine Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Pine Grove Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Pine Grove Elementary?

Students at Pine Grove Elementary are 74% African American, 11% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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