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Brennen Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

62^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Brennen Elementary is a large, high-performing public school in Columbia, SC, serving 805 students in grades PK–5 within the Richland 01 school district.

Brennen is a standout school, consistently ranking in the top 10% of elementary schools across South Carolina. In the most recent school year, it ranked 62nd out of 649 schools statewide, earning a 5-star rating. This is especially impressive given that its home district ranks in the bottom third of districts statewide. Academically, Brennen's students far exceed state averages, scoring 20–30 percentage points higher in subjects like 3rd-grade reading (90.8% proficient vs. 64.1% statewide) and 3rd-grade math (87.9% vs. 59.2%). The school also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.3%, compared to a 26.7% district average—a sign of strong family engagement and a positive school culture. Brennen achieves these results with a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1 and moderate per-student spending of $16,878, making it one of the most cost-effective high-performing schools in the area.

When compared to nearby schools, Brennen holds its own against the best. Brockman Elementary, located less than two miles away, is the only nearby school that outranks it, but Brennen actually beats Brockman in 3rd-grade math (87.9% vs. 80.6%) and nearly ties in 3rd-grade reading. Meanwhile, Brennen's 5th-grade math proficiency (67.4%) is triple that of Watkins-Nance Elementary (22.7%) and Carver-Lyon Elementary (23.0%). The school also shows strong equity, with African American students ranking in the 77th percentile statewide—a significant jump from the previous year. While Hispanic students currently rank lower, Brennen's overall trajectory of excellence suggests it is well-positioned to address this gap and continue delivering top-tier education to all its students.

805

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,878

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4438 Devereaux Road
Columbia, SC 29205

(803) 738-7204

District: Richland 01

Students who attend Brennen Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Crayton Middle
High:	A. C. Flora High

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.9%

African American:

20.2%

Hispanic:

12.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 84th percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (77% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg58%

62^nd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.5	62 of 661	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	86.5	71 of 639	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	95 of 643	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	49 of 644	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	91 of 625	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	88.6	66 of 622	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	54 of 643	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	100 of 624	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	81.1	103 of 639	83.9%	★★★★☆
2016	80.4	102 of 619	83.5%	★★★★☆
2015	85.1	62 of 638	90.3%	★★★★★
2014	68.1	189 of 630	70.0%	★★★★☆
2013	68.2	180 of 599	69.9%	★★★★☆
2012	66.3	202 of 594	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.4	156 of 597	73.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.8	83 of 589	85.9%	★★★★☆
2009	76.4	112 of 580	80.7%	★★★★☆
2008	65.4	200 of 577	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.8	143 of 566	74.7%	★★★★☆
2006	67.0	183 of 559	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.6	106 of 557	81.0%	★★★★☆
2004	80.1	83 of 550	84.9%	★★★★☆
2003	82.3	78 of 542	85.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	87 of 384	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	53.5	163 of 380	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	126 of 369	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	90.1	21 of 394	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	66.7	96 of 393	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	45 of 350	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	32 of 421	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	55.5	159 of 412	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	93.6	13 of 174	92.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	49.1	55 of 104	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	37 of 82	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	54 of 599	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	81.8	87 of 580	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	93 of 568	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.2	36 of 580	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	87 of 573	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	69 of 554	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	53 of 588	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	116 of 570	79.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	55 of 196	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	66.2	30 of 101	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	26 of 82	68.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	22 of 109	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	68 of 147	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	112 of 159	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	177 of 634	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	59.1	236 of 612	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	268 of 602	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.4	118 of 608	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	292 of 600	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.1	153 of 580	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	163 of 600	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	42.9	339 of 588	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	61 of 591	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	87.9	54 of 585	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.0	85 of 571	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	61 of 582	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	89 of 579	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	60 of 561	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	48 of 590	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	85 of 571	85.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.0	9 of 463	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.7	9 of 459	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	17 of 446	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	11 of 463	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	25 of 455	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	7 of 439	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	7 of 472	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	36 of 457	92.1%	★★★★★

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 (2026)98th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2023)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)91st percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

African American (2026)77th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)47th percentile-44 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts82%+18 vs state

Mathematics76%+22 vs state

Science67%+16 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 (2024)	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
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	100.0%	466 (57.9%)	163 (20.2%)	102 (12.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.8%)	88.5	62^nd of 661 public elementary schools	90.6%		86.5	71^st of 639 public elementary schools	88.9%	9	90.8	79.2	76.4	87.9	72.0	67.4	67.2	$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	100.0%	211 (62.4%)	80 (23.7%)	16 (4.7%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	87.9	68^th of 661 public elementary schools	89.7%		80	116^th of 639 public elementary schools	81.8%	48	85.4	81.5	88.7	80.0	62.9	71.0	64.8	$19,927	$1,392	$1,173	$2,566	$15,008	$2,353	$17,361
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	100.0%	207 (69.7%)	34 (11.4%)	21 (7.1%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	96.3	16^th of 661 public elementary schools	97.6%		86.5	73^rd of 639 public elementary schools	88.6%	57	91.9	90.9	100.0	80.6	84.9	76.6	94.0	$29,849	$2,239	$1,349	$3,589	$23,305	$2,955	$26,260
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	100.0%	23 (9.8%)	162 (69.2%)	32 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.4%)	18.4	554^th of 661 public elementary schools	16.2%		25.2	489^th of 639 public elementary schools	23.5%	65	51.4	50.0	48.6	40.0	26.7	32.4	23.3	$21,174	$2,140	$1,570	$3,710	$14,752	$2,712	$17,464
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	100.0%	120 (19.5%)	361 (58.7%)	73 (11.9%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	32.7	440^th of 661 public elementary schools	33.4%		37.2	397^th of 639 public elementary schools	37.9%	43	52.6	50.9	62.5	46.9	38.3	39.8	43.0	$18,615	$1,846	$1,229	$3,076	$13,091	$2,448	$15,540
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	100.0%	101 (41.4%)	81 (33.2%)	29 (11.9%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.0%)	68.6	203^rd of 661 public elementary schools	69.3%		57.3	269^th of 639 public elementary schools	57.9%	66	66.7	66.7	64.0	63.8	69.4	60.0	61.2	$27,702	$2,149	$1,300	$3,449	$20,919	$3,334	$24,253
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	100.0%	20 (5.1%)	274 (69.9%)	66 (16.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	22 (5.6%)	34.7	430^th of 661 public elementary schools	34.9%		39.8	380^th of 639 public elementary schools	40.5%	50	44.8	62.3	53.7	41.4	54.7	35.2	47.2	$22,878	$3,074	$1,695	$4,769	$15,499	$2,611	$18,110
Satchel Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	5901 Satchel Ford Road	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7209	721	48	15.1	100.0%	499 (69.2%)	151 (20.9%)	34 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	88.5	63^rd of 661 public elementary schools	90.5%		88.2	61^st of 639 public elementary schools	90.5%	2	75.8	83.6	87.9	70.3	72.4	81.9	74.6	$16,843	$2,148	$1,176	$3,325	$11,759	$1,759	$13,518
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	100.0%	32 (7.7%)	302 (72.4%)	62 (14.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	25.8	490^th of 661 public elementary schools	25.9%		28.4	461^st of 639 public elementary schools	27.9%	29	51.7	68.4	44.6	41.4	33.4	23.0	42.1	$29,568	$2,186	$1,377	$3,563	$22,536	$3,469	$26,005
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	100.0%	12 (3.9%)	234 (76.5%)	21 (6.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.2%)	47.4	331^st of 661 public elementary schools	49.9%		55.3	273^rd of 639 public elementary schools	57.3%	58	69.7	68.0	69.3	51.1	31.9	48.1	34.0	$21,729	$2,670	$1,285	$3,955	$15,150	$2,623	$17,773

Frequently Asked Questions about Brennen Elementary

What district is Brennen Elementary in?

Richland 01

How many students attend Brennen Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Brennen Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Brennen Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brennen Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crayton Middle
High : A. C. Flora High

What is the racial makeup of Brennen Elementary?

Students at Brennen Elementary are 58% White, 20% African American, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Brennen Elementary a good school?

Yes. Brennen Elementary ranks in the top 9.4% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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