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Annie Burnside Elementary

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Annie Burnside Elementary ranks 331 st of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

331^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Annie Burnside Elementary is a small PK-5 school in Columbia, SC, serving 306 students as part of the Richland 01 school district.

This is a school on a remarkable upward trajectory. After a decade of ranking in the bottom 30% of South Carolina elementary schools—including a low point in 2020-2021—Annie Burnside has climbed to the 50th percentile statewide, earning a 3-star rating. That's a dramatic jump from the 22nd percentile just two years prior. The school's standout strength is English Language Arts (ELA), where proficiency rates in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades (roughly 69% each) exceed both district and state averages. Another notable bright spot is the school's exceptional performance with its African American students, ranking in the 80th-94th percentile statewide in recent years. Attendance is also improving, with chronic absenteeism dropping from 25.9% to 16.9%—now better than the district and state averages. The school also invests heavily in its students, spending $21,729 per pupil, significantly more than nearby schools like Satchel Ford Elementary ($16,843) and Brennen Elementary ($16,878).

However, math remains a persistent challenge. Proficiency rates in 4th grade (31.9%) and 5th grade (48.1%) lag behind district and state averages, with the 4th-grade score nearly 20 points below the state. Science scores have also been inconsistent, swinging from 25% proficiency to 68% and back to 34% in recent years. Despite these hurdles, Annie Burnside dramatically outperforms its immediate neighbors—Caughman Road Elementary (0.94 miles away) and Mill Creek Elementary (1.26 miles away)—both of which rank in the bottom 20% of the state. In 5th-grade math, Annie Burnside's proficiency rate is more than double Caughman Road's and nearly double Mill Creek's, despite all three schools serving similar high-poverty populations. This school has clearly broken away from the bottom tier and is a compelling example of effective school improvement.

306

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,729

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7300 Patterson Road
Columbia, SC 29209

(803) 783-5530

District: Richland 01

Students who attend Annie Burnside Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.5%

Two or more races:

9.2%

Hispanic:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Science scores 18 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg58%

331^st of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 21% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	47.4	331 of 661	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.3	273 of 639	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.5	439 of 643	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	453 of 644	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	485 of 625	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	565 of 622	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	499 of 643	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	433 of 624	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.9	553 of 639	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.8	490 of 619	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	40.2	389 of 638	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.9	480 of 630	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	523 of 599	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.1	529 of 594	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.7	523 of 597	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.5	497 of 589	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	458 of 580	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.1	502 of 577	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.4	464 of 566	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	510 of 559	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.0	496 of 557	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.6	504 of 550	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.3	529 of 542	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	77 of 384	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	85.8	21 of 380	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	58.3	130 of 369	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	178 of 394	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	252 of 393	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	269 of 350	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.0	166 of 421	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.9	145 of 412	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	316 of 599	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.4	252 of 580	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	403 of 568	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	511 of 580	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	440 of 573	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	457 of 554	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	449 of 588	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	408 of 570	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	289 of 634	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.6	175 of 612	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	41.0	369 of 602	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	444 of 608	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	474 of 600	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	535 of 580	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	411 of 600	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	370 of 588	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	272 of 591	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	278 of 585	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.3	411 of 571	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	351 of 582	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	460 of 579	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	486 of 590	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	403 of 571	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)80th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)47th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts69%+5 vs state

Mathematics44%-10 vs state

Science34%-18 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
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
Caughman Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7725 Caughman Road	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 783-5534	715	53	13.4	100.0%	75 (10.5%)	466 (65.2%)	91 (12.7%)	17 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	61 (8.5%)	23.4	512^th of 661 public elementary schools	22.5%		21.5	518^th of 639 public elementary schools	18.9%	6	44.3	61.9	47.6	41.7	32.6	20.4	44.6	$18,150	$1,820	$1,179	$3,000	$12,765	$2,385	$15,150
Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Universal Drive	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 783-5553	353	23	15.3	100.0%	10 (2.8%)	319 (90.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	18.9	546^th of 661 public elementary schools	17.4%		11.5	586^th of 639 public elementary schools	8.3%	40	46.8	54.3	55.0	17.7	28.3	27.5	39.1	$20,636	$1,533	$1,784	$3,317	$14,355	$2,964	$17,319
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Annie Burnside Elementary

How many students attend Annie Burnside Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Annie Burnside Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Annie Burnside Elementary attend?

Students who attend Annie Burnside Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Annie Burnside Elementary in?

Richland 01

What is the racial makeup of Annie Burnside Elementary?

Students at Annie Burnside Elementary are 76% African American, 9% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Asian.

Is Annie Burnside Elementary a good school?

Annie Burnside Elementary ranks 331^st of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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