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A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

563^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary is a PK-5 school in Columbia, SC, serving 358 students within the Richland 01 district, where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch and the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 15% of elementary schools statewide.

For parents, the most pressing concern is math proficiency, which sits at roughly half the district average. In the most recent school year, only about 24% of 3rd graders and 26% of 4th graders were proficient in math, and the previous year saw 5th-grade math proficiency collapse to just 7.7% before recovering to 41.3%. This "5th grade cliff" suggests a possible issue with upper-grade math instruction. Chronic absenteeism is also a red flag, jumping from 11.1% to 24.5% in the latest year—higher than the state average. On a more positive note, English Language Arts scores improved across all grade levels, with 5th grade jumping from 41.5% to 52.2% proficiency. The school also shows relative strength with its African American students, who ranked in the 34th percentile statewide, though male students (7th percentile) lag significantly behind female students (25th percentile).

The school spends a substantial $22,558 per student—far more than the nearby high-performing Satchel Ford Elementary ($16,843), which ranks in the 90th percentile just 2.6 miles away. Even Forest Lake Elementary in Richland 02 spends less ($14,520) and achieves far higher proficiency. This high spending with low results raises questions about resource allocation, though the stark contrast with Satchel Ford also highlights how profoundly socio-economic factors shape outcomes. While the school faces significant challenges, the recent ELA gains and relative success with certain student groups offer a foundation to build upon, even as math and attendance remain urgent priorities.

358

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,869

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

726 Easter Street
Columbia, SC 29203

(803) 735-3417

District: Richland 01

Students who attend A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	W. G. Sanders Middle
High:	W.J. Keenan High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.8%

Hispanic:

7.0%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (37% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 23 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg58%

563^rd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	17.3	563 of 661	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	552 of 639	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	546 of 643	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	575 of 644	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	602 of 625	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	564 of 622	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	529 of 643	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	503 of 624	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	526 of 639	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.0	503 of 619	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.4	411 of 638	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.4	433 of 630	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.1	464 of 599	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	462 of 594	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.4	431 of 597	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.9	485 of 589	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.6	485 of 580	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.5	449 of 577	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.1	338 of 566	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.9	447 of 559	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.5	486 of 557	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.9	462 of 550	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	16.7	486 of 542	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	256 of 384	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.6	236 of 380	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	230 of 369	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	255 of 394	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	341 of 393	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	246 of 350	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	222 of 421	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	179 of 412	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.6	446 of 599	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	437 of 580	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	481 of 568	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	550 of 580	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	565 of 573	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	484 of 588	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	480 of 570	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.2	515 of 634	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	522 of 612	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	503 of 602	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	544 of 608	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	586 of 600	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	517 of 580	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	513 of 600	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	484 of 588	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	548 of 591	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	555 of 585	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	552 of 571	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	507 of 582	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	523 of 579	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	502 of 590	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	458 of 571	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%-18 vs state

Mathematics30%-23 vs state

Science29%-23 vs state

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Friday, September 12, 2014

Teachers and administrators are very supportive and really care about the students. The school provides parents various opportunities to engage in student learning. Close Quote

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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 (2026)
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	Directly certified (2023-24)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th 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
A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	726 Easter Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3417	358	24	15.2	83.9%	1 (0.3%)	325 (90.8%)	25 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	17.3	563^rd of 661 public elementary schools	14.8%		16.6	552^nd of 639 public elementary schools	13.6%	11	40.4	47.7	52.2		23.9	25.6	41.3		28.8		$19,869	$1,948	$1,116	$3,064	$13,782	$3,023	$16,805
J. P. Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 Weston Avenue	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3430	346	28	12.3	90.1%	14 (4.0%)	298 (86.1%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.8%)	15.4	585^th of 661 public elementary schools	11.5%		17.3	544^th of 639 public elementary schools	14.9%	41	48.1	48.7	43.1		44.3	25.6	20.4		28.2		$22,464	$2,097	$1,088	$3,185	$16,253	$3,027	$19,279
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	90.1%	1 (0.4%)	227 (89.0%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.5%)	14.7	591^st of 661 public elementary schools	10.6%		6.1	627^th of 639 public elementary schools	1.9%	36	36.6	54.2	42.8		20.0	41.2	23.5		29.4		$23,904	$1,580	$1,240	$2,820	$17,694	$3,390	$21,084
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	81.5%	2 (0.9%)	126 (58.3%)	73 (33.8%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	17.1	565^th of 661 public elementary schools	14.5%		21.3	520^th of 639 public elementary schools	18.6%	45	37.8	47.3	52.9		40.5	27.7	32.3		30.6		$23,682	$987	$1,505	$2,492	$17,975	$3,215	$21,190
Joseph Keels Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7500 Springcrest Drive	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 736-8754	465	43	10.9	85.1%	7 (1.5%)	384 (82.6%)	44 (9.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	35.6	427^th of 661 public elementary schools	35.4%		30.1	450^th of 639 public elementary schools	29.6%	23	46.7	56.1	54.3		51.7	42.4	42.9		47.9		$17,996	$1,040	$1,640	$2,681	$12,956	$2,359	$15,315
Carolina School for Inquiry	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	7405-A Fairfield Road	Columbia	29202	Richland County	Richland 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 691-1250	114	12	9.5	78.8%	4 (3.5%)	104 (91.2%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)								(n/a)											$25,394	$867	$876	$1,743	$16,130	$7,521	$23,651
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	29.1%	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		$17,327	$1,520	$892	$2,412	$12,699	$2,216	$14,915
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	81.4%	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		$20,704	$1,653	$1,124	$2,778	$15,196	$2,731	$17,927
Forest Lake Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6801 Brookfield Road	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 782-0470	652	49	13.2	61.0%	113 (17.3%)	363 (55.7%)	117 (17.9%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	52.4	296^th of 661 public elementary schools	55.2%		56	271^st of 639 public elementary schools	57.6%	25	54.3	76.4	59.4		54.3	50.5	47.7		58.3		$15,809	$404	$1,445	$1,849	$12,034	$1,926	$13,960
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	91.5%	8 (1.6%)	432 (86.6%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	10.1	629^th of 661 public elementary schools	4.8%		9.3	607^th of 639 public elementary schools	5.0%	22	39.3	45.3	43.9		29.2	27.0	22.7		25.4		$18,613	$2,045	$1,575	$3,620	$12,557	$2,436	$14,993

Frequently Asked Questions about A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary

Is A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary a good school?

A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.8% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary.

What district is A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary in?

Richland 01

What is the racial makeup of A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary?

Students at A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary are 91% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary attend?

Students who attend A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : W. G. Sanders Middle
High : W.J. Keenan High

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