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A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Columbia, South Carolina, with 353 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.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratio, A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of South Carolina elementary schools over the past decade, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 50% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 53.9% in the district and 61.8% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 7.7% of 5th graders proficient, compared to 36.5% in the district and 48.1% statewide. Additionally, the school has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 11.1% to 31.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages.

While the school's high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds likely contributes to its poor academic performance, the data suggests that a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement may be necessary to address these issues and improve student outcomes at A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary. Nearby schools, such as Satchel Ford Elementary and Bradley Elementary, may provide useful comparisons and insights for the school community.

358

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,558

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2022 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 14th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (35% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 28 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg56%

553^rd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	16.6	553 of 640	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	541 of 638	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	39.6	237 of 381	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	231 of 369	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	27.1	438 of 581	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	478 of 565	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	20.7	523 of 613	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	499 of 599	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	8.7	556 of 586	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	549 of 568	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 (2025)38th percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-14 vs state

Mathematics25%-28 vs state

Science24%-25 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 (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
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		1 (0.3%)	325 (90.8%)	25 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	16.6	553^rd of 640 public elementary schools	13.6%		17.3	541^st of 638 public elementary schools	15.2%	12	50.0	54.3	41.5	35.5	32.6	7.7	23.9	$22,558	$2,904	$1,712	$4,616	$14,919	$3,024	$17,943
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		14 (4.0%)	298 (86.1%)	11 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.8%)	17.3	545^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.8%		20.9	515^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.3%	30	45.0	32.6	54.7	44.3	18.3	29.6	14.2	$24,815	$3,835	$1,532	$5,366	$16,819	$2,629	$19,448
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
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
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		7 (1.5%)	384 (82.6%)	44 (9.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	30.1	451^st of 640 public elementary schools	29.5%		29.6	449^th of 638 public elementary schools	29.6%	2	49.2	51.6	49.3	38.4	33.9	50.7	37.1	$17,949	$1,969	$1,001	$2,969	$12,353	$2,628	$14,980
Carolina School for Inquiry	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	7405-A Fairfield Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 691-1250	114	12	9.5		4 (3.5%)	104 (91.2%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)								(n/a)								$24,883	$1,226	$1,465	$2,691	$15,290	$6,903	$22,192
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		499 (69.2%)	151 (20.9%)	34 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	88.2	61^st of 640 public elementary schools	90.5%		89.9	54^th of 638 public elementary schools	91.5%	7	75.9	88.5	73.2	70.6	85.1	63.0	83.5	$16,843	$2,148	$1,176	$3,325	$11,759	$1,759	$13,518
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
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		113 (17.3%)	363 (55.7%)	117 (17.9%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	56	271^st of 640 public elementary schools	57.7%		54.7	285^th of 638 public elementary schools	55.3%	14	65.5	56.0	58.2	60.9	54.9	47.3	54.4	$14,520	$1,089	$725	$1,813	$10,351	$2,357	$12,707
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

Frequently Asked Questions about A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary

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

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

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

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

A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.6% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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.

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