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Hopkins Elementary

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Hopkins Elementary ranks 275 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

275^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hopkins Elementary is a small, tight-knit school in Hopkins, SC, serving 284 students in grades PK-5 within the Richland 01 school district. This school has one of the most remarkable turnaround stories in the state, climbing from the bottom 8% of South Carolina elementary schools a decade ago to now ranking above the state median at the 59th percentile with a 3-star rating.

What truly sets Hopkins apart is its exceptional success with student groups that many schools struggle to serve. The school ranks in the top 7% statewide for its African American students, and it also earns strong marks for its economically disadvantaged students—a significant achievement given that 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced lunch. The school also shows a standout bright spot in 3rd-grade math, where 78.1% of students are proficient, far outpacing both the district (48.3%) and state (59.2%) averages. However, there is a notable gap between female students (68th percentile) and male students (20th percentile), which is a recent trend worth watching. Additionally, while the school outperforms several nearby schools like South Kilbourne Elementary and Horrell Hill Elementary, it still trails the higher-performing Brennen Elementary and Rosewood Elementary located in more affluent areas of Columbia.

Families will find a school that invests heavily in its students, spending $27,792 per child—well above most neighboring schools—and maintaining a favorable 12.6:1 student-teacher ratio for smaller class sizes. Chronic absenteeism (20.3%) is a concern but remains better than the district average. While test scores can fluctuate from year to year due to small class sizes, the overall trajectory is undeniably positive. For parents, Hopkins represents a school that has proven poverty need not limit achievement, making it a compelling option for families seeking a dedicated, improving school community.

284

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,792

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6120 Cabin Creek Road
Hopkins, SC 29061

(803) 783-5541

District: Richland 01

Students who attend Hopkins Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hopkins Middle
High:	Lower Richland High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.4%

White:

7.4%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 50 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Richland 01

✓Above the South Carolina median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg58%

275^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 50 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	55.4	275 of 661	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.8	328 of 639	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.5	257 of 643	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	352 of 644	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	451 of 625	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	472 of 622	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	560 of 643	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	520 of 624	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.1	568 of 639	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	568 of 619	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	516 of 638	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.2	564 of 630	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.3	416 of 599	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.8	465 of 594	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.9	382 of 597	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.0	475 of 589	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.2	468 of 580	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.4	373 of 577	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.9	280 of 566	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	32.2	424 of 559	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.8	408 of 557	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.0	479 of 550	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	23.1	457 of 542	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	26 of 384	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	74.5	70 of 380	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	55 of 369	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	95 of 394	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	135 of 393	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	94 of 350	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	43.8	247 of 421	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	211 of 412	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	194 of 599	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.2	432 of 554	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	493 of 588	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	427 of 570	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	182 of 634	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	59.8	231 of 612	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	161 of 602	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	258 of 608	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	353 of 600	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	383 of 580	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.6	475 of 600	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	497 of 588	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	472 of 591	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	426 of 585	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.4	226 of 582	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.1	449 of 579	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	458 of 561	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	530 of 590	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	517 of 571	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)93rd percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts61%-3 vs state

Mathematics58%+4 vs state

Science51%~ state avg

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th 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
Hopkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6120 Cabin Creek Road	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 783-5541	284	23	12.6	100.0%	21 (7.4%)	234 (82.4%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	55.4	275^th of 661 public elementary schools	58.4%		46.8	328^th of 639 public elementary schools	48.7%	53	75.0	55.3	56.5				78.1	48.9	52.5				51.1		$27,792	$3,418	$1,566	$4,985	$19,870	$2,938	$22,808
Horrell Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	517 Horrell Hill Road	Hopkins	29061	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 783-5545	565	37	15.2	100.0%	71 (12.6%)	351 (62.1%)	100 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.3%)	19.4	541^st of 661 public elementary schools	18.2%		23.3	502^nd of 639 public elementary schools	21.4%	39	42.1	41.6	54.0				39.2	28.7	45.2				32.7		$18,359	$1,989	$1,236	$3,224	$12,680	$2,454	$15,134
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
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
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
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
Gadsden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1660 South Goodwin Circle	Gadsden	29052	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 353-2231	133	15	8.8	100.0%	6 (4.5%)	121 (91.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)								(n/a)															$38,976	$4,017	$1,824	$5,842	$28,572	$4,562	$33,134
Sandy Run School	Public	PK, KG-8	450 Old Swamp Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 655-2746	559	45	12.5	100.0%	304 (54.4%)	211 (37.7%)	32 (5.7%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	18.7	551^st of 661 public elementary schools	16.6%		25.4	486^th of 639 public elementary schools	23.9%	65	53.7	54.9	37.1	38.5	52.3	42.6	38.9	19.6	35.5	32.7	43.2	33.4	23.5	21.1	$16,927	$1,849	$438	$2,286	$12,014	$2,626	$14,640
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hopkins Elementary

What district is Hopkins Elementary in?

Richland 01

Is Hopkins Elementary a good school?

Hopkins Elementary ranks 275^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hopkins Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hopkins Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hopkins Middle
High : Lower Richland High

How many students attend Hopkins Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Hopkins Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hopkins Elementary?

Students at Hopkins Elementary are 82% African American, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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