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Horrell Hill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Horrell Hill Elementary in Hopkins, SC, serves approximately 565 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Richland 01 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Horrell Hill trails both district and state proficiency averages in most subjects. For example, 3rd grade ELA proficiency sits at 42.1% compared to the state's 64.1%, and 4th grade math proficiency is 28.7% versus the state's 52.3%. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 18th percentile statewide. However, there are notable bright spots. Fifth grade math proficiency has surged from 18.4% in 2022-2023 to 45.2% in 2025-2026—now exceeding the district average (40.8%) and nearly matching the state (49.1%). Additionally, the school's African American students perform relatively well, ranking in the 47th percentile statewide, which is significantly higher than the school's overall ranking. Chronic absenteeism stands at 22.3%, matching the state average but beating the district's 26.7%, though this rate has nearly tripled since 2020-2021.

Compared to nearby schools, Horrell Hill faces clear challenges. Hopkins Elementary, just 3.21 miles away, achieves a 59th percentile ranking with similar demographics, while Rosewood Elementary and Brockman Elementary both rank in the 90th percentile or higher. Horrell Hill spends $18,359 per student—less than Hopkins Elementary's $27,792—and has a higher student-teacher ratio (15.2:1) than several peers. The school's 5th grade math improvement demonstrates that targeted interventions can work, offering hope that similar strategies could lift performance in other subjects and grade levels.

565

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,359

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

517 Horrell Hill Road
Hopkins, SC 29061

(803) 783-5545

District: Richland 01

Students who attend Horrell Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Southeast Middle
High:	Lower Richland High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

62.1%

Hispanic:

17.7%

White:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2021 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2026) from a 10th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (40% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg58%

541^st of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	19.4	541 of 661	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	502 of 639	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	500 of 643	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	564 of 644	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	541 of 625	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	559 of 622	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	491 of 643	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	444 of 624	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.7	478 of 639	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.3	450 of 619	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.0	499 of 638	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.7	464 of 630	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.2	463 of 599	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.0	503 of 594	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.2	534 of 597	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	18.2	532 of 589	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	32.7	431 of 580	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.5	433 of 577	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.3	378 of 566	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.6	376 of 559	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.2	353 of 557	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.7	354 of 550	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2003	30.4	417 of 542	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	205 of 384	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	206 of 380	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	165 of 369	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	271 of 394	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	272 of 393	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.9	268 of 350	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	158 of 421	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	110 of 412	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	505 of 599	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	471 of 580	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	458 of 568	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	501 of 580	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	462 of 573	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	535 of 554	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	448 of 588	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	409 of 570	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	511 of 634	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	495 of 612	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	469 of 602	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	569 of 608	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	515 of 600	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	562 of 580	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	503 of 600	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	453 of 588	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	493 of 591	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	461 of 585	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	448 of 571	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	527 of 582	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	525 of 579	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	466 of 561	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	474 of 590	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	426 of 571	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts45%-19 vs state

Mathematics37%-17 vs state

Science33%-19 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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Horrell Hill Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Horrell Hill Elementary?

Students at Horrell Hill Elementary are 62% African American, 18% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Horrell Hill Elementary in?

Richland 01

What schools do graduates of Horrell Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Horrell Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Southeast Middle
High : Lower Richland High

Is Horrell Hill Elementary a good school?

Horrell Hill Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.2% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Horrell Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 565 students attended Horrell Hill Elementary.

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