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Hyatt Park Elementary

Q: Is Hyatt Park Elementary a good school?

Hyatt Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.3% of South Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hyatt Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Hyatt Park Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hyatt Park Elementary?

Students at Hyatt Park Elementary are 88% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hyatt Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hyatt Park Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Heyward Gibbes Middle High : Eau Claire High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

580^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hyatt Park Elementary is a PK-5 school in Columbia, SC, serving 317 students within the Richland 01 school district, where 100% of students receive free or reduced lunch.

Hyatt Park has historically ranked in the bottom 5% of elementary schools statewide, but the most recent data shows a promising upward trend. The school jumped from the 5th to the 12th percentile in state ranking, moving up 39 spots in a single year—a more dramatic improvement than nearby schools like Edward E. Taylor Elementary, which dropped over 100 spots, or Burton Pack Elementary, which improved from a much lower base. One standout strength is the school's performance with African American students, ranking in the 35th percentile with a 2-star rating—a substantial jump from the 8th percentile just two years prior. Additionally, chronic absenteeism at Hyatt Park is just 16.9%, significantly better than the district average of 26.7% and far lower than neighbors like Burton Pack (52.3%) and Watkins-Nance Elementary (40.4%).

The most exciting news comes from 3rd grade. Math proficiency skyrocketed from 7.3% in 2023-2024 to 52% in 2025-2026, now exceeding the district average of 48.3%. ELA proficiency in 3rd grade (56%) nearly matches the district average (56.2%). However, the school faces a challenge: proficiency declines sharply in upper grades. By 5th grade, ELA drops to 36% and math to just 16%. The school spends generously—$29,885 per student—among the highest in its cluster, rivaling Carver-Lyon Elementary and Logan Elementary. While Logan Elementary stands out as a high-performing neighbor with a 3-star rating, Hyatt Park's recent gains suggest effective strategies are taking root, particularly in early grades. The key question is whether the school can replicate its 3rd-grade success across all grade levels.

317

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,885

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4200 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29203

(803) 735-3421

District: Richland 01

Students who attend Hyatt Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Heyward Gibbes Middle
High:	Eau Claire High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.3%

Two or more races:

5.0%

Hispanic:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (35% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 36 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg58%

580^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 3% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	15.7	580 of 661	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.3	608 of 639	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	629 of 643	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	642 of 644	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.3	623 of 625	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	620 of 622	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	627 of 643	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	612 of 624	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.9	630 of 639	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.4	603 of 619	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	613 of 638	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.0	617 of 630	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.8	553 of 599	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.7	545 of 594	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.3	559 of 597	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.5	554 of 589	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.4	547 of 580	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.1	562 of 577	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.2	554 of 566	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.8	555 of 559	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.5	556 of 557	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.4	550 of 550	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.9	539 of 542	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	252 of 384	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.4	332 of 380	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	336 of 369	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	379 of 394	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	380 of 393	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	340 of 350	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	401 of 421	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	384 of 412	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	10.2	537 of 568	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	573 of 580	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.3	559 of 573	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	532 of 554	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.0	585 of 588	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	561 of 570	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	544 of 634	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	570 of 612	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	585 of 602	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	602 of 608	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	598 of 600	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	575 of 580	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	590 of 600	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	577 of 588	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	3.2	581 of 582	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	578 of 579	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	561 of 561	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	556 of 590	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	563 of 571	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2024)5th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-18 vs state

Mathematics30%-23 vs state

Science15%-36 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

To say the staff at this school is good , is truly an under statement. The Principal Mrs Eason and the Ast. Principal Mrs Copper know almost all the children by name. The Staff goes beyond the call of duty. (most of the after school programs are ran by the teachers). Most schools are finding any little reason to suspend the children, but this team works to keep the children in school. The staff is pretty much steady, there is not a big turn over rate,and always a familiar friendly face . I have three children to attend this school and I promise you they will finish their elementry years at Hyatt Park (How about that Cougar Roar!!!!!!) yours truly Ms Stroy 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 (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
Hyatt Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4200 Main Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3421	317	27	11.7	100.0%	9 (2.8%)	280 (88.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	15.7	580^th of 661 public elementary schools	12.3%		9.3	608^th of 639 public elementary schools	4.9%	28	56.0	46.2	36.0	52.0	23.0	16.0	15.4	$29,885	$5,348	$1,789	$7,137	$19,560	$3,189	$22,749
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	100.0%	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	$24,750	$2,750	$1,452	$4,202	$17,462	$3,087	$20,548
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	100.0%	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	$19,750	$3,013	$1,958	$4,972	$12,406	$2,372	$14,778
Edward E. Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 McRae Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 343-2974	217	19	11.4	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	188 (86.6%)	18 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	2.8	658^th of 661 public elementary schools	0.5%		17.4	543^rd of 639 public elementary schools	15.0%	115	32.5	20.0	37.0	21.0	5.0	14.8	5.0	$26,586	$3,770	$1,701	$5,471	$17,926	$3,188	$21,115
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	100.0%	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	$21,148	$2,039	$1,747	$3,786	$14,686	$2,677	$17,363
Carver-Lyon Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2100 Waverly Street	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 343-2900	417	47	8.8	100.0%	32 (7.7%)	302 (72.4%)	62 (14.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	25.8	490^th of 661 public elementary schools	25.9%		28.4	461^st of 639 public elementary schools	27.9%	29	51.7	68.4	44.6	41.4	33.4	23.0	42.1	$29,568	$2,186	$1,377	$3,563	$22,536	$3,469	$26,005
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	100.0%	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	$24,815	$3,835	$1,532	$5,366	$16,819	$2,629	$19,448
Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	815 Elmwood Avenue	Columbia	29201	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 343-2915	237	22	10.7	100.0%	71 (30.0%)	142 (59.9%)	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	54.5	282^nd of 661 public elementary schools	57.3%		41.3	363^rd of 639 public elementary schools	43.2%	81	61.8	71.4	64.0	50.0	53.6	40.0	64.2	$29,701	$2,725	$1,346	$4,070	$22,102	$3,528	$25,630
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	100.0%	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	$22,878	$3,074	$1,695	$4,769	$15,499	$2,611	$18,110
H. B. Rhame Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Arrowwood Drive	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8900	418	30	13.9	100.0%	15 (3.6%)	362 (86.6%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	23	516^th of 661 public elementary schools	21.9%		28.6	460^th of 639 public elementary schools	28.0%	56	57.3	55.0	42.6	48.5	34.4	24.6	27.9	$18,610	$2,239	$1,277	$3,516	$12,849	$2,245	$15,094

Frequently Asked Questions about Hyatt Park Elementary

How many students attend Hyatt Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 317 students attended Hyatt Park Elementary.

What district is Hyatt Park Elementary in?

Richland 01

What schools do graduates of Hyatt Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hyatt Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heyward Gibbes Middle
High : Eau Claire High

What is the racial makeup of Hyatt Park Elementary?

Students at Hyatt Park Elementary are 88% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% White.

Is Hyatt Park Elementary a good school?

Hyatt Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.3% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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