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South Kilbourne Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

South Kilbourne Elementary is a small school in Columbia, SC, serving 234 students in grades PK-5 within the Richland 01 district, where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch.

South Kilbourne currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the bottom quartile of South Carolina elementary schools. The school's academic performance lags significantly behind nearby schools in the same district. For example, 3rd grade ELA proficiency is 51.4% compared to 90.8% at Brennen Elementary and 85.4% at Rosewood Elementary, both located within two miles. Math proficiency is also a concern, with only 26.7% of 4th graders meeting state standards compared to the state average of 52.3%. The school has shown meaningful improvement since the pandemic, particularly in ELA where 3rd grade proficiency nearly doubled from 26.8% to 51.4% over the past few years, suggesting recent literacy initiatives may be taking hold.

The most significant barrier to improvement is chronic absenteeism, with 29.3% of students missing 10% or more of school days—dramatically higher than nearby Brockman Elementary (1.9%) and Rosewood Elementary (10.4%). The school spends $21,174 per student and maintains a favorable 11.7:1 student-teacher ratio, yet outcomes remain below expectations. While the school faces significant challenges rooted in poverty and attendance, recent gains in reading and relatively stronger performance with its African American students suggest effective strategies exist within the building. Parents considering this school should be aware of the academic gaps compared to neighboring schools, but also recognize the genuine progress being made and the school's commitment to improvement.

234

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,174

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 South Kilbourne Road
Columbia, SC 29205

(803) 738-7215

District: Richland 01

Students who attend South Kilbourne Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hand Middle
High:	Dreher High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

69.2%

Hispanic:

13.7%

White:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (39% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg58%

544^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 52 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	18.4	544 of 649	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	490 of 640	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	510 of 638	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	547 of 644	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	515 of 625	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	584 of 622	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	442 of 643	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	380 of 624	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.9	373 of 639	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	66.7	194 of 619	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.6	292 of 638	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.4	275 of 630	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.9	238 of 599	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.9	284 of 594	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	68.4	186 of 597	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.4	216 of 589	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.8	294 of 580	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.4	401 of 577	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.5	410 of 566	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.8	397 of 559	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	31.1	426 of 557	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.5	485 of 550	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	33.7	392 of 542	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	233 of 379	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.4	206 of 381	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	258 of 369	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	287 of 394	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	238 of 393	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.0	311 of 350	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.2	199 of 421	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	90 of 412	78.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	542 of 589	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	445 of 581	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	447 of 565	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	453 of 580	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	438 of 573	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	481 of 624	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	435 of 613	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	456 of 599	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	513 of 608	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	464 of 600	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	555 of 580	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	344 of 600	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	293 of 588	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	15.1	509 of 582	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	506 of 579	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	485 of 590	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	483 of 571	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)39th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2023)13th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%-14 vs state

Mathematics33%-20 vs state

Science23%-28 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	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
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		23 (9.8%)	162 (69.2%)	32 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.4%)	18.4	544^th of 649 public elementary schools	16.2%		25.2	490^th of 640 public elementary schools	23.4%	54	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		211 (62.4%)	80 (23.7%)	16 (4.7%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	88	68^th of 649 public elementary schools	89.5%		80	116^th of 640 public elementary schools	81.9%	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
A. C. Moore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	333 Etiwan Avenue	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 343-2910	244	23	10.6		101 (41.4%)	81 (33.2%)	29 (11.9%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.0%)	68.7	198^th of 649 public elementary schools	69.5%		57.3	269^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.0%	71	66.7	66.7	64.0	63.8	69.4	60.0	61.2	$27,702	$2,149	$1,300	$3,449	$20,919	$3,334	$24,253
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		120 (19.5%)	361 (58.7%)	73 (11.9%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	32.8	434^th of 649 public elementary schools	33.1%		37.2	398^th of 640 public elementary schools	37.8%	36	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
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		466 (57.9%)	163 (20.2%)	102 (12.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.8%)	88.7	62^nd of 649 public elementary schools	90.4%		86.5	71^st of 640 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
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		12 (3.9%)	234 (76.5%)	21 (6.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.2%)	47.5	325^th of 649 public elementary schools	49.9%		55.3	273^rd of 640 public elementary schools	57.3%	52	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
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		32 (7.7%)	302 (72.4%)	62 (14.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	25.8	483^rd of 649 public elementary schools	25.6%		28.4	462^nd of 640 public elementary schools	27.8%	21	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
Brockman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2245 Montclair Drive	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 790-6743	297	21	14.1		207 (69.7%)	34 (11.4%)	21 (7.1%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	95.9	18^th of 649 public elementary schools	97.2%		86.5	73^rd of 640 public elementary schools	88.6%	55	91.9	90.9		80.6	84.9	76.6	94.0	$29,849	$2,239	$1,349	$3,589	$23,305	$2,955	$26,260
Cayce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	515 Bulldog Boulevard	Cayce	29033	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 936-5500	977	79	12.3		188 (19.2%)	448 (45.9%)	250 (25.6%)	39 (4.0%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (4.6%)	12.7	595^th of 649 public elementary schools	8.3%		10.6	597^th of 640 public elementary schools	6.7%	2	44.1	40.0	44.3	29.4	28.5	31.1	28.4	$16,104	$1,048	$1,461	$2,509	$11,389	$2,206	$13,595
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%)	34.8	424^th of 649 public elementary schools	34.7%		39.8	381^st of 640 public elementary schools	40.5%	43	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

Frequently Asked Questions about South Kilbourne Elementary

What schools do graduates of South Kilbourne Elementary attend?

Students who attend South Kilbourne Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hand Middle
High : Dreher High

What district is South Kilbourne Elementary in?

Richland 01

How many students attend South Kilbourne Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 234 students attended South Kilbourne Elementary.

Is South Kilbourne Elementary a good school?

South Kilbourne Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.2% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of South Kilbourne Elementary?

Students at South Kilbourne Elementary are 69% African American, 14% Hispanic, 10% White, 6% Two or more races.

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