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H. B. Rhame Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

H. B. Rhame Elementary is a PK-5 school in Columbia, SC, serving 418 students within the Richland 01 district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Rhame has shown meaningful academic improvement over the past two years, particularly in English Language Arts. Third-grade ELA proficiency jumped from 33.3% to 57.3%, and fourth-grade ELA improved from 39.2% to 55%, bringing these grades close to district averages. The school is most effective in the early grades, with 3rd-grade math matching the district average, but performance declines by 5th grade, where only 24.6% of students are proficient in math compared to the district's 40.8%. A notable bright spot is the school's strong performance with African American students, ranking in the 54th-68th percentile statewide for this group—far exceeding its overall ranking. However, there is a persistent and widening gender gap, with female students significantly outperforming male students in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Rhame outperforms Edward E. Taylor Elementary (ranked in the 0th percentile) and Hyatt Park Elementary (12th percentile), while Logan Elementary (57th percentile) significantly outperforms it. Interestingly, Rhame achieves these results while spending less per student ($18,610) than several district peers that spend nearly $30,000 per student with similar or worse outcomes. The school also maintains a chronic absenteeism rate (23.9%) below the district average (26.7%), a notable achievement for a high-poverty school. With a positive improvement trajectory and efficient resource use, Rhame appears to be implementing strategies that are beginning to yield results, though upper-elementary interventions and support for male students remain key areas for growth.

418

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,707

Per pupil spending ?

86.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

94%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

1300 Arrowwood Drive
Columbia, SC 29210

(803) 731-8900

District: Richland 01

Students who attend H. B. Rhame Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	St. Andrews Middle
High:	Columbia High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.6%

Two or more races:

5.3%

Hispanic:

4.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2024 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2026) from a 14th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (42% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Science scores 24 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg58%

516^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	23.0	516 of 661	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.6	460 of 639	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	551 of 643	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	549 of 644	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	495 of 625	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	522 of 622	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	466 of 643	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	417 of 624	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.6	408 of 639	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.6	432 of 619	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.4	404 of 638	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.6	458 of 630	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.5	389 of 599	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.6	477 of 594	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.6	463 of 597	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.8	505 of 589	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.3	525 of 580	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	35.2	421 of 577	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.2	426 of 566	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.6	469 of 559	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.6	413 of 557	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.1	402 of 550	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	30.9	413 of 542	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	180 of 384	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	120 of 380	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	216 of 369	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	235 of 394	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	138 of 393	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	184 of 350	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	145 of 421	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	101 of 412	75.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	428 of 599	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.6	346 of 580	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	493 of 568	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	534 of 580	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	504 of 573	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	489 of 554	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	443 of 588	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	379 of 570	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	430 of 634	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	372 of 612	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	490 of 602	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	475 of 608	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	433 of 600	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	479 of 580	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.3	364 of 600	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	286 of 588	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	509 of 591	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	488 of 585	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	489 of 571	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	460 of 582	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	426 of 579	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	465 of 561	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	438 of 590	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	414 of 571	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%-13 vs state

Mathematics36%-17 vs state

Science28%-24 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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	Directly certified (2023-24)	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	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
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	86.4%	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		94%		$19,707	$1,587	$1,056	$2,643	$14,382	$2,681	$17,063
Sandel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Seminole Road	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 731-8906	479	36	13.3	87.4%	7 (1.5%)	375 (78.3%)	59 (12.3%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	12.9	606^th of 661 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.6	573^rd of 639 public elementary schools	10.3%	33	33.4	46.9	44.8				27.0	26.6	34.3				28.1		91%		$19,189	$1,548	$1,140	$2,687	$14,074	$2,427	$16,502
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	91.9%	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		≥ 96%		$25,069	$1,304	$1,304	$2,609	$19,141	$3,319	$22,460
Riverbank Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Cougar Drive	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 936-3400	996	80	12.4	70.6%	199 (20.0%)	265 (26.6%)	469 (47.1%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.0%)	41.1	393^rd of 661 public elementary schools	40.5%		29.1	457^th of 639 public elementary schools	28.5%	64	48.6	63.0	54.7				54.8	50.7	43.1				46.3		92%		$15,979	$623	$1,114	$1,737	$12,356	$1,887	$14,242
Saluda River Academy for the Arts	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1520 Duke Avenue	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Lexington 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 739-4095	400	31	12.9	61.5%	154 (38.5%)	117 (29.3%)	82 (20.5%)	13 (3.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	45.4	351^st of 661 public elementary schools	46.9%		40.3	374^th of 639 public elementary schools	41.5%	23	52.2	67.8	63.4				49.2	41.7	47.6				52.5		96%		$17,712	$808	$1,146	$1,953	$13,086	$2,673	$15,759
East Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	Elementary Campus	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 926-5180	724	55	13.1	39.9%	316 (43.6%)	224 (30.9%)	51 (7.0%)	37 (5.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (12.2%)	75.9	149^th of 661 public elementary schools	77.5%		81.1	106^th of 639 public elementary schools	83.4%	43	84.3	90.5	70.6	55.9	85.5	73.6	79.1	81.0	51.8	28.8	55.3	63.1	80.0	36.2	90%		$11,641	$219	$559	$778	$8,878	$1,985	$10,863
Seven Oaks Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2800 Ashland Road	Columbia	29210	Lexington County	Lexington 05	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 476-8500	522	56	9.3	81.7%	66 (12.6%)	329 (63.0%)	47 (9.0%)	43 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (5.9%)	19.2	544^th of 661 public elementary schools	17.7%		17.1	548^th of 639 public elementary schools	14.2%	4	52.0	53.3	41.7				41.3	36.4	21.9				31.2		89%		$22,300	$1,640	$1,203	$2,844	$14,900	$1,713	$19,457
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	57.9%	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		93%		$23,992	$1,064	$1,012	$2,076	$18,584	$3,331	$21,916
Pine Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Huffstetler Drive	Columbia	29210	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 214-2380	501	39	12.8	82.5%	37 (7.4%)	369 (73.7%)	55 (11.0%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	16.6	570^th of 661 public elementary schools	13.8%		13.2	576^th of 639 public elementary schools	9.9%	6	49.2	43.3	51.7				41.2	17.0	32.7				26.7		≥ 96%		$20,350	$1,491	$1,145	$2,637	$15,122	$2,592	$17,714
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	93.7%	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		87%		$24,662	$2,061	$1,149	$3,210	$17,725	$3,726	$21,452

Frequently Asked Questions about H. B. Rhame Elementary

How many students attend H. B. Rhame Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended H. B. Rhame Elementary.

Is H. B. Rhame Elementary a good school?

H. B. Rhame Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of H. B. Rhame Elementary attend?

Students who attend H. B. Rhame Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : St. Andrews Middle
High : Columbia High

What is the racial makeup of H. B. Rhame Elementary?

Students at H. B. Rhame Elementary are 87% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 4% White.

What district is H. B. Rhame Elementary in?

Richland 01

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