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H. B. Rhame Elementary

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H. B. Rhame Elementary ranks 461 st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

H. B. Rhame Elementary is a public elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving 470 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Richland 01 school district.

The data reveals that H. B. Rhame Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with proficiency rates on state assessments that are significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics were 10-15 percentage points lower than the Richland 01 district and 10-20 percentage points lower than the state averages. Compared to nearby schools like Logan Elementary, Saluda River Academy for the Arts, and East Point Academy, H. B. Rhame Elementary lags behind in both ELA and Math proficiency.

The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, with the school's ranking for male students and low socioeconomic status students in the bottom 25% of South Carolina elementary schools. Additionally, H. B. Rhame Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.5% to 31.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Despite the relatively high per-student spending and student-teacher ratio, the school's academic outcomes do not reflect the investment of resources, suggesting that the school may need to re-evaluate how it allocates and utilizes its funding and personnel to better support student learning.

418

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,610

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2025) from a 14th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (43% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg56%

461^st of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 27Elementary Schools in the Richland 01

52^nd 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
2025	28.6	461 of 640	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	546 of 638	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	62.1	121 of 381	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	217 of 369	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	40.6	347 of 581	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.5	490 of 565	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	38.9	373 of 613	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	486 of 599	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	19.1	489 of 586	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	487 of 568	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)68th percentile+40 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%-11 vs state

Science44%-5 vs state

Mathematics34%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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		15 (3.6%)	362 (86.6%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	28.6	461^st of 640 public elementary schools	28.0%		15.9	546^th of 638 public elementary schools	14.4%	85	53.3	53.7	49.2				45.3	38.9	17.9				44.5		$18,610	$2,239	$1,277	$3,516	$12,849	$2,245	$15,094
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		7 (1.5%)	375 (78.3%)	59 (12.3%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	13.6	574^th of 640 public elementary schools	10.3%		22.7	500^th of 638 public elementary schools	21.6%	74	35.7	45.5	39.7				27.4	28.6	28.8				33.8		$18,452	$1,797	$1,495	$3,292	$12,749	$2,411	$15,160
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		0 (0.0%)	188 (86.6%)	18 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.1%)	17.4	544^th of 640 public elementary schools	15.0%		9.8	606^th of 638 public elementary schools	5.0%	62		34.4	56.6					18.8	36.7				18.8		$26,586	$3,770	$1,701	$5,471	$17,926	$3,188	$21,115
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		199 (20.0%)	265 (26.6%)	469 (47.1%)	12 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (5.0%)	29.1	458^th of 640 public elementary schools	28.4%		26.9	466^th of 638 public elementary schools	27.0%	8	44.4	58.2	44.8				42.5	44.6	30.0				44.5		$16,252	$589	$1,504	$2,092	$11,947	$2,213	$14,160
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		154 (38.5%)	117 (29.3%)	82 (20.5%)	13 (3.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.3%)	40.3	375^th of 640 public elementary schools	41.4%		39.8	384^th of 638 public elementary schools	39.8%	9	54.7	60.3	60.0				50.0	43.8	32.1				44.4		$17,850	$1,160	$1,321	$2,480	$12,881	$2,489	$15,370
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		316 (43.6%)	224 (30.9%)	51 (7.0%)	37 (5.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	88 (12.2%)	81.1	106^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.4%		75.9	148^th of 638 public elementary schools	76.8%	42	80.7	79.5	70.6	85.3	84.1	87.7	82.8	68.6	27.9	50.0	46.6	49.0	65.0	70.7	$11,901	$363	$134	$497	$8,516	$2,888	$11,404
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		66 (12.6%)	329 (63.0%)	47 (9.0%)	43 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	31 (5.9%)	17.1	549^th of 640 public elementary schools	14.2%		21.1	512^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.7%	37	31.0	52.3	43.9				29.8	35.7	25.6				34.5		$18,362	$1,567	$860	$2,427	$14,251	$1,684	$15,935
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		71 (30.0%)	142 (59.9%)	8 (3.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	41.3	364^th of 640 public elementary schools	43.1%		57.3	270^th of 638 public elementary schools	57.7%	94	70.3	48.2	62.0				51.8	31.0	48.2				34.4		$29,701	$2,725	$1,346	$4,070	$22,102	$3,528	$25,630
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		37 (7.4%)	369 (73.7%)	55 (11.0%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.2%)	13.2	577^th of 640 public elementary schools	9.8%		11.8	579^th of 638 public elementary schools	9.2%	2	36.7	42.3	42.6				25.0	31.0	26.3				32.4		$20,151	$2,457	$1,457	$3,913	$13,954	$2,284	$16,237
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		9 (2.8%)	280 (88.3%)	12 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	9.3	609^th of 640 public elementary schools	4.8%		6.3	624^th of 638 public elementary schools	2.2%	15	33.4	40.6	45.9				27.1	25.1	21.6				18.8		$29,885	$5,348	$1,789	$7,137	$19,560	$3,189	$22,749

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.

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

Is H. B. Rhame Elementary a good school?

H. B. Rhame Elementary ranks 461^st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

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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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