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Caughman Road Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

519^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Caughman Road Elementary is a public elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving 742 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Richland 01 school district, which is ranked 52 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Caughman Road Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. While the school performs better for African American students compared to other subgroups, it still struggles with low performance across the board, including high rates of chronic absenteeism. Standardized test scores at Caughman Road Elementary are consistently below the state and district averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

When compared to nearby schools within the Richland 01 district, such as Brennen Elementary and Rosewood Elementary, Caughman Road Elementary is clearly underperforming. Despite relatively high per-student spending and a low student-to-teacher ratio, the school has struggled to effectively allocate resources to improve student outcomes, which may be linked to the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at the school.

715

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,150

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7725 Caughman Road
Columbia, SC 29209

(803) 783-5534

District: Richland 01

Students who attend Caughman Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hopkins Middle
High:	Lower Richland High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.2%

Hispanic:

12.7%

White:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2022 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 19th (2025) from a 14th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (38% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Science scores 30 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg56%

519^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	21.5	519 of 640	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	531 of 638	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	543 of 644	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	536 of 625	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	468 of 622	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	460 of 643	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	500 of 624	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	523 of 639	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	493 of 619	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	47.5	337 of 638	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.6	377 of 630	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.9	334 of 599	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.3	463 of 594	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	501 of 597	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.3	483 of 589	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.7	452 of 580	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.1	519 of 577	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.4	436 of 566	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.2	419 of 559	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.1	400 of 557	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.4	387 of 550	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	34.8	385 of 542	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	222 of 381	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	234 of 369	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	260 of 394	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	257 of 393	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.8	82 of 350	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	213 of 421	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	303 of 412	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	448 of 581	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	473 of 565	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	488 of 580	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	473 of 573	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	424 of 554	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	410 of 588	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	452 of 570	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	481 of 613	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	497 of 599	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	514 of 608	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	548 of 600	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	410 of 580	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	445 of 600	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	496 of 588	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	501 of 586	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	485 of 568	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	505 of 582	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	521 of 579	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	445 of 561	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	479 of 590	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	500 of 571	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)42nd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%-13 vs state

Mathematics32%-21 vs state

Science19%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, June 11, 2018

This is my son's second year in the Montessori program at Caughman Road. He loves the school & his teachers. The staff is informative and helpful with anything needed. Close Quote

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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 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
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		75 (10.5%)	466 (65.2%)	91 (12.7%)	17 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	61 (8.5%)	21.5	519^th of 640 public elementary schools	18.9%		19	531^st of 638 public elementary schools	16.8%	12	54.2	51.9	44.9	54.1	24.8	19.8	19.1	$18,150	$1,820	$1,179	$3,000	$12,765	$2,385	$15,150
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		10 (2.8%)	319 (90.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	11.5	587^th of 640 public elementary schools	8.3%		26.3	472^nd of 638 public elementary schools	26.0%	115	40.4	34.1	49.1	28.1	23.4	25.5	21.3	$20,636	$1,533	$1,784	$3,317	$14,355	$2,964	$17,319
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%)	55.3	273^rd of 640 public elementary schools	57.3%		31.5	435^th of 638 public elementary schools	31.8%	162	59.5	76.6	61.5	45.2	46.8	40.4	68.0	$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		120 (19.5%)	361 (58.7%)	73 (11.9%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	37.2	398^th of 640 public elementary schools	37.8%		23.8	492^nd of 638 public elementary schools	22.9%	94	62.5	49.5	60.9	51.9	39.1	34.1	34.5	$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%)	86.5	71^st of 640 public elementary schools	88.9%		84.3	94^th of 638 public elementary schools	85.3%	23	80.2	77.8	80.8	77.8	68.7	67.7	62.7	$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		23 (9.8%)	162 (69.2%)	32 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.4%)	25.2	490^th of 640 public elementary schools	23.4%		21.2	510^th of 638 public elementary schools	20.1%	20	36.1	56.1	43.4	38.9	41.5	43.5	31.7	$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%)	80	116^th of 640 public elementary schools	81.9%		78.3	133^rd of 638 public elementary schools	79.2%	17	79.2	82.8	74.7	69.8	65.6	46.3	70.4	$19,927	$1,392	$1,173	$2,566	$15,008	$2,353	$17,361
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		71 (12.6%)	351 (62.1%)	100 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.3%)	23.3	503^rd of 640 public elementary schools	21.4%		23	495^th of 638 public elementary schools	22.4%	8	41.3	42.9	55.2	37.5	24.7	44.8	33.8	$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		21 (7.4%)	234 (82.4%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.3%)	46.8	328^th of 640 public elementary schools	48.8%		59.5	255^th of 638 public elementary schools	60.0%	73	56.0	53.7	69.3	48.0	51.2	66.7	26.8	$27,792	$3,418	$1,566	$4,985	$19,870	$2,938	$22,808
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%)	86.5	73^rd of 640 public elementary schools	88.6%		92.5	35^th of 638 public elementary schools	94.5%	38	90.7		82.9	56.3	82.4	60.0	97.1	$29,849	$2,239	$1,349	$3,589	$23,305	$2,955	$26,260

Frequently Asked Questions about Caughman Road Elementary

What district is Caughman Road Elementary in?

Richland 01

Is Caughman Road Elementary a good school?

Caughman Road Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Caughman Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend Caughman Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hopkins Middle
High : Lower Richland High

What is the racial makeup of Caughman Road Elementary?

Students at Caughman Road Elementary are 65% African American, 13% Hispanic, 10% White, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Caughman Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 715 students attended Caughman Road Elementary.

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