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Meadowfield Elementary

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Meadowfield Elementary ranks 440 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Meadowfield Elementary is a mid-sized school in Columbia, SC, serving 615 students in grades PK–5 within the Richland 01 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Meadowfield shows a mixed academic picture. The school's strongest area is English Language Arts, where 5th-grade proficiency (62.5%) actually exceeds the district average (58.3%) and nearly matches the state (63.6%). However, math is a clear weakness, with proficiency rates trailing both district and state averages across all grade levels—for example, only 38.3% of 4th-graders meet math standards compared to 52.3% statewide. The school also faces a significant challenge with chronic absenteeism at 24.1%, which is higher than the state average of 22.3% but slightly better than the district's 26.7%. This attendance issue stands in stark contrast to nearby high-performing schools like Satchel Ford Elementary and Brennen Elementary, both of which maintain chronic absenteeism rates below 10.5% and rank in the 90th percentile statewide.

There are notable bright spots and areas for growth. Female students at Meadowfield perform at the state median, while male students rank in the bottom quintile—a 30-point gender gap that suggests targeted support for boys could yield significant improvements. The school spends $18,615 per student, which is actually more than the higher-performing Satchel Ford ($16,843) and Brennen ($16,878), indicating that funding alone isn't the issue. Meadowfield's overall ranking has improved from the 23rd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 33rd percentile in 2025-2026, and it outperforms several nearby schools with similar demographics, including Mill Creek Elementary (17th percentile) and South Kilbourne Elementary (16th percentile). For parents, this means Meadowfield is a school with solid literacy instruction and a positive trajectory, but one where math intervention and attendance initiatives should be priorities.

615

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,615

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

525 Galway Lane
Columbia, SC 29209

(803) 738-5549

District: Richland 01

Students who attend Meadowfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hand Middle
High:	Dreher High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.7%

White:

19.5%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (47% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg58%

440^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	32.7	440 of 661	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	397 of 639	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	497 of 643	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	357 of 644	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	382 of 625	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	435 of 622	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	323 of 643	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	338 of 624	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.7	349 of 639	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.4	350 of 619	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.9	342 of 638	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.0	278 of 630	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.8	292 of 599	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.4	394 of 594	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.2	288 of 597	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.9	410 of 589	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.2	380 of 580	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.8	436 of 577	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.7	385 of 566	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.5	430 of 559	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.4	337 of 557	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.7	398 of 550	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.2	348 of 542	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	280 of 384	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.7	233 of 380	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	289 of 369	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.1	122 of 394	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	176 of 393	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	170 of 350	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	73 of 421	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	109 of 412	73.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	19.1	127 of 143	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	145 of 189	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	75 of 161	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	300 of 599	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.9	273 of 580	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.4	416 of 568	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.8	339 of 580	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	315 of 573	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	404 of 554	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.7	229 of 588	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	316 of 570	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	14 of 196	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	541 of 634	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	473 of 612	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	553 of 602	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	420 of 608	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	399 of 600	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.5	426 of 580	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.6	249 of 600	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	326 of 588	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	473 of 591	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	443 of 585	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	468 of 571	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	331 of 582	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	399 of 579	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.0	411 of 561	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	393 of 590	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	335 of 571	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.0	34 of 463	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	75.0	99 of 455	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	99 of 472	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	83 of 457	81.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)93rd percentile+59 vs school

White (2026)93rd percentile+59 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)27th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2024)11th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%-9 vs state

Science43%-9 vs state

Mathematics42%-12 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 (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
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	100.0%	120 (19.5%)	361 (58.7%)	73 (11.9%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	32.7	440^th of 661 public elementary schools	33.4%		37.2	397^th of 639 public elementary schools	37.9%	43	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
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	100.0%	12 (3.9%)	234 (76.5%)	21 (6.9%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	28 (9.2%)	47.4	331^st of 661 public elementary schools	49.9%		55.3	273^rd of 639 public elementary schools	57.3%	58	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
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	100.0%	23 (9.8%)	162 (69.2%)	32 (13.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.4%)	18.4	554^th of 661 public elementary schools	16.2%		25.2	489^th of 639 public elementary schools	23.5%	65	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
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	100.0%	466 (57.9%)	163 (20.2%)	102 (12.7%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.8%)	88.5	62^nd of 661 public elementary schools	90.6%		86.5	71^st of 639 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
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	100.0%	211 (62.4%)	80 (23.7%)	16 (4.7%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.4%)	87.9	68^th of 661 public elementary schools	89.7%		80	116^th of 639 public elementary schools	81.8%	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
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	100.0%	75 (10.5%)	466 (65.2%)	91 (12.7%)	17 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	61 (8.5%)	23.4	512^th of 661 public elementary schools	22.5%		21.5	518^th of 639 public elementary schools	18.9%	6	44.3	61.9	47.6	41.7	32.6	20.4	44.6	$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	100.0%	10 (2.8%)	319 (90.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.2%)	18.9	546^th of 661 public elementary schools	17.4%		11.5	586^th of 639 public elementary schools	8.3%	40	46.8	54.3	55.0	17.7	28.3	27.5	39.1	$20,636	$1,533	$1,784	$3,317	$14,355	$2,964	$17,319
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	100.0%	101 (41.4%)	81 (33.2%)	29 (11.9%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.0%)	68.6	203^rd of 661 public elementary schools	69.3%		57.3	269^th of 639 public elementary schools	57.9%	66	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
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	100.0%	207 (69.7%)	34 (11.4%)	21 (7.1%)	15 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.7%)	96.3	16^th of 661 public elementary schools	97.6%		86.5	73^rd of 639 public elementary schools	88.6%	57	91.9	90.9	100.0	80.6	84.9	76.6	94.0	$29,849	$2,239	$1,349	$3,589	$23,305	$2,955	$26,260
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowfield Elementary

What schools do graduates of Meadowfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadowfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hand Middle
High : Dreher High

What is the racial makeup of Meadowfield Elementary?

Students at Meadowfield Elementary are 59% African American, 20% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Meadowfield Elementary in?

Richland 01

Is Meadowfield Elementary a good school?

Meadowfield Elementary ranks 440^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Meadowfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 615 students attended Meadowfield Elementary.

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