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Rosewood Elementary

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Rosewood Elementary ranks 68 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Rosewood Elementary in Columbia, SC, serves 338 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Richland 01 school district.

Rosewood is a consistently high-performing school, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide (68th out of 649 elementary schools) and earning a 4-star rating. This is especially notable because 100% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch, yet the school achieves proficiency rates that are 20-30 percentage points above state averages in most subjects. For example, 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency is 85.4% compared to the state average of 64.1%, and 5th grade math proficiency is 71% versus the state average of 49.1%. Rosewood also stands out for its remarkably low chronic absenteeism rate of 10.4%, which is less than half the district average of 26.7%. The school operates efficiently too, spending about $19,927 per student—significantly less than nearby schools like Carver-Lyon ($29,568) and Brockman ($29,849)—while achieving far better academic outcomes.

Compared to its neighbors, Rosewood outperforms most schools in the area. For instance, A.C. Moore Elementary, located less than a mile away, trails Rosewood in every subject and grade level tested, with particularly large gaps in 3rd grade ELA (85.4% vs. 66.7%) and math (80% vs. 63.8%). While Brennen Elementary (ranked 62nd) and Brockman Elementary (ranked 18th) achieve slightly higher rankings, Rosewood's success is remarkable given its high-poverty population. The school has maintained top-decile rankings for a decade, never falling below the 79th percentile, and has earned 5-star ratings in seven of the past ten years. While math scores have shown some recent fluctuation, Rosewood's overall trajectory remains strongly positive, making it a standout example of educational excellence in a challenging context.

338

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,927

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3300 Rosewood Drive
Columbia, SC 29205

(803) 343-2930

District: Richland 01

Students who attend Rosewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hand Middle
High:	Dreher High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.4%

African American:

23.7%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (77% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Richland 01

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg50%

South Carolina avg58%

68^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	87.9	68 of 661	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	116 of 639	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	134 of 643	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.6	63 of 644	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	57 of 625	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	34 of 622	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	29 of 643	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	38 of 624	93.9%	★★★★★
2017	86.8	61 of 639	90.5%	★★★★★
2016	86.4	59 of 619	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	91.3	29 of 638	95.5%	★★★★★
2014	81.0	84 of 630	86.7%	★★★★☆
2013	84.5	54 of 599	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	79.4	90 of 594	84.8%	★★★★☆
2011	67.9	188 of 597	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.2	140 of 589	76.2%	★★★★☆
2009	73.7	135 of 580	76.7%	★★★★☆
2008	70.1	154 of 577	73.3%	★★★★☆
2007	73.3	133 of 566	76.5%	★★★★☆
2006	67.6	176 of 559	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.6	117 of 557	79.0%	★★★★☆
2004	77.4	106 of 550	80.7%	★★★★☆
2003	62.2	210 of 542	61.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	77.5	56 of 412	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	69 of 599	88.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.8	97 of 580	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	95 of 568	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	90.3	44 of 580	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	43 of 573	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	34 of 554	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	17 of 588	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	44 of 570	92.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	87 of 196	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	43 of 147	70.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	252 of 634	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	348 of 602	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.4	102 of 608	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	194 of 600	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.7	91 of 600	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	150 of 588	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.1	54 of 591	90.9%	★★★★★
2025	76.3	130 of 585	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	148 of 571	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	85 of 582	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	85 of 579	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	92.3	32 of 561	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	42 of 590	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	36 of 571	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	26 of 463	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	80.4	67 of 459	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	67 of 446	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	93.9	9 of 463	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	14 of 455	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	11 of 439	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	4 of 472	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	16 of 457	96.5%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)94th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

African American (2018)86th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile-29 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)56th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts85%+21 vs state

Mathematics71%+18 vs state

Science65%+13 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, July 13, 2012

Rosewood is a wonderful neighborhood with a top notch school. The school leadership is very responsive to the needs of students, teachers and parents. Walking through the hallways and looking into classrooms you see a positive learning environment. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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	100.0%	32 (7.7%)	302 (72.4%)	62 (14.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	25.8	490^th of 661 public elementary schools	25.9%		28.4	461^st of 639 public elementary schools	27.9%	29	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	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
Watkins-Nance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 Barhamville Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 733-4321	499	30	16.6	100.0%	8 (1.6%)	432 (86.6%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	10.1	629^th of 661 public elementary schools	4.8%		9.3	607^th of 639 public elementary schools	5.0%	22	39.3	45.3	43.9	29.2	27.0	22.7	25.4	$19,750	$3,013	$1,958	$4,972	$12,406	$2,372	$14,778
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	100.0%	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	$29,701	$2,725	$1,346	$4,070	$22,102	$3,528	$25,630

Frequently Asked Questions about Rosewood Elementary

How many students attend Rosewood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 338 students attended Rosewood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Rosewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rosewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hand Middle
High : Dreher High

What district is Rosewood Elementary in?

Richland 01

Is Rosewood Elementary a good school?

Rosewood Elementary ranks 68^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rosewood Elementary?

Students at Rosewood Elementary are 62% White, 24% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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