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Bookman Road Elementary

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Bookman Road Elementary ranks 264 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Bookman Road Elementary in Elgin, SC, is a mid-sized PK-5 school serving 535 students within the Richland 02 school district, currently holding a 3-star rating and ranking in the 60th percentile statewide. The school has seen its overall rating dip from a consistent 4-star level over the past two years, but it continues to stand out for several specific strengths that matter to families.

One of the most notable bright spots is the school's exceptional success with African American students, who consistently perform in the top 10-15% of schools statewide—a remarkable achievement that has remained stable even as overall rankings have slipped. Additionally, Bookman Road has impressively low chronic absenteeism at just 10.2%, which is nearly half the district average (18.3%) and less than half the state average (22.3%). This points to strong family engagement and a welcoming school climate. The school also shines in early grades: 3rd grade ELA proficiency (74.6%) and math (69.8%) both outpace district and state averages by significant margins, and they beat nearby Bridge Creek Elementary by roughly 25 percentage points in 3rd grade ELA.

However, there is a concerning pattern of declining performance as students move into upper grades. By 5th grade, ELA proficiency drops to 55.1% (below the district's 62.5%) and math falls to just 35% (vs. 44.6% district), representing a dramatic "5th grade cliff" that wasn't present in prior years. This is particularly notable when compared to Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus, a nearby 4-star school that maintains stronger upper-grade results despite spending less per student ($14,706 vs. Bookman Road's $19,019). While Bookman Road's higher investment hasn't yet translated into top-tier overall rankings, its early-grade success, excellent attendance, and standout subgroup performance provide a strong foundation that families may find very appealing.

535

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,019

Per pupil spending ?

51.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1245 Bookman Road
Elgin, SC 29045

(803) 699-1724

District: Richland 02

Students who attend Bookman Road Elementary usually attend:

High:

Ridge View High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.7%

White:

18.9%

Hispanic:

13.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

264^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Richland 02

36^th of 75Richland 02 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	57.6	264 of 661	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.2	261 of 639	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	179 of 643	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	175 of 644	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	100 of 625	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	183 of 622	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	118 of 643	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	111 of 624	82.2%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	115 of 639	82.0%	★★★★☆
2016	76.7	123 of 619	80.1%	★★★★☆
2015	69.8	139 of 638	78.2%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	105 of 630	83.3%	★★★★☆
2013	79.6	93 of 599	84.5%	★★★★☆
2012	83.1	58 of 594	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	82.8	70 of 597	88.3%	★★★★☆
2010	85.6	49 of 589	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	84.2	61 of 580	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	82.9	57 of 577	90.1%	★★★★★
2007	86.0	40 of 566	92.9%	★★★★★
2006	88.6	24 of 559	95.7%	★★★★★
2005	86.1	41 of 557	92.6%	★★★★★
2004	87.5	37 of 550	93.3%	★★★★★
2003	91.5	12 of 542	97.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	40 of 384	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	41 of 380	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	92.0	9 of 369	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	28 of 394	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	8 of 393	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	14 of 350	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.6	18 of 421	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	15 of 412	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	298 of 599	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	250 of 580	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	176 of 568	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	132 of 580	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	88 of 573	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.1	130 of 554	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	107 of 588	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	67 of 570	88.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	301 of 634	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.3	217 of 612	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.7	154 of 602	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	179 of 608	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	52 of 600	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	71.5	146 of 580	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	80 of 600	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	63 of 588	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	184 of 591	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.9	245 of 585	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	160 of 571	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	208 of 582	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.6	119 of 579	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	243 of 561	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	158 of 590	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	144 of 571	74.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	88.8	33 of 455	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	73.2	108 of 439	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	63 of 472	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	68 of 457	85.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2022)93rd percentile+9 vs school

African American (2026)90th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%~ state avg

Science61%+9 vs state

Mathematics50%-4 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 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
Bookman Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Bookman Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 699-1724	535	43	12.3	51.2%	101 (18.9%)	314 (58.7%)	72 (13.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.9%)	57.6	264^th of 661 public elementary schools	60.1%		59.2	261^st of 639 public elementary schools	59.2%	3	74.6	71.9	55.1				69.8	48.8	35.0				60.9		$19,019	$1,905	$765	$2,670	$13,672	$2,677	$16,349
Bridge Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	121 Bombing Range Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 462-3900	564	47	12.1	60.1%	63 (11.2%)	374 (66.3%)	77 (13.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	41.9	386^th of 661 public elementary schools	41.6%		43.6	352^nd of 639 public elementary schools	44.9%	34	50.0	68.4	58.7				53.4	48.7	44.4				39.5		$15,344	$1,391	$802	$2,192	$11,303	$1,848	$13,151
Catawba Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1080 Old National Highway	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 699-3501	636	50	12.7	48.5%	108 (17.0%)	297 (46.7%)	177 (27.8%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	69.1	199^th of 661 public elementary schools	69.9%		74.3	165^th of 639 public elementary schools	74.2%	34	66.1	69.0	71.9				65.6	58.6	59.4				60.8		$14,516	$1,812	$821	$2,634	$10,009	$1,874	$11,883
Summit Parkway Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	200 Summit Parkway	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-3580	1,229	84	14.5	52.0%	193 (15.7%)	731 (59.5%)	163 (13.3%)	40 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (7.8%)	49	323^rd of 661 public elementary schools	51.1%		31.9	435^th of 639 public elementary schools	31.9%	112	69.8	90.0	86.5	50.4	51.3	47.0	58.1	72.5	81.1	35.8	21.8	32.7	62.5	40.4	$12,925	$888	$320	$1,208	$9,472	$2,245	$11,717
North Springs Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1300 Clemson Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 736-3183	659	53	12.4	62.9%	52 (7.9%)	486 (73.7%)	64 (9.7%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	40.6	397^th of 661 public elementary schools	39.9%		37.3	395^th of 639 public elementary schools	38.2%	2	59.6	63.4	59.1				55.3	39.8	35.4				45.1		$16,072	$1,643	$1,136	$2,780	$11,109	$2,183	$13,292
Pontiac Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	500 Spears Creek Church Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2700	880	64	13.7	56.8%	143 (16.3%)	503 (57.2%)	129 (14.7%)	32 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.0%)	39.1	405^th of 661 public elementary schools	38.7%		46.9	327^th of 639 public elementary schools	48.8%	78	56.7	65.1	56.0				37.4	46.3	39.3				49.7		$14,012	$1,267	$526	$1,793	$10,233	$1,985	$12,219
Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus	Public	PK, KG-2	1151 Kelly Mill Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 714-1300	531	39	13.5	41.9%	145 (27.3%)	248 (46.7%)	68 (12.8%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.5%)								(n/a)															$17,870	$1,999	$958	$2,957	$12,263	$2,650	$14,913
Rice Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4751 Hard Scrabble Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2900	718	55	13.1	60.9%	38 (5.3%)	538 (74.9%)	57 (7.9%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.1%)	38.8	406^th of 661 public elementary schools	38.6%		49.2	312^th of 639 public elementary schools	51.2%	94	56.5	59.3	61.4				46.3	47.8	33.6				46.9		$13,843	$1,518	$632	$2,150	$9,812	$1,881	$11,693
Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus	Public	3-5	1261 Kelly Mill Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-3360	523	37	14.2	32.9%	139 (26.6%)	275 (52.6%)	55 (10.5%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.1%)	71.5	181^st of 661 public elementary schools	72.6%		76.1	151^st of 639 public elementary schools	76.4%	30	69.4	72.8	72.5				63.4	57.0	58.2				64.1		$14,706	$1,380	$693	$2,072	$10,684	$1,950	$12,634
Blaney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1621 Smyrna Road	Elgin	29045	Kershaw County	Kershaw 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 438-3241	750	53	14.1	100.0%	362 (48.3%)	216 (28.8%)	95 (12.7%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (9.2%)	63.6	236^th of 661 public elementary schools	64.3%		54.9	275^th of 639 public elementary schools	57.0%	39	67.0	73.1	67.3				63.9	59.3	42.1				56.1		$11,876	$1,009	$898	$1,907	$8,650	$1,318	$9,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Bookman Road Elementary

Is Bookman Road Elementary a good school?

Bookman Road Elementary ranks 264^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Bookman Road Elementary attend?

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

High : Ridge View High

How many students attend Bookman Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 535 students attended Bookman Road Elementary.

What district is Bookman Road Elementary in?

Richland 02

What is the racial makeup of Bookman Road Elementary?

Students at Bookman Road Elementary are 59% African American, 19% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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