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Round Top Elementary

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Round Top Elementary ranks 116 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Round Top Elementary is a public school in Blythewood, SC, serving 581 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Richland 02 school district. The school consistently ranks among the top quarter of elementary schools statewide, coming in at 115th out of 649 South Carolina elementary schools for the 2025-2026 school year.

What truly sets Round Top apart is its remarkable success with students who often face the biggest challenges. The school ranks in the top 2% statewide for academic performance with African American students, and it also ranks in the 81st percentile for students from low-income families. This means the school is highly effective at helping all children succeed, not just those who start with advantages. The school also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.4%—less than half the district rate of 18.3% and about one-third the state average. This suggests a welcoming, engaging environment where families are committed to getting kids to school every day. For comparison, nearby Killian Elementary has a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.2%, and Rice Creek Elementary sits at 17.7%.

Round Top also delivers strong results efficiently. It spends about $14,463 per student—less than several nearby schools that perform worse, such as North Springs Elementary ($16,072) and Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus ($17,870). The school's closest geographic neighbor, Langford Elementary, is less than a mile away, yet Round Top outperforms it by 20 percentage points in 5th-grade math. While the school excels at lifting students from the middle and lower ends of the achievement spectrum, it could do more to challenge its highest-achieving students, and 4th-grade math scores dipped recently. Still, with a favorable 12.5:1 student-teacher ratio and strong support for students with disabilities (ranking in the top 10% statewide), Round Top is a standout choice for families seeking an equitable, high-value education.

581

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,717

Per pupil spending ?

35.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

449 Rimer Pond Road
Blythewood, SC 29016

(803) 691-8676

District: Richland 02

Students who attend Round Top Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Blythewood Middle
High:	Blythewood High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.3%

White:

32.4%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (71% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Richland 02

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

116^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	81.4	116 of 661	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	85.8	80 of 639	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	123 of 643	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	72 of 644	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	88 of 625	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	72 of 622	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	38 of 643	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	18 of 624	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	89.2	45 of 639	93.0%	★★★★★
2016	88.8	40 of 619	93.5%	★★★★★
2015	83.0	74 of 638	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	78.2	104 of 630	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	83.1	63 of 599	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	85.5	43 of 594	92.8%	★★★★★
2011	84.0	58 of 597	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.6	64 of 589	89.1%	★★★★☆
2009	87.6	34 of 580	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	83.0	55 of 577	90.5%	★★★★★
2007	81.3	74 of 566	86.9%	★★★★☆
2006	75.0	120 of 559	78.5%	★★★★☆
2005	70.6	149 of 557	73.2%	★★★★☆
2004	74.9	134 of 550	75.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.5	7 of 384	98.2%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	2 of 380	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	16 of 369	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	6 of 394	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	13 of 393	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	10 of 350	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	3 of 421	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	1 of 412	99.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	85.7	12 of 143	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	74 of 599	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.3	57 of 580	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	71 of 568	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	70 of 580	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	94 of 573	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.4	55 of 554	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	26 of 588	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	7 of 570	98.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	62.2	44 of 82	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.8	60 of 105	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	83 of 109	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	123 of 147	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	120 of 634	81.1%	★★★★☆
2025	84.5	63 of 612	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	157 of 602	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	75 of 608	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	190 of 600	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.8	198 of 580	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	118 of 600	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	60 of 588	89.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	139 of 591	76.5%	★★★★☆
2025	79.6	106 of 585	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	165 of 571	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	72 of 582	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	86 of 579	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	89 of 561	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.8	47 of 590	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.6	31 of 571	94.6%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	83.1	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	125 of 463	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	73 of 459	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	82 of 446	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	28 of 463	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	49 of 455	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	91.3	25 of 439	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	14 of 472	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	10 of 457	97.8%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2026)98th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2024)92nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)88th percentile+5 vs school

Military Connected (2022)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)76th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)73rd percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)46th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+14 vs state

Science68%+16 vs state

Mathematics65%+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 (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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
Round Top Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	449 Rimer Pond Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-8676	581	46	12.5	35.7%	188 (32.4%)	269 (46.3%)	58 (10.0%)	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	81.4	116^th of 661 public elementary schools	82.5%		85.8	80^th of 639 public elementary schools	87.5%	36	83.1	73.0	79.1				74.2	58.0	64.3				68.0		$15,717	$514	$1,560	$2,074	$11,754	$1,889	$13,643
Langford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Langford Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-4091	631	42	15.1	49.8%	138 (21.9%)	371 (58.8%)	69 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.7%)	55.9	273^rd of 661 public elementary schools	58.7%		51.3	302^nd of 639 public elementary schools	52.7%	29	71.6	63.5	72.5				56.8	50.4	44.0				47.8		$14,447	$601	$1,369	$1,969	$10,681	$1,796	$12,478
Sandlapper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Longtown Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-4045	671	51	13.2	63.4%	45 (6.7%)	517 (77.0%)	52 (7.7%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	35.6	426^th of 661 public elementary schools	35.6%		44.7	343^rd of 639 public elementary schools	46.3%	83	53.9	53.5	57.5				47.3	46.6	39.7				44.5		$15,904	$711	$1,638	$2,350	$11,633	$1,921	$13,554
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		$15,823	$495	$1,430	$1,924	$11,918	$1,980	$13,898
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)															$15,529	$684	$1,378	$2,062	$11,272	$2,194	$13,467
Bethel-Hanberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Boney Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-6880	711	49	14.6	48.1%	147 (20.7%)	430 (60.5%)	66 (9.3%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.7%)	75.3	156^th of 661 public elementary schools	76.4%		74.8	158^th of 639 public elementary schools	75.3%	2	72.9	71.7	69.3				70.2	68.2	58.5				62.0		$14,740	$580	$1,373	$1,953	$10,767	$2,020	$12,787
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		$15,766	$897	$1,415	$2,312	$11,540	$1,914	$13,454
Muller Road Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	1031 Muller Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-6851	1,242	81	15.3	34.8%	307 (24.7%)	736 (59.3%)	98 (7.9%)	30 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (4.5%)	64.1	231^st of 661 public elementary schools	65.1%		53.3	288^th of 639 public elementary schools	54.9%	57	84.1	95.2	92.8	58.8	63.6	62.1	81.8	78.6	83.3	36.8	41.7	46.4	73.8	51.5	$12,613	$163	$589	$752	$9,952	$1,909	$11,862
Killian Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2621 Clemson Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 699-2981	699	60	11.5	—	21 (3.0%)	569 (81.4%)	54 (7.7%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.0%)	31.8	445^th of 661 public elementary schools	32.7%		35.4	413^th of 639 public elementary schools	35.4%	32	52.3	57.6	56.6				43.9	44.4	30.1				44.3		$17,573	$1,675	$1,664	$3,339	$12,217	$2,016	$14,233
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		$16,843	$572	$1,501	$2,072	$12,927	$1,844	$14,770

Frequently Asked Questions about Round Top Elementary

What district is Round Top Elementary in?

Richland 02

How many students attend Round Top Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Round Top Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Round Top Elementary?

Students at Round Top Elementary are 46% African American, 32% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Round Top Elementary a good school?

Round Top Elementary ranks 116^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Round Top Elementary attend?

Students who attend Round Top Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Blythewood Middle
High : Blythewood High

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