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Windsor Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

611^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Windsor Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Columbia, SC, serving 579 students within the Richland 02 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Windsor Elementary is currently ranked in the bottom 8% of elementary schools statewide, a significant decline from a decade ago when it ranked in the 34th percentile. Academic proficiency rates are consistently 15–30 points below district averages across all subjects. For example, only 20.2% of 4th graders are proficient in math, compared to a 49.1% district average, and 37.1% of 3rd graders are proficient in ELA versus a 59.9% district average. Math is a particular concern, with upper-grade proficiency hovering around 20–22%. The school does show some promise in literacy—3rd grade ELA improved from 24.7% to 37.1% over three years—but the gap with the district remains wide. Chronic absenteeism affects about 21% of students, which is above the district average of 18.3% but lower than nearby Joseph Keels Elementary (35%) and L.W. Conder Elementary (28.7%).

What makes Windsor’s performance particularly striking is that the school spends more per student ($16,902) than most nearby schools and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1—better than Forest Lake Elementary (13.2:1) and North Springs Elementary (12.4:1). Yet outcomes remain low. Just half a mile away, E.L. Wright Middle (a K-8 school) achieves dramatically better results, with 88.7% of 3rd graders proficient in ELA and 72.7% of 4th graders proficient in math. This proximity demonstrates that high performance is achievable in the same community, making Windsor’s challenges a matter of urgent concern for the district.

579

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,404

Per pupil spending ?

75.8%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

9800 Dunbarton Drive
Columbia, SC 29223

(803) 736-8723

District: Richland 02

Students who attend Windsor Elementary usually attend:

High:

Richland Northeast High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.8%

Hispanic:

29.0%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2016 → 8th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (34% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

611^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	11.9	611 of 661	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	592 of 639	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	550 of 643	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	506 of 644	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	474 of 625	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	498 of 622	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	423 of 643	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	416 of 624	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.0	528 of 639	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.5	443 of 619	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.4	445 of 638	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.4	515 of 630	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.4	554 of 599	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	542 of 594	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.3	573 of 597	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	550 of 589	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	26.0	479 of 580	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.1	515 of 577	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.4	499 of 566	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.7	314 of 559	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.2	309 of 557	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	55.8	262 of 550	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2003	65.0	194 of 542	64.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	254 of 384	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.6	300 of 380	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	228 of 369	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	165 of 394	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	104 of 393	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	152 of 350	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	113 of 421	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	140 of 412	66.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	95 of 106	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.4	569 of 599	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	546 of 580	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	469 of 568	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	455 of 580	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	478 of 573	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	452 of 554	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.3	385 of 588	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	391 of 570	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	152 of 159	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	140 of 156	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	91 of 114	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	79 of 115	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	88 of 115	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	75 of 116	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	49 of 104	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	571 of 634	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	552 of 612	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	497 of 602	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	424 of 608	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	378 of 600	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	436 of 580	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	372 of 600	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	344 of 588	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	531 of 591	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	534 of 585	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	505 of 571	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	472 of 582	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	402 of 579	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.8	469 of 561	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	418 of 590	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	401 of 571	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)5th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-22 vs state

Science35%-16 vs state

Mathematics25%-29 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, October 7, 2017

Windsor is the best school I've ever been to! Every teacher is amazing. Windsor provides every student with amazing opportunities. They taught me so much! Every day I'm learning lots of new things. Windsor is an awesome school! 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)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	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
Windsor Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	9800 Dunbarton Drive	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 736-8723	579	52	11.2	—	27 (4.7%)	358 (61.8%)	168 (29.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.5%)	11.9	611^th of 661 public elementary schools	7.6%		11.2	592^nd of 639 public elementary schools	7.4%	19	37.1	45.7	43.5				34.2	20.2	22.0				35.1			$17,404	$841	$1,784	$2,625	$12,519	$2,259	$14,779
E. L. Wright Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	2740 Alpine Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 736-8740	1,275	87	14.5	58.3%	201 (15.8%)	735 (57.6%)	202 (15.8%)	71 (5.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (4.8%)	43.4	371^st of 661 public elementary schools	43.9%		36.2	404^th of 639 public elementary schools	36.8%	33	88.7	97.8	97.4	41.9	52.8	52.9	72.8	72.7	84.6	26.7	29.4	33.2	81.8	40.8		$13,908	$326	$575	$900	$11,004	$2,003	$13,008
Polo Road Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1250 Polo Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 419-2226	665	50	13.2	69.8%	39 (5.9%)	345 (51.9%)	217 (32.6%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.2%)	18.8	548^th of 661 public elementary schools	17.1%		21.1	523^rd of 639 public elementary schools	18.2%	25	44.6	50.6	49.5				43.7	24.7	29.3				35.3			$16,354	$613	$1,648	$2,261	$11,771	$2,322	$14,093
Jackson Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7150 Trenholm Road Extension	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 790-3800	551	50	10.9	—	4 (0.7%)	426 (77.3%)	79 (14.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.5%)	13.3	604^th of 661 public elementary schools	8.6%		11.3	588^th of 639 public elementary schools	8.0%	16	48.6	35.7	38.0				46.6	24.3	22.5				28.6			$17,538	$1,257	$1,643	$2,899	$11,960	$2,680	$14,639
L. W. Conder Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8040 Hunt Club Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 736-8720	489	44	11.1	—	18 (3.7%)	259 (53.0%)	186 (38.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.7%)	15.6	584^th of 661 public elementary schools	11.6%		15.7	560^th of 639 public elementary schools	12.4%	24	38.7	49.2	49.3				30.7	37.0	27.9				27.7			$17,481	$907	$1,737	$2,644	$12,796	$2,041	$14,837
L. B. Nelson Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	225 North Brickyard Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 736-8730	541	44	12.2	65.1%	56 (10.4%)	380 (70.2%)	55 (10.2%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.0%)	50.2	317^th of 661 public elementary schools	52.0%		47.9	321^st of 639 public elementary schools	49.8%	4	53.1	62.5	60.3				56.3	55.7	38.4				60.2			$16,130	$807	$1,468	$2,274	$12,074	$1,782	$13,856
Joseph Keels Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	7500 Springcrest Drive	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 736-8754	465	43	10.9	—	7 (1.5%)	384 (82.6%)	44 (9.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	35.6	427^th of 661 public elementary schools	35.4%		30.1	450^th of 639 public elementary schools	29.6%	23	46.7	56.1	54.3				51.7	42.4	42.9				47.9			$17,996	$1,040	$1,640	$2,681	$12,956	$2,359	$15,315
Forest Lake Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	6801 Brookfield Road	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 782-0470	652	49	13.2	61.0%	113 (17.3%)	363 (55.7%)	117 (17.9%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	52.4	296^th of 661 public elementary schools	55.2%		56	271^st of 639 public elementary schools	57.6%	25	54.3	76.4	59.4				54.3	50.5	47.7				58.3			$15,809	$404	$1,445	$1,849	$12,034	$1,926	$13,960
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 Windsor Elementary

What district is Windsor Elementary in?

Richland 02

How many students attend Windsor Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 579 students attended Windsor Elementary.

Is Windsor Elementary a good school?

Windsor Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.6% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Windsor Elementary?

Students at Windsor Elementary are 62% African American, 29% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Windsor Elementary attend?

Students who attend Windsor Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Richland Northeast High

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