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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Polo Road Elementary	0.0mi	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		39 (5.9%)	345 (51.9%)	217 (32.6%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (7.2%)	21.1	524^th of 640 public elementary schools	18.1%		19.9	524^th of 638 public elementary schools	17.9%		47.8	49.5	41.0				41.1	34.0	33.0				32.0			$15,464	$1,280	$1,131	$2,411	$11,315	$1,738	$13,053
E. L. Wright Middle	1.1mi	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		201 (15.8%)	735 (57.6%)	202 (15.8%)	71 (5.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (4.8%)	36.2	405^th of 640 public elementary schools	36.7%		56.5	275^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.9%	130				45.5	48.6	41.1				31.0	27.2	24.5		41.3	97.6	$13,243	$801	$448	$1,249	$9,658	$2,336	$11,994
Windsor Elementary	1.2mi	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%)	11.2	593^rd of 640 public elementary schools	7.3%		16.2	545^th of 638 public elementary schools	14.6%	48	37.0	37.4	32.5				38.0	30.3	26.3				23.3			$16,902	$1,736	$1,079	$2,815	$11,627	$2,460	$14,086
L. W. Conder Elementary	1.4mi	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%)	15.7	561^st of 640 public elementary schools	12.3%		20	521^st of 638 public elementary schools	18.3%	40	32.9	49.4	36.3				31.4	38.3	20.2				35.8			$18,312	$1,946	$926	$2,872	$12,763	$2,677	$15,440
Jackson Creek Elementary	1.7mi	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%)	11.3	589^th of 640 public elementary schools	8.0%		24.9	483^rd of 638 public elementary schools	24.3%	106	40.9	36.7	25.6				34.1	25.4	30.6				26.8			$15,730	$1,991	$706	$2,697	$10,820	$2,213	$13,033
Joseph Keels Elementary	2.7mi	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%)	30.1	451^st of 640 public elementary schools	29.5%		29.6	449^th of 638 public elementary schools	29.6%	2	49.2	51.6	49.3				38.4	33.9	50.7				37.1			$17,949	$1,969	$1,001	$2,969	$12,353	$2,628	$14,980
L. B. Nelson Elementary	2.8mi	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		56 (10.4%)	380 (70.2%)	55 (10.2%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.0%)	47.9	321^st of 640 public elementary schools	49.8%		47.7	339^th of 638 public elementary schools	46.9%	18	51.8	64.4	58.1				50.6	54.0	45.3				48.6			$15,825	$1,669	$976	$2,645	$10,966	$2,213	$13,179
Forest Lake Elementary	2.8mi	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		113 (17.3%)	363 (55.7%)	117 (17.9%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	56	271^st of 640 public elementary schools	57.7%		54.7	285^th of 638 public elementary schools	55.3%	14	65.5	56.0	58.2				60.9	54.9	47.3				54.4			$14,520	$1,089	$725	$1,813	$10,351	$2,357	$12,707
Satchel Ford Elementary	4.4mi	Public	K-5	5901 Satchel Ford Road	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7209	721	48	15.1		499 (69.2%)	151 (20.9%)	34 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	88.2	61^st of 640 public elementary schools	90.5%		89.9	54^th of 638 public elementary schools	91.5%	7	75.9	88.5	73.2				70.6	85.1	63.0				83.5			$16,843	$2,148	$1,176	$3,325	$11,759	$1,759	$13,518
Killian Elementary	4.5mi	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%)	35.4	414^th of 640 public elementary schools	35.3%		29.2	452^nd of 638 public elementary schools	29.2%	38	43.7	60.2	47.0				45.5	56.2	35.0				43.9			$16,409	$2,523	$948	$3,470	$10,547	$2,392	$12,939

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