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Richland Northeast High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 20% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Richland Northeast High is a comprehensive public high school in Columbia, SC, serving approximately 1,340 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Richland 02 school district. The school has experienced a significant decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from the 41st percentile in 2016-2017 to the 19th percentile in 2025-2026, with the most dramatic fall occurring between 2022-2023 and 2023-2024.

Academically, the school shows a mixed picture. Algebra 1 proficiency rebounded impressively to 65.26% in 2025-2026, actually exceeding both district and state averages, while English 2 proficiency (73.24%) approaches the state average. However, English 1 (39.94%) and U.S. History (39.07%) remain well below state averages, with the history gap being the largest of any subject. The school's graduation rate of 78.1% trails both the district (86.6%) and state (86.7%), and chronic absenteeism at 28.8% remains a significant barrier—though it has improved from a troubling 39.4% the previous year. Notably, the school spends $16,712 per student, which is 30% more than nearby Spring Valley High ($12,832) yet achieves considerably lower outcomes. A.C. Flora High and Dreher High, both within five miles, post graduation rates 11-13 points higher and rank in the 63rd and 76th percentiles respectively.

For parents, the key takeaway is that while Richland Northeast serves a high-poverty population (68% free/reduced lunch) and shows relative strength with African American students, it struggles to challenge its highest-achieving students—Gifted and Talented students rank in the bottom 3-8% statewide. The school's additional resources have not translated into commensurate outcomes compared to higher-performing options nearby, and the persistent attendance challenges appear to be the most direct lever for improvement. Families weighing this school against alternatives like Eau Claire High or School Whitmore School should consider the specific academic strengths and the competitive landscape within the region.

1,340

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,712

Per pupil spending ?

67.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7500 Brookfield Road
Columbia, SC 29223

(803) 699-2800

District: Richland 02

Feeder schools for Richland Northeast High:

Elementary:	Forest Lake Elementary
	Jackson Creek Elementary
	L. W. Conder Elementary
	Windsor Elementary
Middle:	Dent Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.0%

Hispanic:

22.1%

White:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2016 → 20th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (54% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (78% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg64%

South Carolina avg69%

199^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 36% (2016) to bottom 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High 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	24.0	199 of 248	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	208 of 240	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	217 of 243	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	165 of 237	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	163 of 226	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	138 of 227	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	151 of 225	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	132 of 216	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.7	131 of 223	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.8	147 of 231	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.2	141 of 232	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.9	119 of 210	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.7	134 of 203	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.9	109 of 202	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.1	139 of 199	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.9	74 of 199	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.5	136 of 188	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	63.3	82 of 185	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.2	103 of 191	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.3	99 of 191	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	70.7	47 of 187	74.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	128 of 200	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	128 of 196	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	151 of 197	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	101 of 199	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	84 of 190	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.1	32 of 178	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	71 of 184	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	60 of 183	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	92 of 136	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.0	124 of 140	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	134 of 147	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	50.2	62 of 141	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	97 of 139	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	112 of 143	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	107 of 137	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	40 of 59	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.0	57 of 70	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	64 of 71	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	60 of 68	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	47 of 61	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	38 of 64	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	32 of 58	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.5	188 of 229	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	206 of 229	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	195 of 231	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	159 of 223	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	155 of 220	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	133 of 213	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	151 of 213	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	131 of 210	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	150 of 155	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	147 of 154	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	146 of 158	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	141 of 156	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	109 of 124	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	114 of 122	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	106 of 122	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	76 of 119	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	86 of 108	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	85 of 93	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	58 of 86	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	45 of 80	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	203 of 241	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	208 of 230	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	219 of 235	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	160 of 226	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	142 of 220	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	129 of 213	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	141 of 217	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	132 of 214	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	189 of 233	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	204 of 228	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	219 of 234	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	166 of 229	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	175 of 224	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	131 of 215	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	146 of 218	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	135 of 213	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	15 of 15	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	165 of 203	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.5	160 of 200	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	144 of 202	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.5	72 of 197	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	103 of 192	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	67 of 189	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	62 of 191	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	47 of 185	74.6%	★★★★☆

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)36th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2026)32nd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)19th percentile~ school

White (2026)19th percentile~ school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2026)5th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)3rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 273%-11 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 265%~ state avg

Biology 1/Applied Biology 240%-21 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution39%-24 vs state

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by a teacher
Thursday, June 9, 2011

Teachers are great. Administration does not control the disruptive students. When a disruptive student gets sent to an administrator, the student gets a slap on the wrist and gets sent back to class. Gangs have significant influence. Good teachers and substitutes who try to teach the students get forced out of their jobs by the administration. I would not send my child to this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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
Richland Northeast High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7500 Brookfield Road	Columbia	29223	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2800	1,340	101	13.3	67.9%	112 (8.4%)	857 (64.0%)	296 (22.1%)	19 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	50 (3.7%)	24	199^th of 248 public high schools	19.8%		15.8	208^th of 240 public high schools	13.3%	9	65.3	39.9	39.1	73.2	$16,712	$1,045	$593	$1,638	$11,424	$3,651	$15,075
Samuel A. Heyward Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	3560 Lynhaven Drive	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 735-3343	0	23	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
School Whitmore School	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	501 Commerce Drive NE	Columbia	29223	Richland County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 476-6416	431	15	28.7	54.2%	309 (71.7%)	81 (18.8%)	26 (6.0%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	23.6	200^th of 248 public high schools	19.4%		23.4	186^th of 240 public high schools	22.5%	14		38.6	44.9	78.5	$8,616	$246	$450	$695	$6,020	$1,900	$7,920
Manning High	Public	9-12	502 Beckman Drive	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 935-7203	2	4	.5		0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
A. C. Flora High	Public	9-12	1 Falcon Drive	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7300	1,328	85	15.6	100.0%	602 (45.3%)	523 (39.4%)	113 (8.5%)	24 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (4.7%)	62.6	92^nd of 248 public high schools	62.9%		43.5	129^th of 240 public high schools	46.3%	37		60.1	67.3	86.4	$16,591	$996	$1,045	$2,041	$12,067	$2,483	$14,550
W.J. Keenan High	Public, Magnet	9-12	361 Pisgah Church Road	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 714-2500	675	53	12.7	100.0%	10 (1.5%)	610 (90.4%)	34 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	27.7	187^th of 248 public high schools	24.6%		27.1	178^th of 240 public high schools	25.8%	9		33.3	53.4	79.9	$22,423	$1,390	$1,218	$2,608	$16,274	$3,541	$19,815
Spring Valley High	Public, Magnet	9-12	120 Sparkleberry Lane	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-3500	2,230	125	17.8	44.0%	413 (18.5%)	1,209 (54.2%)	337 (15.1%)	151 (6.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	113 (5.1%)	48.9	131^st of 248 public high schools	47.2%		43.9	127^th of 240 public high schools	47.1%	4	66.2	51.8	57.8	84.7	$12,832	$815	$430	$1,245	$9,028	$2,559	$11,587
Dreher High	Public	9-12	3319 Millwood Avenue	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 253-7000	1,144	78	14.7	100.0%	387 (33.8%)	560 (49.0%)	103 (9.0%)	20 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (6.2%)	72.2	58^th of 248 public high schools	76.6%		59.5	81^st of 240 public high schools	66.3%	23		67.6	67.2	89.8	$18,263	$1,246	$1,102	$2,347	$13,403	$2,512	$15,916
C. A. Johnson High	Public	9-12	2219 Barhamville Road	Columbia	29204	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 253-7092	344	38	9.0	100.0%	2 (0.6%)	319 (92.7%)	12 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	18.1	219^th of 248 public high schools	11.7%		26.5	180^th of 240 public high schools	25.0%	39		38.0	40.0	75.8	$29,536	$1,508	$1,904	$3,412	$21,293	$4,831	$26,124
Richland One Charter Middle College	Public, Charter	11-12	316 South Beltline Boulevard R	Columbia	29205	Richland County	Richland 01	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 738-7114	106	5	23.5	100.0%	14 (13.2%)	78 (73.6%)	5 (4.7%)	3 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.7%)								(n/a)			61.7		$19,050	$1,095	$1,068	$2,163	$13,550	$3,338	$16,887

Frequently Asked Questions about Richland Northeast High

What schools feed into Richland Northeast High?

Richland Northeast High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Forest Lake Elementary
Elementary : Jackson Creek Elementary
Elementary : L. W. Conder Elementary
Elementary : Windsor Elementary
Middle : Dent Middle

Is Richland Northeast High a good school?

Richland Northeast High ranks in the bottom 19.8% of South Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Richland Northeast High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,340 students attended Richland Northeast High.

What district is Richland Northeast High in?

Richland 02

What is the racial makeup of Richland Northeast High?

Students at Richland Northeast High are 64% African American, 22% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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