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Pontiac Elementary

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Pontiac Elementary ranks 327 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pontiac Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in Elgin, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 791 students. The school is part of the Richland 02 School District, which is ranked 37 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pontiac Elementary has consistently ranked in the middle range of South Carolina elementary schools, typically between the 276th and 353rd position out of around 625-644 schools. The school's performance on state assessments has been mixed, with some grades and subjects performing better than others. For example, in 2024-2025, Pontiac Elementary's 3rd grade students scored higher than the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (58.6%) and Mathematics (57.9%), while their 4th and 5th grade performance was below the district and state averages. The school's performance on the SCPASS science assessment for 4th grade has also been below the district and state averages. Pontiac Elementary has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.1% to 24.7% in recent years, which is higher than the district and state averages.

Pontiac Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the nearby magnet elementary schools in the Richland 02 district, such as Polo Road Elementary, Windsor Elementary, and North Springs Elementary. However, Pontiac Elementary outperforms some of the other nearby schools, such as E.L. Wright Middle and Summit Parkway Middle, on state assessments. Bookman Road Elementary, located just 3.22 miles from Pontiac, consistently outperforms Pontiac Elementary on state assessments and has a higher statewide ranking.

880

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,012

Per pupil spending ?

56.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Spears Creek Church Road
Elgin, SC 29045

(803) 699-2700

District: Richland 02

Students who attend Pontiac Elementary usually attend:

High:

Spring Valley High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.2%

White:

16.3%

Hispanic:

14.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg56%

327^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Richland 02

37^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
2025	46.9	327 of 640	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	337 of 638	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	340 of 644	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	276 of 625	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	353 of 622	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	353 of 643	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	297 of 624	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.7	282 of 639	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.8	284 of 619	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.5	261 of 638	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.2	337 of 630	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.2	383 of 599	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	49.2	344 of 594	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.1	311 of 597	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.9	204 of 589	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.7	259 of 580	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.1	120 of 577	79.2%	★★★★☆
2007	66.3	182 of 566	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.2	180 of 559	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.1	159 of 557	71.5%	★★★★☆
2004	66.5	178 of 550	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	70.8	155 of 542	71.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	75 of 381	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	43 of 369	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	82 of 394	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	52 of 393	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	72 of 350	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	134 of 421	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	92 of 412	77.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	315 of 581	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	280 of 565	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	297 of 580	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	259 of 573	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	363 of 554	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	369 of 588	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	264 of 570	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	113 of 156	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	93 of 115	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	371 of 613	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	310 of 599	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	339 of 608	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	246 of 600	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	340 of 580	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	321 of 600	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	384 of 588	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	325 of 586	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	341 of 568	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	355 of 582	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	269 of 579	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	297 of 561	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.0	306 of 590	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	322 of 571	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	187 of 460	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	219 of 472	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	126 of 457	72.4%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)80th percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%-6 vs state

Mathematics51%~ state avg

Science44%-5 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, March 12, 2011

The best school with the best faculty! My child is taught as an individual! There are some awesome things happening here!! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, January 25, 2010

I love this school. They know who you are and always polite. The teachers are terrific!!!! Close Quote

Schools Near Pontiac Elementary

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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	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
Pontiac Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	500 Spears Creek Church Road	Elgin	29045	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2700	880	64	13.7		143 (16.3%)	503 (57.2%)	129 (14.7%)	32 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.0%)	46.9	327^th of 640 public elementary schools	48.9%		47.8	337^th of 638 public elementary schools	47.2%	10	58.6	52.3	60.2				57.9	46.2	49.6				43.8			$14,012	$1,267	$526	$1,793	$10,233	$1,985	$12,219
Catawba Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1080 Old National Highway	Elgin	29045	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 699-3501	636	50	12.7		108 (17.0%)	297 (46.7%)	177 (27.8%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	74.3	165^th of 640 public elementary schools	74.2%		68.4	197^th of 638 public elementary schools	69.1%	32	67.7	66.3	67.0				72.6	64.3	59.6				64.3			$14,516	$1,812	$821	$2,634	$10,009	$1,874	$11,883
Bookman Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Bookman Road	Elgin	29045	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 699-1724	535	43	12.3		101 (18.9%)	314 (58.7%)	72 (13.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.9%)	59.2	261^st of 640 public elementary schools	59.2%		71.1	177^th of 638 public elementary schools	72.3%	84	64.7	60.3	73.2				57.6	53.7	59.7				42.2			$19,019	$1,905	$765	$2,670	$13,672	$2,677	$16,349
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		193 (15.7%)	731 (59.5%)	163 (13.3%)	40 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (7.8%)	31.9	436^th of 640 public elementary schools	31.9%		51.1	302^nd of 638 public elementary schools	52.7%	134				45.0	47.0	46.3				31.3	22.5	23.9		35.2	100.0	$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		52 (7.9%)	486 (73.7%)	64 (9.7%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	37.3	396^th of 640 public elementary schools	38.1%		48.1	334^th of 638 public elementary schools	47.6%	62	56.7	47.4	45.7				64.5	47.4	43.0				35.7			$16,072	$1,643	$1,136	$2,780	$11,109	$2,183	$13,292
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		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
Bridge Creek Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	121 Bombing Range Road	Elgin	29045	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 462-3900	564	47	12.1		63 (11.2%)	374 (66.3%)	77 (13.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.4%)	43.6	352^nd of 640 public elementary schools	45.0%		48.2	333^rd of 638 public elementary schools	47.8%	19	61.1	58.5	45.1				68.9	51.5	29.7				44.5			$15,344	$1,391	$802	$2,192	$11,303	$1,848	$13,151
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		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
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%)	11.2	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
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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pontiac Elementary

Is Pontiac Elementary a good school?

Pontiac Elementary ranks 327^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Pontiac Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 880 students attended Pontiac Elementary.

What district is Pontiac Elementary in?

Richland 02

What is the racial makeup of Pontiac Elementary?

Students at Pontiac Elementary are 57% African American, 16% White, 15% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Pontiac Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pontiac Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Spring Valley High

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