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Langford Elementary

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Langford Elementary ranks 302 nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

302^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Langford Elementary is a public elementary school located in Blythewood, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 640 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.

Langford Elementary consistently outperforms the Richland 02 district and the state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, Langford Elementary's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 66.3%, compared to 58.2% for Richland 02 and 61.8% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in the African American student subgroup, ranking in the top 15% of South Carolina elementary schools for this subgroup. However, the school faces challenges with rising chronic absenteeism, which increased from 13.5% in 2022-2023 to 22.5% in 2023-2024, higher than the district and state averages.

Comparing Langford Elementary to nearby schools in the Richland 02 district, the school generally outperforms its peers, particularly in the upper elementary grades. For example, in 4th grade ELA, Langford Elementary's proficiency rate was 58.7% in 2024-2025, compared to 47.4% at North Springs Elementary and 60.2% at Killian Elementary. However, some nearby schools, such as Round Top Elementary and Bethel-Hanberry Elementary, have even stronger academic performance, especially in Mathematics.

631

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,786

Per pupil spending ?

49.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

480 Langford Road
Blythewood, SC 29016

(803) 691-4091

District: Richland 02

Students who attend Langford Elementary usually attend:

High:

Blythewood High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.8%

White:

21.9%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg56%

302^nd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	51.3	302 of 640	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	309 of 638	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	282 of 644	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	193 of 625	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	297 of 622	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	239 of 643	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.0	118 of 624	81.1%	★★★★☆
2017	75.4	137 of 639	78.6%	★★★★☆
2016	71.2	158 of 619	74.5%	★★★★☆
2015	59.3	223 of 638	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.5	233 of 630	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.1	204 of 599	65.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	58 of 381	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	44 of 369	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	45 of 394	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	95.4	10 of 393	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	74.3	51 of 350	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	27 of 421	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	7 of 412	98.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	106 of 147	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	327 of 581	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	348 of 565	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	293 of 580	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.3	192 of 573	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	297 of 554	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.5	184 of 588	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.7	105 of 570	81.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	239 of 613	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	247 of 599	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.3	224 of 608	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.1	167 of 600	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	45.9	316 of 580	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	310 of 600	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	81.8	76 of 588	87.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	249 of 586	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	235 of 568	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	250 of 582	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	195 of 579	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	273 of 561	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	297 of 590	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.4	127 of 571	77.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	303 of 460	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	309 of 441	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	295 of 463	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	261 of 455	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	303 of 439	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	210 of 472	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.5	59 of 457	87.1%	★★★★☆

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)85th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2025)28th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%-4 vs state

Science54%+4 vs state

Mathematics51%~ state avg

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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
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		138 (21.9%)	371 (58.8%)	69 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.7%)	51.3	302^nd of 640 public elementary schools	52.8%		50.6	309^th of 638 public elementary schools	51.6%	7	66.3	58.7	50.0				63.7	56.4	32.1				53.6			$13,786	$1,598	$1,005	$2,603	$9,419	$1,764	$11,183
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		188 (32.4%)	269 (46.3%)	58 (10.0%)	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	85.8	80^th of 640 public elementary schools	87.5%		79.9	122^nd of 638 public elementary schools	80.9%	42	66.0	77.7	84.0				67.0	78.6	75.6				69.9			$14,463	$1,514	$547	$2,062	$10,165	$2,237	$12,402
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		147 (20.7%)	430 (60.5%)	66 (9.3%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.7%)	74.8	158^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.3%		70.3	182^nd of 638 public elementary schools	71.5%	24	70.2	74.8	55.2				72.9	73.1	57.7				63.9			$14,767	$1,446	$453	$1,898	$10,532	$2,337	$12,868
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		45 (6.7%)	517 (77.0%)	52 (7.7%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	44.7	343^rd of 640 public elementary schools	46.4%		51	303^rd of 638 public elementary schools	52.5%	40	48.6	59.6	62.1				42.1	58.6	46.8				43.4			$15,405	$1,485	$1,222	$2,707	$10,657	$2,041	$12,698
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		139 (26.6%)	275 (52.6%)	55 (10.5%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	37 (7.1%)	76.1	151^st of 640 public elementary schools	76.4%		73.4	165^th of 638 public elementary schools	74.1%	14	70.4	68.8	69.7				66.1	63.9	71.3				58.5			$14,706	$1,380	$693	$2,072	$10,684	$1,950	$12,634
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		307 (24.7%)	736 (59.3%)	98 (7.9%)	30 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (4.5%)	53.3	288^th of 640 public elementary schools	55.0%		60.9	238^th of 638 public elementary schools	62.7%	50				56.9	54.1	63.8				36.1	35.9	27.6		47.1	98.6	$11,972	$941	$505	$1,446	$8,717	$1,808	$10,525
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		145 (27.3%)	248 (46.7%)	68 (12.8%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.5%)								(n/a)																$17,870	$1,999	$958	$2,957	$12,263	$2,650	$14,913
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		38 (5.3%)	538 (74.9%)	57 (7.9%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.1%)	49.2	312^th of 640 public elementary schools	51.3%		50.6	310^th of 638 public elementary schools	51.4%	2	45.8	65.7	67.6				40.7	66.6	42.6				51.0			$13,843	$1,518	$632	$2,150	$9,812	$1,881	$11,693
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%)	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Langford Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Langford Elementary?

Students at Langford Elementary are 59% African American, 22% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Langford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Langford Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Blythewood High

How many students attend Langford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 631 students attended Langford Elementary.

Is Langford Elementary a good school?

Langford Elementary ranks 302^nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Langford Elementary in?

Richland 02

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