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Jackson Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

604^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Jackson Creek Elementary is a PK-5 school in Columbia, SC, serving 551 students within the Richland 02 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Jackson Creek is currently facing significant academic challenges. The school's statewide ranking has dropped sharply from the 45th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 9th percentile for 2025-2026, placing it well below nearby schools like Forest Lake Elementary (55th percentile) and L.B. Nelson Elementary (52nd percentile). Test scores reveal a troubling pattern: while 3rd graders show 48.6% proficiency in ELA and 46.6% in math, those numbers fall dramatically by 5th grade to 38% and 22.5%, respectively. The school also struggles with a pronounced gender gap, ranking in the 14th percentile for female students but only the 5th percentile for male students. Chronic absenteeism is another concern, with 24.6% of students missing significant school time—higher than the district average of 18.3%.

What makes these results particularly striking is that Jackson Creek spends $15,730 per student and maintains a favorable 10.9:1 student-teacher ratio—resources that exceed or match many higher-performing schools. For context, just a few miles away in the Richland 01 district, Brockman Elementary (97th percentile) and Satchel Ford Elementary (90th percentile) achieve proficiency rates of 80-90%+ in most subjects. This suggests the challenges at Jackson Creek aren't simply about funding or class size, but rather about the effectiveness of instructional strategies and school climate. While the school has shown it can serve its students well at times—ranking in the 61st percentile for African American students in 2023-2024—it has struggled to sustain that success. For parents considering this school, it's important to understand both the current struggles and the potential for improvement that exists with the resources already in place.

551

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,730

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7150 Trenholm Road Extension
Columbia, SC 29223

(803) 790-3800

District: Richland 02

Students who attend Jackson Creek Elementary usually attend:

High:

Richland Northeast High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.3%

Hispanic:

14.3%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2019 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (35% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

604^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▬ steady since 2019

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SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	13.3	604 of 661	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	588 of 639	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	488 of 643	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	457 of 644	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.2	345 of 625	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	483 of 622	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	588 of 643	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	273 of 384	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.3	311 of 380	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.8	144 of 369	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	118 of 394	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	57 of 393	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	50.7	154 of 350	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.9	351 of 421	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	331 of 412	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	15.7	175 of 189	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	514 of 599	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	494 of 580	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	396 of 568	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	399 of 580	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	321 of 573	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.8	486 of 554	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	551 of 588	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	507 of 570	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	551 of 634	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	557 of 612	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	385 of 602	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	385 of 608	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.2	215 of 600	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.3	431 of 580	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	547 of 600	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	533 of 588	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	561 of 591	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	564 of 585	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	488 of 571	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	462 of 582	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	337 of 579	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	387 of 561	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.4	541 of 590	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	542 of 571	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)29th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-23 vs state

Mathematics31%-22 vs state

Science29%-23 vs state

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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 (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	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
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	100.0%	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			$15,730	$1,991	$706	$2,697	$10,820	$2,213	$13,033
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	100.0%	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			$17,949	$1,969	$1,001	$2,969	$12,353	$2,628	$14,980
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		$13,243	$801	$448	$1,249	$9,658	$2,336	$11,994
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	100.0%	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			$18,312	$1,946	$926	$2,872	$12,763	$2,677	$15,440
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	100.0%	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			$16,902	$1,736	$1,079	$2,815	$11,627	$2,460	$14,086
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			$15,464	$1,280	$1,131	$2,411	$11,315	$1,738	$13,053
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			$14,520	$1,089	$725	$1,813	$10,351	$2,357	$12,707
A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	726 Easter Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 735-3417	358	24	15.2	100.0%	1 (0.3%)	325 (90.8%)	25 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	17.3	563^rd of 661 public elementary schools	14.8%		16.6	552^nd of 639 public elementary schools	13.6%	11	40.4	47.7	52.2				23.9	25.6	41.3				28.8			$22,558	$2,904	$1,712	$4,616	$14,919	$3,024	$17,943
Satchel Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	5901 Satchel Ford Road	Columbia	29206	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-7209	721	48	15.1	100.0%	499 (69.2%)	151 (20.9%)	34 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.1%)	88.5	63^rd of 661 public elementary schools	90.5%		88.2	61^st of 639 public elementary schools	90.5%	2	75.8	83.6	87.9				70.3	72.4	81.9				74.6			$16,843	$2,148	$1,176	$3,325	$11,759	$1,759	$13,518
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			$15,825	$1,669	$976	$2,645	$10,966	$2,213	$13,179

Frequently Asked Questions about Jackson Creek Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jackson Creek Elementary?

Students at Jackson Creek Elementary are 77% African American, 14% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Jackson Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jackson Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Richland Northeast High

Is Jackson Creek Elementary a good school?

Jackson Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.6% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Jackson Creek Elementary in?

Richland 02

How many students attend Jackson Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Jackson Creek Elementary.

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