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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29229

At a glance

Schools

8,633

Students

Top rankedSummit Parkway Middle323^rd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Summit Parkway Middle up 112 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Killian Elementary 11.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

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Summary:

Zip code 29229 in Columbia, SC is served by 8 schools within the Richland 02 school district, enrolling roughly 8,677 students across five elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools.

The standout school in this area is Summit Parkway Middle, which serves grades K-8 and dramatically outperforms its peers. Its 5th-grade math proficiency rate of 81.1% is more than double that of Killian Elementary (30.1%), and its 4th-grade ELA proficiency (90%) exceeds the district average by 25 points. Summit Parkway also achieved a 100% pass rate on the Algebra 1 EOCEP. However, its middle school grades (6-8) show a significant decline, with math proficiency dropping to as low as 21.8% in 7th grade. Among the traditional elementary schools, North Springs Elementary leads in 3rd-grade ELA (59.6%) and math (55.3%), while Rice Creek Elementary and Sandlapper Elementary cluster near the district average. Longleaf Middle struggles with math, posting just 25.7% proficiency in 7th grade, well below state averages.

At the high school level, Spring Valley High and Ridge View High are closely matched, ranking 130th and 132nd in the state respectively. Spring Valley has a higher Algebra 1 pass rate (66.18% vs. 54.72%) and lower chronic absenteeism (24.7% vs. 21.9%), but Ridge View boasts a higher graduation rate (90% vs. 86.3%) and better scores on English 1 and U.S. History exams. Both schools have seen their rankings decline over the past three years. Chronic absenteeism is a notable concern at the high school level, with rates around 23% on average, compared to roughly 15.5% at elementary schools. Interestingly, per-student spending shows no clear correlation with performance—Killian Elementary spends the most ($16,409 per student) yet has among the lowest test scores, while Summit Parkway spends the least among non-high schools ($12,925) and achieves the best results. Overall, this zip code offers strong elementary options, particularly at Summit Parkway, but families should be aware of the significant math challenges that emerge in middle school and persist into high school.

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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)	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	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	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
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	60.9%	38 (5.3%)	538 (74.9%)	57 (7.9%)	18 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.1%)	38.8	406^th of 661 public elementary schools	38.6%		49.2	312^th of 639 public elementary schools	51.2%	94	56.5	59.3	61.4				46.3	47.8	33.6				46.9						$13,843	$1,518	$632	$2,150	$9,812	$1,881	$11,693
Ridge View High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4801 Hard Scrabble Road	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 699-2999	1,631	99	16.5	49.0%	92 (5.6%)	1,298 (79.6%)	119 (7.3%)	18 (1.1%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	94 (5.8%)	48.1	132^nd of 248 public high schools	46.8%		41.4	135^th of 240 public high schools	43.8%	3															54.7	55.0	59.7	82.3	$13,235	$747	$467	$1,213	$9,195	$2,827	$12,021
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	100.0%	21 (3.0%)	569 (81.4%)	54 (7.7%)	11 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.0%)	31.8	445^th of 661 public elementary schools	32.7%		35.4	413^th of 639 public elementary schools	35.4%	32	52.3	57.6	56.6				43.9	44.4	30.1				44.3						$16,409	$2,523	$948	$3,470	$10,547	$2,392	$12,939
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
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	63.4%	45 (6.7%)	517 (77.0%)	52 (7.7%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (5.2%)	35.6	426^th of 661 public elementary schools	35.6%		44.7	343^rd of 639 public elementary schools	46.3%	83	53.9	53.5	57.5				47.3	46.6	39.7				44.5						$15,405	$1,485	$1,222	$2,707	$10,657	$2,041	$12,698
Longleaf Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1160 Longreen Parkway	Columbia	29229	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-4870	796	56	14.2	57.1%	64 (8.0%)	609 (76.5%)	73 (9.2%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.6%)	36.6	219^th of 341 public middle schools	35.8%		32.9	214^th of 321 public middle schools	33.3%	5				49.2	51.9	61.7				26.2	25.7	38.4		40.1					$14,283	$905	$669	$1,575	$10,730	$1,978	$12,709
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	62.9%	52 (7.9%)	486 (73.7%)	64 (9.7%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	40.6	397^th of 661 public elementary schools	39.9%		37.3	395^th of 639 public elementary schools	38.2%	2	59.6	63.4	59.1				55.3	39.8	35.4				45.1						$16,072	$1,643	$1,136	$2,780	$11,109	$2,183	$13,292
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	52.0%	193 (15.7%)	731 (59.5%)	163 (13.3%)	40 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (7.8%)	49	323^rd of 661 public elementary schools	51.1%		31.9	435^th of 639 public elementary schools	31.9%	112	69.8	90.0	86.5	50.4	51.3	47.0	58.1	72.5	81.1	35.8	21.8	32.7	62.5	40.4					$12,925	$888	$320	$1,208	$9,472	$2,245	$11,717

Cities Near Zip Code 29229

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Columbia	1 mi	83	151^st
Elgin	3.29 mi	6	92^nd
Blythewood	4.24 mi	10	67^th
Lugoff	9.51 mi	5	64^th
Ridgeway	12.45 mi	1	71^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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