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Best Elementary Schools
in Columbia County

This page covers 17 elementary schools in Columbia County. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

17
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 17
1
rank
Stevens Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–05839 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
57
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,726
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
16%
Low economic need
2
rank
South Columbia Elementary School
Grades PK–05456 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.4:1)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
11.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,726
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
63%
Near nat'l 52.2%
3
rank
Euchee Creek Elementary School
Grades PK–05657 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
56
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,726
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
36%
Low economic need
4
rank
Greenbrier Elementary School
Grades PK–05654 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
55
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,726
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
5
rank
Parkway Elementary School
Grades PK–05756 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
55
/100
Student:Teacher
14.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,726
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
15%
Low economic need
6
rank
Riverside Elementary School
Grades PK–05701 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
55
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,726
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
7
rank
Blue Ridge Elementary School
Grades PK–05603 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1)
54
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,726
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
39%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Martinez Elementary School
Grades PK–05750 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,726
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
49%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Lewiston Elementary School
Grades PK–05892 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.5:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,726
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
10
rank
River Ridge Elementary
Grades PK–05782 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,726
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
7 more elementary schools in Columbia County not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
17
Elementary Schools
30
Total Schools
57
#1 Score
53
Avg Score
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.