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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Richland 01

This page covers 29 elementary schools in Richland 01, including 1 charter school. 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 below 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.

29
Schools Ranked
South Carolina
State
1
Charter Schools
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 29
1
rank
A. C. Moore Elementary
Grades PK–05204 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (8.2:1) · above-average investment ($22,848/student)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
8.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,848
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
2
rank
Gadsden Elementary
Grades PK–05132 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.2:1) · above-average investment ($22,848/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
10.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,848
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
3
rank
Hopkins Elementary
Grades PK–05250 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (10.9:1) · above-average investment ($22,848/student)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
10.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,848
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
4
rank
Rosewood Elementary
Grades KG–05329 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.6:1) · above-average investment ($22,848/student)
60
/100
Student:Teacher
11.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,848
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
5
rank
Brockman Elementary
Grades PK–05268 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.2:1) · above-average investment ($22,848/student)
59
/100
Student:Teacher
12.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,848
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
6
rank
Annie Burnside Elementary
Grades PK–05328 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,848/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,848
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
7
rank
South Kilbourne Elementary
Grades PK–05296 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,848/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,848
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
8
rank
Satchel Ford Elementary
Grades KG–05631 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,848/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,848
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
9
rank
Meadowfield Elementary
Grades PK–05639 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,848/student)
56
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,848
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
10
rank
Caughman Road Elementary
Grades PK–05707 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($22,848/student)
55
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$22,848
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
19 more elementary schools in Richland 01 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
29
Elementary Schools
48
Total Schools
65
#1 Score
52
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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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.