Schools · Columbia
Columbia, SC schools
49 public, charter and private schools in Columbia. Search by name or narrow by level, type or district.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
B
Columbia’s School Grade: B
The public schools Columbia’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
B-Test scoresA-Graduation
South Carolina school districts we grade (86)Better than 57%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Carolina towns with similar household incomes (177)Better than 46%
High confidence. Built on 18,244 tested students and a graduating class of 2,123; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on South Carolina’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of South Carolina only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in South Carolina with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Test scores · 2020–21
State test results
Math (Richland School District 2)35%
State average 38.3%
Math (Richland School District 1)26%
State average 38.3%
Graduation · class of 2020
89% graduate on time
Graduation rate
89%
SC: 82%
Graduating class
2,123
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years.
Districts
Two districts serve Columbia
Richland School District 2Grades PK–12 · 32 schools · 28,841 students
$14,935 per studentSC $15,090B+Richland School District 1Grades PK–12 · 48 schools · 21,814 students
$20,012 per studentSC $15,090CEach district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Colleges
Columbia is home to 6 colleges
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaUniversity or college · Public · Columbia33,511on campusBenedict CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Columbia1,575on campusColumbia International UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Columbia822on campusColumbia CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Columbia736on campus
All 6 colleges in Columbia →Every school
All 49 schools in Columbia
Showing 1–30 of 49 schools
Pontiac ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 880 students
C+PublicBrennen ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 805 students
A-PublicCaughman Road ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 715 students
C-PublicMeadowfield ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 615 students
CPublicWatkins-Nance ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 499 students
C-PublicH. B. Rhame ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 418 students
C-PublicCarver-Lyon ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 417 students
CPublicBradley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 392 students
CPublicA. J. Lewis Greenview ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 358 students
DPublicRosewood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 338 students
APublicHyatt Park ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 317 students
D-PublicAnnie Burnside ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 306 students
DPublicBurton Pack ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 255 students
DPublicA. C. Moore ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 244 students
B+PublicLogan ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 237 students
B-PublicSouth Kilbourne ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 234 students
DPublicArden ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 216 students
DPublicSt. Joseph SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 243 students
PrivateKilbourne Park Baptist Church Weekday PreschoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 182 students
PrivateCenter for Learning IncElementary · Grades PK–5 · 177 students
PrivateShandon United Methodist Preschool & KindergartenElementary · Grades PK–K · 170 students
PrivateSt. Peters Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 147 students
PrivateMontessori School of ColumbiaElementary · Grades PK–6 · 141 students
PrivateAsbury Kindergarten & PreschoolElementary · Grades PK–K · 95 students
PrivateSt. Martin de Porres SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 46 students
PrivateMarnie Leads AcademyElementary · Grades PK–K · 2 students
PrivateHand MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 755 students
C+PublicSt. Andrews MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 627 students
DPublicW. G. Sanders MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 503 students
C-PublicAlcorn MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 381 students
D-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.