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Richland 01 Schools
Richland 01 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Richland County (Columbia). SchoolGrade grades 47 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Richland 01 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Richland 01
44 of 47 schools in Richland 01 carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 6B: 2C: 6D: 21F: 9
Best schools in Richland 01
Statewide rankings: all 201 high schools in South Carolina · all 197 middle schools in South Carolina · all 594 elementary schools in South Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Brockman Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Satchel Ford Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Crayton Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Brennen Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Dreher High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Rosewood Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- A C Moore Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Logan Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Wj Keenan High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Lower Richland High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Richland 01
High schools (7)
- A C Flora High, Columbia
- D C A Johnson High, Columbia
- D Columbia High, Columbia
- A- Dreher High, Columbia
- F Eau Claire High, Columbia
- C+ Lower Richland High, Hopkins
- C+ Wj Keenan High, Columbia
Middle and junior high schools (10)
- F Alcorn Middle, Columbia
- A Crayton Middle, Columbia
- D+ Hand Middle, Columbia
- F Heyward Gibbes Middle, Columbia
- D Hopkins Middle, Hopkins
- Richland One Charter Middle College, Columbia
- D Southeast Middle, Hopkins
- D- St Andrews Middle, Columbia
- F W A Perry Middle, Columbia
- C- W G Sanders Middle, Columbia
Elementary and primary schools (27)
- B- A C Moore Elementary, Columbia
- D- A J Lewis Greenview Elementary, Columbia
- F Annie Burnside Elementary, Columbia
- F Arden Elementary, Columbia
- D Bradley Elementary, Columbia
- A Brennen Elementary, Columbia
- A+ Brockman Elementary, Columbia
- F Burton Pack Elementary, Columbia
- C- Carver Lyon Elementary, Columbia
- C- Caughman Road Elementary, Columbia
- D+ Edward E Taylor Elementary, Columbia
- D- Forest Heights Elementary, Columbia
- D+ Gadsden Elementary, Gadsden
- C- H B Rhame Elementary, Columbia
- D Hopkins Elementary, Hopkins
- D- Horrell Hill Elementary, Hopkins
- F Hyatt Park Elementary, Columbia
- D- J P Thomas Elementary, Columbia
- B- Logan Elementary, Columbia
- D+ Meadowfield Elementary, Columbia
- D Mill Creek Elementary, Columbia
- D+ Pine Grove Elementary, Columbia
- A- Rosewood Elementary, Columbia
- D- Sandel Elementary, Columbia
- A Satchel Ford Elementary, Columbia
- F South Kilbourne Elementary, Columbia
- D+ Watkins Nance Elementary, Columbia
Other schools and academies (3)
- D+ Carolina School For Inquiry, Columbia
- Pendergrass Fairwold School, Columbia
- D+ Webber School, Eastover
Where Richland 01 schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Richland County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 22,123 students with 1,802 full-time-equivalent teachers and 4,436 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4503360
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Richland 02 (32 schools, 13 mi)
- Lexington 02 (12 schools, 15 mi)
- Lexington 04 (7 schools, 20 mi)
- Calhoun 01 (3 schools, 20 mi)
- Lexington 05 (22 schools, 26 mi)
- Lexington 01 (30 schools, 26 mi)
- Sumter 01 (24 schools, 28 mi)
- Kershaw 01 (16 schools, 30 mi)
Questions about Richland 01
How many schools are in Richland 01?
SchoolGrade grades 47 public schools in Richland 01, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Richland 01 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Columbia, Hopkins, Eastover, Gadsden.
How good are the schools in Richland 01?
Across the 44 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 26.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 22.2%. 86% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Richland 01?
22,123 students were enrolled in Richland 01 in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Richland 01?
Richland 01 is in South Carolina, based in Richland County, with its district office in Columbia. Its boundary covers about 449 sq mi.