Top Columbia Public Schools
- For the 2020 school year, there are 82 top public schools in Columbia, SC, serving 51,968 students.
- Columbia, SC public school have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus South Carolina public school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus 43% South Carolina statewide average). Their average school ranking is in the top 50% of public schools in South Carolina.
- The school with the highest math and reading proficiency is Dreher High School, with 80-84% math proficiency and 84% reading proficiency. Read more about public school math/reading proficiency statistics in South Carolina or national school math/reading proficiency statistics.
- Minority enrollment is 70% of the student body (majority Black) , which is more than the South Carolina public school average of 49% (majority Black).
- The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is less than the South Carolina public school average of 16:1.
Top Columbia, SC Public Schools (2020)
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School (Math/Reading Proficiency | SC School Rank)
Location
Grades
Students - Columbia A. C. Flora High School Math: 44% / Reading: 81% | Top 30%1 Falcon Drive
Columbia, SC 29204
(803)738-7300
Grades: 9-12 | 1380 students
- Columbia A. C. Moore Elementary School Math: 35-39% / Reading: 35-39% | Bottom 50%333 Etiwan Avenue
Columbia, SC 29205
(803)343-2910
Grades: PK-5 | 384 students
- Columbia A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary School Math: 21% / Reading: 29% | Bottom 50%726 Easter Street
Columbia, SC 29203
(803)735-3417
Grades: PK-5 | 416 students
- Columbia Alcorn Middle School Math: 11% / Reading: 21% | Bottom 50%5125 Fairfield Road
Columbia, SC 29203
(803)735-3439
Grades: 6-8 | 361 students
- Columbia Annie Burnside Elementary School Math: 25-29% / Reading: 20-24% | Bottom 50%7300 Patterson Road
Columbia, SC 29209
(803)783-5530
Grades: PK-5 | 268 students
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- Columbia Arden Elementary School Math: 25-29% / Reading: 20-24% | Bottom 50%1300 Ashley Street
Columbia, SC 29203
(803)735-3400
Grades: PK-5 | 305 students
- Columbia Birchwood School Alternative School
Math: ≤20% / Reading: 20-29% | Bottom 50%5000 Broad River Road
Columbia, SC 29212
(803)896-9278
Grades: 5-12 | 100 students
- Columbia Bradley Elementary School Math: 30-34% / Reading: 30-34% | Bottom 50%3032 Pinebelt Road
Columbia, SC 29204
(803)738-7200
Grades: PK-5 | 431 students
- Columbia Brennen Elementary School Math: 60% / Reading: 60% | Top 30%4438 Devereaux Road
Columbia, SC 29205
(803)738-7204
Grades: K-5 | 853 students
- Columbia Brockman Elementary School Math: 70-74% / Reading: 80-84% | Top 5%2245 Montclair Drive
Columbia, SC 29206
(803)790-6743
Grades: PK-5 | 325 students
- Columbia Burton Pack Elementary School Math: 18% / Reading: 17% | Bottom 50%111 Garden Drive
Columbia, SC 29204
(803)691-5550
Grades: PK-5 | 522 students
- Columbia C. A. Johnson High School Math: 60-64% / Reading: 65-69% | Top 20%2219 Barhamville Road
Columbia, SC 29204
(803)253-7092
Grades: 9-12 | 404 students
- Columbia Carolina School For Inquiry Charter School
Math: 20-24% / Reading: 30-34% | Bottom 50%7405-a Fairfield Road
Columbia, SC 29202
(803)691-1250
Grades: PK-6 | 151 students
- Columbia Carver-lyon Elementary School Math: 15-19% / Reading: 15-19% | Bottom 50%2100 Waverly Street
Columbia, SC 29204
(803)343-2900
Grades: PK-5 | 321 students
- Columbia Caughman Road Elementary School Math: 19% / Reading: 26% | Bottom 50%7725 Caughman Road
Columbia, SC 29209
(803)783-5534
Grades: PK-5 | 681 students
- Columbia Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Elementary School Magnet School5900 Chesnut Rd
Columbia, SC 29206
(803)787-6815
Grades: 2-6 | n/a students
- Columbia Columbia High School Math: 50-54% / Reading: 55-59% | Top 30%1701 Westchester Drive
Columbia, SC 29210
(803)731-8950
Grades: 9-12 | 637 students
- Columbia Crayton Middle School Math: 52% / Reading: 58% | Top 30%5000 Clemson Avenue
Columbia, SC 29206
(803)738-7224
Grades: 6-8 | 1006 students
- Columbia Crossroads Intermediate Math: 47% / Reading: 51% | Top 50%6949 St. Andrews Road
Columbia, SC 29212
(803)476-8300
Grades: 6 | 803 students
- Columbia Dent Middle School Math: 36% / Reading: 41% | Bottom 50%2721 Decker Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29206
(803)699-2750
Grades: 6-8 | 1191 students
- Columbia Dreher High School Math: 80-84% / Reading: 84% | Top 5%3319 Millwood Avenue
Columbia, SC 29205
(803)253-7000
Grades: 9-12 | 1163 students
- Columbia E. L. Wright Middle School Math: 39% / Reading: 40% | Bottom 50%2740 Alpine Road
Columbia, SC 29223
(803)736-8740
Grades: K-8 | 1349 students
- Columbia Eau Claire High School Math: 35-39% / Reading: 55-59% | Top 50%4800 Monticello Road
Columbia, SC 29203
(803)735-7600
Grades: 9-12 | 583 students
- Columbia Edward E. Taylor Elementary School Math: 20-24% / Reading: 15-19% | Bottom 50%200 Mcrae Street
Columbia, SC 29203
(803)343-2974
Grades: PK-5 | 279 students
- Columbia Evaluation And Detention Center Alternative School
Math: ≤10% / Reading: 11-19% | Bottom 50%1731 Shivers Road
Columbia, SC 29210
(803)896-7455
Grades: 5-12 | 311 students
- Columbia Forest Heights Elementary School Math: 15% / Reading: 18% | Bottom 50%2500 Blue Ridge Terrace
Columbia, SC 29203
(803)691-3780
Grades: PK-5 | 548 students
- Columbia Forest Lake Elementary School Math: 35% / Reading: 29% | Bottom 50%6801 Brookfield Road
Columbia, SC 29206
(803)782-0470
Grades: PK-5 | 567 students
- Columbia H. B. Rhame Elementary School Math: 42% / Reading: 30% | Bottom 50%1300 Arrowwood Drive
Columbia, SC 29210
(803)731-8900
Grades: PK-5 | 478 students
- Columbia Hand Middle School Math: 36% / Reading: 47% | Top 50%2600 Wheat Street
Columbia, SC 29205
(803)343-2947
Grades: 6-8 | 901 students
- Columbia Harbison West Elementary School Math: 57% / Reading: 52% | Top 30%257 Crossbow Drive
Columbia, SC 29212
(803)476-3800
Grades: PK-5 | 619 students
- Columbia Heyward Gibbes Middle School Math: 15% / Reading: 15% | Bottom 50%500 Summerlea Drive
Columbia, SC 29203
(803)343-2942
Grades: 6-8 | 332 students
- Columbia Hyatt Park Elementary School Math: 8% / Reading: 11% | Bottom 50%4200 Main Street
Columbia, SC 29203
(803)735-3421
Grades: PK-5 | 479 students
- Columbia Imagine Columbia Leadership Academy Charter Charter School
Math: 11-19% / Reading: 11-19% | Bottom 50%3801 North Main Street
Columbia, SC 29203
(803)929-1140
Grades: K-5 | 132 students
- Columbia Irmo High School Math: 54% / Reading: 66% | Top 30%6671 St. Andrews Road
Columbia, SC 29212
(803)476-3000
Grades: 9-12 | 1424 students
- Columbia Irmo Middle School Math: 44% / Reading: 48% | Top 50%6051 Wescott Road
Columbia, SC 29212
(803)476-3600
Grades: 6-8 | 892 students
- Show 47 more public schools in Columbia, SC (out of 82 total schools)
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