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The fastest-growing public schools in Columbia, South Carolina

Across Columbia, South Carolina, 17 public schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center leads the list at 75.9%, against a median of 7.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Columbia, South Carolina

Top Enrollment growth

75.9%

Median Enrollment growth

7.2%

FASTEST GROWING · COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center	Columbia, SC	Dept of Juvenile Justice	237	417	75.9%
2	Watkins-Nance Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	385	499	29.6%
3	Ridge View High	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	1,444	1,631	13.0%
4	Irmo Middle	Columbia, SC	Lexington 05	885	992	12.1%
5	Caughman Road Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	652	715	9.7%
6	Columbia High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	622	681	9.5%
7	Forest Lake Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	601	652	8.5%
8	W. G. Sanders Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	465	503	8.2%
9	Spring Valley High	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	2,081	2,230	7.2%
10	Longleaf Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	770	796	3.4%
11	Leaphart Elementary	Columbia, SC	Lexington 05	468	483	3.2%
12	Sandlapper Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	650	671	3.2%
13	Eau Claire High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	527	542	2.8%
14	Nursery Road Elementary	Columbia, SC	Lexington 05	462	471	1.9%
15	Carver-Lyon Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	410	417	1.7%
16	Dreher High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	1,126	1,144	1.6%
17	W.J. Keenan High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	670	675	0.7%

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