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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Richland County, South Carolina

74 public schools in Richland County, South Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Brockman Elementary leads the list at 91.1%, against a median of 50.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
74
Richland County, South Carolina
Top % Proficient (Reading)
91.1%
Median % Proficient (Reading)
50.3%
BEST IN READING · RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% Proficient (Reading)
1Brockman ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary29791.1%
2Brennen ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary80579.5%
3Satchel Ford ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary72179.2%
4River Springs ElementaryIrmo, SCLexington 05Elementary41679.0%
5Rosewood ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary33878.8%
6Lake Murray ElementaryChapin, SCLexington 05Elementary75377.4%
7Round Top ElementaryBlythewood, SCRichland 02Elementary58176.4%
8Chapin MiddleChapin, SCLexington 05Middle1,00776.3%
9Ballentine ElementaryIrmo, SCLexington 05Elementary52375.8%
10Oak Pointe ElementaryIrmo, SCLexington 05Elementary48473.2%
11H. E. Corley ElementaryIrmo, SCLexington 05Elementary55770.6%
12Lake Carolina Elementary Upper CampusBlythewood, SCRichland 02Elementary52369.6%
13Crayton MiddleColumbia, SCRichland 01Middle95267.6%
14Catawba Trail ElementaryElgin, SCRichland 02Elementary63667.0%
15Bethel-Hanberry ElementaryBlythewood, SCRichland 02Elementary71166.8%
16Blythewood MiddleBlythewood, SCRichland 02Middle87266.1%
17Annie Burnside ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary30665.9%
18Bookman Road ElementaryElgin, SCRichland 02Elementary53565.5%
19Webber SchoolEastover, SCRichland 01Elementary20963.1%
20A. C. Moore ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary24462.5%
21Dutch Fork MiddleIrmo, SCLexington 05Middle87660.2%
22Logan ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary23760.0%
23Forest Lake ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 02Elementary65260.0%
24Hopkins ElementaryHopkins, SCRichland 01Elementary28459.2%
25Rice Creek ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 02Elementary71859.0%
26Langford ElementaryBlythewood, SCRichland 02Elementary63158.5%
27Muller Road MiddleBlythewood, SCRichland 02Elementary1,24258.2%
28L. B. Nelson ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 02Elementary54157.8%
29Meadowfield ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary61557.7%
30Pontiac ElementaryElgin, SCRichland 02Elementary88056.9%
31Sandlapper ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 02Elementary67156.8%
32Hand MiddleColumbia, SCRichland 01Middle75556.4%
33Carver-Lyon ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary41755.5%
34Bradley ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary39254.7%
35Bridge Creek ElementaryElgin, SCRichland 02Elementary56454.6%
36H. B. Rhame ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary41852.0%
37Dutch Fork ElementaryIrmo, SCLexington 05Elementary44250.4%
38Killian ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 02Elementary69950.2%
39Caughman Road ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary71550.0%
40Joseph Keels ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 02Elementary46550.0%
41GREEN Charter School MidlandsIrmo, SCSC Public Charter School DistrictElementary25850.0%
42North Springs ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 02Elementary65949.5%
43Kelly Mill MiddleBlythewood, SCRichland 02Middle97948.6%
44Longleaf MiddleColumbia, SCRichland 02Middle79648.4%
45A. J. Lewis Greenview ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary35848.3%
46Forest Heights ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary43546.4%
47Horrell Hill ElementaryHopkins, SCRichland 01Elementary56546.3%
48Dent MiddleColumbia, SCRichland 02Middle1,05946.2%
49W. G. Sanders MiddleColumbia, SCRichland 01Middle50346.1%
50South Kilbourne ElementaryColumbia, SCRichland 01Elementary23446.0%
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