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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Richland County, South Carolina

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Richland County, South Carolina, drawn from 59 qualifying public elementary schools. Carolina School for Inquiry leads the list at 91.2%, against a median of 61.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Richland County, South Carolina

Top % Black

91.2%

Median % Black

61.8%

MOST BLACK · RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	Carolina School for Inquiry	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	114	91.2%(104)
2	Gadsden Elementary	Gadsden, SC	Richland 01	133	91.0%(121)
3	A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	358	90.8%(325)
4	Mill Creek Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	353	90.4%(319)
5	Burton Pack Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	255	89.0%(227)
6	Hyatt Park Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	317	88.3%(280)
7	Edward E. Taylor Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	217	86.6%(188)
8	H. B. Rhame Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	418	86.6%(362)
9	Watkins-Nance Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	499	86.6%(432)
10	J. P. Thomas Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	346	86.1%(298)
11	Joseph Keels Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	465	82.6%(384)
12	Hopkins Elementary	Hopkins, SC	Richland 01	284	82.4%(234)
13	Killian Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	699	81.4%(569)
14	Sandel Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	479	78.3%(375)
15	Jackson Creek Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	551	77.3%(426)
16	Sandlapper Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	671	77.0%(517)
17	Annie Burnside Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	306	76.5%(234)
18	Rice Creek Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	718	74.9%(538)
19	North Springs Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	659	73.8%(486)
20	Pine Grove Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	501	73.7%(369)
21	Carver-Lyon Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	417	72.4%(302)
22	Forest Heights Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	435	72.2%(314)
23	L. B. Nelson Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	541	70.2%(380)
24	Bradley Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	392	69.9%(274)
25	South Kilbourne Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	234	69.2%(162)
26	Webber School	Eastover, SC	Richland 01	209	66.5%(139)
27	Bridge Creek Elementary	Elgin, SC	Richland 02	564	66.3%(374)
28	Caughman Road Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	715	65.2%(466)
29	Horrell Hill Elementary	Hopkins, SC	Richland 01	565	62.1%(351)
30	Windsor Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	579	61.8%(358)
31	Bethel-Hanberry Elementary	Blythewood, SC	Richland 02	711	60.5%(430)
32	GREEN Charter School Midlands	Irmo, SC	SC Public Charter School District	258	60.5%(156)
33	Logan Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	237	59.9%(142)
34	Summit Parkway Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	1,229	59.5%(731)
35	Muller Road Middle	Blythewood, SC	Richland 02	1,242	59.3%(736)
36	Langford Elementary	Blythewood, SC	Richland 02	631	58.8%(371)
37	Meadowfield Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	615	58.7%(361)
38	Bookman Road Elementary	Elgin, SC	Richland 02	535	58.7%(314)
39	Arden Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	216	58.3%(126)
40	E. L. Wright Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	1,275	57.6%(735)
41	Pontiac Elementary	Elgin, SC	Richland 02	880	57.2%(503)
42	Forest Lake Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	652	55.7%(363)
43	L. W. Conder Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	489	53.0%(259)
44	Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus	Blythewood, SC	Richland 02	523	52.6%(275)
45	Polo Road Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	665	51.9%(345)
46	Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus	Blythewood, SC	Richland 02	531	46.7%(248)
47	Catawba Trail Elementary	Elgin, SC	Richland 02	636	46.7%(297)
48	Round Top Elementary	Blythewood, SC	Richland 02	581	46.3%(269)
49	H. E. Corley Elementary	Irmo, SC	Lexington 05	557	39.9%(222)
50	Dutch Fork Elementary	Irmo, SC	Lexington 05	442	38.0%(168)

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