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The public schools with the most Black students in Columbia, South Carolina

72 public schools in Columbia, South Carolina appear in this ranking of the public schools with the most Black students, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Ridge View High leads the list at 1,298, against a median of 327 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 Black students

1,298

Median Black students

327

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Ridge View High	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	1,631	79.6%	1,298
2	Spring Valley High	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	2,230	54.2%	1,209
3	Richland Northeast High	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	1,340	64.0%	857
4	E. L. Wright Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	1,275	57.6%	735
5	Irmo High	Columbia, SC	Lexington 05	1,272	57.5%	732
6	Summit Parkway Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	1,229	59.5%	731
7	W.J. Keenan High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	675	90.4%	610
8	Longleaf Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	796	76.5%	609
9	Columbia High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	681	85.0%	579
10	Killian Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	699	81.4%	569
11	Dent Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	1,059	53.5%	566
12	Dreher High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	1,144	49.0%	560
13	Rice Creek Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	718	74.9%	538
14	A. C. Flora High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	1,328	39.4%	523
15	St. Andrews Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	627	83.4%	523
16	Sandlapper Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	671	77.0%	517
17	North Springs Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	659	73.8%	486
18	Caughman Road Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	715	65.2%	466
19	Irmo Middle	Columbia, SC	Lexington 05	992	44.3%	439
20	Eau Claire High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	542	80.8%	438
21	Watkins-Nance Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	499	86.6%	432
22	Jackson Creek Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	551	77.3%	426
23	Hand Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	755	51.4%	388
24	Joseph Keels Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	465	82.6%	384
25	Clear Dot Charter School	Columbia, SC	Charter Institute at Erskine	474	80.8%	383
26	L. B. Nelson Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	541	70.2%	380
27	W. G. Sanders Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	503	74.8%	376
28	Sandel Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	479	78.3%	375
29	Pine Grove Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	501	73.7%	369
30	Forest Lake Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	652	55.7%	363
31	H. B. Rhame Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	418	86.6%	362
32	Meadowfield Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	615	58.7%	361
33	Windsor Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	579	61.8%	358
34	Polo Road Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	665	51.9%	345
35	Crayton Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	952	34.7%	330
36	Seven Oaks Elementary	Columbia, SC	Lexington 05	522	63.0%	329
37	A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	358	90.8%	325
38	Mill Creek Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	353	90.4%	319
39	C. A. Johnson High	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	344	92.7%	319
40	SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center	Columbia, SC	Dept of Juvenile Justice	417	75.8%	316
41	Forest Heights Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	435	72.2%	314
42	Carver-Lyon Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	417	72.4%	302
43	J. P. Thomas Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	346	86.1%	298
44	Alcorn Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	381	77.4%	295
45	W. A. Perry Middle	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	320	90.3%	289
46	Harbison West Elementary	Columbia, SC	Lexington 05	510	55.9%	285
47	Hyatt Park Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	317	88.3%	280
48	Bradley Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 01	392	69.9%	274
49	L. W. Conder Elementary	Columbia, SC	Richland 02	489	53.0%	259
50	CrossRoads Intermediate	Columbia, SC	Lexington 05	557	45.8%	255

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