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The most racially diverse public schools in Columbia, South Carolina

65 public schools in Columbia, South Carolina appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public schools, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. A. C. Moore Elementary leads the list at 69.4%, against a median of 47.2% 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
65
Columbia, South Carolina
Top Diversity index
69.4%
Median Diversity index
47.2%
MOST DIVERSE · COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1A. C. Moore ElementaryColumbia, SC24469.4%41.4%(101)33.2%(81)11.9%(29)4.5%(11)
2Nursery Road ElementaryColumbia, SC47168.9%34.0%(160)41.6%(196)9.8%(46)3.0%(14)
3Irmo MiddleColumbia, SC99267.3%33.8%(335)44.3%(439)8.6%(85)3.6%(36)
4CrossRoads IntermediateColumbia, SC55766.6%32.9%(183)45.8%(255)6.5%(36)4.1%(23)
5Leaphart ElementaryColumbia, SC48365.5%28.4%(137)49.9%(241)9.5%(46)1.9%(9)
6Dent MiddleColumbia, SC1,05964.5%17.5%(185)53.5%(566)17.6%(186)6.3%(67)
7Spring Valley HighColumbia, SC2,23064.0%18.5%(413)54.2%(1,209)15.1%(337)6.8%(151)
8Dreher HighColumbia, SC1,14463.4%33.8%(387)49.0%(560)9.0%(103)1.8%(20)
9A. C. Flora HighColumbia, SC1,32863.0%45.3%(602)39.4%(523)8.5%(113)1.8%(24)
10Crayton MiddleColumbia, SC95262.7%49.3%(469)34.7%(330)7.3%(70)1.8%(17)
11Hand MiddleColumbia, SC75562.6%30.7%(232)51.4%(388)10.9%(82)0.9%(7)
12Forest Lake ElementaryColumbia, SC65262.3%17.3%(113)55.7%(363)17.9%(117)3.1%(20)
13Harbison West ElementaryColumbia, SC51062.2%22.4%(114)55.9%(285)9.2%(47)3.3%(17)
14Polo Road ElementaryColumbia, SC66561.5%5.9%(39)51.9%(345)32.6%(217)2.3%(15)
15E. L. Wright MiddleColumbia, SC1,27561.2%15.8%(201)57.6%(735)15.8%(202)5.6%(71)
16Irmo HighColumbia, SC1,27260.2%23.4%(297)57.5%(732)7.9%(100)3.7%(47)
17Brennen ElementaryColumbia, SC80560.2%57.9%(466)20.3%(163)12.7%(102)1.2%(10)
18Meadowfield ElementaryColumbia, SC61559.6%19.5%(120)58.7%(361)11.9%(73)1.8%(11)
19Summit Parkway MiddleColumbia, SC1,22959.3%15.7%(193)59.5%(731)13.3%(163)3.3%(40)
20Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence AcademyColumbia, SC21658.6%49.1%(106)41.2%(89)4.2%(9)0.9%(2)
21Seven Oaks ElementaryColumbia, SC52256.8%12.6%(66)63.0%(329)9.0%(47)8.2%(43)
22L. W. Conder ElementaryColumbia, SC48956.7%3.7%(18)53.0%(259)38.0%(186)1.0%(5)
23Logan ElementaryColumbia, SC23754.7%30.0%(71)59.9%(142)3.4%(8)0.8%(2)
24Rosewood ElementaryColumbia, SC33854.6%62.4%(211)23.7%(80)4.7%(16)1.5%(5)
25Arden ElementaryColumbia, SC21654.2%0.9%(2)58.3%(126)33.8%(73)1.9%(4)
26Caughman Road ElementaryColumbia, SC71554.0%10.5%(75)65.2%(466)12.7%(91)2.4%(17)
27Richland Northeast HighColumbia, SC1,34053.4%8.4%(112)64.0%(857)22.1%(296)1.4%(19)
28Windsor ElementaryColumbia, SC57953.0%4.7%(27)61.8%(358)29.0%(168)0.5%(3)
29Brockman ElementaryColumbia, SC29748.9%69.7%(207)11.4%(34)7.1%(21)5.0%(15)
30South Kilbourne ElementaryColumbia, SC23448.8%9.8%(23)69.2%(162)13.7%(32)0.4%(1)
31L. B. Nelson ElementaryColumbia, SC54148.0%10.3%(56)70.2%(380)10.2%(55)2.0%(11)
32Bradley ElementaryColumbia, SC39247.7%5.1%(20)69.9%(274)16.8%(66)1.3%(5)
33Satchel Ford ElementaryColumbia, SC72147.2%69.2%(499)20.9%(151)4.7%(34)0.0%(0)
34Carver-Lyon ElementaryColumbia, SC41744.6%7.7%(32)72.4%(302)14.9%(62)0.5%(2)
35Forest Heights ElementaryColumbia, SC43544.2%4.1%(18)72.2%(314)17.7%(77)0.0%(0)
36Pine Grove ElementaryColumbia, SC50143.4%7.4%(37)73.7%(369)11.0%(55)1.6%(8)
37North Springs ElementaryColumbia, SC65942.1%7.9%(52)73.8%(486)9.7%(64)1.4%(9)
38Rice Creek ElementaryColumbia, SC71842.1%5.3%(38)74.9%(538)7.9%(57)2.5%(18)
39W. G. Sanders MiddleColumbia, SC50341.8%11.7%(59)74.8%(376)9.2%(46)0.6%(3)
40Annie Burnside ElementaryColumbia, SC30640.0%3.9%(12)76.5%(234)6.9%(21)2.9%(9)
41Longleaf MiddleColumbia, SC79639.7%8.0%(64)76.5%(609)9.2%(73)1.1%(9)
42Sandlapper ElementaryColumbia, SC67139.2%6.7%(45)77.0%(517)7.8%(52)3.1%(21)
43SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention CenterColumbia, SC41738.3%19.7%(82)75.8%(316)3.6%(15)0.0%(0)
44Jackson Creek ElementaryColumbia, SC55137.7%0.7%(4)77.3%(426)14.3%(79)0.7%(4)
45Alcorn MiddleColumbia, SC38137.6%2.9%(11)77.4%(295)14.4%(55)0.3%(1)
46Sandel ElementaryColumbia, SC47936.8%1.5%(7)78.3%(375)12.3%(59)3.5%(17)
47Ridge View HighColumbia, SC1,63135.2%5.6%(92)79.6%(1,298)7.3%(119)1.1%(18)
48Clear Dot Charter SchoolColumbia, SC47433.1%11.6%(55)80.8%(383)3.2%(15)0.2%(1)
49Eau Claire HighColumbia, SC54232.7%1.3%(7)80.8%(438)13.3%(72)0.6%(3)
50Killian ElementaryColumbia, SC69932.7%3.0%(21)81.4%(569)7.7%(54)1.6%(11)
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