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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in Columbia, South Carolina

41 public elementary schools in Columbia, South Carolina appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public elementary 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 47.7% 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
41
Columbia, South Carolina
Top Diversity index
69.4%
Median Diversity index
47.7%
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)
3Leaphart ElementaryColumbia, SC48365.5%28.4%(137)49.9%(241)9.5%(46)1.9%(9)
4Forest Lake ElementaryColumbia, SC65262.3%17.3%(113)55.7%(363)17.9%(117)3.1%(20)
5Harbison West ElementaryColumbia, SC51062.2%22.4%(114)55.9%(285)9.2%(47)3.3%(17)
6Polo Road ElementaryColumbia, SC66561.5%5.9%(39)51.9%(345)32.6%(217)2.3%(15)
7E. L. Wright MiddleColumbia, SC1,27561.2%15.8%(201)57.6%(735)15.8%(202)5.6%(71)
8Brennen ElementaryColumbia, SC80560.2%57.9%(466)20.3%(163)12.7%(102)1.2%(10)
9Meadowfield ElementaryColumbia, SC61559.6%19.5%(120)58.7%(361)11.9%(73)1.8%(11)
10Summit Parkway MiddleColumbia, SC1,22959.3%15.7%(193)59.5%(731)13.3%(163)3.3%(40)
11Seven Oaks ElementaryColumbia, SC52256.8%12.6%(66)63.0%(329)9.0%(47)8.2%(43)
12L. W. Conder ElementaryColumbia, SC48956.7%3.7%(18)53.0%(259)38.0%(186)1.0%(5)
13Logan ElementaryColumbia, SC23754.7%30.0%(71)59.9%(142)3.4%(8)0.8%(2)
14Rosewood ElementaryColumbia, SC33854.6%62.4%(211)23.7%(80)4.7%(16)1.5%(5)
15Arden ElementaryColumbia, SC21654.2%0.9%(2)58.3%(126)33.8%(73)1.9%(4)
16Caughman Road ElementaryColumbia, SC71554.0%10.5%(75)65.2%(466)12.7%(91)2.4%(17)
17Windsor ElementaryColumbia, SC57953.0%4.7%(27)61.8%(358)29.0%(168)0.5%(3)
18Brockman ElementaryColumbia, SC29748.9%69.7%(207)11.4%(34)7.1%(21)5.0%(15)
19South Kilbourne ElementaryColumbia, SC23448.8%9.8%(23)69.2%(162)13.7%(32)0.4%(1)
20L. B. Nelson ElementaryColumbia, SC54148.0%10.3%(56)70.2%(380)10.2%(55)2.0%(11)
21Bradley ElementaryColumbia, SC39247.7%5.1%(20)69.9%(274)16.8%(66)1.3%(5)
22Satchel Ford ElementaryColumbia, SC72147.2%69.2%(499)20.9%(151)4.7%(34)0.0%(0)
23Carver-Lyon ElementaryColumbia, SC41744.6%7.7%(32)72.4%(302)14.9%(62)0.5%(2)
24Forest Heights ElementaryColumbia, SC43544.2%4.1%(18)72.2%(314)17.7%(77)0.0%(0)
25Pine Grove ElementaryColumbia, SC50143.4%7.4%(37)73.7%(369)11.0%(55)1.6%(8)
26North Springs ElementaryColumbia, SC65942.1%7.9%(52)73.8%(486)9.7%(64)1.4%(9)
27Rice Creek ElementaryColumbia, SC71842.1%5.3%(38)74.9%(538)7.9%(57)2.5%(18)
28Annie Burnside ElementaryColumbia, SC30640.0%3.9%(12)76.5%(234)6.9%(21)2.9%(9)
29Sandlapper ElementaryColumbia, SC67139.2%6.7%(45)77.0%(517)7.8%(52)3.1%(21)
30Jackson Creek ElementaryColumbia, SC55137.7%0.7%(4)77.3%(426)14.3%(79)0.7%(4)
31Sandel ElementaryColumbia, SC47936.8%1.5%(7)78.3%(375)12.3%(59)3.5%(17)
32Killian ElementaryColumbia, SC69932.7%3.0%(21)81.4%(569)7.7%(54)1.6%(11)
33Joseph Keels ElementaryColumbia, SC46528.3%1.5%(7)82.6%(384)9.5%(44)0.7%(3)
34J. P. Thomas ElementaryColumbia, SC34625.2%4.0%(14)86.1%(298)3.2%(11)0.3%(1)
35H. B. Rhame ElementaryColumbia, SC41824.4%3.6%(15)86.6%(362)4.5%(19)0.0%(0)
36Watkins-Nance ElementaryColumbia, SC49924.3%1.6%(8)86.6%(432)4.0%(20)0.2%(1)
37Edward E. Taylor ElementaryColumbia, SC21724.0%0.0%(0)86.6%(188)8.3%(18)0.0%(0)
38Hyatt Park ElementaryColumbia, SC31721.5%2.8%(9)88.3%(280)3.8%(12)0.0%(0)
39Burton Pack ElementaryColumbia, SC25520.2%0.4%(1)89.0%(227)5.1%(13)0.0%(0)
40Mill Creek ElementaryColumbia, SC35317.1%2.8%(10)90.4%(319)2.0%(7)0.0%(0)
41A. J. Lewis Greenview ElementaryColumbia, SC35817.1%0.3%(1)90.8%(325)7.0%(25)0.0%(0)
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