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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in Richland County, South Carolina

Across Richland County, South Carolina, 57 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Dutch Fork Elementary leads the list at 73.1%, against a median of 53.0% 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
57
Richland County, South Carolina
Top Diversity index
73.1%
Median Diversity index
53.0%
MOST DIVERSE · RICHLAND COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityStudentsDiversity index% White% Black% Hispanic% Asian
1Dutch Fork ElementaryIrmo, SC44273.1%29.4%(130)38.0%(168)13.6%(60)4.1%(18)
2H. E. Corley ElementaryIrmo, SC55770.0%33.9%(189)39.9%(222)10.8%(60)3.8%(21)
3A. C. Moore ElementaryColumbia, SC24469.4%41.4%(101)33.2%(81)11.9%(29)4.5%(11)
4Lake Carolina Elementary Lower CampusBlythewood, SC53167.9%27.3%(145)46.7%(248)12.8%(68)2.3%(12)
5Round Top ElementaryBlythewood, SC58166.5%32.4%(188)46.3%(269)10.0%(58)4.8%(28)
6Catawba Trail ElementaryElgin, SC63666.4%17.0%(108)46.7%(297)27.8%(177)2.0%(13)
7Lake Carolina Elementary Upper CampusBlythewood, SC52363.6%26.6%(139)52.6%(275)10.5%(55)2.9%(15)
8Forest Lake ElementaryColumbia, SC65262.3%17.3%(113)55.7%(363)17.9%(117)3.1%(20)
9Pontiac ElementaryElgin, SC88061.8%16.3%(143)57.2%(503)14.7%(129)3.6%(32)
10Polo Road ElementaryColumbia, SC66561.5%5.9%(39)51.9%(345)32.6%(217)2.3%(15)
11E. L. Wright MiddleColumbia, SC1,27561.2%15.8%(201)57.6%(735)15.8%(202)5.6%(71)
12Brennen ElementaryColumbia, SC80560.2%57.9%(466)20.3%(163)12.7%(102)1.2%(10)
13Oak Pointe ElementaryIrmo, SC48459.7%57.4%(278)24.4%(118)8.7%(42)1.2%(6)
14Meadowfield ElementaryColumbia, SC61559.6%19.5%(120)58.7%(361)11.9%(73)1.8%(11)
15Summit Parkway MiddleColumbia, SC1,22959.3%15.7%(193)59.5%(731)13.3%(163)3.3%(40)
16Bookman Road ElementaryElgin, SC53559.1%18.9%(101)58.7%(314)13.5%(72)1.1%(6)
17Langford ElementaryBlythewood, SC63158.2%21.9%(138)58.8%(371)10.9%(69)0.5%(3)
18River Springs ElementaryIrmo, SC41658.1%60.6%(252)19.0%(79)9.9%(41)2.6%(11)
19Bethel-Hanberry ElementaryBlythewood, SC71157.7%20.7%(147)60.5%(430)9.3%(66)1.7%(12)
20GREEN Charter School MidlandsIrmo, SC25857.5%20.9%(54)60.5%(156)9.7%(25)1.2%(3)
21Muller Road MiddleBlythewood, SC1,24257.3%24.7%(307)59.3%(736)7.9%(98)2.4%(30)
22Ballentine ElementaryIrmo, SC52357.1%61.4%(321)20.1%(105)7.1%(37)4.0%(21)
23L. W. Conder ElementaryColumbia, SC48956.7%3.7%(18)53.0%(259)38.0%(186)1.0%(5)
24Horrell Hill ElementaryHopkins, SC56556.0%12.6%(71)62.1%(351)17.7%(100)0.0%(0)
25Logan ElementaryColumbia, SC23754.7%30.0%(71)59.9%(142)3.4%(8)0.8%(2)
26Rosewood ElementaryColumbia, SC33854.6%62.4%(211)23.7%(80)4.7%(16)1.5%(5)
27Arden ElementaryColumbia, SC21654.2%0.9%(2)58.3%(126)33.8%(73)1.9%(4)
28Caughman Road ElementaryColumbia, SC71554.0%10.5%(75)65.2%(466)12.7%(91)2.4%(17)
29Windsor ElementaryColumbia, SC57953.0%4.7%(27)61.8%(358)29.0%(168)0.5%(3)
30Bridge Creek ElementaryElgin, SC56451.8%11.2%(63)66.3%(374)13.7%(77)0.7%(4)
31Webber SchoolEastover, SC20951.8%13.4%(28)66.5%(139)7.2%(15)0.0%(0)
32Brockman ElementaryColumbia, SC29748.9%69.7%(207)11.4%(34)7.1%(21)5.0%(15)
33South Kilbourne ElementaryColumbia, SC23448.8%9.8%(23)69.2%(162)13.7%(32)0.4%(1)
34L. B. Nelson ElementaryColumbia, SC54148.0%10.3%(56)70.2%(380)10.2%(55)2.0%(11)
35Bradley ElementaryColumbia, SC39247.7%5.1%(20)69.9%(274)16.8%(66)1.3%(5)
36Satchel Ford ElementaryColumbia, SC72147.2%69.2%(499)20.9%(151)4.7%(34)0.0%(0)
37Carver-Lyon ElementaryColumbia, SC41744.6%7.7%(32)72.4%(302)14.9%(62)0.5%(2)
38Forest Heights ElementaryColumbia, SC43544.2%4.1%(18)72.2%(314)17.7%(77)0.0%(0)
39Pine Grove ElementaryColumbia, SC50143.4%7.4%(37)73.7%(369)11.0%(55)1.6%(8)
40North Springs ElementaryColumbia, SC65942.1%7.9%(52)73.8%(486)9.7%(64)1.4%(9)
41Rice Creek ElementaryColumbia, SC71842.1%5.3%(38)74.9%(538)7.9%(57)2.5%(18)
42Annie Burnside ElementaryColumbia, SC30640.0%3.9%(12)76.5%(234)6.9%(21)2.9%(9)
43Sandlapper ElementaryColumbia, SC67139.2%6.7%(45)77.0%(517)7.8%(52)3.1%(21)
44Jackson Creek ElementaryColumbia, SC55137.7%0.7%(4)77.3%(426)14.3%(79)0.7%(4)
45Lake Murray ElementaryChapin, SC75337.4%78.3%(590)4.1%(31)6.8%(51)4.4%(33)
46Sandel ElementaryColumbia, SC47936.8%1.5%(7)78.3%(375)12.3%(59)3.5%(17)
47Killian ElementaryColumbia, SC69932.7%3.0%(21)81.4%(569)7.7%(54)1.6%(11)
48Hopkins ElementaryHopkins, SC28431.0%7.4%(21)82.4%(234)4.9%(14)0.0%(0)
49Joseph Keels ElementaryColumbia, SC46528.3%1.5%(7)82.6%(384)9.5%(44)0.7%(3)
50J. P. Thomas ElementaryColumbia, SC34625.2%4.0%(14)86.1%(298)3.2%(11)0.3%(1)
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