A. C. Moore Elementary

Located at 333 Etiwan Avenue, in Columbia, South Carolina, A. C. Moore Elementary is a tight-knit elementary campus that hosts 244 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Richland 01. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 54% leaner than typical.

Within Richland 01, which oversees 47 schools and 21,814 students, A. C. Moore Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, A. C. Moore Elementary lists that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 33% Black, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, A. C. Moore Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, Richland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,784 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A. C. Moore Elementary is one of 104 public schools in Richland County (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hand Middle, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around A. C. Moore Elementary.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at A. C. Moore Elementary has ticked down 31%, going from 352 students in 2018 to 244 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 22% to 12% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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