Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 01·NCES 450336000913
Annie Burnside Elementary
7300 Patterson Road, Columbia, SC 29209 · (803) 783-5530 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +21.0pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.9% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 37.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Annie Burnside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #385 of 635 ▲ 35 | #28 of 57 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #240 of 635 ▲ 175 | #14 of 57 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #586 of 709 | #47 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #376 of 656 | #42 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #526 of 656 | #42 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #208 of 395 | #19 of 42 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
306
-25 (-8%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 306 | 22 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 100% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 100% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 100% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 351 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 100% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 100% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 81% (219) |
| 2000-01 | 243 | 24 | 10.1:1 | 87% (211) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 19 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Annie Burnside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (351 to 306); teachers down 4% (23 to 22).
About Annie Burnside Elementary
Annie Burnside Elementary is a small elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina. A federal count lists 306 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in South Carolina) has about 526 students.
Annie Burnside Elementary falls under Richland 01, which has 47 schools enrolling 21,814 students.
Black students make up a majority at Annie Burnside Elementary, at 76%. Smaller groups are 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 4% White, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Richland County is roughly 47% Black. Annie Burnside Elementary's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 22 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.9:1. That matches the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina fairly closely.
The allk12 Grade for Annie Burnside Elementary is B-. Compared with South Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
County data help place the school in context: in Richland County, the median household income is $63,784, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. In all, Richland County has 104 public schools and roughly 60,410 students.
Of nearby public schools, Caughman Road Elementary is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. Annie Burnside Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when Annie Burnside Elementary had 331 students, to 2024-25, when it had 306.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
422,117
Census ACS
Median income
$63,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
104
60,410 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Caughman Road Elementary0.9 mi · 715
- Mill Creek Elementary1.3 mi · 353
- Meadowfield Elementary1.5 mi · 615
- Richland One Charter Middle College2.8 mi · 106
- South Kilbourne Elementary3.1 mi · 234
- Brennen Elementary3.1 mi · 805
Frequently asked questions
About Annie Burnside ElementaryHow many students attend Annie Burnside Elementary?
Annie Burnside Elementary enrolls approximately 306 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Annie Burnside Elementary serve?
Annie Burnside Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Annie Burnside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Annie Burnside Elementary is approximately 13.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Annie Burnside Elementary?
At Annie Burnside Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 7% Hispanic, 76% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Annie Burnside Elementary public or private?
Annie Burnside Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richland 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.