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What's something Bookman Road Elementary does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 02·NCES 450339000344
Bookman Road Elementary
1245 Bookman Road, Elgin, SC 29045 · (803) 699-1724 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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
12.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
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 | 45 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
65.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
56.8%
SC avg 44.2% . -5.1pp 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 57 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.5% | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 61.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Bookman Road Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #227 of 635 ▼ 83 | #13 of 57 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #247 of 635 ▼ 47 | #15 of 57 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #314 of 709 | #26 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #168 of 656 | #24 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #314 of 656 | #16 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.6% | #55 of 187 | #4 of 15 |
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
535
+51 (+11%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 535 | 43.5 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 44.9 | 11.6:1 | 51% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 42 | 11.9:1 | 62% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 484 | 42 | 11.5:1 | 47% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 36% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 34% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 24% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 39 | 14.8:1 | 23% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bookman Road Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (459 to 535); teachers up 21% (36 to 43.5).
About Bookman Road Elementary
Federal records list Bookman Road Elementary as an elementary school in Elgin, South Carolina. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 535 students on the rolls.
Richland 02 serves 28,841 students across 32 schools.
The share of Black students at Bookman Road Elementary is 59%, a majority. Other students are 19% White, 13% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That is higher than the 47% Black share among all Richland County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
Its staff includes 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 1.0 students per teacher.
Bookman Road Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Looking at the county, Richland County, median household income comes to about $63,784, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 104, with about 60,410 students.
Bridge Creek Elementary is the nearest public school to Bookman Road Elementary, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count rose 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Bookman Road Elementary. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Richland 02
- Spring Valley HighHigh · 2,230 students
- Blythewood HighHigh · 2,164 students
- Westwood HighHigh · 1,743 students
- Ridge View HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Richland Northeast HighHigh · 1,340 students
- E. L. Wright MiddleElementary · 1,275 students
Other schools in Elgin
- Pontiac ElementaryElementary · 880 students
- Blaney ElementaryElementary · 750 students
- Leslie M. Stover MiddleMiddle · 662 students
- Catawba Trail ElementaryElementary · 636 students
- Bridge Creek ElementaryElementary · 564 students
Nearby schools
- Bridge Creek Elementary1.0 mi · 564
- Catawba Trail Elementary1.9 mi · 636
- Summit Parkway Middle2.1 mi · 1,229
- North Springs Elementary2.3 mi · 659
- Pontiac Elementary3.2 mi · 880
- Kelly Mill Middle3.3 mi · 979
Frequently asked questions
About Bookman Road ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Bookman Road Elementary?
Bookman Road Elementary enrolls approximately 535 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bookman Road Elementary serve?
Bookman Road Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bookman Road Elementary have?
Bookman Road Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Bookman Road Elementary?
Student demographics at Bookman Road Elementary are roughly 19% White, 13% Hispanic, 59% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Bookman Road Elementary in?
Bookman Road Elementary is part of Richland 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.