Bradley Elementary

As a small elementary-level community in Columbia, South Carolina, Bradley Elementary hosts 392 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Richland 01. Enrollment runs roughly 25% leaner than the state mean of about 526.

Bradley Elementary is one of 47 schools operated by Richland 01, a district that works with 21,814 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Bradley Elementary logs that Black students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% White. By comparison, Richland County as a whole is about 47% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Richland County put median household earnings sit near $63,784, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Richland County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students), Bradley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

W. G. Sanders Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bradley Elementary.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Bradley Elementary's enrollment has shrank 5% since 2018, when it stood at 412 (now 392). Black enrollment moved from 86% to 70% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.