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Bradley Elementary

3032 Pinebelt Road, Columbia, SC 29204 · (803) 738-7200 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of South Carolina public elementary schools
  • C+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

Enrollment
392
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 526
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K6316%
Kindergarten5414%
Grade 15514%
Grade 25113%
Grade 34612%
Grade 45815%
Grade 56517%

This year's kindergarten class (54) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).

Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
205%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
6617%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
27470%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
226%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
18246%
Female
21054%

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Test scores

SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations
English Language Arts
54.7%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
47.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

SC READY results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2554.7%47.8%
2023-2449.7%45.5%
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Bradley Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn Richland County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
47.8%#339 of 635
▲ 2
#25 of 57
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.7%#395 of 635
▼ 41
#29 of 57
▼ 3
Enrollment
ranked largest first
392#496 of 709#41 of 59
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.9:1#133 of 656#20 of 57
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.7%#471 of 656#35 of 57
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.9%#316 of 395#32 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 2024-25
Enrollment
392
+14 (+4%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 11.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253923311.9:1N/A
2023-2441332.512.7:1100% (413)
2022-234373412.8:1100% (437)
2020-213783411.1:1100% (378)
2017-184123312.5:1100% (412)
2015-163983212.4:1100% (398)
2010-113832913.2:180% (307)
2000-014794111.7:175% (361)
1990-914843513.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bradley Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 5% (412 to 392); teachers unchanged (33 to 33).

About Bradley Elementary

Families in Columbia, South Carolina, are served by Bradley Elementary, a small elementary school. Enrollment totals 392 students across pre-K through 5. The school is 25% below the average for elementary schools in South Carolina.

Bradley Elementary sits within Richland 01, which has 47 schools and 21,814 students.

At Bradley Elementary, 70% of students are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% White. For comparison, the population of Richland County is roughly 47% Black. The diversity index for Bradley Elementary is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

There are 33 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bradley Elementary, giving a ratio of 11.9:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1, 1.5 more students per teacher than here.

Bradley Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of South Carolina public elementary schools.

American Community Survey estimates for Richland County show that median household income comes to about $63,784, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Richland County counts 104 public schools with about 60,410 students.

About 0.6 miles separate Bradley Elementary from the closest public school, W. G. Sanders Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.

NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment rose 4% over 4 years, reaching 392 in 2024-25.

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Richland County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Bradley Elementary
District
Richland 01
Address
3032 Pinebelt Road, Columbia, SC 29204
Phone
(803) 738-7200
County
Richland County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
392
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
450336000910
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Bradley Elementary. Bradley Elementary is the 5th largest of the 11.

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Frequently asked questions

About Bradley Elementary
How large is Bradley Elementary?
Bradley Elementary enrolls approximately 392 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bradley Elementary serve?
Bradley Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bradley Elementary?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Bradley Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Bradley Elementary?
Student demographics at Bradley Elementary are roughly 5% White, 17% Hispanic, 70% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Bradley Elementary public or private?
Bradley 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.
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