Bridge Creek Elementary

Located at 121 Bombing Range Road, in Elgin, South Carolina, Bridge Creek Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community that works with 564 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Richland 02.

Within Richland 02, which oversees 32 schools and 28,841 students, Bridge Creek Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Bridge Creek Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 14% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 47%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, Richland County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,784 per year, roughly 41% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Richland County's 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 60,410 students), Bridge Creek Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Bookman Road Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Bridge Creek Elementary.

Bridge Creek Elementary operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 555 students in 2018 compared to 564 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Bridge Creek Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.