Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 01·NCES 450336000813
Brockman Elementary
2245 Montclair Drive, Columbia, SC 29206 · (803) 790-6743 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A+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
14.1:1
21 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 | 67 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
49%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
91.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
66.4%
SC avg 44.2% . -5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.1% | 66.4% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 72.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Brockman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #121 of 635 ▼ 57 | #7 of 57 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.1% | #11 of 635 ▼ 7 | #1 of 57 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #597 of 709 | #48 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #407 of 656 | #44 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #457 of 656 | #32 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #259 of 395 | #25 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
297
+14 (+5%) vs 2020
-6% since 2010-11, when it was 317
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 297 | 21 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 23 | 11.6:1 | 100% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 22 | 12.2:1 | 100% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 283 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 100% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 100% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 21 | 15.9:1 | 100% (334) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 29% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brockman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (326 to 297); teachers down 5% (22 to 21).
About Brockman Elementary
Brockman Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in Columbia, South Carolina. In all, 297 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 44% below the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Richland 01 has a total of 47 schools and 21,814 students, Brockman Elementary among them.
More than half of enrollment at Brockman Elementary is White: 70%. The next largest groups are 11% Black, 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's White share is 29 points above the 40% share among Richland County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
For every teacher at Brockman Elementary, there are about 14.1 students; the school has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina, 13.3:1, is lower.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Brockman Elementary outscored 96%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
In Richland County, the median household earns about $63,784 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Richland County, 104 public schools serve about 60,410 students.
Brockman Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Crayton Middle, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Brockman Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The NCES locale for Brockman Elementary is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 283 (2020-21) to 297 (2024-25).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Brockman Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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- Hand MiddleMiddle · 755 students
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Nearby schools
- Crayton Middle0.6 mi · 952
- Satchel Ford Elementary0.7 mi · 721
- A. C. Flora High0.8 mi · 1,328
- Bradley Elementary1.0 mi · 392
- W. G. Sanders Middle1.3 mi · 503
- Brennen Elementary1.9 mi · 805
Frequently asked questions
About Brockman ElementaryHow many students attend Brockman Elementary?
Brockman Elementary enrolls approximately 297 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brockman Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brockman Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brockman Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Brockman Elementary is approximately 14.1:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brockman Elementary?
At Brockman Elementary, the student body is approximately 70% White, 7% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Brockman Elementary?
Brockman Elementary is overseen by Richland 01 in Richland County.
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