Enrollment
255
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 01·NCES 450336000499
Burton Pack Elementary
111 Garden Drive, Columbia, SC 29204 · (803) 691-5550 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL255 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest 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
9.8:1
26 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 | 21 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
20%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
35.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +13.3pp since 2023
Math
19.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.4% | 19.4% |
| 2023-24 | 22.1% | 13.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Burton Pack Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #626 of 635 ▲ 5 | #57 of 57 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #601 of 635 ▲ 26 | #55 of 57 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 255 | #621 of 709 | #51 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.8:1 | #28 of 656 | #3 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.2% | #642 of 656 | #55 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -48.2% | #1 of 395 | #1 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
255
-158 (-38%) vs 2020
-58% since 2000-01, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 255 | 26 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 29 | 11.9:1 | 100% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 23 | 16.9:1 | 100% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 413 | 38 | 10.9:1 | 100% (413) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 100% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 100% (572) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 98% (471) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 47 | 12.9:1 | 92% (557) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Burton Pack Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 48% (492 to 255); teachers down 35% (40 to 26).
About Burton Pack Elementary
Burton Pack Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Columbia, South Carolina. It serves 255 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students.
Burton Pack Elementary is part of a district of 47 schools: Richland 01, with 21,814 students.
Burton Pack Elementary enrolls a student body that is 89% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. In Richland County overall, about 47% of residents are Black. By the diversity index, Burton Pack Elementary comes in at 20%.
Dividing enrollment by its 26 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Carolina is 13.3:1, higher than at this school.
Burton Pack Elementary is graded F by allk12, scoring above 1% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Richland County census figures show that median household income is about $63,784, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. A total of 104 public schools operate in Richland County, serving about 60,410 students.
The school nearest to Burton Pack Elementary is Arden Elementary, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Within five miles of Burton Pack Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Burton Pack Elementary in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 413 to 255. Federal data show the ratio falling from 10.9:1 to 9.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 01
- A. C. Flora HighHigh · 1,328 students
- Lower Richland HighHigh · 1,218 students
- Dreher HighHigh · 1,144 students
- Crayton MiddleMiddle · 952 students
- Brennen ElementaryElementary · 805 students
- Hand MiddleMiddle · 755 students
Other schools in Columbia
- SC Connections AcademyCombined · 6,152 students
- Spring Valley HighHigh · 2,230 students
- Carolus Online AcademyCombined · 1,786 students
- Ridge View HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Richland Northeast HighHigh · 1,340 students
- A. C. Flora HighHigh · 1,328 students
Nearby schools
- Arden Elementary0.9 mi · 216
- W. A. Perry Middle1.0 mi · 320
- W. G. Sanders Middle1.0 mi · 503
- Pendergrass Fairwold School1.0 mi · 46
- Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy1.1 mi · 216
- Watkins-Nance Elementary1.2 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Burton Pack ElementaryHow many students attend Burton Pack Elementary?
Burton Pack Elementary enrolls approximately 255 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Burton Pack Elementary serve?
Burton Pack Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Burton Pack Elementary?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at Burton Pack Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Burton Pack Elementary?
Student demographics at Burton Pack Elementary are roughly 0% White, 5% Hispanic, 89% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Burton Pack Elementary in?
Burton Pack Elementary is part of Richland 01.
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