Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 01·NCES 450336000487
Carver-Lyon Elementary
2100 Waverly Street, Columbia, SC 29204 · (803) 343-2900 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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
8.9:1
47 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 | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
45%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
55.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.1pp since 2023
Math
36.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.5% | 36.8% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | 35.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Carver-Lyon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #467 of 635 ▼ 12 | #35 of 57 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #383 of 635 ▼ 11 | #28 of 57 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #467 of 709 | #39 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.9:1 | #14 of 656 | #1 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #494 of 656 | #37 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #169 of 187 | #13 of 15 |
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
417
+40 (+11%) vs 2020
-16% since 2000-01, when it was 498
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 7.7:1
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 | 417 | 47 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 47.5 | 7.6:1 | 100% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 52 | 7.4:1 | 100% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 49 | 7.7:1 | 100% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 36 | 11.4:1 | 100% (410) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 32 | 11.5:1 | 100% (369) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 30 | 12.5:1 | 68% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 40 | 12.4:1 | 99% (491) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carver-Lyon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (410 to 417); teachers up 31% (36 to 47).
About Carver-Lyon Elementary
Carver-Lyon Elementary is a small elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina, (ZIP code 29204). The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 417 students. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina enroll around 526, and this school is 21% below that mark.
Richland 01 runs Carver-Lyon Elementary along with 46 other schools, enrolling 21,814 students in total.
At Carver-Lyon Elementary, 72% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 15% Hispanic, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Richland County is about 47% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Carver-Lyon Elementary scores 45%.
A staff of 47 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 8.9:1. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 4.5 students per teacher.
Carver-Lyon 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 30% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In Richland County, home to about 422,117 people, median household income comes to about $63,784, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 104 public schools in the county, enrolling about 60,410, Carver-Lyon Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, Carver-Lyon Elementary is closest to C. A. Johnson High, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Carver-Lyon Elementary in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment rose 11% over 4 years, reaching 417 in 2024-25. The ratio was 7.7:1 in 2020-21 and 8.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- C. A. Johnson High0.3 mi · 344
- Watkins-Nance Elementary0.7 mi · 499
- W. A. Perry Middle0.8 mi · 320
- Clear Dot Charter School1.2 mi · 474
- Bradley Elementary1.6 mi · 392
- Logan Elementary1.7 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About Carver-Lyon ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Carver-Lyon Elementary?
Carver-Lyon Elementary enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Carver-Lyon Elementary serve?
Carver-Lyon Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Carver-Lyon Elementary?
Approximately 8.9:1 students per teacher at Carver-Lyon Elementary.
How diverse is Carver-Lyon Elementary?
Carver-Lyon Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 15% Hispanic, 72% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Carver-Lyon Elementary?
Carver-Lyon Elementary is overseen by Richland 01 in Richland County.
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