Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 01·NCES 450336000922
Hyatt Park Elementary
4200 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29203 · (803) 735-3421 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% 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
11.7:1
27 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 | 52 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
22%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
39.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +11.5pp since 2023
Math
24.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +11.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 27.8% | 13.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hyatt Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #593 of 635 ▲ 35 | #53 of 57 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #574 of 635 ▲ 25 | #52 of 57 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #580 of 709 | #46 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #121 of 656 | #19 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.5% | #637 of 656 | #54 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.7% | #32 of 395 | #3 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
317
-59 (-16%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 317 | 27 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 31.5 | 10.6:1 | 100% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 31 | 12.7:1 | 100% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 33 | 11.4:1 | 100% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 39 | 12.1:1 | 100% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 37 | 13.6:1 | 100% (502) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 90% (505) |
| 2000-01 | 661 | 47 | 14.1:1 | 85% (563) |
| 1990-91 | 744 | 44 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hyatt Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (471 to 317); teachers down 31% (39 to 27).
About Hyatt Park Elementary
Hyatt Park Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school located in Columbia, South Carolina. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 317 students enrolled. That is 40% below the average of about 526 students for elementary schools in South Carolina.
The district for Hyatt Park Elementary is Richland 01, with 47 schools and 21,814 students.
By race and ethnicity, Hyatt Park Elementary is 88% Black. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 3% White. The county population is about 47% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.
Hyatt Park Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 1.6 students per teacher.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Hyatt Park Elementary outscored 2%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Richland County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $63,784, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hyatt Park Elementary, Richland County has 104 public schools.
Eau Claire High is the nearest public school to Hyatt Park Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Hyatt Park Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Enrollment decreased by 16% across 4 years, from 376 in 2020-21 to 317 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
- Eau Claire High0.6 mi · 542
- Heyward Gibbes Middle1.0 mi · 252
- Alcorn Middle1.1 mi · 381
- Arden Elementary1.1 mi · 216
- Watkins-Nance Elementary1.4 mi · 499
- W. A. Perry Middle1.4 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Hyatt Park ElementaryHow large is Hyatt Park Elementary?
Hyatt Park Elementary enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hyatt Park Elementary serve?
Hyatt Park Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hyatt Park Elementary?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at Hyatt Park Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Hyatt Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Hyatt Park Elementary are roughly 3% White, 4% Hispanic, 88% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hyatt Park Elementary in?
Hyatt Park Elementary is part of Richland 01.
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