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What's the one class at Jackson Creek Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
551
Elementary
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 02·NCES 450339001676
Jackson Creek Elementary
7150 Trenholm Road Extension, Columbia, SC 29223 · (803) 790-3800 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest 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
10.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
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 | 58 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
34.3%
SC avg 59.7% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
30.3%
SC avg 44.2% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.3% | 30.3% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 37.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Jackson Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #534 of 635 ▼ 106 | #44 of 57 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #608 of 635 ▼ 76 | #56 of 57 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #293 of 709 | #24 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #65 of 656 | #11 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #543 of 656 | #44 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #202 of 395 | #18 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
551
+20 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 551 | 50.4 | 10.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 51.1 | 11.5:1 | 100% (586) |
| 2022-23 | 545 | 48.8 | 11.2:1 | 100% (545) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 51 | 10.4:1 | 100% (531) |
| 2017-18 | 634 | 43 | 14.7:1 | 81% (516) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jackson Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (634 to 551); teachers up 17% (43 to 50.4).
About Jackson Creek Elementary
Jackson Creek Elementary is an elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina, and it is part of Richland 02. It enrolled 551 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Enrollment across the 32 schools in Richland 02 totals 28,841 students.
At 77%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Jackson Creek Elementary combined. It is also 14% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Richland County's residents are about 47% Black, 30 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Jackson Creek Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
A ratio of 10.9:1 comes from the school's 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is higher than this school's figure.
allk12 grades Jackson Creek Elementary a D. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Federal survey data for Richland County show that median household income is about $63,784, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. A total of 104 public schools operate in Richland County, serving about 60,410 students.
The nearest other public school, Dent Middle, is about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Jackson Creek Elementary.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 551, 4% above the 531 of 2020-21.
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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 02
- Spring Valley HighHigh · 2,230 students
- Blythewood HighHigh · 2,164 students
- Westwood HighHigh · 1,743 students
- Ridge View HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Richland Northeast HighHigh · 1,340 students
- E. L. Wright MiddleElementary · 1,275 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
- Dent Middle0.4 mi · 1,059
- Joseph Keels Elementary0.9 mi · 465
- Forest Lake Elementary0.9 mi · 652
- Richland Northeast High0.9 mi · 1,340
- L. W. Conder Elementary1.1 mi · 489
- E. L. Wright Middle1.9 mi · 1,275
Frequently asked questions
About Jackson Creek ElementaryHow large is Jackson Creek Elementary?
Jackson Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 551 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jackson Creek Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jackson Creek Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Jackson Creek Elementary have?
Jackson Creek Elementary employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Jackson Creek Elementary?
Student demographics at Jackson Creek Elementary are roughly 1% White, 14% Hispanic, 77% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Jackson Creek Elementary public or private?
Jackson Creek Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richland 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.