1
Enrollment
489
Elementary
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 02·NCES 450339000968
L. W. Conder Elementary
8040 Hunt Club Road, Columbia, SC 29223 · (803) 736-8720 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C-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
11.2:1
44 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 | 38 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
57%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
39.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
29.5%
SC avg 44.2% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 40 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 30.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where L. W. Conder Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #544 of 635 ▼ 34 | #45 of 57 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #570 of 635 ▼ 76 | #51 of 57 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #369 of 709 | #32 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #77 of 656 | #13 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #360 of 656 | #23 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #211 of 395 | #20 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
489
-34 (-7%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
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 | 489 | 43.8 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 41.3 | 11.4:1 | 100% (472) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 45 | 10.3:1 | 100% (462) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 48 | 10.9:1 | 100% (523) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 52 | 10.8:1 | 100% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 840 | 62 | 13.6:1 | 74% (620) |
| 2010-11 | 704 | 49 | 14.4:1 | 77% (539) |
| 2000-01 | 656 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 63% (415) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 33 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for L. W. Conder Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (559 to 489); teachers down 16% (52 to 43.8).
About L. W. Conder Elementary
L. W. Conder Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Columbia, South Carolina. It teaches 489 students in pre-K through 5.
Richland 02, which runs L. W. Conder Elementary, has 32 schools and 28,841 students.
The largest group at L. W. Conder Elementary is Black students, at 53%. Other groups make up 38% Hispanic, 4% White, and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for L. W. Conder Elementary is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. The school's 11.2:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, L. W. Conder Elementary outscored 16%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
For Richland County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $63,784 a year, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting L. W. Conder Elementary, Richland County has 104 public schools.
L. W. Conder Elementary's nearest public school is Richland Northeast High (about 0.6 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Locale data from NCES put L. W. Conder Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, L. W. Conder Elementary had a net loss of 34 students, or 7%.
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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
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- Spring Valley HighHigh · 2,230 students
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- Westwood HighHigh · 1,743 students
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- Richland Northeast HighHigh · 1,340 students
- E. L. Wright MiddleElementary · 1,275 students
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- Ridge View HighHigh · 1,631 students
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- A. C. Flora HighHigh · 1,328 students
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- Richland Northeast High0.6 mi · 1,340
- Jackson Creek Elementary1.1 mi · 551
- Polo Road Elementary1.4 mi · 665
- E. L. Wright Middle1.4 mi · 1,275
- Forest Lake Elementary1.4 mi · 652
- Dent Middle1.4 mi · 1,059
Frequently asked questions
About L. W. Conder ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at L. W. Conder Elementary?
L. W. Conder Elementary enrolls approximately 489 students in grades PK-05.
Is L. W. Conder Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
L. W. Conder Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does L. W. Conder Elementary have?
L. W. Conder Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
What is the student diversity at L. W. Conder Elementary?
Student demographics at L. W. Conder Elementary are roughly 4% White, 38% Hispanic, 53% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees L. W. Conder Elementary?
L. W. Conder Elementary is overseen by Richland 02 in Richland County.
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