Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 01·NCES 450336001306
Rosewood Elementary
3300 Rosewood Drive, Columbia, SC 29205 · (803) 343-2930 · Richland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A-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
13.1:1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
55%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
78.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
59.8%
SC avg 44.2% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.8% | 59.8% |
| 2023-24 | 69.7% | 60.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Rosewood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #192 of 635 ▼ 37 | #11 of 57 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #77 of 635 ▲ 36 | #5 of 57 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 338 | #559 of 709 | #45 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #262 of 656 | #31 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #390 of 656 | #26 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #196 of 395 | #17 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
338
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 338 | 25.9 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 27.9 | 12.3:1 | 100% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 329 | 28.4 | 11.6:1 | 100% (329) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 27 | 12.2:1 | 100% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 391 | 28.2 | 13.9:1 | 100% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 100% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 428 | 27 | 15.8:1 | 29% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 37% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 368 | 21 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rosewood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (391 to 338); teachers down 8% (28.2 to 25.9).
About Rosewood Elementary
Rosewood Elementary is a small elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina, one of the schools in Richland 01. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 338 students. It has 36% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in South Carolina (about 526).
Richland 01 enrolls 21,814 students, and its 47 schools include Rosewood Elementary.
More than half of enrollment at Rosewood Elementary is White: 62%. Other groups make up 24% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. Richland County as a whole is about 40% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Rosewood Elementary scores 55%.
Rosewood Elementary has 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Rosewood Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Looking at the county, Richland County, median household income comes to about $63,784, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The county's public schools total 104, with about 60,410 students.
Hand Middle is about 0.8 miles from Rosewood Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Rosewood Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 330 in 2020-21, 338 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Rosewood Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other Rosewood Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Rosewood Elementary. Rosewood Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Rosewood ElementaryGoldsboro, NC · 650 students
- Rosewood Elementary SchoolBroken Arrow, OK · 575 students
Nearby schools
- Hand Middle0.8 mi · 755
- A. C. Moore Elementary0.8 mi · 244
- Dreher High0.8 mi · 1,144
- Richland One Charter Middle College0.9 mi · 106
- South Kilbourne Elementary1.0 mi · 234
- Brennen Elementary1.4 mi · 805
Frequently asked questions
About Rosewood ElementaryHow many students attend Rosewood Elementary?
Rosewood Elementary enrolls approximately 338 students in grades KG-05.
Is Rosewood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rosewood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Rosewood Elementary have?
Rosewood Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Rosewood Elementary?
Student demographics at Rosewood Elementary are roughly 62% White, 5% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Rosewood Elementary public or private?
Rosewood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richland 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.