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Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 02·NCES 450339000814
Round Top Elementary
449 Rimer Pond Road, Blythewood, SC 29016 · (803) 691-8676 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
12.6:1
46 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 | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
66%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
76.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
73.9%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.4% | 73.9% |
| 2023-24 | 68.6% | 67.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Round Top Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #56 of 635 ▲ 40 | #2 of 57 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #105 of 635 ▲ 18 | #7 of 57 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #252 of 709 | #19 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #206 of 656 | #27 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #132 of 656 | #5 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.6% | #150 of 187 | #11 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
581
-51 (-8%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 655
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 581 | 46.2 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 48.9 | 12.5:1 | 36% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 46 | 14.6:1 | 42% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 632 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 29% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 37 | 15.2:1 | 19% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 20% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 655 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 16% (103) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Round Top Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (561 to 581); teachers up 25% (37 to 46.2).
About Round Top Elementary
Round Top Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Blythewood, South Carolina. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 581 students in 2024-25.
Round Top Elementary is part of Richland 02, where 32 schools serve 28,841 students.
No group is above 50% at Round Top Elementary; the largest is Black, at 46%. The school is also 32% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. Among Richland County residents, the Black share is about 47%. The diversity index for Round Top Elementary is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Round Top Elementary reports a ratio of 12.6 students per teacher, from 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 0.7 students per teacher.
Round Top Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
For the population of Richland County, median household income comes to about $63,784, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Richland County counts 104 public schools with about 60,410 students.
Blythewood Middle is the nearest public school to Round Top Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Round Top Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 581, from 632 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.8:1 in 2020-21, and 12.6:1 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 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 Blythewood
- Blythewood HighHigh · 2,164 students
- Westwood HighHigh · 1,743 students
- Muller Road MiddleElementary · 1,242 students
- Kelly Mill MiddleMiddle · 979 students
- Blythewood MiddleMiddle · 872 students
- Bethel-Hanberry ElementaryElementary · 711 students
Nearby schools
- Blythewood Middle0.4 mi · 872
- Langford Elementary0.8 mi · 631
- Sandlapper Elementary2.3 mi · 671
- Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus2.4 mi · 523
- Blythewood High2.4 mi · 2,164
- Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus2.7 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Round Top ElementaryHow many students attend Round Top Elementary?
Round Top Elementary enrolls approximately 581 students in grades PK-05.
Is Round Top Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Round Top Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Round Top Elementary?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Round Top Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Round Top Elementary?
At Round Top Elementary, the student body is approximately 32% White, 10% Hispanic, 46% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Round Top Elementary in?
Round Top Elementary is part of Richland 02.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.