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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 01·NCES 450336000931
Sandel Elementary
2700 Seminole Road, Columbia, SC 29210 · (803) 731-8906 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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
13.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · 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 | 48 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
37%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
40.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
28.2%
SC avg 44.2% . -7.6pp 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 28 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.2% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 35.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sandel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #553 of 635 ▼ 104 | #46 of 57 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #566 of 635 ▼ 47 | #50 of 57 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #379 of 709 | #34 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #304 of 656 | #36 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #551 of 656 | #46 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #85 of 395 | #9 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
479
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 713
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 479 | 36 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 100% (507) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 100% (477) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 39 | 12.1:1 | 100% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 46 | 13.6:1 | 100% (624) |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 48 | 13.5:1 | 100% (650) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 83% (449) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 38 | 14.0:1 | 85% (453) |
| 1990-91 | 713 | 37 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (624 to 479); teachers down 22% (46 to 36).
About Sandel Elementary
Sandel Elementary is an elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina, and it is part of Richland 01. It enrolls 479 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
Richland 01 has 21,814 students in 47 schools, and Sandel Elementary is one of those schools.
The largest group at Sandel Elementary is Black students, at 78%. Other groups make up 12% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 47% of Richland County residents are Black. The diversity index for Sandel Elementary is 37%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. The school has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Sandel Elementary holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
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 Sandel Elementary, Richland County has 104 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Columbia High is about 0.7 miles from Sandel Elementary. The five-mile area around Sandel Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Sandel Elementary was 471 in 2020-21 and 479 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.1:1 in 2020-21, and 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Columbia High0.7 mi · 681
- SC Connections Academy1.2 mi · 6,152
- Pine Grove Elementary1.3 mi · 501
- Seven Oaks Elementary1.3 mi · 522
- St. Andrews Middle1.4 mi · 627
- H. B. Rhame Elementary1.5 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Sandel ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sandel Elementary?
Sandel Elementary enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sandel Elementary serve?
Sandel Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sandel Elementary?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Sandel Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Sandel Elementary?
Student demographics at Sandel Elementary are roughly 1% White, 12% Hispanic, 78% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sandel Elementary public or private?
Sandel 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.