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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Sandlapper Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
671
Elementary
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHLAND 02·NCES 450339001075
Sandlapper Elementary
1001 Longtown Road, Columbia, SC 29229 · (803) 691-4045 · Richland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B-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
13.2:1
51 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 | 69 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (105).
Student demographics
39%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
56.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
48.9%
SC avg 44.2% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.8% | 48.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.5% | 49.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Sandlapper Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #322 of 635 ▼ 16 | #24 of 57 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #369 of 635 ▼ 46 | #27 of 57 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #175 of 709 | #12 of 59 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #290 of 656 | #34 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #530 of 656 | #43 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #154 of 187 | #12 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
671
+40 (+6%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 671 | 50.7 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 694 | 52.9 | 13.1:1 | 63% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 656 | 47.4 | 13.8:1 | 71% (468) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 47 | 13.4:1 | 56% (355) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 43.6 | 14.9:1 | 53% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 660 | 47 | 14.0:1 | 48% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 735 | 45 | 16.3:1 | 44% (323) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandlapper Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (650 to 671); teachers up 16% (43.6 to 50.7).
About Sandlapper Elementary
Sandlapper Elementary sits in Columbia, South Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. Federal data show 671 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 526 students for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Richland 02 is responsible for 32 schools, Sandlapper Elementary included, with 28,841 students in all.
About 77% of the student body at Sandlapper Elementary is Black. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 47% of Richland County residents are Black. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Sandlapper Elementary are from different groups.
Teacher count: 50.7 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.2:1. The 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is close to this figure.
Sandlapper Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 48% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In Richland County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $63,784, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 104 public schools in the county, enrolling about 60,410, Sandlapper Elementary among them.
Sandlapper Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Rice Creek Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of Sandlapper Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 6% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People who know Sandlapper Elementary can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Rice Creek Elementary1.1 mi · 718
- Ridge View High1.1 mi · 1,631
- Longleaf Middle1.2 mi · 796
- Killian Elementary1.8 mi · 699
- Blythewood Middle2.0 mi · 872
- Round Top Elementary2.3 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About Sandlapper ElementaryHow many students attend Sandlapper Elementary?
Sandlapper Elementary enrolls approximately 671 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sandlapper Elementary serve?
Sandlapper Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Sandlapper Elementary have?
Sandlapper Elementary employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is Sandlapper Elementary?
Sandlapper Elementary reports a student body of 7% White, 8% Hispanic, 77% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sandlapper Elementary?
Sandlapper Elementary is overseen by Richland 02 in Richland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.