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Schools in Richland 02

32 public schools in this South Carolina school district: 20 elementary · 3 middle · 5 high · 4 K-8. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school end-of-course results are not in our data yet, so South Carolina high schools have no score.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across South Carolina.

Elementary schools

20 schools in Richland 02, best first
1
Round Top Elementary 82.5
Blythewood · Grades PK-5 · 610 students
ELA 78%Math 65%Science 68%
#103 of 585 in South Carolina · #1 in Blythewood
2
Bethel-Hanberry Elementary 73.8
Blythewood · Grades PK-5 · 721 students
ELA 71%Math 66%Science 62%
#154 of 585 in South Carolina · #2 in Blythewood
3
Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus 71.5
Blythewood · Grades 3-5 · 550 students
ELA 72%Math 60%Science 64%
#167 of 585 in South Carolina · #3 in Blythewood
4
Catawba Trail Elementary 67.8
Elgin · Grades PK-5 · 666 students
ELA 69%Math 61%Science 61%
#189 of 585 in South Carolina · #1 in Elgin
5
Bookman Road Elementary 59.9
Elgin · Grades PK-5 · 520 students
ELA 67%Math 50%Science 61%
#235 of 585 in South Carolina · #3 in Elgin
6
Langford Elementary 57.4
Blythewood · Grades PK-5 · 640 students
ELA 69%Math 50%Science 48%
#250 of 585 in South Carolina · #4 in Blythewood
7
Forest Lake Elementary 56.0
Columbia · Grades PK-5 · 638 students
ELA 63%Math 51%Science 58%
#258 of 585 in South Carolina · #7 in Columbia
8
L. B. Nelson Elementary 51.7
Columbia · Grades PK-5 · 553 students
ELA 59%Math 50%Science 60%
#283 of 585 in South Carolina · #8 in Columbia
9
Bridge Creek Elementary 39.7
Elgin · Grades PK-5 · 562 students
ELA 59%Math 49%Science 40%
#353 of 585 in South Carolina · #4 in Elgin
10
North Springs Elementary 39.2
Columbia · Grades PK-5 · 672 students
ELA 61%Math 43%Science 45%
#356 of 585 in South Carolina · #12 in Columbia
11
Pontiac Elementary 37.4
Elgin · Grades PK-5 · 791 students
ELA 59%Math 41%Science 50%
#367 of 585 in South Carolina · #5 in Elgin
12
Rice Creek Elementary 37.0
Columbia · Grades PK-5 · 764 students
ELA 59%Math 43%Science 47%
#369 of 585 in South Carolina · #15 in Columbia
13
Sandlapper Elementary 35.3
Columbia · Grades PK-5 · 694 students
ELA 55%Math 44%Science 45%
#379 of 585 in South Carolina · #16 in Columbia
14
Joseph Keels Elementary 35.1
Columbia · Grades PK-5 · 478 students
ELA 53%Math 45%Science 48%
#380 of 585 in South Carolina · #17 in Columbia
15
Killian Elementary 31.9
Columbia · Grades PK-5 · 740 students
ELA 56%Math 39%Science 44%
#399 of 585 in South Carolina · #20 in Columbia
16
Polo Road Elementary 19.6
Columbia · Grades PK-5 · 659 students
ELA 48%Math 34%Science 35%
#471 of 585 in South Carolina · #24 in Columbia
17
L. W. Conder Elementary 12.6
Columbia · Grades PK-5 · 472 students
ELA 46%Math 32%Science 28%
#512 of 585 in South Carolina · #32 in Columbia
18
Jackson Creek Elementary 9.7
Columbia · Grades PK-5 · 586 students
ELA 41%Math 32%Science 29%
#529 of 585 in South Carolina · #34 in Columbia
19
Windsor Elementary 7.4
Columbia · Grades PK-5 · 529 students
ELA 43%Math 25%Science 35%
#542 of 585 in South Carolina · #38 in Columbia
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Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus —
Blythewood · Grades PK-2 · 504 students
No published test results

Middle schools

3 schools in Richland 02, best first
1
Blythewood Middle 81.4
Blythewood · Grades 6-8 · 843 students
ELA 71%Math 51%Science 68%
#44 of 234 in South Carolina
2
Dent Middle 40.4
Columbia · Grades 6-8 · 1,035 students
ELA 54%Math 36%Science 43%
#140 of 234 in South Carolina · #4 in Columbia
3
Longleaf Middle 34.4
Columbia · Grades 6-8 · 800 students
ELA 54%Math 30%Science 40%
#154 of 234 in South Carolina · #5 in Columbia

High schools

5 schools in Richland 02
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Blythewood High —
Blythewood · Grades 9-12 · 2,117 students
No published test results
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Richland Northeast High —
Columbia · Grades 9-12 · 1,301 students
No published test results
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Ridge View High —
Columbia · Grades 9-12 · 1,696 students
No published test results
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Spring Valley High —
Columbia · Grades 9-12 · 2,314 students
No published test results
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Westwood High —
Blythewood · Grades 9-12 · 1,689 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

4 schools in Richland 02, best first
1
Muller Road Middle 69.7
Blythewood · Grades K-8 · 1,289 students
ELA 65%Math 46%Science 54%
#19 of 61 in South Carolina · #1 in Blythewood
2
E. L. Wright Middle 50.0
Columbia · Grades K-8 · 1,285 students
ELA 55%Math 35%Science 46%
#31 of 61 in South Carolina · #1 in Columbia
3
Kelly Mill Middle 48.4
Blythewood · Grades 2-8 · 1,023 students
ELA 55%Math 30%Science 53%
#32 of 61 in South Carolina · #2 in Blythewood
4
Summit Parkway Middle 46.7
Columbia · Grades K-8 · 1,176 students
ELA 53%Math 34%Science 43%
#33 of 61 in South Carolina · #2 in Columbia

Cities and towns in Richland 02

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