📍 2525 Barhamville Road, Columbia, Richland County, 29204
Watkins-Nance Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 383 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Watkins-Nance Elementary enrolls 383 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 6% Two or more races and 1.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 351 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.8% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
383 of the school's 383 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 383 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Watkins-Nance Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-60, state senate district 21, state house district 76.
Watkins-Nance Elementary is one of 48 schools in Richland 01, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 21,814 students district-wide and employs 1,755 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 383 students, Watkins-Nance Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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