📍 1300 Ashley Street, Columbia, Richland County, 29203
Arden Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 234 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Arden Elementary enrolls 234 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 167 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 5.1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
234 of the school's 234 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 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.
Arden 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 19, state house district 73.
Arden 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 234 students, Arden 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