📍 4438 Devereaux Road, Columbia, Richland County, 29205
Brennen Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 806 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Brennen Elementary enrolls 806 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 21% Black or African American and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 482 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 169 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
806 of the school's 806 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 806 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.
Brennen 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-20, state senate district 21, state house district 75.
Brennen 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 806 students, Brennen Elementary is larger than the district average of about 454 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize