📍 1660 South Goodwin Circle, Gadsden, Richland County, 29052
Gadsden Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Gadsden, Richland County. The school has 132 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gadsden Elementary enrolls 132 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 3.8% White and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 120 | 91% |
| White | 5 | 3.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
132 of the school's 132 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 132 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.
Gadsden Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 70.
Gadsden 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 132 students, Gadsden 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: Rural - Distant