📍 5901 Satchel Ford Road, Columbia, Richland County, 29206
Satchel Ford Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 631 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 01 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Satchel Ford Elementary enrolls 631 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 20% Black or African American and 4.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 449 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 124 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 4.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 3% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
631 of the school's 631 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 631 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.
Satchel Ford Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 22, state house district 78.
Satchel Ford 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 631 students, Satchel Ford 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: Suburb - Large
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