📍 6001 Weston Avenue, Columbia, Richland County, 29203
J. P. Thomas Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 323 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
J. P. Thomas Elementary enrolls 323 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Black or African American, 8.7% Two or more races and 3.1% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 277 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 8.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 3.1% |
| White | 8 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 323 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 323 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.
J. P. Thomas 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-60, state senate district 19, state house district 73.
J. P. Thomas 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 323 students, J. P. Thomas 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: Suburb - Large
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