📍 7500 Springcrest Drive, Columbia, Richland County, 29223
Joseph Keels Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 438 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 02 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joseph Keels Elementary enrolls 438 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Black or African American, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 360 | 82% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 46 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.1% |
| White | 8 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
438 of the school's 438 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 438 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.
Joseph Keels 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 76.
Joseph Keels Elementary is one of 32 schools in Richland 02, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 28,841 students district-wide and employs 1,987 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 438 students, Joseph Keels Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 901 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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