📍 225 North Brickyard Road, Columbia, Richland County, 29223
L. B. Nelson Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 567 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 02 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
L. B. Nelson Elementary enrolls 567 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Black or African American, 11% White and 9.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 387 | 68% |
| White | 65 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 13 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
431 of the school's 567 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 431 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
L. B. Nelson 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 76.
L. B. Nelson 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 567 students, L. B. Nelson 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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