📍 1001 Longtown Road, Columbia, Richland County, 29229
Sandlapper Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Richland County. The school has 656 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Richland 02 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sandlapper Elementary enrolls 656 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Black or African American, 9.6% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 483 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 63 | 9.6% |
| White | 45 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
468 of the school's 656 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 468 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.
Sandlapper 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 77.
Sandlapper 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 656 students, Sandlapper 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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