Mill Creek Elementary

Summary:

Mill Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving 339 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Richland 01 school district, which is ranked 53 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mill Creek Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 40-47.3%, compared to the state average of 53.8-57.2%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates were 30.6-39.6%, compared to the state average of 45.8-54.5%. The school's performance is particularly low for its African American and low socioeconomic status student subgroups, ranking in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools for these subgroups.

When comparing Mill Creek Elementary to other nearby schools in the Richland 01 district, such as Brockman Elementary and Rosewood Elementary, there are notable differences in academic performance and student demographics. These higher-performing schools have more diverse student populations and lower rates of poverty, suggesting that the challenges faced by Mill Creek Elementary may be related to equity, access, and resource allocation. Addressing these underlying factors will be crucial for improving educational outcomes and providing equitable opportunities for all students at Mill Creek Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 925 Universal Drive
       Columbia, SC  29209


(803) 783-5553

District: Richland 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
472nd of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,031 Help


Students who attend Mill Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hopkins Middle
High:    Lower Richland High

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  339

Racial breakdown:

African American:
86.4%
Two or more races:
5.9%
Hispanic:
4.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Mill Creek Elementary ranks worse than 74% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 12th among 28 ranked elementary schools in the Richland 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.25. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (86.4%), two or more races (5.9%), Hispanic (4.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Richland 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mill Creek Elementary is 14.7. 22 elementary schools in the Richland 01 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mill Creek Elementary is $17,031. 19 elementary schools in the Richland 01 School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mill Creek Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mill Creek Elementary 472nd of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Mill Creek Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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African American students:


Richland 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Richland 01 53rd of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mill Creek Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mill Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 34.30 387th 542 28.6%
2004 35.00 396th 550 28.0%
2005 24.57 461st 557 17.2%
2006 22.42 477th 559 14.7%
2007 43.86 364th 566 35.7%
2008 9.19 557th 577 3.5%
2009 19.25 514th 580 11.4%
2010 12.72 552nd 589 6.3%
2011 19.57 529th 597 11.4%
2012 24.81 505th 594 15.0%
2013 29.42 479th 599 20.0%
2014 29.15 491st 630 22.1%
2015 27.24 504th 638 21.0%
2016 41.64 367th 619 40.7%
2017 27.05 477th 639 25.4%
2018 28.96 449th 624 28.0%
2019 20.17 523rd 643 18.7%
2021 18.95 500th 622 19.6%
2022 16.22 526th 625 15.8%
2023 25.73 482nd 644 25.2%
2024 26.25 472nd 638 26.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mill Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.69 402nd 588 31.6%
2019 20.83 512th 600 14.7%
2021 25.94 445th 580 23.3%
2022 16.73 527th 600 12.2%
2023 24.65 487th 608 19.9%
2024 32.98 424th 599 29.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Mill Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.28 419th 570 26.5%
2019 20.08 487th 588 17.2%
2021 28.50 403rd 554 27.3%
2023 26.46 440th 580 24.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Mill Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.24 421st 571 26.3%
2019 18.67 497th 590 15.8%
2022 25.83 437th 579 24.5%
2023 28.03 428th 582 26.5%
2024 19.34 470th 568 17.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Mill Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.83 147th 412 64.3%
2019 48.61 217th 421 48.5%
2021 44.28 191st 350 45.4%
2022 41.20 227th 393 42.2%
2023 52.67 171st 394 56.6%
2024 53.25 158th 369 57.2%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Carolina Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Open Quote my child is a student at millcreek. I find this school to be lacking in supervision and failing them when it comes to providing a proper learning environment. My child hardly comes home with any homework! She has been bullied constantly with physical and verbal abuse. She has constantly been told by faculty to let them know when these incidents occure and nothing is done. Recently someone wrote in her agenda book and called her an "ugly bitch". My child was in class crying. This matter was taken to the principal and i was never notified. Luckily we discuss how my childs day went and thats when i was made aware of this situation. This is not simple name calling, this is profanity! i felt that i should have been made aware of the situation immidiatly and kept informed of the disciplinary actions taken...if any. Last year i documented for months in my childs book that i needed for her home room teacher to contact me as well as leaving two messages for her at school.i was never cotnacted until i finally went up to school and spoke with the principal. He told me a lot of times teachers are reluctant to speak to parents for fear of confrintation. That is the most rediculous thing i have ever heard regarding a childs education! My child currently reieves after school tutoring to prepare for the standardize testing. I think if they would concentrate more on learing and teaching in class they could better prepare the students. When i asked my child what she they did in school that day or what was learned its almost nothing. I am extremely disappointed in the school system and can only hope my daughter will not have to attend Millcreek next year. Im worried this school is putting her behind and she will have a hard time once she reaches another district. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Mill Creek Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 216 210 3 12 0 n/a n/a 0 441
1989 207 222 5 15 0 n/a n/a 0 449
1990 186 237 10 9 1 n/a n/a 0 443
1991 183 255 6 11 0 n/a n/a 0 455
1992 167 271 4 8 2 n/a n/a 0 452
1993 150 273 3 12 2 n/a n/a 0 440
1994 129 300 6 3 1 n/a n/a 0 439
1995 112 322 10 13 1 n/a n/a 0 458
1996 112 322 10 13 1 n/a n/a 0 458
1997 94 317 9 9 0 n/a n/a 0 429
1998 82 300 8 8 0 n/a n/a 0 398
1999 60 301 10 6 0 n/a n/a 0 377
2000 52 310 11 7 0 n/a n/a 0 380
2001 40 285 4 8 0 n/a n/a 0 337
2002 46 289 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 343
2003 46 289 6 2 0 n/a n/a 0 343
2004 39 280 9 0 0 n/a n/a 1 329
2005 39 271 6 3 0 n/a n/a 0 319
2006 29 261 7 3 0 n/a n/a 0 300
2007 31 257 4 4 0 n/a n/a 0 296
2008 29 296 8 6 0 n/a n/a 1 340
2009 26 358 5 13 0 n/a n/a 4 406
2010 22 357 2 11 0 n/a n/a 3 395
2011 26 342 1 14 0 0 0 0 383
2012 31 325 0 17 0 0 6 0 379
2013 31 366 4 15 0 0 4 0 420
2014 26 387 0 13 0 0 12 0 438
2015 34 388 0 11 0 0 12 0 445
2016 29 349 0 12 0 1 21 0 412
2017 29 320 0 13 0 1 19 0 382
2018 27 314 0 12 0 1 20 0 374
2019 30 289 0 7 0 1 30 0 357
2020 22 278 1 10 0 1 22 0 334
2021 12 268 1 12 0 0 16 0 309
2022 10 296 2 15 0 1 16 0 340
2023 10 293 1 15 0 0 20 0 339

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mill Creek Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 441 25.2 17.5 n/a
1989 449 24.4 18.4 n/a
1990 443 24.9 17.7 n/a
1991 455 25.3 17.9 35.4
1992 452 27.4 16.4 38.1
1993 440 24.0 18.3 43.2
1994 439 23.5 18.7 45.1
1995 458 26.5 17.3 48.7
1996 458 26.5 17.3 48.7
1997 429 26.5 16.2 54.5
1998 398 26.0 15.3 67.6
1999 377 30.5 12.4 70
2000 380 30.0 12.7 69.2
2001 337 28.0 12.0 70.9
2002 343 26.2 13.1 74.6
2003 343 26.2 13.1 74.6
2004 329 25.4 13.0 77.7
2005 319 25.5 12.5 80.6
2006 300 26.0 11.5 77.3
2007 296 32.5 9.1 81.8
2008 340 26.0 13.1 74.3
2009 406 23.5 17.3 76.1
2010 395 28.0 14.1 74.2
2011 383 28.0 13.6 82.5
2012 379 28.5 13.2 82.3
2013 420 29.0 14.4 85.5
2014 438 30.5 14.3 78.8
2015 445 30.0 14.8 68.8
2016 412 32.0 12.8 100
2017 382 30.5 12.5 100
2018 374 30.5 12.2 100
2019 357 31.0 11.5 100
2020 334 29.0 11.5 100
2021 309 29.0 10.6 100
2022 340 29.0 11.7 100
2023 339 23.0 14.7 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mill Creek Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 441 25.2 17.5 n/a
1989 449 24.4 18.4 n/a
1990 443 24.9 17.7 n/a
1991 455 25.3 17.9 35.4
1992 452 27.4 16.4 38.1
1993 440 24.0 18.3 43.2
1994 439 23.5 18.7 45.1
1995 458 26.5 17.3 48.7
1996 458 26.5 17.3 48.7
1997 429 26.5 16.2 54.5
1998 398 26.0 15.3 67.6
1999 377 30.5 12.4 70
2000 380 30.0 12.7 69.2
2001 337 28.0 12.0 70.9
2002 343 26.2 13.1 74.6
2003 343 26.2 13.1 74.6
2004 329 25.4 13.0 77.7
2005 319 25.5 12.5 80.6
2006 300 26.0 11.5 77.3
2007 296 32.5 9.1 81.8
2008 340 26.0 13.1 74.3
2009 406 23.5 17.3 76.1
2010 395 28.0 14.1 74.2
2011 383 28.0 13.6 82.5
2012 379 28.5 13.2 82.3
2013 420 29.0 14.4 85.5
2014 438 30.5 14.3 78.8
2015 445 30.0 14.8 68.8
2016 412 32.0 12.8 100
2017 382 30.5 12.5 100
2018 374 30.5 12.2 100
2019 357 31.0 11.5 100
2020 334 29.0 11.5 100
2021 309 29.0 10.6 100
2022 340 29.0 11.7 100
2023 339 23.0 14.7 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Mill Creek Elementary

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $159 (1.2%) $477 (3.5%) $636 (4.6%) $11,189 (81.6%) $1,891 (13.8%) $13,080 (95.4%) $13,716
2020 $716 (4.9%) $739 (5.0%) $1,455 (9.9%) $11,358 (77.1%) $1,919 (13.0%) $13,276 (90.1%) $14,731
2021 $806 (5.2%) $624 (4.1%) $1,430 (9.3%) $11,939 (77.5%) $2,039 (13.2%) $13,978 (90.7%) $15,407
2022 $1,223 (6.5%) $802 (4.3%) $2,025 (10.8%) $14,052 (74.7%) $2,730 (14.5%) $16,782 (89.2%) $18,806
2023 $1,231 (7.2%) $1,785 (10.5%) $3,016 (17.7%) $11,646 (68.4%) $2,370 (13.9%) $14,015 (82.3%) $17,031

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Mill Creek Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 523rd of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 482nd of 644 Elementary schools
 6.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mill Creek Elementary)36.931.5
 5.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Richland 01)41.445
 3.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mill Creek Elementary)45.635.1
 10.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Richland 01)45.543.6
 1.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Mill Creek Elementary)18.142.4
 24.3%
   4th Grade Science (Richland 01)4333
 10%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Mill Creek Elementary)27.357.5
 30.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Richland 01)44.446.9
 2.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mill Creek Elementary)15.239.4
 24.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Richland 01)35.732.9
 2.8%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mill Creek Elementary)30.832.6
 1.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Richland 01)35.344.2
 8.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mill Creek Elementary)36.522.4
 14.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Richland 01)33.431.2
 2.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)45.444.6
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students357339
 5%
African American289293
 1.4%
American Indian00
Asian01
Hispanic715
 114.3%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White3010
 66.7%
Two or More Races3020
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Mill Creek Elementary

Mill Creek Elementary ranks 472nd of 638 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Mill Creek Elementary are 86% African American, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 339 students attended Mill Creek Elementary.

Students who attend Mill Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hopkins Middle
High : Lower Richland High


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