Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29209

Summary:

The 29209 zip code area in South Carolina is home to 4 elementary schools: Caughman Road Elementary, Meadowfield Elementary, Mill Creek Elementary, and Annie Burnside Elementary. These schools serve a high-poverty student population, with all 4 having a 100% free and reduced lunch rate.

Among the 4 schools, Meadowfield Elementary stands out as the highest-performing, with a statewide ranking of 357 out of 644 South Carolina elementary schools and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Meadowfield's test scores, particularly in 4th and 5th-grade English Language Arts and 4th-grade science, exceed the Richland 01 district and state averages. Annie Burnside Elementary is the second-highest performer, with a statewide ranking of 435 out of 638 schools and higher-than-average 3rd and 4th-grade English Language Arts proficiency rates.

Despite these standout schools, the overall academic performance of the 29209 zip code schools is consistently below the district and state averages, suggesting systemic challenges that need to be addressed. Factors such as high poverty levels and resource constraints may be contributing to the schools' low performance. Exploring best practices from higher-performing schools and targeting specific areas for improvement could help drive meaningful progress for these schools and the students they serve.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SC READY English Language Arts (2024)			SC READY Mathematics (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Annie Burnside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7300 Patterson Road	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 783-5530	319	23	13.8	100.0%	17 (5.3%)	248 (77.7%)	24 (7.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.2%)	31.5	435^th of 638 public elementary schools	31.8%		29.1	453^rd of 644 public elementary schools	29.7%	18	46.0	50.0	39.2	48.0	30.4	33.4	$17,279	$2,276	$1,726	$4,002	$11,175	$2,103	$13,278
Caughman Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7725 Caughman Road	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 783-5534	742	53	14.0	100.0%	74 (10.0%)	529 (71.3%)	72 (9.7%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	51 (6.9%)	19	531^st of 638 public elementary schools	16.8%		17.7	543^rd of 644 public elementary schools	15.7%	12	44.6	34.5	34.6	44.1	19.8	21.2	$14,613	$1,249	$1,136	$2,385	$10,214	$2,014	$12,228
Meadowfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	525 Galway Lane	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 738-5549	610	47	12.9	100.0%	116 (19.0%)	383 (62.8%)	56 (9.2%)	13 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	23.8	492^nd of 638 public elementary schools	22.9%		43.8	357^th of 644 public elementary schools	44.6%	135	35.3	40.5	44.7	40.6	29.8	31.9	$16,196	$1,621	$1,440	$3,061	$11,312	$1,824	$13,135
Mill Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	925 Universal Drive	Columbia	29209	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 783-5553	329	27	12.4	100.0%	6 (1.8%)	291 (88.4%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	26.3	472^nd of 638 public elementary schools	26.0%		25.7	482^nd of 644 public elementary schools	25.2%	10	41.9	40.0	47.3	39.6	34.0	30.6	$17,031	$1,231	$1,785	$3,016	$11,646	$2,370	$14,015

Cities Near Zip Code 29209

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Columbia	0.22 mi	82	140^th
Hopkins	3.85 mi	5	175^th
Cayce	6.65 mi	4	197^th
West Columbia	8.72 mi	16	100^th
Swansea	10.77 mi	6	151^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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