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Schools in Sandyfield

Sandyfield’s public schools

Columbus County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sandyfield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/9schools above North Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.5K
▲ 4% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
NC 16.0
Schools in town
0
5,246 students on the public path
In brief

Sandyfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Sandyfield’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Columbus Career and College Academy places highest (better than 70%); Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary lowest (24%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Seven elementary schools serve Sandyfield, graded from C− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four high schools: South Columbus High, East Columbus Junior-Senior High, West Columbus High and Columbus Career and College Academy. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Sandyfield, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–87 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Columbus County Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 49.9% · 2613 students tested
Math42%
State average 50.8% · 2401 students tested

Sandyfield vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Sandyfield’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sandyfield—Columbus County Schools
East Arcadia—Bladen County Schools

Every school in Sandyfield

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Sandyfield’s schools

Are Sandyfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Sandyfield. Columbus County Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Sandyfield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Sandyfield in?

Columbus County Schools.

Where do Sandyfield kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: South Columbus High, East Columbus Junior-Senior High, West Columbus High and Columbus Career and College Academy.

Parents talk

What Sandyfield families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.