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Schools in Arcadia Lakes

Arcadia Lakes’s public schools

Richland School District 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arcadia Lakes. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?12/30schools above South Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in South 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
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▼ 1% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
SC 14.3
Schools in town
0
28,318 students on the public path
In brief

Arcadia Lakes’s schools, in brief

School by school

12 of Arcadia Lakes’s 30 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Blythewood High places highest (better than 98%); L. W. Conder Elementary lowest (13%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

22 elementary schools serve Arcadia Lakes, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then seven middle schools and five high schools: Spring Valley High, Blythewood High, Westwood High, Ridge View High and Richland Northeast High. 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 Arcadia Lakes, with each school’s own grade.

22 schools teach K in Arcadia Lakes’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A−, so check the specific school.
E. L. Wright Middle
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Columbia
B−
1,275 students15:1Rate it →
Muller Road Middle
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Blythewood
B
1,242 students15:1Rate it →
Summit Parkway Middle
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Columbia
C
1,229 students15:1Rate it →
Pontiac Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
C+
880 students14:1Rate it →
Rice Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C+
718 students13:1Rate it →
Bethel-Hanberry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blythewood
B
711 students15:1Rate it →
Killian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
699 students12:1Rate it →
Sandlapper Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C
671 students13:1Rate it →
Polo Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
665 students13:1Rate it →
North Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C+
659 students12:1Rate it →
Forest Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B
652 students13:1Rate it →
Catawba Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
B−
636 students13:1Rate it →
Langford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blythewood
B−
631 students15:1Rate it →
Round Top Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blythewood
A−
581 students13:1Rate it →
Windsor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
579 students11:1Rate it →
Bridge Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
C+
564 students12:1Rate it →
Jackson Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
551 students11:1Rate it →
L. B. Nelson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
541 students12:1Rate it →
Bookman Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
B
535 students12:1Rate it →
Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Blythewood
531 students14:1Rate it →
L. W. Conder Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
489 students11:1Rate it →
Joseph Keels Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
465 students11:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–522 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Richland School District 2.

The district

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

Richland School District 2Grades PK–12 · 32 schools · 28,841 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$14,935SC $15,090 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 52.1% · 14934 students tested
Math43%
State average 41% · 14664 students tested

Arcadia Lakes vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Arcadia Lakes’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Arcadia Lakes—Richland School District 2
Forest AcresCRichland School District 1

Every school in Arcadia Lakes

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

Also serving Arcadia Lakesin other towns
Pontiac Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
C+
880 students14:1Rate it →
Rice Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C+
718 students13:1Rate it →
Bethel-Hanberry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blythewood
B
711 students15:1Rate it →
Killian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
699 students12:1Rate it →
Sandlapper Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C
671 students13:1Rate it →
Polo Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
665 students13:1Rate it →
North Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C+
659 students12:1Rate it →
Forest Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B
652 students13:1Rate it →
Catawba Trail Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
B−
636 students13:1Rate it →
Langford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blythewood
B−
631 students15:1Rate it →
Round Top Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blythewood
A−
581 students13:1Rate it →
Windsor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
579 students11:1Rate it →
Bridge Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
C+
564 students12:1Rate it →
Jackson Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
551 students11:1Rate it →
L. B. Nelson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
541 students12:1Rate it →
Bookman Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
B
535 students12:1Rate it →
Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Blythewood
531 students14:1Rate it →
L. W. Conder Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
489 students11:1Rate it →
Joseph Keels Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
465 students11:1Rate it →
E. L. Wright Middle
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Columbia
B−
1,275 students15:1Rate it →
Muller Road Middle
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Blythewood
B
1,242 students15:1Rate it →
Summit Parkway Middle
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Columbia
C
1,229 students15:1Rate it →
Kelly Mill Middle
Middle · Grades 2–8 · Blythewood
C+
979 students14:1Rate it →
Dent Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
C+
1,059 students13:1Rate it →
Blythewood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Blythewood
B
872 students16:1Rate it →
Longleaf Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
C
796 students14:1Rate it →
Spring Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
A
2,230 students18:1Rate it →
Blythewood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Blythewood
A+
2,164 students15:1Rate it →
Westwood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Blythewood
A
1,743 students16:1Rate it →
Ridge View High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
A−
1,631 students17:1Rate it →
Richland Northeast High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
A−
1,340 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Arcadia Lakes’s schools

Are Arcadia Lakes’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Arcadia Lakes. Richland School District 2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arcadia Lakes. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 12 of its 30 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Arcadia Lakes in?

Richland School District 2.

Where do Arcadia Lakes kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Spring Valley High, Blythewood High, Westwood High, Ridge View High and Richland Northeast High.

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What Arcadia Lakes 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.