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Mill Creek Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

925 Universal Drive, Columbia, SC 29209 · (803) 783-5553 · Part of Richland School District 1

Capitol View’s School Grade C better than 29% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
353
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mill Creek Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 17% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 14.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Capitol View kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

Where Capitol View kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Mill Creek ElementaryYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

925 Universal Drive, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten52
Grade 154
Grade 262
Grade 353
Grade 447
Grade 552
Enrollment over time
309’20
340’21
339’22
329’23
353’24

Up 14.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 91%Two or more races 4%White 3%Hispanic 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mill Creek Elementary from Capitol View families.

Other schools in Richland School District 1

The district →
Brennen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
A−
805 students14:1
Caughman Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
715 students13:1
Meadowfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C
615 students15:1
Horrell Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hopkins
D
565 students15:1
Pine Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
501 students13:1
Watkins-Nance Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
499 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Capitol View’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.