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Annie Burnside Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7300 Patterson Road, Columbia, SC 29209 · (803) 783-5530 · Part of Richland School District 1

Columbia’s School Grade B better than 59% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
306
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Annie Burnside Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Columbia kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Annie Burnside ElementaryYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, D, 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 ↗

7300 Patterson Road, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K31
Kindergarten52
Grade 145
Grade 241
Grade 341
Grade 449
Grade 547
Enrollment over time
331’20
331’21
328’22
319’23
306’24

Down 7.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 76%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 7%White 4%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Annie Burnside Elementary from Columbia 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; Columbia’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.