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Caughman Road Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7725 Caughman Road, Columbia, SC 29209 · (803) 783-5534 · Part of Richland School District 1

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

Directions
Students
715
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Caughman Road Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 20% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 15.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Columbia kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Caughman Road ElementaryYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

7725 Caughman Road, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K79
Kindergarten113
Grade 199
Grade 2103
Grade 397
Grade 4105
Grade 5119
Enrollment over time
621’20
662’21
707’22
742’23
715’24

Up 15.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 65%Hispanic 13%White 10%Two or more races 9%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Caughman Road Elementary from Columbia families.

Other schools in Richland School District 1

The district →
Brennen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
A−
805 students14:1
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
Sandel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
479 students13:1

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.