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Meadowfield Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

525 Galway Lane, Columbia, SC 29209 · (803) 738-5549 · Part of Richland School District 1

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

Directions
Students
615
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Meadowfield Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 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–5Meadowfield ElementaryYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts32%
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 ↗

525 Galway Lane, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K53
Kindergarten98
Grade 179
Grade 292
Grade 3113
Grade 492
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
589’20
636’21
639’22
610’23
615’24

Up 4.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 59%White 20%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 8%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Meadowfield 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
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.