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Pontiac Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

500 Spears Creek Church Road, Elgin, SC 29045 · (803) 699-2700 · Part of Richland School District 2

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

Directions
Students
880
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pontiac Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 35.6% 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–5Pontiac ElementaryYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency39%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts35%
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 ↗

500 Spears Creek Church Road, Elgin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K74
Kindergarten146
Grade 1135
Grade 2138
Grade 3142
Grade 4128
Grade 5117
Enrollment over time
649’20
681’21
724’22
791’23
880’24

Up 35.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 57%White 16%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 8%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pontiac Elementary from Columbia families.

Other schools in Richland School District 2

The district →
Rice Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C+
718 students13:1
Bethel-Hanberry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Blythewood
B
711 students15:1
Killian Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
699 students12:1
Sandlapper Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C
671 students13:1
Polo Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
665 students13:1
North Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C+
659 students12:1

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.