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Joseph Keels Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7500 Springcrest Drive, Columbia, SC 29223 · (803) 736-8754 · Part of Richland School District 2

Dentsville’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
465
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Joseph Keels Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Dentsville kids: E. L. Wright Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Joseph Keels ElementaryYou are here
6–8E. L. Wright Middlein Columbia

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts26%
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 ↗

7500 Springcrest Drive, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K43
Kindergarten62
Grade 177
Grade 269
Grade 377
Grade 470
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
436’20
450’21
438’22
478’23
465’24

Up 6.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 84%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 4%White 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Joseph Keels Elementary from Dentsville families.

Other schools in Richland School District 2

The district →
Pontiac Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elgin
C+
880 students14:1
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

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; Dentsville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.