Dentsville’s public schools outscore 73% of South Carolina districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Dentsville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.
From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Dentsville’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 55% and math 43% in spring 2022, against 52% and 41% statewide; 86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,935 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
SC Whitmore School, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Dentsville’s grade
B+: better than 73% of South Carolina school districts, #75 of 169 South Carolina towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the South Carolina average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dentsville, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Dentsville · depends on your address
Windsor Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 579 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Columbia
Jackson Creek Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 551 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Columbia
Joseph Keels Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 465 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Columbia
6th grade in Dentsville
E. L. Wright Middle
Grades K–8 · 1,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Columbia
7th grade in Dentsville
E. L. Wright Middle
Grades K–8 · 1,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Columbia
8th grade in Dentsville
E. L. Wright Middle
Grades K–8 · 1,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Columbia
Dentsville’s public schools are run by Richland School District 2, which also serves Arcadia Lakes, Blythewood and Columbia. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Dentsville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Dentsville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Dentsville | B+ | Richland School District 2 |
| Columbia | B | Richland School District 2 PK–12 · Richland School District 1 PK–12 |
| Forest Acres | C | Richland School District 1 |
| Arcadia Lakes | — | Richland School District 2 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Richland School District 2 with Dentsville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Dentsville
10 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Dentsville’s schools
Are Dentsville’s schools good?
By South Carolina’s own tests, yes: the public schools Dentsville children attend outscore 73% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #75 of 169 South Carolina towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Dentsville in?
Richland School District 2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 28,841 students in 32 schools (2024–25).
Where do Dentsville kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Spring Valley High, Blythewood High, Westwood High, Ridge View High and Richland Northeast High.
What is Dentsville’s graduation rate?
86% of the class of 2023 in Richland School District 2 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.
How much does Dentsville spend per student?
$14,935 in Richland School District 2 (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Dentsville families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.