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A. C. Flora High
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A. C. Flora High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1 Falcon Drive, Columbia, SC 29204 · (803) 738-7300 · Part of Richland School District 1

Forest Acres’ School Grade C better than 29% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Photo: Abductive · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,328
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about A. C. Flora High

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 44 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–8Crayton Middlein Columbia
9–12A. C. Flora HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts92%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, A, 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 ↗

1 Falcon Drive, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9363
Grade 10352
Grade 11330
Grade 12283
Enrollment over time
1,363’20
1,401’21
1,352’22
1,334’23
1,328’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 45%Black 39%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 5%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 A. C. Flora High from Forest Acres 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
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

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