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Forest Lake Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

6801 Brookfield Road, Columbia, SC 29206 · (803) 782-0470 · Part of Richland School District 2

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

Directions
Students
652
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Forest Lake Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 8.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts46%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, B, 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 ↗

6801 Brookfield Road, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K41
Kindergarten78
Grade 198
Grade 2114
Grade 3108
Grade 4105
Grade 5108
Enrollment over time
603’20
613’21
614’22
638’23
652’24

Up 8.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 56%Hispanic 18%White 17%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Forest Lake Elementary from Forest Acres 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; Forest Acres’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.