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Schools in Olympia

Olympia’s public schools

Richland School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Olympia. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?13/44schools above South Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.0K
▲ 33% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
SC 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
21,548 students on the public path
In brief

Olympia’s schools, in brief

School by school

13 of Olympia’s 44 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Brockman Elementary places highest (better than 92%); Alcorn Middle lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

28 elementary schools serve Olympia, graded from D− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then nine middle schools and seven high schools: A. C. Flora High, Lower Richland High, Dreher High, Columbia High, W.J. Keenan High, Eau Claire High and C. A. Johnson High. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Olympia, with each school’s own grade.

28 schools teach K in Olympia’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A, so check the specific school.
Brennen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
A−
805 students14:1Rate it →
Satchel Ford Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Columbia
A−
721 students15:1Rate it →
Caughman Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
715 students13:1Rate it →
Meadowfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C
615 students15:1Rate it →
Horrell Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hopkins
D
565 students15:1Rate it →
Pine Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
501 students13:1Rate it →
Watkins-Nance Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
499 students17:1Rate it →
Sandel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
479 students13:1Rate it →
Forest Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D−
435 students12:1Rate it →
H. B. Rhame Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
418 students14:1Rate it →
Carver-Lyon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
417 students9:1Rate it →
Bradley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
392 students12:1Rate it →
A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
358 students15:1Rate it →
Mill Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
353 students15:1Rate it →
J. P. Thomas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D−
346 students12:1Rate it →
Rosewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Columbia
A
338 students13:1Rate it →
Hyatt Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D−
317 students12:1Rate it →
Annie Burnside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
306 students14:1Rate it →
Brockman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
A
297 students14:1Rate it →
Hopkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hopkins
C−
284 students13:1Rate it →
Burton Pack Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
255 students10:1Rate it →
A. C. Moore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B
244 students11:1Rate it →
Logan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
237 students11:1Rate it →
South Kilbourne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
234 students12:1Rate it →
Edward E. Taylor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
217 students11:1Rate it →
Arden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D−
216 students11:1Rate it →
Webber School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eastover
C
209 students10:1Rate it →
Gadsden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gadsden
C
133 students9:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–528 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A−
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Richland School District 1.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Richland School District 1Grades PK–12 · 47 schools · 21,814 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$20,012SC $15,090 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 52.1% · 11186 students tested
Math28%
State average 41% · 11051 students tested

Olympia vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Olympia’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Olympia—Richland School District 1
ColumbiaBRichland School District 2 PK–12 · Richland School District 1 PK–12
CayceCLexington School District 2 PK–12 · Richland School District 1 PK–12

All 2 neighbors share Richland School District 1 with Olympia, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Olympia

44 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).

Also serving Olympiain other towns
Brennen Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
A−
805 students14:1Rate it →
Caughman Road Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
715 students13:1Rate it →
Meadowfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C
615 students15:1Rate it →
Horrell Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hopkins
D
565 students15:1Rate it →
Pine Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
501 students13:1Rate it →
Watkins-Nance Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
499 students17:1Rate it →
Sandel Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
479 students13:1Rate it →
Forest Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D−
435 students12:1Rate it →
H. B. Rhame Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
418 students14:1Rate it →
Carver-Lyon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
417 students9:1Rate it →
Bradley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
392 students12:1Rate it →
A. J. Lewis Greenview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
358 students15:1Rate it →
Mill Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C−
353 students15:1Rate it →
J. P. Thomas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D−
346 students12:1Rate it →
Hyatt Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D−
317 students12:1Rate it →
Annie Burnside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
306 students14:1Rate it →
Brockman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
A
297 students14:1Rate it →
Hopkins Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hopkins
C−
284 students13:1Rate it →
Burton Pack Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
255 students10:1Rate it →
A. C. Moore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B
244 students11:1Rate it →
Logan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
237 students11:1Rate it →
South Kilbourne Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
234 students12:1Rate it →
Edward E. Taylor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D
217 students11:1Rate it →
Arden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
D−
216 students11:1Rate it →
Webber School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eastover
C
209 students10:1Rate it →
Gadsden Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gadsden
C
133 students9:1Rate it →
Satchel Ford Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Columbia
A−
721 students15:1Rate it →
Rosewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Columbia
A
338 students13:1Rate it →
Crayton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
A−
952 students14:1Rate it →
Hand Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
C+
755 students12:1Rate it →
St. Andrews Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
D
627 students11:1Rate it →
W. G. Sanders Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
C−
503 students9:1Rate it →
Southeast Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hopkins
D
462 students11:1Rate it →
Hopkins Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hopkins
D−
458 students11:1Rate it →
Alcorn Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
D−
381 students12:1Rate it →
W. A. Perry Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
D−
320 students10:1Rate it →
Heyward Gibbes Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
D−
252 students10:1Rate it →
A. C. Flora High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
A
1,328 students16:1Rate it →
Lower Richland High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hopkins
C+
1,218 students14:1Rate it →
Dreher High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
A
1,144 students15:1Rate it →
Columbia High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
B−
681 students13:1Rate it →
W.J. Keenan High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
A
675 students13:1Rate it →
Eau Claire High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
B+
542 students12:1Rate it →
C. A. Johnson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
A−
344 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Olympia’s schools

Are Olympia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Olympia. Richland School District 1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Olympia. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 13 of its 44 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Olympia in?

Richland School District 1.

Where do Olympia kids go to high school?

One of seven high schools, depending on your address: A. C. Flora High, Lower Richland High, Dreher High, Columbia High, W.J. Keenan High, Eau Claire High and C. A. Johnson High.

Parents talk

What Olympia 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). Stars are from neighbors.