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Sandel Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2700 Seminole Road, Columbia, SC 29210 · (803) 731-8906 · Part of Richland School District 1

St. Andrews’ School Grade C better than 29% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
479
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Sandel Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Next stop for St. Andrews kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Sandel ElementaryYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, D, 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 ↗

2700 Seminole Road, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K48
Kindergarten68
Grade 187
Grade 259
Grade 374
Grade 475
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
471’20
497’21
477’22
507’23
479’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 78%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 4%Asian 4%White 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sandel Elementary from St. Andrews 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; St. Andrews’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.