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B−

Columbia High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1701 Westchester Drive, Columbia, SC 29210 · (803) 731-8950 · Part of Richland School District 1

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

Directions
Students
681
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Columbia High

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 51% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Columbia HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts67%
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 ↗

1701 Westchester Drive, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9234
Grade 10190
Grade 11142
Grade 12115
Enrollment over time
671’20
691’21
665’22
693’23
681’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%White 3%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Columbia High 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.