Forest Heights Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 435 students
Carolina School for Inquiry
7405-A Fairfield Road, Columbia, SC 29203
Grades
Pre-K–6
Elementary
Students
114
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
9.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Richland 01
Richland County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Carolina School for Inquiry
Carolina School for Inquiry is a charter elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–6. It is part of Richland 01. The school is located in a large suburb in Richland County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 114 students were enrolled, with about 9.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical South Carolina elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Richland 01. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–6
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–6
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 114 students
- Students per teacher
- 9.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Richland 01
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Richland 01
- County
- Richland County
- NCES school ID
- 450336001463
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.