Rice Creek Elementary
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–5 · 718 students
Sandlapper Elementary
1001 Longtown Road, Columbia, SC 29229
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
671
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Richland 02
Richland County
Schola Grade B · Above 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 Sandlapper Elementary
Sandlapper Elementary is a magnet elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Richland 02. The school is located in a large suburb in Richland County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 671 students were enrolled, with about 13.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical South Carolina elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 671 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Richland 02
- County
- Richland County
- NCES school ID
- 450339001075
Schools near Sandlapper Elementary
All 103 schools in Columbia →
Lake Murray Montessori School
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 6 students
Killian Elementary
Magnet · Grades Pre-K–5 · 699 students
Round Top Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 581 students
Lake Carolina Elementary Upper Campus
Public · Grades 3–5 · 523 students
Lake Carolina Elementary Lower Campus
Public · Grades Pre-K–2 · 531 students
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.