Riverbank Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · West Columbia, South Carolina
Riverbank Elementary in West Columbia, South Carolina enrolled 996 students in 2024-25 with 80.0 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the South Carolina elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
1,015 students in 2022-23, 1,002 students in 2023-24, 996 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 73.0 to 80.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,015 | 73.0 | 13.9 |
| 2023-24 | 1,002 | 68.0 | 14.7 |
| 2024-25 | 996 | 80.0 | 12.4 |
12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 70 of every 100 South Carolina elementary schools
Among the 669 South Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 471 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Riverbank Elementary enrolled 941 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 36 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 471 of the 941 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions36
- Chronically absent16.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
47.1% of students were Hispanic, 26.6% Black, 20.0% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic47.1%
- Black26.6%
- White20.0%
- Two or more races5.0%
- Asian1.2%
- American Indian0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Riverbank Elementary scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 41% | 40% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 40% | 32% (2021-22) | 43% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in West Columbia
6 public elementary schools in West Columbia report 2024-25 enrollment; Riverbank Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbank Elementary | 996 | 12.5 | 100.0% |
| Herbert A. Wood Elementary | 938 | 13.4 | 100.0% |
| White Knoll Elementary | 615 | 12.6 | 38.0% |
| Springdale Elementary | 443 | 14.3 | 57.6% |
| Saluda River Academy for the Arts | 400 | 12.9 | 100.0% |
| Congaree Elementary | 352 | 12.6 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Riverbank Elementary
- East Point AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 724 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Saluda River Academy for the ArtsThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 400 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare Riverbank Elementary with East Point AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lexington School District Two spends per student$14,535 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,535
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaRiverbank Elementary is the number 27 by size of 671 South Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#27 of 671
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.4 for elementary schools.12.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Riverbank Elementary
How many students attend Riverbank Elementary?
996 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,015 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in West Columbia, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Riverbank Elementary?
12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Riverbank Elementary a Title I school?
Riverbank Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Riverbank Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Riverbank Elementary scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Riverbank Elementary in?
Lexington School District Two, NCES district ID 4502730. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450273001711 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.