Elementary · South Carolina

Joseph Keels Elementary

Free meals for all

Joseph Keels Elementary, a public elementary school in Columbia, South Carolina: grades pre-k–5, 465 students, 10.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Richland 02.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 465
Teachers (FTE): 42.5
Students per teacher: 10.9
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 87% of elementary schools in South Carolina

Median 13.4 · 691 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 87% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 57% of elementary schools in South Carolina

Median 505 · 691 schools compared

Larger than 60% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Richland 02

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Richland 02.

Location

Address: 7500 Springcrest Drive, Columbia, SC 29223
Phone: (803)736-8754
City or town: Dentsville
County: Richland County

Quality of life in Dentsville Schools in Dentsville

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Jackson Creek ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	551	10.9	0.9 mi
L. W. Conder ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	489	11.2	1.8 mi
Forest Lake Elementary	Pre-K–5	652	13.2	1.8 mi
E. L. Wright Middle	K–8	1,275	14.6	1.8 mi
Windsor ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	579	11.2	2.2 mi
A. J. Lewis Greenview ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	358	15.2	2.2 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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NCES 450339000970