J. P. Thomas Elementary School

Columbia, SC 29203

Phone: (803) 735-3430
Fax: (803) 735-3369
District: Richland 01 School District

2

GreatSchools Rating

public • Grades PK-5 • 423 students

J. P. Thomas Elementary School, located in Columbia, South Carolina, serves grades PK-5 in the Richland 01 School District. Based on its state test results, it has received a GreatSchools Rating of 2 out of 10.

J. P. Thomas Elementary School is a public school in the Richland 01 School District located in Columbia, SC. As of 2012, the students are 97.2% Black, non-Hispanic; 1.2% Hispanic; 1.2% Multiracial; and 0.5% White, non-Hispanic. 92% of students are participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program.

Student Ethnicities

Ethnicity School District State
Black, non-Hispanic 97.2% 74% 36%
Hispanic 1.2% 4% 7%
Multiracial 1.2% 3% 3%
White, non-Hispanic 0.5% 18% 53%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander — — —
Asian/Pacific Islander — 1% 1%
Native American or Native Alaskan — — —

Student Subgroups

Subgroup School District State
Students participating in a free or reduced-price lunch program 92% 68% 57%
English learners — 3% 5%
# Name Type City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Spring Valley Neighborhood/Subdivision Columbia SC 6.2 mi
2 Reflections Neighborhood/Subdivision Columbia SC 9.3 mi
3 Longcreek Plantation Area of Town Blythewood SC 9.9 mi
4 Linwood plantation Neighborhood/Subdivision Dalzell SC 31.6 mi
# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
Base Distance
Fort Jackson 5.3 mi.
McEntire Joint National Guard Base 15.6 mi.
Shaw AFB 31.6 mi.
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