J. P. Thomas Elementary (Richland 01 SCH DIST.), South Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

J. P. Thomas Elementary is a Elementary in Columbia, SC. It currently serves 302 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Richland 01 School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in Richland 01 School District and all schools in South Carolina.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:302

Number of Teachers: 26

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.62

Location Info

Location: 6001 Weston Avenue, Columbia, SC 29203

Mailing Address: 6001 Weston Avenue, Columbia, SC 29203

Phone: (803)735-3430

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	48
Grade 2	42
Grade 3	37
Grade 4	46
Grade 5	51
Kindergarten	51
Pre-Kindergarten	27

Gender/Sex of J. P. Thomas Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	162	53.64
Female	140	46.36

Race/Ethnicity Demography of J. P. Thomas Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	252	83.44
Hispanic/Latino	11	3.64
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.66
Two or more races	29	9.60
White	8	2.65

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	129	79.63
Hispanic/Latino	8	4.94
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.62
Two or more races	20	12.35
White	4	2.47

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	123	87.86
Hispanic/Latino	3	2.14
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.71
Two or more races	9	6.43
White	4	2.86

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	39	81.25
Hispanic/Latino	1	2.08
Two or more races	5	10.42
White	3	6.25

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	37	88.10
Hispanic/Latino	2	4.76
Two or more races	2	4.76
White	1	2.38

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	28	75.68
Hispanic/Latino	1	2.70
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	2.70
Two or more races	7	18.92

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	41	89.13
Two or more races	3	6.52
White	2	4.35

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	43	84.31
Hispanic/Latino	2	3.92
Two or more races	4	7.84
White	2	3.92

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	39	76.47
Hispanic/Latino	3	5.88
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1.96
Two or more races	8	15.69

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	25	92.59
Hispanic/Latino	2	7.41