Joseph Keels Elementary (Richland 02 SCH DIST.), South Carolina - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Joseph Keels Elementary is a Elementary in Columbia, SC. It currently serves 478 students (grades PK-05). The school is part of the Richland 02 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.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:478

Number of Teachers: 43

Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.03

Location Info

Location: 7500 Springcrest Drive, Columbia, SC 29223

Mailing Address: 7500 Springcrest Drive, Columbia, SC 29223

Phone: (803)736-8754

Website:

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	82
Grade 2	73
Grade 3	82
Grade 4	62
Grade 5	73
Kindergarten	70
Pre-Kindergarten	36

Gender/Sex of Joseph Keels Elementary Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	231	48.33
Female	241	50.42

Race/Ethnicity Demography of Joseph Keels Elementary Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	5	1.05
Black or African American	395	82.64
Hispanic/Latino	51	10.67
Two or more races	16	3.35
White	5	1.05

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	1.30
Black or African American	192	83.12
Hispanic/Latino	26	11.26
Two or more races	8	3.46
White	2	0.87

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	0.83
Black or African American	203	84.23
Hispanic/Latino	25	10.37
Two or more races	8	3.32
White	3	1.25

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	71	86.59
Hispanic/Latino	7	8.54
Two or more races	2	2.44
White	2	2.44

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.37
Black or African American	58	79.45
Hispanic/Latino	9	12.33
Two or more races	3	4.11
White	2	2.74

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.22
Black or African American	69	84.15
Hispanic/Latino	7	8.54
Two or more races	4	4.88
White	1	1.22

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.61
Black or African American	48	77.42
Hispanic/Latino	9	14.52
Two or more races	2	3.23

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.37
Black or African American	60	82.19
Hispanic/Latino	9	12.33
Two or more races	3	4.11

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	1.43
Black or African American	61	87.14
Hispanic/Latino	7	10.00

Pre-Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	28	77.78
Hispanic/Latino	3	8.33
Two or more races	2	5.56