Saluda River Academy for the Arts

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Regular School · West Columbia, SC

Saluda River Academy for the Arts is a regular school school in West Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 400 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.9:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

400

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.9:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	154	39%
Black or African American	117	29%
Hispanic/Latino	82	21%
Two or more races	29	7%
Asian	13	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Total enrollment	400	211M / 189F

English Language Learners: 34 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.29 grade levels

Math

+0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

27 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	400	100%

Contact & Location

1520 Duke Avenue

West Columbia, SC 29169

Phone: (803)739-4095

District

Lexington 02

Per-pupil expenditure: $19,344

District enrollment: 8,626

Other Schools in District

View all 12 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 29169) → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

450273000733

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD