Forest Lake Elementary

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Regular School · Columbia, SC

Forest Lake Elementary is a regular school school in Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 652 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.2:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

652

Teachers (FTE)

49.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.2:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	363	56%
Hispanic/Latino	117	18%
White	113	17%
Two or more races	38	6%
Asian	20	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	652	319M / 333F

English Language Learners: 51 (8% 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)

-0.28 grade levels

Math

-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

47 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

8.9% 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.)	652	100%

Contact & Location

6801 Brookfield Road

Columbia, SC 29206

Phone: (803)782-0470

District

Richland 02

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,794

District enrollment: 28,510

Other Schools in District

View all 31 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 29206) → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

450339000969

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