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Elementary · Regular · Grades K to 8

E. L. Wright Middle, Columbia, SC

E. L. Wright Middle is a public elementary school in Columbia, part of Richland 02 School District. It enrolled 1,275 students in 2024-25, with 14.7 students per full-time teacher.

Enrollment and teachers

Students
1,275
Teachers (FTE)
87.0
Students per teacher
14.7
Grades
K to 8

This school's ratio is 0.9 higher than the district figure of 13.8. The South Carolina average across schools is 14.4. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school14.7
District13.8
South Carolina14.4
United States15.3

School details

Address
2740 Alpine Road, Columbia, SC 29223
Phone
(803)736-8740
District
Richland 02 School District
County
Richland County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Locale
Suburb: Large
NCES school ID
450339000973
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Richland 02 School District

Elementary schools elsewhere in Columbia

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.