Richland 01 School District

Richland 01 serves 22,123 students across 48 schools in South Carolina. The district covers elementary through high school, and 47 of those 48 campuses carry a MySchoolScout ranking — giving parents an unusually complete data set to work with. The district-wide average across ranked schools is 6.0 out of 10, a useful anchor for evaluating individual campuses.

At the high school level, A.C. Flora High leads the entire district with a 9.0 out of 10. Dreher High follows at 8.5, meaning families with secondary-aged students have two schools rated above 8.5 within the same district boundaries. That's not a given in districts of any size — having genuine competition between high-performing high schools gives parents a real decision to make rather than a single default.

The elementary tier shows similar depth. Logan Elementary scores 8.9, just a tenth of a point below A.C. Flora's district-high mark. Brockman Elementary adds an 8.4, and Carver-Lyon Elementary rounds out the group at 8.3. In total, five schools sit at 8.3 or above — spanning both elementary and high school. For families who plan to stay in the district through graduation, that continuity matters: strong options exist at both ends of the K–12 run within the same system.

The 6.0 average across 47 ranked schools reflects a wide internal range. Almost three full points separate A.C. Flora from the district mean, which means the top performers are genuinely pulling away from the pack, not just incrementally above it. With 47 of 48 schools ranked, parents can look up exactly where their assigned or preferred campus lands — no need to extrapolate from incomplete data. Richland 01 has real high-end options, but campus selection still matters. Families who research specific school scores rather than treating the district as a single unit will have the clearest picture.