L W Conder Elementary School

District: Richland 2 ABC School Since 2008

8040 Hunt Club Road, Columbia, SC

Community Composition

Grades: PK-5

Enrollment: 489

Teachers: 33

Student/Teacher Ratio: 20.4:1

Mission & Vision

LW Conder students are BRIGHT: Bold, Respectful and Responsible, Intelligent, Gifted, Honest. Thoughtful team players. LW Conder Elementary is a school where all students will excel academically, emotionally, and socially through arts integration. Our school is a place where faculty and staff encourage students to be critical thinkers, creative, collaborative, and to communicate effectively. Students will be prepared for success in our ever-changing, global world.

Arts Goals

  • Improve student achievement through collaborative planning and implementation of the arts and other academic standards.
  • Provide continual differentiated professional learning opportunities in and through the arts, based on teacher experience.

Points of Pride

  • Nationally Certified Magnet School
  • 2022 School of Distinction, 2021 PSAE School of Excellence in Arts Education, 2021 Magnet Schools of America Certification, 2020 Magnet School of Distinction, 2016-2017 ASCD Whole Child Award: Challenged Child
  • ABC Certified School
  • DAP Grant Recipient
  • Beta Club School of Merit
  • AVID School

Key Contacts

William Whitehurst

Principal

wwhitehurst@richland2.org

Sarah Boone

Co-Manager

sboone@richland2.org

Teneshia Bridges

Co-Manager

tbridges@richland2.org