About Us - Burnside Elementary School

Annie Burnside Elementary School was built in 1954 on 10 acres of land in lower Richland County. The school is named in honor of Mrs. Annie Burgess Burnside, who served the school as principal for twenty-three years. A portrait of Mrs. Burnside hangs in the main foyer today in her memory.

Existing classrooms were renovated and a new wing added in 1999 and administrative offices were renovated in 2000. Burnside Elementary now forms a square with an open courtyard in the middle. Known as our Secret Garden, the courtyard has been designed with instructional objectives in mind.

Today, the school serves approximately 300 students in grades Child Development though Fifth Grade.

ENROLLMENT: 285
GENERAL LOCATION: Garners Ferry/ Leesburg Road area
MASCOT: Bees
SCHOOL COLORS: Royal Blue & White
GRADES: CD-5

AVERAGE CLASS SIZE: Gr. 1, 15; Gr. 2-5, 22

SENDS STUDENTS TO: Crayton Middle, gr. 6-8, and A.C. Flora High, gr. 9-12

OUTSTANDING FEATURES/PROGRAMS:
Art
Music, including strings
Physical Education
Microcomputer learning center
Diagnostic services
Daily student news program
Special Education
Title I kindergarten and services
Advanced Academic Program
Wee Deliver in-school postal program
Writing across the curriculum
Child Development program
Full-time guidance counselor
Reading Recovery
Multi-cultural thematic units

EXTRACURRICULAR OFFERINGS:
Just Say No Club
Student Council
Safety Patrol
Richland County Recreation Commission after-school program
Peer Pals (peer facilitation program)

SPECIAL INCENTIVES:
Special awards
Attendance recognition
Student of the Week
Special recognition for new students
Recognition ceremony for academic excellence

FACULTY INFORMATION:
Experienced and diverse
50% have master’s degree or aboveUNIQUE ASSETS:
One of the first elementary schools in the state to have a microcomputer learning center
Small school with family atmosphere
Recipient of several recognition awards
Several grants funded for 1994-95, 1995-96

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:
Parent-Teacher Association
Active business partnerships
PLUS volunteer program
School/community projects for the school
Parenting workshops

DIRECTIONS:
Leaving S.A.B., turn left on Laurel St., proceed to Harden St.. Turn right on Harden and proceed to Devine St.. Turn left on Devine. Travel Devine St. (Devine changes into Garners Ferry Rd.) to the Veteran’s Hospital. Continue ¾ mi. to Patterson Rd.. Turn left onto Patterson Rd.. School is on the right.---(7.2 mi.)