Best Public Schools in Orangeburg, SC

Summary:

The city of Orangeburg, South Carolina is home to 11 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 2 high schools. The schools in this district face significant challenges, with high poverty rates and low academic performance compared to state averages. However, a few standout schools demonstrate that high-quality education is possible even in this high-need area.

The OCSD High School for Health Professions, a public charter high school, is the highest-performing school in the district, ranking 105th out of 235 South Carolina high schools and earning 3 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. It has strong test scores, with 65.26% of students proficient or better in Algebra 1/Mathematics and 93.4% proficient or better in English 2. Another standout is Felton Laboratory Charter School, a public charter elementary/middle school that performs better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts.

Overall, the schools in Orangeburg face significant challenges, with low test scores, high poverty rates, and large performance gaps compared to state averages. However, the presence of higher-performing charter schools like OCSD High School for Health Professions and Felton Laboratory Charter School suggests that with the right approaches and resources, students in this district can achieve at high levels. Further investigation into the factors contributing to the performance gaps and the successful practices of the standout schools could provide valuable insights for improving educational outcomes in Orangeburg.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SC READY English Language Arts (2024)						SC READY Mathematics (2024)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2024)	EOCEP English 1 (2024)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2024)	EOCEP English 2 (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 Marshall Street	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-7865	646	38	16.8	100.0%	12 (1.9%)	591 (91.5%)	12 (1.9%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.1%)	9.8	605^th of 638 public elementary schools	5.2%		8.9	614^th of 644 public elementary schools	4.7%	9	30.2	33.0	26.2				27.3	28.0	15.5								$10,418	$994	$925	$1,919	$7,627	$873	$8,499
Brookdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	394 Brookdale Drive	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-5982	245	17	14.0	100.0%	6 (2.4%)	215 (87.8%)	14 (5.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	34.3	418^th of 638 public elementary schools	34.5%		36.1	413^th of 644 public elementary schools	35.9%	5	32.3	44.1	52.1				29.4	32.4	52.2								$16,605	$2,008	$923	$2,931	$12,457	$1,217	$13,674
Sheridan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1139 Hillsboro Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-7504	498	32	15.5	100.0%	17 (3.4%)	419 (84.1%)	34 (6.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (4.0%)	10	600^th of 638 public elementary schools	6.0%		11.2	594^th of 644 public elementary schools	7.8%	6	19.7	22.7	37.5				11.9	22.6	29.2								$11,727	$1,526	$929	$2,455	$8,481	$792	$9,273
Whittaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	790 Whittaker Parkway	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-6559	369	22	16.8	100.0%	13 (3.5%)	333 (90.2%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	25.7	478^th of 638 public elementary schools	25.1%		24.7	492^nd of 644 public elementary schools	23.6%	14	28.3	46.3	36.2				31.7	51.8	33.3								$12,157	$1,389	$937	$2,327	$8,656	$1,175	$9,831
Orangeburg Wilkinson High	Public	9-12	601 Bruin Parkway	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-6180	1,050	59	17.9	100.0%	16 (1.5%)	963 (91.7%)	46 (4.4%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.4%)	13.9	209^th of 235 public high schools	11.1%		5.8	229^th of 237 public high schools	3.4%	20													32.3	29.1	32.8	82.1	$12,895	$1,282	$678	$1,960	$9,511	$1,425	$10,935
Robert E. Howard Middle	Public	6-8	1255 Belleville Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-5470	413	25	16.7	100.0%	4 (1.0%)	369 (89.3%)	22 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	18	270^th of 325 public middle schools	16.9%		14.7	283^rd of 325 public middle schools	12.9%	13				39.5	37.9	27.0				18.6	16.2	3.2	82.6				$12,368	$1,698	$597	$2,296	$8,570	$1,502	$10,073
William J. Clark Middle	Public	6-8	919 Bennett Avenue	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 531-2200	649	44	14.9	100.0%	18 (2.8%)	577 (88.9%)	31 (4.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.2%)	13.2	293^rd of 325 public middle schools	9.8%		12	295^th of 325 public middle schools	9.2%	2				32.0	26.6	31.5				13.8	10.9	12.0	92.9				$12,121	$1,202	$652	$1,855	$9,195	$1,072	$10,267
Mellichamp Elementary	Public	3-5	350 Murray Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-8044	160	16	10.0	100.0%	6 (3.8%)	143 (89.4%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	5.4	630^th of 638 public elementary schools	1.3%		2.6	643^rd of 644 public elementary schools	0.2%	13	16.6	18.8	28.9				14.3	17.2	21.2								$15,875	$2,006	$995	$3,001	$11,511	$1,363	$12,874
Felton Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Lance Street	Orangeburg	29117	Orangeburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 536-7034	296	15	19.2	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	263 (88.9%)	9 (3.0%)	10 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	33.2	427^th of 638 public elementary schools	33.1%		47	335^th of 644 public elementary schools	48.0%	92	42.5	67.9	40.0	48.1	35.0	36.1	30.0	50.0	30.0	14.8	17.5	13.9	71.4				$15,497	$2,582	$1,992	$4,574	$8,201	$2,722	$10,923
The Orangeburg Career & Technology Center	Public	9-12	3720 Magnolia Street	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg 81	No	No	No	No	(803) 536-4473	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
OCSD High School for Health Professions	Public, Charter	9-12	130 Howard Hill Drive	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 535-1693	439	27	16.5	0.7%	5 (1.1%)	415 (94.5%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48.7	105^th of 235 public high schools	55.3%		56.2	85^th of 237 public high schools	64.1%	20													65.3	71.3	30.6	93.4
Edisto Elementary	Public	3-5	136 Woodolive Lane	Orangeburg	29515	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 531-7646	424	27	15.7	100.0%	163 (38.4%)	197 (46.5%)	31 (7.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.1%)	20.5	517^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.0%		20.4	530^th of 644 public elementary schools	17.7%	13	32.7	45.5	41.6				26.4	33.8	28.9								$10,502	$937	$677	$1,614	$7,875	$1,014	$8,889

Cities Near Orangeburg

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Saint Matthews	5.87 mi	2	161^st
Cordova	11.62 mi	5	209^th
Rowesville	12.94 mi	4	229^th
Cope	15.21 mi	2	222^nd
Elloree	15.76 mi	2	193^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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