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Dorchester 04 Schools
Dorchester 04 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Dorchester County (St. George). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Dorchester 04 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Dorchester 04
6 of 6 schools in Dorchester 04 carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 2F: 2
Best schools in Dorchester 04
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- Clay Hill Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- St George Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C William Memorial Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Woodland High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- F Harleyville Ridgeville Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- F Harleyville Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Dorchester 04
High schools (1)
- C- Woodland High, Dorchester
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- F Harleyville Ridgeville Middle, Dorchester
- B- St George Middle, St George
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- B- Clay Hill Elementary, Ridgeville
- F Harleyville Elementary, Dorchester
- C William Memorial Elementary, St George
Where Dorchester 04 schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Dorchester (3)
- St George (2)
- Ridgeville (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Dorchester County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,160 students with 171 full-time-equivalent teachers and 436 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4500002
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Dorchester 02 (24 schools, 21 mi)
- Colleton 01 (8 schools, 24 mi)
- Orangeburg (27 schools, 25 mi)
- Berkeley 01 (46 schools, 32 mi)
- Calhoun 01 (3 schools, 38 mi)
- Charleston 01 (79 schools, 43 mi)
- Barnwell 45 (4 schools, 50 mi)
- Allendale 01 (3 schools, 51 mi)
Questions about Dorchester 04
How many schools are in Dorchester 04?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Dorchester 04, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Dorchester 04 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Dorchester, St George, Ridgeville.
How good are the schools in Dorchester 04?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 27.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 27.7%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Dorchester 04?
2,160 students were enrolled in Dorchester 04 in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Dorchester 04?
Dorchester 04 is in South Carolina, based in Dorchester County, with its district office in St. George. Its boundary covers about 337 sq mi.