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Oconee 01 Schools
Oconee 01 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Oconee County (Walhalla). SchoolGrade grades 16 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Oconee 01 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 Oconee 01
16 of 16 schools in Oconee 01 carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 10C: 3D: 1
Best schools in Oconee 01
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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.
- A Keowee Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A- Walhalla Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Orchard Park Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Ravenel Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Fair Oak Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Walhalla Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B- Northside Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Westminster Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- West Oak High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Walhalla High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Oconee 01
High schools (3)
- B- Seneca High, Seneca
- B- Walhalla High, Walhalla
- B- West Oak High, Westminster
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- C+ Seneca Middle, Seneca
- B Walhalla Middle, Walhalla
- B- West Oak Middle, Westminster
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- C Blue Ridge Elementary, Seneca
- B Fair Oak Elementary, Westminster
- D+ James M Brown Elementary, Walhalla
- A Keowee Elementary, Seneca
- B- Northside Elementary, Seneca
- B Orchard Park Elementary, Westminster
- B Ravenel Elementary, Seneca
- C+ Tamassee Salem Elementary, Tamassee
- A- Walhalla Elementary, West Union
- B- Westminster Elementary, Westminster
Where Oconee 01 schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Seneca (6)
- Westminster (5)
- Walhalla (3)
- Tamassee (1)
- West Union (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Oconee County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,076 students with 781 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,721 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4503060
- 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
- Anderson 04 (6 schools, 19 mi)
- Pickens 01 (23 schools, 21 mi)
- Anderson 05 (19 schools, 26 mi)
- Anderson 01 (14 schools, 30 mi)
- Anderson 03 (5 schools, 34 mi)
- Anderson 02 (7 schools, 39 mi)
- Greenville 01 (88 schools, 41 mi)
- Abbeville 60 (8 schools, 50 mi)
Questions about Oconee 01
How many schools are in Oconee 01?
SchoolGrade grades 16 public schools in Oconee 01, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Oconee 01 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Seneca, Westminster, Walhalla, Tamassee, West Union.
How good are the schools in Oconee 01?
Across the 16 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 54.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 39.9%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Oconee 01?
10,076 students were enrolled in Oconee 01 in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Oconee 01?
Oconee 01 is in South Carolina, based in Oconee County, with its district office in Walhalla. Its boundary covers about 627 sq mi.