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Orangeburg Schools
Orangeburg is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Orangeburg County (Orangeburg). SchoolGrade grades 27 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Orangeburg 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 Orangeburg
24 of 27 schools in Orangeburg carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 1D: 17F: 5
Best schools in Orangeburg
Statewide rankings: all 227 high schools in South Carolina · all 228 middle schools in South Carolina · all 629 elementary schools in South Carolina
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 Lockett Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Branchville High (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Dover Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Edisto High (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ North Middlehigh (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D Elloree Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Lake Marion High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D St James Gaillard Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Brookdale Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Whittaker Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Orangeburg
High schools (5)
- B+ Branchville High, Branchville
- D+ Edisto High, Cordova
- F Hunter Kinard Tyler High, Neeses
- D Lake Marion High School, Santee
- F Orangeburg Wilkinson High, Orangeburg
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- D- Carver Edisto Middle, Cope
- Holly Hill Roberts Middle, Holly Hill
- D Robert E Howard Middle, Orangeburg
- D- William J Clark Middle, Orangeburg
Elementary and primary schools (16)
- D- Bethune Bowman Elementary, Rowesville
- D Brookdale Elementary, Orangeburg
- D+ Dover Elementary, North
- D- Edisto Elementary, Orangeburg
- Edisto Primary, Cordova
- D Elloree Elementary, Elloree
- D- Holly Hill Elementary, Holly Hill
- D- Hunter Kinard Tyler Elementary, Neeses
- A Lockett Elementary, Branchville
- D- Marshall Elementary, Orangeburg
- F Mellichamp Elementary, Orangeburg
- Rivelon Elementary, Orangeburg
- F Sheridan Elementary, Orangeburg
- D St James Gaillard Elementary, Eutawville
- D- Vance Providence Elementary, Vance
- D Whittaker Elementary, Orangeburg
Other schools and academies (2)
- F Bethune Bowman Middlehigh, Rowesville
- D+ North Middlehigh, North
Where Orangeburg schools are
Cities and towns served (12)
- Orangeburg (10)
- Branchville (2)
- Cordova (2)
- Holly Hill (2)
- Neeses (2)
- North (2)
- Rowesville (2)
- Cope (1)
- Elloree (1)
- Eutawville (1)
- Santee (1)
- Vance (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Orangeburg County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 10,620 students with 743 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,907 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4503910
- 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
- Calhoun 01 (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Dorchester 04 (6 schools, 25 mi)
- Lexington 04 (7 schools, 28 mi)
- Barnwell 45 (4 schools, 36 mi)
- Richland 01 (47 schools, 36 mi)
- Lexington 02 (12 schools, 38 mi)
- Sumter 01 (24 schools, 41 mi)
- Colleton 01 (8 schools, 41 mi)
Questions about Orangeburg
How many schools are in Orangeburg?
SchoolGrade grades 27 public schools in Orangeburg, across 12 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Orangeburg serve?
The largest by graded schools: Orangeburg, Branchville, Cordova, Holly Hill, Neeses and 7 more.
How good are the schools in Orangeburg?
Across the 24 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 34.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 17.9%. 83% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Orangeburg?
10,620 students were enrolled in Orangeburg in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Orangeburg?
Orangeburg is in South Carolina, based in Orangeburg County, with its district office in Orangeburg. Its boundary covers about 1,106 sq mi.