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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Orangeburg

This page covers 16 elementary schools in Orangeburg. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

16
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 16
1
rank
St. James-Gaillard Elementary
Grades PK–05235 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,538/student)
49
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,538
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
2
rank
Edisto Elementary
Grades 03–05444 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,538/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,538
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
3
rank
Lockett Elementary
Grades PK–05231 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,538/student)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
14.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,538
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
4
rank
Vance-Providence Elementary
Grades PK–05229 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,538/student)
47
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,538
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
5
rank
Holly Hill Elementary
Grades PK–05326 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1) · above-average investment ($16,538/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,538
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
6
rank
Dover Elementary
Grades PK–05240 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,538/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
13.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,538
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
7
rank
Elloree Elementary
Grades PK–08387 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.1:1) · above-average investment ($16,538/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
12.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
35/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,538
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
8
rank
Mellichamp Elementary
Grades 03–05204 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.7:1) · above-average investment ($16,538/student)
45
/100
Student:Teacher
11.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
34/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,538
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
9
rank
Bethune-Bowman Elementary
Grades PK–05288 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,538/student)
44
/100
Student:Teacher
16.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,538
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
10
rank
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary
Grades PK–05208 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($16,538/student)
43
/100
Student:Teacher
15.4:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
37/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$16,538
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
100%
High economic need
6 more elementary schools in Orangeburg not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
16
Elementary Schools
27
Total Schools
49
#1 Score
44
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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Frequently Asked Questions
About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.