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How has Edisto Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
419
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGEBURG·NCES 450391000116
Edisto Elementary
136 Woodolive Lane, Orangeburg, SC 29515 · (803) 531-7646 · Orangeburg County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL419 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 146 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 36% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 29% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
42.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
34.1%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.3% | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.8% | 29.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Edisto Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Orangeburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #493 of 635 ▲ 21 | #7 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #551 of 635 ▼ 60 | #9 of 15 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 419 | #460 of 709 | #4 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #529 of 656 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #231 of 656 | #1 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
419
-64 (-13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 419 | 27.4 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 424 | 26.9 | 15.8:1 | 100% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 29.8 | 14.9:1 | 100% (444) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 100% (483) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edisto Elementary.
About Edisto Elementary
Edisto Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The school teaches grades 3 through 5 and enrolls 419 students. That is 20% below the average of about 526 students for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Orangeburg, which runs Edisto Elementary, has 27 schools and 10,462 students.
The student body at Edisto Elementary has no majority group. Black students lead at 47%. Other groups include 39% White, 7% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. The county population is about 61% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
Edisto Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1, with 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina, 13.3:1, is lower.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Edisto Elementary outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Census data for Orangeburg County show median household income comes to about $45,675, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 34 public schools in the county, enrolling about 11,507, Edisto Elementary among them.
About 1.9 miles separate Edisto Elementary from the closest public school, Edisto High. Within five miles are 3 other public schools.
Edisto Elementary falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 13% decline took enrollment from 483 in 2020-21 to 419 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.3:1) than in 2020-21 (17.3:1).
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Orangeburg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,253
Census ACS
Median income
$45,675
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
11,507 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Orangeburg
- Orangeburg Wilkinson HighHigh · 992 students
- Lake Marion High SchoolHigh · 692 students
- Edisto PrimaryElementary · 635 students
- Marshall ElementaryElementary · 625 students
- Edisto HighHigh · 614 students
- William J. Clark MiddleMiddle · 587 students
Other schools in Orangeburg
- Orangeburg Wilkinson HighHigh · 992 students
- Marshall ElementaryElementary · 625 students
- William J. Clark MiddleMiddle · 587 students
- Orangeburg High School for Health ProfessionsHigh · 492 students
- Sheridan ElementaryElementary · 450 students
- Robert E. Howard MiddleMiddle · 396 students
Nearby schools
- Edisto High1.9 mi · 614
- Edisto Primary3.3 mi · 635
- Carver Edisto Middle4.9 mi · 439
- Sheridan Elementary5.7 mi · 450
- Mellichamp Elementary5.8 mi · 144
- William J. Clark Middle6.0 mi · 587
Frequently asked questions
About Edisto ElementaryHow large is Edisto Elementary?
Edisto Elementary enrolls approximately 419 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Edisto Elementary serve?
Edisto Elementary serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many teachers does Edisto Elementary have?
Edisto Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Edisto Elementary?
Student demographics at Edisto Elementary are roughly 39% White, 6% Hispanic, 47% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Edisto Elementary in?
Edisto Elementary is part of Orangeburg.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.