Enrollment
239
Elementary
DISTRICT 317 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGEBURG·NCES 450391000879
Lockett Elementary
1349 Dorange Road, Branchville, SC 29432 · (803) 274-8588 · Orangeburg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL239 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A-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
14.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
46%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
67.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +15.6pp since 2023
Math
74.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.6% | 74.6% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 72.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Lockett Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Orangeburg County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #51 of 635 ▲ 14 | #1 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #221 of 635 ▲ 105 | #1 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 239 | #637 of 709 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #442 of 656 | #9 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #481 of 656 | #4 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
239
+13 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 239 | 16.6 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 236 | 15.2 | 15.5:1 | 100% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 15.7 | 14.7:1 | 100% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 226 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 100% (226) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lockett Elementary.
About Lockett Elementary
Lockett Elementary is an elementary school in Branchville, South Carolina, reachable at (803) 274-8588. The school counted 239 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 55% below the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Lockett Elementary is part of a district of 27 schools: Orangeburg, with 10,462 students.
More than half of enrollment at Lockett Elementary is White: 68%. The remaining shares are 26% Black and 2% multiracial. Orangeburg County as a whole is about 34% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lockett Elementary scores 46%.
Lockett Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1, with 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina, 13.3:1, is lower.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Lockett Elementary outscored 79%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Orangeburg County show that the median household earns about $45,675 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Across Orangeburg County, 34 public schools serve about 11,507 students.
Branchville High is less than a tenth of a mile from Lockett Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school.
Lockett Elementary is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 226 (2020-21) to 239 (2024-25).
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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
Nearby schools
- Branchville High0.1 mi · 317
- Bethune-Bowman Middle/High11.4 mi · 349
- Bethune-Bowman Elementary11.4 mi · 259
- Williams Memorial Elementary12.4 mi · 553
- St. George Middle12.8 mi · 292
- Carver Edisto Middle14.1 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Lockett ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lockett Elementary?
Lockett Elementary enrolls approximately 239 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lockett Elementary serve?
Lockett Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lockett Elementary have?
Lockett Elementary employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Lockett Elementary?
Lockett Elementary reports a student body of 68% White, 0% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lockett Elementary public or private?
Lockett Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Orangeburg.
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