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What's the one class at Orange Grove Charter School every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,170
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144001457
Orange Grove Charter School
1225 Orange Branch Road, Charleston, SC 29407 · (843) 763-1520 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,170 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% 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
15.5:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 138 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 120 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 119 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 7% larger than its 8th grade class (114).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
86.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
79.2%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.2% | 79.2% |
| 2023-24 | 84.2% | 77.8% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Orange Grove Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #32 of 635 no change | #9 of 49 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #27 of 635 ▼ 13 | #9 of 49 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,170 | #10 of 709 | #1 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #551 of 656 | #39 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #570 of 656 | #36 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #180 of 187 | #20 of 21 |
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
1,170
0 (0%) vs 2020
+64% since 2010-11, when it was 712
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 1,170 | 75.4 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,169 | 75.2 | 15.6:1 | 22% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 1,167 | 74.2 | 15.7:1 | 23% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 1,170 | 70 | 16.7:1 | 12% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 1,160 | 76 | 15.3:1 | 18% (205) |
| 2015-16 | 919 | 63 | 14.6:1 | 22% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 712 | 58 | 12.3:1 | 46% (327) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orange Grove Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,160 to 1,170); teachers down 1% (76 to 75.4).
About Orange Grove Charter School
Orange Grove Charter School is an elementary school in Charleston, South Carolina, reachable at (843) 763-1520. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 1,170 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average enrollment is about 526.
Charleston 01 enrolls 52,009 students, and its 81 schools include Orange Grove Charter School.
White students account for 81% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is lower, at 66%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 33%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orange Grove Charter School is 15.5:1, based on 75.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina, 13.3:1, is lower.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Orange Grove Charter School outscored 96%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school is in Charleston County, where the median household earns about $88,494 a year, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Orange Grove Charter School shares Charleston County with 97 other public schools.
Orange Grove Charter School's nearest public school is Movement School Bridge View (about 1.5 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics. Orange Grove Charter School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 1,170 to 1,170. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.5:1) than in 2020-21 (16.7:1).
The allk12 page for Orange Grove Charter School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Charleston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
420,264
Census ACS
Median income
$88,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
98
55,933 students
Quick facts
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- Movement School Bridge View1.5 mi · 79
- Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary1.9 mi · 618
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Frequently asked questions
About Orange Grove Charter SchoolHow many students attend Orange Grove Charter School?
Orange Grove Charter School enrolls approximately 1,170 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Orange Grove Charter School serve?
Orange Grove Charter School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Orange Grove Charter School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Orange Grove Charter School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orange Grove Charter School?
At Orange Grove Charter School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Orange Grove Charter School in?
Orange Grove Charter School is part of Charleston 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.