Orchard Park Elementary

Located at 600 Toccoa Highway, in Westminster, South Carolina, Orchard Park Elementary is an intimate elementary school that hosts 360 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Oconee 01. Enrollment runs roughly 32% smaller than the state mean of about 526.

Within Oconee 01, which oversees 16 schools and 9,978 students, Orchard Park Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Orchard Park Elementary shows that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest comes out to 6% Hispanic, 5% Black. Compared to Oconee County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, census data for Oconee County shows the typical household earns roughly $62,388 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Orchard Park Elementary is one of 17 public schools in Oconee County (combined enrollment of about 9,978 students).

The closest other public school is West Oak Middle, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 412 students in 2018 compared to 360 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Orchard Park Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.