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Vance-Providence Elementary

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Public Grades PK, KG-5

243

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

633 Camden Road
Vance, SC 29163

(803) 492-7766

District: Orangeburg 03

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.7%

White:

4.5%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2010 → 8th in 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (25% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 46 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school25%

District avg35%

South Carolina avg52%

Not ranked this year

Vance-Providence Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	11.3	589 of 643	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	605 of 624	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	628 of 639	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	573 of 619	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	598 of 638	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.1	604 of 630	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.5	532 of 599	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	569 of 594	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	587 of 597	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.2	564 of 589	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.9	552 of 580	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.2	535 of 577	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.5	539 of 566	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.7	491 of 559	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.6	492 of 557	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.2	473 of 550	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	17.5	478 of 542	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	27.1	348 of 421	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	387 of 412	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	11.1	548 of 588	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	554 of 570	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	14.0	552 of 600	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	567 of 588	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	15.9	523 of 590	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	544 of 571	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2019)17th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2019)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)8th percentile~ school

Female (2019)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2018-2019) ?

Science33%-19 vs state

Social Studies24%-46 vs state

English Language Arts24%-23 vs state

Mathematics23%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)				SC READY Mathematics (2025)				SC READY Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Vance-Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	633 Camden Road	Vance	29163	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 492-7766	209	15	14.3		13 (6.2%)	182 (87.1%)	10 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	18.7	537^th of 640 public elementary schools	16.1%		8	616^th of 638 public elementary schools	3.4%	79	61.3	44.4	39.5		42.0	33.3	15.8		18.5		$16,788	$1,268	$1,263	$2,532	$12,582	$1,675	$14,257
St. James-Gaillard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1555 Gardensgate Road	Eutawville	29048	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 492-7927	211	16	13.1		23 (10.9%)	169 (80.1%)	9 (4.3%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	21.3	522^nd of 640 public elementary schools	18.4%		24.5	485^th of 638 public elementary schools	24.0%	37	39.4	51.7	40.7		36.4	41.3	37.5		31.0		$15,899	$1,363	$1,160	$2,523	$11,691	$1,685	$13,376
Holly Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1490 Brant Avenue	Holly Hill	29059	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 496-3464	356	28	12.7		51 (14.3%)	277 (77.8%)	17 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	11.7	583^rd of 640 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.4	567^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.1%	16	41.7	42.3	46.3		35.4	23.1	16.7		21.1		$16,957	$1,944	$1,426	$3,370	$11,643	$1,945	$13,587
Elloree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Warrior Drive	Elloree	29047	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 897-2233	252	19	12.9		31 (12.3%)	194 (77.0%)	11 (4.4%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	22.8	508^th of 640 public elementary schools	20.6%		24	491^st of 638 public elementary schools	23.0%	17	41.3	40.0	50.0		55.2	22.9	36.9		31.5		$23,888	$1,528	$7,517	$9,046	$12,628	$2,214	$14,842
Dr. Rose H. Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9297 Alex Harvin Highway	Summerton	29148	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 574-2150	241	18	13.7		18 (7.5%)	201 (83.4%)	18 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	40.8	369^th of 640 public elementary schools	42.3%		40.1	382^nd of 638 public elementary schools	40.1%	13	45.5	65.7	52.8		60.5	43.8	44.5		34.4		$19,297	$2,627	$1,247	$3,875	$13,903	$1,520	$15,422
Cross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1325 Ranger Drive	Cross	29436	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8916	421	21	20.0		106 (25.2%)	245 (58.2%)	29 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (8.8%)	13.7	572^nd of 640 public elementary schools	10.6%		20.4	518^th of 638 public elementary schools	18.8%	54	37.3	32.7	40.4	46.9	35.6	28.6	30.7	16.3	18.3	24.5	$15,800	$1,078	$1,140	$2,218	$11,944	$1,638	$13,582
Bethune-Bowman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4857 Charleston Highway	Rowesville	29133	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 533-6371	259	19	14.0		2 (0.8%)	220 (84.9%)	31 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	9.8	602^nd of 640 public elementary schools	5.9%		11.2	585^th of 638 public elementary schools	8.3%	17	35.1	36.1	36.4		35.1	30.6	20.5		25.0		$15,024	$1,262	$1,102	$2,363	$10,874	$1,787	$12,661
Willie Jeffries School of Excellence	Public, Charter	K-6	3000 Five Chop Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 250-5717	274	25	11.1		15 (5.5%)	243 (88.7%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.3%)								(n/a)
Harleyville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 East Main Street	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 462-7671	248	27	9.1		83 (33.5%)	126 (50.8%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.3%)	11.3	591^st of 640 public elementary schools	7.7%		13.4	568^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.0%	23	36.3	46.6	21.9		21.2	31.1	0.0		33.3		$19,121	$2,256	$1,416	$3,672	$13,173	$2,276	$15,449
Williams Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 South Metts Street	Saint George	29477	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 563-3231	553	42	13.1		224 (40.5%)	244 (44.1%)	29 (5.2%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.8%)	40.5	374^th of 640 public elementary schools	41.6%		50.3	313^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.9%	61	52.1	51.7	58.3		53.1	57.5	27.1		47.1		$16,841	$1,811	$1,030	$2,841	$11,832	$2,168	$14,000

Frequently Asked Questions about Vance-Providence Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Vance-Providence Elementary?

Students at Vance-Providence Elementary are 95% African American, 5% White.

What district is Vance-Providence Elementary in?

Orangeburg 03

How many students attend Vance-Providence Elementary?

In the 2018-19 school year, 243 students attended Vance-Providence Elementary.

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