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Bethune-Bowman Middle/High

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Public Grades 6-12

337

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4857 Charleston Highway
Rowesville, SC 29133

(803) 516-6011

District: Orangeburg 05

Racial breakdown:

African American:

84.3%

White:

8.3%

Hispanic:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2019

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2019) from a 6th-percentile low (2013)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (29% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 34 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school29%

District avg28%

South Carolina avg53%

Not ranked this year

Bethune-Bowman Middle/High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	9.1	298 of 315	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	289 of 303	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	295 of 317	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	26.4	232 of 303	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	228 of 301	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.6	194 of 291	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.5	190 of 276	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.8	177 of 271	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	17.9	239 of 269	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	217 of 261	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.7	210 of 249	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.1	181 of 244	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	50.4	136 of 236	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.0	130 of 231	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.1	139 of 230	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	20.0	200 of 230	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	15.1	203 of 225	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	21.0	223 of 252	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	215 of 237	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	10.0	276 of 296	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	275 of 281	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	14.7	269 of 289	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	259 of 280	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	5.4	294 of 296	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	268 of 284	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	26.7	149 of 225	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.4	193 of 216	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.6	127 of 223	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	17.4	202 of 231	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	176 of 232	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.4	178 of 210	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.1	190 of 203	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	146 of 202	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	84.0	29 of 199	85.4%	★★★★☆
2010	84.4	26 of 199	86.9%	★★★★☆
2009	86.5	13 of 188	93.1%	★★★★★
2008	72.6	51 of 185	72.4%	★★★★☆
2007	80.4	9 of 191	95.3%	★★★★★
2006	69.0	50 of 191	73.8%	★★★★☆
2005	33.5	155 of 187	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	52.1	67 of 184	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.8	127 of 183	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	1.7	208 of 210	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	41.1	105 of 217	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	15.5	188 of 214	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	29.6	140 of 218	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.9	163 of 213	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2019)12th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)7th percentile~ school

Female (2019)7th percentile~ school

Male (2019)1st percentile-5 vs school

High school

African American (2019)64th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2019)36th percentile~ school

Female (2018)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2018-2019) ?

English 180%~ state avg

Biology 1/Applied Biology 260%-8 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution46%-21 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 243%-26 vs state

Social Studies31%-34 vs state

Science26%-21 vs state

English Language Arts14%-29 vs state

Mathematics11%-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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	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
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High	Public	6-12	4857 Charleston Highway	Rowesville	29133	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 516-6011	349	25	14.0		18 (5.2%)	269 (77.1%)	57 (16.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16.7	202^nd of 235 public high schools	14.0%		6.6	227^th of 235 public high schools	3.4%	25	19.5	23.5	34.8	14.6	4.0	6.5	14.6	79.6	28.6	11.5	77.6	$15,558	$1,764	$1,521	$3,285	$10,428	$1,845	$12,273
Orangeburg Wilkinson High	Public	9-12	601 Bruin Parkway	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-6180	992	60	16.5		20 (2.0%)	903 (91.0%)	47 (4.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	5.3	227^th of 235 public high schools	3.4%		13.9	209^th of 235 public high schools	11.1%	18								57.5	23.7	32.7	63.3	$17,547	$1,137	$2,786	$3,923	$11,413	$2,212	$13,624
Orangeburg High School for Health Professions	Public, Charter	9-12	130 Howard Hill Drive	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 535-1693	492	26	18.9		4 (0.8%)	460 (93.5%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	53.7	95^th of 235 public high schools	59.6%		48.7	105^th of 235 public high schools	55.3%	10								60.2	62.9	69.9	87.9	$12,899	$1,461	$429	$1,889	$7,424	$3,586	$11,010
The Orangeburg Career & Technology Center	Public	9-12	3720 Magnolia Street	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg 81	No	No	No	No	(803) 536-4473	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Branchville High	Public	6-12	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8875	317	22	14.2		228 (71.9%)	70 (22.1%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	69.1	50^th of 235 public high schools	78.7%		60.8	72^nd of 235 public high schools	69.4%	22	65.9	73.5	64.6	75.0	57.1	39.6	52.2	81.6	71.0	71.8	91.8	$15,767	$1,067	$1,401	$2,468	$11,467	$1,832	$13,299
Edisto High	Public	9-12	500 R.M. Foster Drive	Cordova	29039	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 536-1553	614	48	12.6		227 (37.0%)	320 (52.1%)	45 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	17.5	199^th of 235 public high schools	15.3%		14.3	207^th of 235 public high schools	11.9%	8								71.6	38.9	36.4	76.8	$18,528	$1,158	$2,688	$3,846	$12,275	$2,407	$14,682
Lake Marion Technology Center	Public	9-12	3656 Tee Vee Road	Santee	29142	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 854-9213	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lake Marion High School	Public	9-12	3656 Tee Vee Road	Santee	29142	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 854-9213	692	41	17.0		55 (7.9%)	591 (85.4%)	25 (3.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	11.4	217^th of 235 public high schools	7.7%		12.2	213^th of 235 public high schools	9.4%	4								42.9	35.9	25.8	80.1	$19,192	$1,837	$1,747	$3,584	$13,475	$2,133	$15,608
Cope Area Career Center	Public	9-12	6052 Slab Landing Road	Cope	29038	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg 80	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-7661	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bamberg-Ehrhardt High	Public	9-12	267 Red Raider Drive	Bamberg	29003	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 245-3030	383	32	11.9		147 (38.4%)	216 (56.4%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	46	118^th of 235 public high schools	49.8%		36.8	142^nd of 235 public high schools	39.6%	24								68.3	67.6	37.5	84.6	$19,508	$1,323	$1,082	$2,405	$14,356	$2,747	$17,103

Frequently Asked Questions about Bethune-Bowman Middle/High

How many students attend Bethune-Bowman Middle/High?

In the 2018-19 school year, 337 students attended Bethune-Bowman Middle/High.

What is the racial makeup of Bethune-Bowman Middle/High?

Students at Bethune-Bowman Middle/High are 84% African American, 8% White, 7% Hispanic.

What district is Bethune-Bowman Middle/High in?

Orangeburg 05

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