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Sheridan Elementary

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Public Grades PK, KG-5

511

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1139 Hillsboro Road
Orangeburg, SC 29115

(803) 534-7504

District: Orangeburg 05

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.2%

White:

7.4%

Hispanic:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 19th percentile in 2010 → 22nd in 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (35% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 24 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school35%

District avg32%

South Carolina avg52%

Not ranked this year

Sheridan 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	23.9	501 of 643	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	461 of 624	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	600 of 639	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	583 of 619	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	579 of 638	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	31.3	476 of 630	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.2	417 of 599	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.1	400 of 594	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.0	409 of 597	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.7	476 of 589	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.5	412 of 580	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.6	377 of 577	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.0	427 of 566	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.4	463 of 559	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.2	373 of 557	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.3	386 of 550	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	28.6	424 of 542	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	52.9	192 of 421	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	132 of 412	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	29.4	440 of 588	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	422 of 570	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	34.8	418 of 600	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	394 of 588	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	18.6	498 of 590	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	449 of 571	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)30th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2019)25th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2019)16th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2018-2019) ?

Social Studies47%-24 vs state

Science42%-10 vs state

English Language Arts34%-13 vs state

Mathematics31%-20 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th 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
Sheridan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1139 Hillsboro Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-7504	450	32	13.8		11 (2.4%)	380 (84.4%)	35 (7.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	11.2	592^nd of 640 public elementary schools	7.5%		10	600^th of 638 public elementary schools	6.0%	8	33.9	27.6	31.9				33.9	44.9	20.3				22.4		$14,393	$1,569	$1,337	$2,906	$9,878	$1,609	$11,487
Marshall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1441 Marshall Street	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-7865	625	39	16.1		13 (2.1%)	557 (89.1%)	21 (3.4%)	15 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	15.2	564^th of 640 public elementary schools	11.9%		9.8	605^th of 638 public elementary schools	5.2%	41	46.0	40.4	44.0				41.8	24.5	24.2				26.6		$13,038	$1,084	$1,111	$2,195	$9,302	$1,541	$10,843
Felton Laboratory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	115 Lance Street	Orangeburg	29117	Orangeburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 536-7034	279	13	20.8		2 (0.7%)	238 (85.3%)	9 (3.2%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	31.3	439^th of 640 public elementary schools	31.4%		33.2	427^th of 638 public elementary schools	33.1%	12	76.2	41.7	69.6	50.0	73.3	53.6	28.5	19.5	39.1	20.6	16.7	31.8	33.3	41.2	$14,208	$1,309	$1,231	$2,540	$8,179	$3,489	$11,668
Whittaker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	790 Whittaker Parkway	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-6559	325	21	15.4		7 (2.2%)	289 (88.9%)	22 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	21.1	523^rd of 640 public elementary schools	18.3%		25.7	478^th of 638 public elementary schools	25.1%	45	21.8	37.0	45.8				47.8	19.6	48.0				32.6		$14,485	$1,758	$1,059	$2,816	$9,720	$1,948	$11,668
Brookdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	394 Brookdale Drive	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-5982	215	16	13.2		6 (2.8%)	185 (86.0%)	18 (8.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	21.6	518^th of 640 public elementary schools	19.1%		34.3	418^th of 638 public elementary schools	34.5%	100	37.5	44.2	42.4				50.0	26.5	45.5				26.4		$17,461	$1,557	$1,271	$2,827	$12,681	$1,953	$14,634
Mellichamp Elementary	Public	3-5	350 Murray Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-8044	144	14	10.0		9 (6.3%)	123 (85.4%)	9 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	5.1	632^nd of 640 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.4	630^th of 638 public elementary schools	1.3%	2	29.2	20.0	33.9				29.3	16.0	23.7				10.0		$25,614	$4,008	$1,991	$5,999	$16,849	$2,766	$19,615
Edisto Elementary	Public	3-5	136 Woodolive Lane	Orangeburg	29515	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 531-7646	419	27	15.2		162 (38.7%)	196 (46.8%)	24 (5.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	17.8	542^nd of 640 public elementary schools	15.3%		20.5	517^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.0%	25	38.2	39.5	50.4				30.4	29.0	44.8				27.6		$14,392	$1,769	$1,435	$3,204	$9,579	$1,610	$11,189
Edisto Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	3239 Cordova Road	Cordova	29039	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 536-4782	635	42	15.0		214 (33.7%)	328 (51.7%)	52 (8.2%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)								(n/a)															$14,114	$1,221	$1,184	$2,405	$10,004	$1,705	$11,709
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Sheridan Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sheridan Elementary?

Students at Sheridan Elementary are 82% African American, 7% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Sheridan Elementary in?

Orangeburg 05

How many students attend Sheridan Elementary?

In the 2018-19 school year, 511 students attended Sheridan Elementary.

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