Summary:
The city of Elloree, South Carolina has only one public school, Elloree Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 397 students. Elloree Elementary is part of the Orangeburg School District, which is ranked 66 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Elloree Elementary's academic performance on the SC READY assessments is consistently below the Orangeburg district and South Carolina state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 41.3% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 39.8% in Orangeburg and 61.8% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in Mathematics, with only 22.9% of 4th-grade students and 36.9% of 5th-grade students scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 53.7% and 48.1%, respectively. Additionally, Elloree Elementary has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.
Despite the higher per-student spending of $17,092 and a relatively small student-teacher ratio of 12.2, Elloree Elementary continues to underperform. This suggests that simply allocating more resources may not be the sole solution to improving academic achievement. The data indicates that Elloree Elementary may require more targeted and specialized interventions to address the unique needs of its student population, which faces significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
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