Best Public Schools in North, SC

Summary:

The city of North, South Carolina is home to two schools: North Middle/High, which serves grades 6-12, and Dover Elementary, which serves pre-K through 5th grade. Both schools serve a predominantly minority student population and have high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating they serve a socioeconomically disadvantaged community.

Orangeburg district and the state of South Carolina, North Middle/High has higher proficiency rates in several end-of-course exams, including Algebra 1/Mathematics, English 1, and English 2. However, the school lags behind the district and state in proficiency rates for 6th-8th grade SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments. Dover Elementary has mixed performance, with some grades exceeding the district and state averages in SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics, while other grades fall behind.

Both schools have relatively high spending per student and low student-teacher ratios, but have struggled with low performance and rankings according to the SchoolDigger data. North Middle/High has been ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina high schools, while Dover Elementary has been ranked in the bottom quarter of elementary schools. The differences in test score performance between the secondary and elementary grades at each school indicate that there may be opportunities for improvement in certain grade levels or subject areas.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SC READY English Language Arts (2024)						SC READY Mathematics (2024)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2024)	EOCEP English 1 (2024)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2024)	EOCEP English 2 (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	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
Dover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1411 Bedford Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 247-2184	223	14	16.3	100.0%	91 (40.8%)	110 (49.3%)	8 (3.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.8%)	45.4	351^st of 638 public elementary schools	45.0%		23.8	499^th of 644 public elementary schools	22.5%	148	44.4	62.9	54.6				44.4	55.5	27.2								$15,700	$1,937	$1,081	$3,018	$11,326	$1,356	$12,682
North Middle/High	Public	6-12	692 Cromer Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 247-2541	260	25	10.4	100.0%	89 (34.2%)	151 (58.1%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	40.1	132^nd of 235 public high schools	43.8%		24.6	172^nd of 237 public high schools	27.4%	40				36.8	46.9	25.9				10.8	21.2	16.1	69.7	52.3	37.8	91.7	$14,885	$1,259	$554	$1,814	$11,502	$1,570	$13,072

Cities Near North

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Swansea	3.67 mi	6	151^st
Gaston	8.62 mi	2	205^th
Pelion	8.79 mi	4	172^nd
Wagener	13.94 mi	3	184^th
Neeses	15.31 mi	4	218^th

See the top SC South Carolina cities

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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