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Woodland High

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Woodland High ranks 139 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 41% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Woodland High is a public high school located in Dorchester, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 669 students. The school is part of the Dorchester 04 school district, which is ranked 63 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Woodland High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina high schools, with a ranking between 103 and 184 out of 225-237 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOCEP) exams is generally below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 6.66% to 84.09% across different subjects and years. Woodland High's performance is particularly weak in subjects like U.S. History and English 1, where proficiency rates are significantly lower than the state and district averages. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 83.8% and 91.4% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state and district averages.

Woodland High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students and white students performing relatively better than male students, African American students, and students with disabilities. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 21.4% to 38.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. These challenges may be exacerbated by the school's location in a low-performing district and the high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of Woodland High's students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

680

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,952

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4128 Highway 78
Dorchester, SC 29437

(843) 563-5956

District: Dorchester 04

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.2%

White:

37.5%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!U.S. History and the Constitution scores 14 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg68%

South Carolina avg71%

139^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

63^rd of 75Dorchester 04 among South Carolina districts

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
2025	40.7	139 of 235	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	177 of 235	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	178 of 237	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	184 of 226	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	155 of 227	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	103 of 225	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	110 of 216	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	25.6	154 of 223	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.8	187 of 231	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.1	150 of 232	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.3	131 of 210	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.7	160 of 203	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.5	167 of 202	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.8	186 of 199	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.8	187 of 199	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.7	174 of 188	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	15.8	168 of 185	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	41.1	158 of 191	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.2	168 of 191	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.4	148 of 187	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	103 of 194	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	127 of 194	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	172 of 199	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	168 of 190	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.0	94 of 178	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	53 of 184	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.5	88 of 183	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	113 of 145	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	138 of 141	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	98 of 139	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.5	21 of 143	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	86 of 225	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.7	176 of 225	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	199 of 223	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	206 of 220	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	157 of 213	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	132 of 213	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	116 of 210	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	96 of 153	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.2	44 of 157	72.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	147 of 226	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	180 of 229	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	180 of 226	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	181 of 220	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	140 of 213	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	69 of 217	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	118 of 214	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	163 of 224	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	165 of 228	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	163 of 229	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	150 of 224	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	150 of 215	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	86 of 218	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	118 of 213	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	98 of 196	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.0	167 of 196	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	138 of 197	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.0	180 of 192	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	163 of 189	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	121 of 191	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	95 of 185	48.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)62nd percentile+21 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)47th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)37th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2024)22nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 284%+10 vs state

English 283%-3 vs state

English 155%-6 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution47%-14 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
Woodland High	Public	9-12	4128 Highway 78	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	No	(843) 563-5956	680	50	13.6		255 (37.5%)	321 (47.2%)	56 (8.2%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	40.7	139^th of 235 public high schools	40.9%		25.8	177^th of 235 public high schools	24.7%	38								84.1	55.2	47.5	83.1	$18,952	$1,443	$1,426	$2,869	$12,776	$3,306	$16,083
Dorchester Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	507 School House Road	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 80	No	No	No	No	(843) 563-2361	0	27	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
MacDougall High	Public	9-12	1516 Old Gilliard Road	Ridgeville	29472	Berkeley County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 737-3036	4	4	1.1		0 (0.0%)	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Thunderbolt Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	1069 Thunderbolt Road	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 782-4514	0	12	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Colleton County High	Public	9-12	150 Cougar Nation Drive	Walterboro	29488	Colleton County	Colleton 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 782-0031	1,352	82	16.4		484 (35.8%)	660 (48.8%)	124 (9.2%)	7 (0.5%)	11 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (4.8%)	5.1	228^th of 235 public high schools	3.0%		8.1	222^nd of 235 public high schools	5.5%	6								51.4	28.1	27.4	70.9	$14,624	$1,541	$1,624	$3,165	$9,289	$2,170	$11,459
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
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
Summerville High	Public	9-12	1101 Boone Hill Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-6460	3,361	176	19.0		1,722 (51.2%)	909 (27.0%)	409 (12.2%)	14 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	302 (9.0%)	51	104^th of 235 public high schools	55.7%		58.8	79^th of 235 public high schools	66.4%	25								69.0	58.6	63.8	88.7	$10,700	$731	$721	$1,452	$7,892	$1,356	$9,247

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodland High

What is the racial makeup of Woodland High?

Students at Woodland High are 47% African American, 38% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Is Woodland High a good school?

Woodland High ranks 139^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Woodland High?

Woodland High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clay Hill Elementary
Elementary : Harleyville Elementary
Elementary : Williams Memorial Elementary

How many students attend Woodland High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Woodland High.

What district is Woodland High in?

Dorchester 04

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