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Felton Laboratory Charter School

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Felton Laboratory Charter School ranks 439 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

439^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Felton Laboratory Charter School is an elementary school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 296 students. The school is part of the School Public Charter School District, which is ranked 30 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Felton Laboratory Charter School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Felton Laboratory Charter School's overall academic performance, the school has shown some strengths in specific student subgroups. For instance, in the 2022-2023 school year, the school ranked 48 out of 394 South Carolina elementary schools for its African American student population, earning a 4-star rating. Additionally, Felton Laboratory Charter School has outperformed the School Public Charter School District and the state of South Carolina in several grade levels and subject areas, particularly in English Language Arts.

One significant challenge for Felton Laboratory Charter School is its consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.3% to 31.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a student population with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. However, the school's increased spending per student, from $5,559 in 2018-2019 to $14,372 in 2023-2024, may be an effort to provide additional resources and support to address these challenges.

279

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,208

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

115 Lance Street
Orangeburg, SC 29117

(803) 536-7034

District: School Public Charter School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.3%

Asian:

5.4%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2019 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (41% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg51%

Elementary school

439^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 23 pts since 2019

From bottom 9% (2019) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

168^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 32% (2019) to bottom 48% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 12Elementary Schools in the School Public Charter School District

30^th of 75School Public Charter School District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	439 of 640	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	427 of 638	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	335 of 644	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	454 of 625	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	587 of 643	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	195 of 381	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	148 of 369	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.3	48 of 394	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.7	170 of 393	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	326 of 421	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.0	225 of 412	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	539 of 581	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	451 of 580	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	543 of 588	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	518 of 570	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	446 of 613	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	404 of 599	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	276 of 608	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.2	448 of 600	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	566 of 600	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	474 of 588	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	388 of 586	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	227 of 582	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.4	455 of 579	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	543 of 590	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	413 of 571	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	168 of 320	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	247 of 325	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	214 of 325	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	232 of 310	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	213 of 315	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	37 of 252	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	48.6	114 of 248	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.5	66 of 253	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	48.3	112 of 249	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	63 of 252	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	47 of 237	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	24.8	227 of 299	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	174 of 290	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	182 of 296	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	126 of 281	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	122 of 307	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.3	214 of 307	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	194 of 313	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	221 of 300	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	181 of 289	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	209 of 280	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	190 of 296	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.5	231 of 292	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	175 of 296	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	196 of 284	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)49th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)85th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2023)24th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

Science37%-12 vs state

Mathematics25%-19 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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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 Felton Laboratory Charter School

How many students attend Felton Laboratory Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Felton Laboratory Charter School.

Is Felton Laboratory Charter School a good school?

Felton Laboratory Charter School ranks 439^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Felton Laboratory Charter School?

Students at Felton Laboratory Charter School are 85% African American, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Felton Laboratory Charter School in?

School Public Charter School District

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