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Holly Hill Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Holly Hill Elementary is a public elementary school serving 342 students in grades PK-5 in Holly Hill, South Carolina. The school 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.

Holly Hill Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 33.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are also consistently lower than the Orangeburg district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, only 41.7% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 61.8% statewide, and only 16.7% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Math, compared to 48.1% statewide.

The performance gaps at Holly Hill Elementary are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The nearby schools in the Orangeburg district, such as Bethune-Bowman Elementary and Elloree Elementary, also have low performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting systemic challenges in the district. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that targets the specific needs of the school and its student population.

356

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,957

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1490 Brant Avenue
Holly Hill, SC 29059

(803) 496-3464

District: Orangeburg

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.8%

White:

14.3%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2022 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (32% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg37%

South Carolina avg56%

583^rd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 12 pts since 2022

From bottom 21% (2022) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Orangeburg

66^th of 75Orangeburg 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	11.7	583 of 640	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	567 of 638	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	571 of 644	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	494 of 625	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	292 of 381	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	275 of 369	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	290 of 394	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.0	184 of 393	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	555 of 581	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	498 of 565	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	522 of 580	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	433 of 573	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	562 of 613	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	538 of 599	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	520 of 608	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	443 of 600	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	519 of 586	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	511 of 568	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	553 of 582	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	510 of 579	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)23rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-19 vs state

Mathematics25%-28 vs state

Science21%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Holly Hill Elementary

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th 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
Holly Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1490 Brant Avenue	Holly Hill	29059	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 496-3464	356	28	12.7		51 (14.3%)	277 (77.8%)	17 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	11.7	583^rd of 640 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.4	567^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.1%	16	41.7	42.3	46.3		35.4	23.1	16.7		21.1		$16,957	$1,944	$1,426	$3,370	$11,643	$1,945	$13,587
St. James-Gaillard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1555 Gardensgate Road	Eutawville	29048	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 492-7927	211	16	13.1		23 (10.9%)	169 (80.1%)	9 (4.3%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	21.3	522^nd of 640 public elementary schools	18.4%		24.5	485^th of 638 public elementary schools	24.0%	37	39.4	51.7	40.7		36.4	41.3	37.5		31.0		$15,899	$1,363	$1,160	$2,523	$11,691	$1,685	$13,376
Vance-Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	633 Camden Road	Vance	29163	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 492-7766	209	15	14.3		13 (6.2%)	182 (87.1%)	10 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	18.7	537^th of 640 public elementary schools	16.1%		8	616^th of 638 public elementary schools	3.4%	79	61.3	44.4	39.5		42.0	33.3	15.8		18.5		$16,788	$1,268	$1,263	$2,532	$12,582	$1,675	$14,257
Harleyville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 East Main Street	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 462-7671	248	27	9.1		83 (33.5%)	126 (50.8%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.3%)	11.3	591^st of 640 public elementary schools	7.7%		13.4	568^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.0%	23	36.3	46.6	21.9		21.2	31.1	0.0		33.3		$19,121	$2,256	$1,416	$3,672	$13,173	$2,276	$15,449
Williams Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 South Metts Street	Saint George	29477	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 563-3231	553	42	13.1		224 (40.5%)	244 (44.1%)	29 (5.2%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.8%)	40.5	374^th of 640 public elementary schools	41.6%		50.3	313^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.9%	61	52.1	51.7	58.3		53.1	57.5	27.1		47.1		$16,841	$1,811	$1,030	$2,841	$11,832	$2,168	$14,000
Cross Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1325 Ranger Drive	Cross	29436	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 899-8916	421	21	20.0		106 (25.2%)	245 (58.2%)	29 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (8.8%)	13.7	572^nd of 640 public elementary schools	10.6%		20.4	518^th of 638 public elementary schools	18.8%	54	37.3	32.7	40.4	46.9	35.6	28.6	30.7	16.3	18.3	24.5	$15,800	$1,078	$1,140	$2,218	$11,944	$1,638	$13,582
Elloree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Warrior Drive	Elloree	29047	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 897-2233	252	19	12.9		31 (12.3%)	194 (77.0%)	11 (4.4%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	22.8	508^th of 640 public elementary schools	20.6%		24	491^st of 638 public elementary schools	23.0%	17	41.3	40.0	50.0		55.2	22.9	36.9		31.5		$23,888	$1,528	$7,517	$9,046	$12,628	$2,214	$14,842
Clay Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	387 South Railroad Avenue	Ridgeville	29472	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 851-7386	174	15	11.6		45 (25.9%)	76 (43.7%)	23 (13.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (13.2%)	8.2	615^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.9%		24.1	488^th of 638 public elementary schools	23.5%	127	34.4		42.0		17.2		22.6				$19,500	$1,949	$1,330	$3,279	$13,134	$3,087	$16,221
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 Holly Hill Elementary

Is Holly Hill Elementary a good school?

Holly Hill Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Holly Hill Elementary in?

Orangeburg

What is the racial makeup of Holly Hill Elementary?

Students at Holly Hill Elementary are 78% African American, 14% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Holly Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Holly Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lake Marion High School

How many students attend Holly Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Holly Hill Elementary.

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