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Vance-Providence Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

537^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Vance-Providence Elementary is a public elementary school serving 225 students in grades PK-5 in Vance, South Carolina, which is part of the Orangeburg School District. The school consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 39.5% of 5th graders proficient or better in ELA and just 15.8% proficient in math, far below the state averages.

Vance-Providence Elementary also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 33.1% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's performance on student subgroups is particularly concerning, with its African American students ranking 339 out of 369 in the state and its low-income students ranking 572 out of 599. Overall, Vance-Providence Elementary is consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of elementary schools in South Carolina.

The challenges facing Vance-Providence Elementary appear to be systemic issues within the Orangeburg School District, as nearby schools like Bethune-Bowman Elementary, Elloree Elementary, Holly Hill Elementary, and St. James-Gaillard Elementary also struggle academically and have high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism. Despite spending significantly more per student than the state average, Vance-Providence Elementary has not seen any clear signs of improvement in its performance over the past few years.

209

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,788

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

633 Camden Road
Vance, SC 29163

(803) 492-7766

District: Orangeburg

Racial breakdown:

African American:

87.1%

White:

6.2%

Hispanic:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2022 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (36% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 31 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg37%

South Carolina avg56%

537^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2022

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	18.7	537 of 640	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	616 of 638	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	606 of 644	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	518 of 625	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	238 of 381	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	339 of 369	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	389 of 394	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	178 of 393	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	13.6	514 of 565	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	578 of 580	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	458 of 573	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	513 of 613	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	572 of 599	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	550 of 608	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	471 of 600	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2024)9th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-15 vs state

Mathematics29%-24 vs state

Science18%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Vance-Providence 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
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
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
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
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
Dr. Rose H. Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9297 Alex Harvin Highway	Summerton	29148	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 574-2150	241	18	13.7		18 (7.5%)	201 (83.4%)	18 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	40.8	369^th of 640 public elementary schools	42.3%		40.1	382^nd of 638 public elementary schools	40.1%	13	45.5	65.7	52.8		60.5	43.8	44.5		34.4		$19,297	$2,627	$1,247	$3,875	$13,903	$1,520	$15,422
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
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
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)
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Vance-Providence Elementary

What schools do graduates of Vance-Providence Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vance-Providence Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lake Marion High School

What is the racial makeup of Vance-Providence Elementary?

Students at Vance-Providence Elementary are 87% African American, 6% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Vance-Providence Elementary in?

Orangeburg

How many students attend Vance-Providence Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended Vance-Providence Elementary.

Is Vance-Providence Elementary a good school?

Vance-Providence Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.1% of South Carolina elementary schools.

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