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Edisto High

Public Grades 9-12

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 14% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Edisto High is a public high school in Cordova, SC, serving 614 students in grades 9-12 within the rural Orangeburg school district. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1 and spends $18,528 per student, which is higher than most nearby schools.

Academically, Edisto High has ranked in the bottom 15% of South Carolina high schools for three consecutive years, currently sitting at the 13th percentile. The most striking pattern is the gap between English 1 and English 2 performance: only 40.6% of students are proficient in English 1, but that jumps to 71.3% in English 2—nearly matching the state average. Algebra 1 scores have been volatile, swinging from 45.8% to 71.6% and back to 50% over three years. The school's graduation rate is a bright spot, improving from 72.9% to 84.1% over four years, and the dropout rate has fallen to 1.6%, below the state average. However, chronic absenteeism remains a serious concern at 40.7%, nearly double the state rate.

What makes Edisto's challenges particularly notable is the comparison to Branchville High, just 16 miles away in the same district. Branchville serves a similar rural, low-income population yet ranks in the 91st percentile with an 82.7% English 1 proficiency rate and a 94% graduation rate—a 42-point gap in English and nearly 10 points in graduation. Meanwhile, Denmark-Olar High in the neighboring Bamberg 03 district improved from the 22nd to 67th percentile in just two years. These examples show that rapid improvement is possible for schools with similar demographics. Edisto's higher spending and smaller class sizes haven't translated into better outcomes, suggesting the issue may lie in instructional quality or school culture rather than resources. The school appears to be catching struggling students in upper grades rather than preventing those struggles from developing in the first place.

614

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,528

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 R.M. Foster Drive
Cordova, SC 29039

(803) 536-1553

District: Orangeburg

Feeder schools for Edisto High:

Elementary:	Edisto Elementary
	Edisto Primary
Middle:	Carver Edisto Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.1%

White:

37.0%

Hispanic:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 41st percentile in 2023 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (53% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg69%

214^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2021

From bottom 8% (2021) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7High Schools in the Orangeburg

63^rd 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
2026	19.8	214 of 248	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	202 of 240	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	213 of 243	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	139 of 237	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	171 of 226	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	209 of 227	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	184 of 200	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	174 of 196	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	182 of 197	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	103 of 199	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	131 of 190	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	153 of 178	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	111 of 140	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	186 of 229	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	209 of 229	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	214 of 231	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	150 of 223	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.1	191 of 220	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	204 of 213	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	208 of 241	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	194 of 230	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	202 of 235	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.5	103 of 226	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.3	161 of 220	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	197 of 213	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	209 of 233	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	187 of 228	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	197 of 234	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	121 of 229	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	144 of 224	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.9	190 of 215	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	184 of 203	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.0	184 of 200	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	172 of 202	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	129 of 197	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	163 of 192	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 271%-12 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 250%-15 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution47%-15 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 241%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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
Edisto High	Public	9-12	500 R.M. Foster Drive	Cordova	29039	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 536-1553	614	48	12.6	100.0%	227 (37.0%)	320 (52.1%)	45 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	19.8	214^th of 248 public high schools	13.7%		17.5	202^nd of 240 public high schools	15.8%	12								50.0	40.6	47.4	71.3	$18,528	$1,158	$2,688	$3,846	$12,275	$2,407	$14,682
Cope Area Career Center	Public	9-12	6052 Slab Landing Road	Cope	29038	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg 80	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-7661	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Orangeburg Wilkinson High	Public	9-12	601 Bruin Parkway	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 534-6180	992	60	16.5	100.0%	20 (2.0%)	903 (91.0%)	47 (4.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	7	238^th of 248 public high schools	4.0%		5.3	231^st of 240 public high schools	3.8%	7								23.6	25.8	21.6	72.4	$17,547	$1,137	$2,786	$3,923	$11,413	$2,212	$13,624
The Orangeburg Career & Technology Center	Public	9-12	3720 Magnolia Street	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg 81	No	No	No	No	(803) 536-4473	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Orangeburg High School for Health Professions	Public, Charter	9-12	130 Howard Hill Drive	Orangeburg	29118	Orangeburg County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 535-1693	492	26	18.9	0.7%	4 (0.8%)	460 (93.5%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	62.3	95^th of 248 public high schools	61.7%		53.7	96^th of 240 public high schools	60.0%	1									63.0	63.0	86.5	$12,899	$1,461	$429	$1,889	$7,424	$3,586	$11,010
Bamberg-Ehrhardt High	Public	9-12	267 Red Raider Drive	Bamberg	29003	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 245-3030	383	32	11.9	100.0%	147 (38.4%)	216 (56.4%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	50.4	123^rd of 248 public high schools	50.4%		46	119^th of 240 public high schools	50.4%	4								86.1	56.2	51.5	80.6	$19,508	$1,323	$1,082	$2,405	$14,356	$2,747	$17,103
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High	Public	6-12	4857 Charleston Highway	Rowesville	29133	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 516-6011	349	25	14.0	100.0%	18 (5.2%)	269 (77.1%)	57 (16.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2.7	243^rd of 248 public high schools	2.0%		16.7	205^th of 240 public high schools	14.6%	38	23.1	38.1	25.0	15.4	21.4	22.9	11.5		28.9	11.8	62.3	$15,558	$1,764	$1,521	$3,285	$10,428	$1,845	$12,273
Denmark-Olar High	Public	9-12	197 Viking Circle	Denmark	29042	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 793-3307	181	19	9.5	100.0%	6 (3.3%)	173 (95.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.1	80^th of 248 public high schools	67.7%		44.2	126^th of 240 public high schools	47.5%	46								87.5	60.5	81.5	78.6	$24,830	$2,834	$1,313	$4,147	$17,354	$3,329	$20,683
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High	Public	6-12	7066 Norway Road	Neeses	29107	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 263-4832	220	17	12.8	100.0%	33 (15.0%)	180 (81.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	5.3	239^th of 248 public high schools	3.6%		14.9	212^th of 240 public high schools	11.7%	27	30.4	42.3	53.2	9.1	11.5	28.1	30.4			7.1	71.4	$19,181	$1,403	$1,582	$2,986	$13,866	$2,329	$16,195
North Middle/High	Public	6-12	692 Cromer Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 247-2541	227	25	9.1	100.0%	65 (28.6%)	147 (64.8%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	44.2	142^nd of 248 public high schools	42.7%		54.5	90^th of 240 public high schools	62.5%	52	58.8	48.5	42.9	29.1	25.9	57.5	35.3		58.8	50.0	81.8	$20,519	$1,580	$1,377	$2,957	$15,221	$2,342	$17,563

Frequently Asked Questions about Edisto High

What schools feed into Edisto High?

Edisto High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Edisto Elementary
Elementary : Edisto Primary
Middle : Carver Edisto Middle

What district is Edisto High in?

Orangeburg

Is Edisto High a good school?

Edisto High ranks in the bottom 13.7% of South Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Edisto High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 614 students attended Edisto High.

What is the racial makeup of Edisto High?

Students at Edisto High are 52% African American, 37% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

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