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Edisto High

Public Grades 9-12

199^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 15% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Edisto High is a public high school located in Cordova, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 661 students. 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.

Edisto High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina high schools, receiving a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is among the lower-performing schools in the state. The school's performance on various student group rankings is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of the state for female, male, African American, white, low socioeconomic status, and disabled student groups. Edisto High's four-year graduation rates have ranged from 77.6% to 85.4% in recent years, which are below the state average, and the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22.5% to 46.2%.

While the nearby schools in the Orangeburg district, such as Branchville High, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High, and North Middle/High, generally perform better than Edisto High on various metrics, these schools still face challenges, with most of them also receiving low ratings from SchoolDigger and struggling with high chronic absenteeism and low proficiency rates. The data suggests that Edisto High may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to address the unique needs of its student population and improve overall educational outcomes.

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 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (56% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg53%

South Carolina avg71%

199^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 7 pts since 2021

From bottom 8% (2021) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7High 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	17.5	199 of 235	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	207 of 235	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	21.4	173 of 194	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	180 of 194	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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	110 of 139	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	206 of 225	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	209 of 225	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2025	19.6	191 of 226	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	197 of 229	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
2025	23.2	185 of 224	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	192 of 228	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
2025	11.0	181 of 196	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	168 of 196	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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+6 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

African American (2025)11th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 277%-10 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 272%~ state avg

English 139%-23 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution36%-25 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
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		227 (37.0%)	320 (52.1%)	45 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	17.5	199^th of 235 public high schools	15.3%		14.3	207^th of 235 public high schools	11.9%	8								71.6	38.9	36.4	76.8	$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		20 (2.0%)	903 (91.0%)	47 (4.7%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.3%)	5.3	227^th of 235 public high schools	3.4%		13.9	209^th of 235 public high schools	11.1%	18								57.5	23.7	32.7	63.3	$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		4 (0.8%)	460 (93.5%)	4 (0.8%)	17 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	53.7	95^th of 235 public high schools	59.6%		48.7	105^th of 235 public high schools	55.3%	10								60.2	62.9	69.9	87.9	$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		147 (38.4%)	216 (56.4%)	13 (3.4%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	46	118^th of 235 public high schools	49.8%		36.8	142^nd of 235 public high schools	39.6%	24								68.3	67.6	37.5	84.6	$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		18 (5.2%)	269 (77.1%)	57 (16.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	16.7	202^nd of 235 public high schools	14.0%		6.6	227^th of 235 public high schools	3.4%	25	19.5	23.5	34.8	14.6	4.0	6.5	14.6	79.6	28.6	11.5	77.6	$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		6 (3.3%)	173 (95.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.2	125^th of 235 public high schools	46.8%		21.7	183^rd of 235 public high schools	22.1%	58								85.0	50.0	38.9	90.9	$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		33 (15.0%)	180 (81.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	14.9	209^th of 235 public high schools	11.1%		13.2	212^th of 235 public high schools	9.8%	3	30.0	54.0	26.9	0.0	5.4	0.0	25.0	50.0	42.9	38.2	77.5	$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		65 (28.6%)	147 (64.8%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	54.5	89^th of 235 public high schools	62.1%		40.1	132^nd of 235 public high schools	43.8%	43	44.0	47.2	51.7	16.0	22.2	41.4	24.0	84.8	65.5	46.7	90.0	$20,519	$1,580	$1,377	$2,957	$15,221	$2,342	$17,563

Frequently Asked Questions about Edisto High

Is Edisto High a good school?

Edisto High ranks in the bottom 15.3% of South Carolina high schools.

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.

What district is Edisto High in?

Orangeburg

What schools feed into Edisto High?

Edisto High is fed by the following schools:

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

How many students attend Edisto High?

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

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