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Marshall Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

564^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Marshall Elementary is an elementary school located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 646 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.

Marshall Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of South Carolina elementary schools, with low proficiency rates on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 46% of 3rd graders, 40.4% of 4th graders, and 44% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 61.8%, 63.5%, and 62.5%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as female students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Marshall Elementary has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 13.7% to 33.1%, which are significantly higher than the state average.

While the nearby schools in the Orangeburg School District also perform poorly on state assessments and have high rates of chronic absenteeism, some schools, such as Dover Elementary and Brookdale Elementary, perform slightly better than Marshall Elementary on certain metrics. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Marshall Elementary to learn from the practices of these higher-performing schools and implement targeted interventions to improve academic outcomes and address the high chronic absenteeism rates.

625

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,038

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1441 Marshall Street
Orangeburg, SC 29118

(803) 534-7865

District: Orangeburg

Students who attend Marshall Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William J. Clark Middle
High:	Orangeburg Wilkinson High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

89.1%

Hispanic:

3.4%

Asian:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2022 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (35% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 22 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg37%

South Carolina avg56%

564^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 11 pts since 2022

From bottom 1% (2022) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	564 of 640	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	605 of 638	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	614 of 644	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	619 of 625	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	254 of 381	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	308 of 369	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	346 of 394	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	377 of 393	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	557 of 581	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	533 of 565	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	551 of 580	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	553 of 573	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	551 of 613	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	570 of 599	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	587 of 608	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.8	599 of 600	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	453 of 586	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	536 of 568	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	549 of 582	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	576 of 579	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)33rd percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%-19 vs state

Mathematics30%-22 vs state

Science27%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Marshall 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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 Marshall Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Marshall Elementary?

Students at Marshall Elementary are 89% African American, 3% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Marshall Elementary in?

Orangeburg

How many students attend Marshall Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Marshall Elementary.

Is Marshall Elementary a good school?

Marshall Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Marshall Elementary attend?

Students who attend Marshall Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William J. Clark Middle
High : Orangeburg Wilkinson High

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