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Marshall Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Marshall Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Orangeburg, SC, serving 625 students in a community where 100% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school is part of the Orangeburg district, which faces significant challenges, but Marshall has been showing steady improvement over the past several years.

While test scores remain below state averages, there are several encouraging signs. The school has climbed from the 1st percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 10th percentile in 2025-2026, and recently earned 1 star after two years with 0 stars. One of the biggest bright spots is attendance: only 17.2% of students are chronically absent, compared to 30.9% district-wide and over 37% at nearby Whittaker Elementary and Mellichamp Elementary. Marshall also performs at or above its district average in 4th grade ELA (49.4% proficient vs. 47.4% district) and 4th grade science (37.1% vs. 35.3% district), and it outperforms Sheridan Elementary, its closest neighbor, in most subjects. The school is also relatively efficient with resources, spending about $13,000 per student compared to over $25,000 at Mellichamp, which ranks in the 1st percentile.

The main area of concern is math, especially in upper grades. Only 26.1% of 5th graders are proficient in math, compared to 44.5% at Whittaker, and performance tends to decline as students move from 3rd to 5th grade. However, the school shows notable strength in serving its African American students, who rank in the 37th percentile statewide—a significant improvement from the 17th percentile just two years ago. Compared to the Willie Jeffries School of Excellence, a nearby charter that ranks in the 0th percentile with math proficiency as low as 2.1%, Marshall is providing a much more effective education. With strong attendance and early elementary foundations, Marshall has a solid base to build on.

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 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (37% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg39%

South Carolina avg58%

593^rd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 9 pts since 2022

From bottom 1% (2022) to bottom 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Elementary 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	14.4	593 of 661	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	563 of 639	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	609 of 643	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	38.9	242 of 384	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	253 of 380	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	306 of 369	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.2	542 of 599	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	556 of 580	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	536 of 568	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.6	582 of 634	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.2	550 of 612	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	573 of 602	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
2026	18.0	502 of 591	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	452 of 585	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	539 of 571	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 (2026)37th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-22 vs state

Science37%-14 vs state

Mathematics31%-22 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)		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 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	100.0%	13 (2.1%)	557 (89.1%)	21 (3.4%)	15 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	14.4	593^rd of 661 public elementary schools	10.3%		15.2	563^rd of 639 public elementary schools	11.9%	30	41.9	49.4	37.0				38.1	28.3	26.1				37.1		$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	100.0%	11 (2.4%)	380 (84.4%)	35 (7.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	14.1	596^th of 661 public elementary schools	9.8%		11.2	591^st of 639 public elementary schools	7.5%	5	45.3	43.8	28.3				28.0	50.0	20.8				29.1		$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	29116	Orangeburg County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 536-7034	279	13	20.8	100.0%	2 (0.7%)	238 (85.3%)	9 (3.2%)	15 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	31.6	447^th of 661 public elementary schools	32.4%		31.3	438^th of 639 public elementary schools	31.5%	9	39.3	65.5	39.5	72.4	57.2	47.2	57.1	24.1	23.7		28.6	25.0	41.4	41.4	$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	100.0%	6 (2.8%)	185 (86.0%)	18 (8.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	24.3	507^th of 661 public elementary schools	23.3%		21.6	517^th of 639 public elementary schools	19.1%	10	41.9	50.0	32.1				51.7	34.4	46.4				37.6		$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	100.0%	7 (2.2%)	289 (88.9%)	22 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	25.7	491^st of 661 public elementary schools	25.7%		21.1	522^nd of 639 public elementary schools	18.3%	31	50.0	51.1	51.1				40.0	37.8	44.5				33.4		$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	100.0%	9 (6.3%)	123 (85.4%)	9 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	4.6	654^th of 661 public elementary schools	1.1%		5.1	631^st of 639 public elementary schools	1.3%	23	34.2	40.4	17.8				15.8	23.4	11.1				21.3		$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	100.0%	162 (38.7%)	196 (46.8%)	24 (5.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.4%)	15.7	582^nd of 661 public elementary schools	12.0%		17.8	541^st of 639 public elementary schools	15.3%	41	41.6	45.3	39.1				39.6	35.7	33.4				30.2		$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	100.0%	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-7	3000 Five Chop Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 937-3400	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%)	2.6	659^th of 661 public elementary schools	0.3%					(n/a)	25.5	29.7	29.2	21.3	35.9		11.8	13.5	9.8	2.1	6.3		18.9	19.2
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	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	220 (84.9%)	31 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	12.3	610^th of 661 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.8	601^st of 639 public elementary schools	5.9%	9	45.9	41.2	32.4				37.8	14.7	29.4				35.3		$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.

Is Marshall Elementary a good school?

Marshall Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.3% 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

How many students attend Marshall Elementary?

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

What district is Marshall Elementary in?

Orangeburg

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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