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Orangeburg Wilkinson High

Public Grades 9-12

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 4% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Orangeburg Wilkinson High serves approximately 992 students in grades 9-12 in Orangeburg, SC, and is part of the Orangeburg school district, which currently holds a 1-star rating.

This school faces significant challenges that families should understand. The most pressing issue is chronic absenteeism: 43.7% of students are chronically absent, which is nearly double the state average of 22.3%. This directly impacts learning, and the school's graduation rate of 72.7% is 14 points below the state average, with a dropout rate of 4.0% that is nearly double the state's 2.1%. Academic proficiency is also low across all subjects and student subgroups. For example, only 25.82% of students are proficient in English 1, and Algebra 1 proficiency plummeted from 57.54% to 23.61% in a single year, showing inconsistent instruction. Even the school's Gifted and Talented students rank in the 1st percentile statewide, indicating that the school is not meeting the needs of its highest achievers.

What makes these results particularly striking is the comparison with nearby schools. Just 0.47 miles away, Orangeburg High School for Health Professions—a charter school—achieves a 100% graduation rate, a 0% dropout rate, and only 9.9% chronic absenteeism, all while spending less per student ($12,899 vs. $17,547). Similarly, North Middle/High (16.8 miles away, same district) has a 90.6% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, and Bamberg-Ehrhardt High (18.8 miles away) ranks in the 50th percentile with an 88.2% graduation rate. These neighboring schools serve similar student populations yet achieve dramatically better outcomes, showing that improvement is possible. While the school has increased per-student spending by 45.5% over four years, results have not improved, suggesting that addressing the absenteeism crisis and improving instructional quality are essential next steps.

992

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,547

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Bruin Parkway
Orangeburg, SC 29118

(803) 534-6180

District: Orangeburg

Racial breakdown:

African American:

91.0%

Hispanic:

4.7%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2021 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (39% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (73% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg69%

238^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2021

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	7.0	238 of 248	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	231 of 240	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	215 of 243	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	229 of 237	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	216 of 226	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	224 of 227	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.4	192 of 200	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	185 of 196	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	161 of 197	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	181 of 199	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	176 of 190	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	167 of 178	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	130 of 136	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	139 of 140	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	129 of 141	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	138 of 139	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.4	224 of 229	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	224 of 229	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	215 of 231	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	221 of 223	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	213 of 220	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	206 of 213	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	0.6	152 of 154	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	155 of 158	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	233 of 241	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	223 of 230	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	210 of 235	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	221 of 226	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	216 of 220	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	210 of 213	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	223 of 233	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.5	224 of 228	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	205 of 234	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	220 of 229	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	211 of 224	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	212 of 215	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

African American (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 272%-11 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 226%-35 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 224%-41 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution22%-41 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
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
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
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
Calhoun County High	Public	9-12	150 Saints Avenue	Saint Matthews	29135	Calhoun County	Calhoun 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 874-3071	397	31	12.8	100.0%	90 (22.7%)	260 (65.5%)	44 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	28.9	183^rd of 248 public high schools	26.2%		29.8	170^th of 240 public high schools	29.2%	13									50.0	44.7	77.3	$19,860	$2,630	$573	$3,203	$13,105	$3,553	$16,658
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)
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
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
Lake Marion Technology Center	Public	9-12	3656 Tee Vee Road	Santee	29142	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 854-9213	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Orangeburg Wilkinson High

What district is Orangeburg Wilkinson High in?

Orangeburg

How many students attend Orangeburg Wilkinson High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 992 students attended Orangeburg Wilkinson High.

What schools feed into Orangeburg Wilkinson High?

Orangeburg Wilkinson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brookdale Elementary
Elementary : Marshall Elementary
Elementary : Mellichamp Elementary
Elementary : Sheridan Elementary
Elementary : Whittaker Elementary
Middle : William J. Clark Middle

Is Orangeburg Wilkinson High a good school?

Orangeburg Wilkinson High ranks in the bottom 4.0% of South Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Orangeburg Wilkinson High?

Students at Orangeburg Wilkinson High are 91% African American, 5% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

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