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Orangeburg Wilkinson High

Public Grades 9-12

227^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 3% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Orangeburg Wilkinson High is a public high school in Orangeburg, South Carolina, serving 1,050 students in grades 9-12. 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.

Orangeburg Wilkinson High consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of South Carolina high schools, with 0 or 1-star ratings from SchoolDigger, indicating very low performance. The school's struggles are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as African American students, low-income students, and students with disabilities. Its four-year graduation rate of 74-85% is below the state average, and it has higher-than-average dropout rates and chronic absenteeism. Orangeburg Wilkinson High students also perform significantly below state averages on end-of-course exams, with proficiency rates often 20-40 percentage points lower than the state.

The issues at Orangeburg Wilkinson High appear to be systemic within the Orangeburg School District, as the other high schools in the district, such as Lake Marion High, North Middle/High, and Bethune-Bowman Middle/High, also struggle with similar challenges. However, some nearby schools in other districts, such as Bamberg-Ehrhardt High and Calhoun County High, perform significantly better, suggesting that the issues may be more specific to the Orangeburg School District. Additionally, the OCSD High School for Health Professions, a public charter school located near Orangeburg Wilkinson High, outperforms the traditional public school on most academic measures, highlighting the potential impact of school choice and alternative educational models.

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 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (44% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg53%

South Carolina avg71%

227^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2021

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	5.3	227 of 235	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	209 of 235	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	13.7	184 of 194	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	159 of 194	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	5.0	138 of 139	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
2025	5.8	221 of 225	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	210 of 225	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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	151 of 153	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	154 of 157	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	220 of 226	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	205 of 229	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	4.5	221 of 224	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	200 of 228	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

African American (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)1st percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 263%-23 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 258%-16 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution33%-29 vs state

English 124%-38 vs state

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Schools Near Orangeburg Wilkinson High

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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
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
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
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
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		90 (22.7%)	260 (65.5%)	44 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	29.8	167^th of 235 public high schools	28.9%		32	156^th of 235 public high schools	33.6%	11								70.3	37.3	46.7	87.4	$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		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
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
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

Is Orangeburg Wilkinson High a good school?

Orangeburg Wilkinson High ranks in the bottom 3.4% 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.

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 : Robert E. Howard Middle
Middle : William J. Clark Middle

What district is Orangeburg Wilkinson High in?

Orangeburg

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