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Dover Elementary

Q: Is Dover Elementary a good school?

Dover Elementary ranks 443 rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Dover Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Dover Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Dover Elementary?

Students at Dover Elementary are 52% African American, 36% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Q: What schools do graduates of Dover Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dover Elementary usually go on to attend: High : North Middle/High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Dover Elementary is a public elementary school serving 223 students in grades PK-5 in North, South Carolina. It 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.

Dover Elementary consistently outperforms the Orangeburg district and the state average in proficiency rates for English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 3-5. For example, in 2024-2025, 51.7% of 5th graders at Dover Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 44.6% in the Orangeburg district and 62.5% statewide. In Mathematics, 59.2% of 3rd graders at Dover Elementary were proficient or better, compared to 39.7% in the Orangeburg district and 56.3% statewide. However, the school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 22.5% to 34.7% over the past few years.

While Dover Elementary outperforms the Orangeburg district average, it still lags behind nearby schools in other districts, such as Cyril B. Busbee Elementary (Aiken 01 district) and Pelion Elementary (Lexington 01 district), which serve similar high-poverty student populations and demonstrate higher proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics. The higher spending per student at Dover Elementary, ranging from $15,007 to $18,359, may contribute to its relatively stronger academic performance compared to other Orangeburg district schools.

237

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,328

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1411 Bedford Avenue
North, SC 29112

(803) 247-2184

District: Orangeburg

Students who attend Dover Elementary usually attend:

High:

North Middle/High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.3%

White:

36.3%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2022 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2022

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Orangeburg

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (45% vs 56% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Science scores 19 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg37%

South Carolina avg56%

443^rd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 24 pts since 2022

From bottom 7% (2022) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	31.0	443 of 640	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	351 of 638	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	499 of 644	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	580 of 625	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	8.5	392 of 393	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	411 of 581	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	499 of 573	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	404 of 613	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	256 of 599	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	448 of 608	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	566 of 600	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	10.4	535 of 579	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2022)8th percentile~ school

African American (2022)<1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-13 vs state

Mathematics46%-7 vs state

Science30%-19 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)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Dover Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1411 Bedford Avenue	North	29112	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 247-2184	237	16	15.2		86 (36.3%)	124 (52.3%)	12 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	31	443^rd of 640 public elementary schools	30.8%		45.4	351^st of 638 public elementary schools	45.0%	92	48.1	48.6	51.7	59.2	43.2	37.9	29.7	$18,328	$1,639	$1,950	$3,589	$13,011	$1,728	$14,739
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7066 Norway Road	Neeses	29107	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 263-4441	179	12	15.2		38 (21.2%)	121 (67.6%)	7 (3.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	14.7	566^th of 640 public elementary schools	11.6%		3.7	637^th of 638 public elementary schools	0.2%	71	35.5	36.3	52.4	25.8	27.2	42.9	18.1	$17,684	$1,022	$1,009	$2,032	$13,543	$2,110	$15,652
Sandhills Elementary	Public	3-4	130 Lewis Rast Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7003	491	38	13.0		236 (48.1%)	92 (18.7%)	134 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.3%)	28	463^rd of 640 public elementary schools	27.7%		28.8	455^th of 638 public elementary schools	28.7%	8	48.5	48.0		46.2	41.9		36.5	$13,560	$1,074	$1,219	$2,293	$9,637	$1,630	$11,267
Sandhills Primary	Public	1-2	140 Lewis Rast Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7002	509	36	14.1		267 (52.5%)	107 (21.0%)	96 (18.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.9%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.5%)								(n/a)								$13,497	$1,229	$1,469	$2,698	$9,516	$1,283	$10,799
Lexington Four Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	135 Lewis Rast Road	Swansea	26160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 490-7001	495	38	13.0		273 (55.2%)	128 (25.9%)	65 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	18 (3.6%)								(n/a)								$14,260	$3,084	$1,246	$4,330	$8,701	$1,229	$9,930
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
Pelion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1202 Pine Street	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-2000	642	50	12.8		422 (65.7%)	43 (6.7%)	131 (20.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.2%)	23.2	504^th of 640 public elementary schools	21.3%		21.2	509^th of 638 public elementary schools	20.2%	5	47.3	52.2	53.3	45.2	27.2	32.2	25.0	$17,679	$1,620	$688	$2,308	$13,696	$1,675	$15,371
Forts Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7350 Fish Hatchery Road	Pelion	29123	Lexington County	Lexington 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 821-2500	478	43	11.1		287 (60.0%)	40 (8.4%)	114 (23.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	21.9	513^th of 640 public elementary schools	19.8%		20.7	516^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.1%	3	47.6	45.4	57.5	34.4	34.9	34.9	25.6	$17,826	$1,594	$774	$2,368	$13,970	$1,489	$15,459
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
Cyril B. Busbee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 A.L. Corbett Circle	Wagener	29164	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 564-1000	467	34	13.7		224 (48.0%)	154 (33.0%)	35 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.5%)	20.5	527^th of 640 public elementary schools	17.7%		19.8	525^th of 638 public elementary schools	17.7%	2	47.2	36.9	61.9	47.2	15.8	28.5	23.6	$13,254	$806	$1,233	$2,038	$10,345	$870	$11,216

Frequently Asked Questions about Dover Elementary

What schools do graduates of Dover Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dover Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : North Middle/High

What district is Dover Elementary in?

Orangeburg

What is the racial makeup of Dover Elementary?

Students at Dover Elementary are 52% African American, 36% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

Is Dover Elementary a good school?

Dover Elementary ranks 443^rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dover Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Dover Elementary.

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