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Elloree Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8

508^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Elloree Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Elloree, South Carolina, with 397 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.

Elloree Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of South Carolina elementary schools over the past few years, with rankings between 491-613 out of 625-644 schools. The school's performance on state assessments (SC READY) is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics, where only 22.9% of 4th graders and 36.9% of 5th graders were proficient in 2024-2025, compared to state averages of 53.7% and 48.1%, respectively. Elloree Elementary also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.1% to 33.1% over the past few years, which is significantly above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Elloree Elementary's performance is generally lower, with some exceptions. For example, Whittaker Elementary, St. James-Gaillard Elementary, Brookdale Elementary, and Holly Hill Elementary tend to have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. However, Elloree Elementary's performance is slightly better than some schools in other nearby districts, such as St. Matthews K-8 School in Calhoun County and Vance-Providence Elementary in Orangeburg County. The charter school, Felton Laboratory Charter School, located about 17 miles from Elloree, outperforms Elloree Elementary across most academic measures, particularly in English Language Arts.

252

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,888

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 Warrior Drive
Elloree, SC 29047

(803) 897-2233

District: Orangeburg

Students who attend Elloree Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lake Marion High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.0%

White:

12.3%

Hispanic:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2022 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2022

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Orangeburg

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (39% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 18 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg37%

South Carolina avg56%

508^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 18 pts since 2022

From bottom 3% (2022) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	508 of 640	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	491 of 638	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	613 of 644	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	608 of 625	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	190 of 381	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	191 of 369	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	345 of 394	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	349 of 393	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	517 of 581	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	431 of 565	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	529 of 580	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	563 of 573	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	482 of 613	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	459 of 599	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	598 of 608	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	588 of 600	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	3.5	579 of 582	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.4	579 of 579	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	13.8	290 of 325	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	292 of 325	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	256 of 310	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	192 of 248	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	194 of 253	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	144 of 249	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	16.5	252 of 294	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	257 of 299	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	260 of 290	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	14.0	286 of 307	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	266 of 313	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	249 of 300	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	262 of 294	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	285 of 303	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	242 of 292	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)50th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2023)1st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

African American (2024)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2024)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-18 vs state

Mathematics37%-15 vs state

Science32%-18 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
Elloree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	200 Warrior Drive	Elloree	29047	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 897-2233	252	19	12.9		31 (12.3%)	194 (77.0%)	11 (4.4%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	22.8	508^th of 640 public elementary schools	20.6%		24	491^st of 638 public elementary schools	23.0%	17	41.3	40.0	50.0	55.2	22.9	36.9	31.5	$23,888	$1,528	$7,517	$9,046	$12,628	$2,214	$14,842
Vance-Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	633 Camden Road	Vance	29163	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 492-7766	209	15	14.3		13 (6.2%)	182 (87.1%)	10 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	18.7	537^th of 640 public elementary schools	16.1%		8	616^th of 638 public elementary schools	3.4%	79	61.3	44.4	39.5	42.0	33.3	15.8	18.5	$16,788	$1,268	$1,263	$2,532	$12,582	$1,675	$14,257
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
Dr. Rose H. Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9297 Alex Harvin Highway	Summerton	29148	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 574-2150	241	18	13.7		18 (7.5%)	201 (83.4%)	18 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	40.8	369^th of 640 public elementary schools	42.3%		40.1	382^nd of 638 public elementary schools	40.1%	13	45.5	65.7	52.8	60.5	43.8	44.5	34.4	$19,297	$2,627	$1,247	$3,875	$13,903	$1,520	$15,422
Manchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 East Clark Street	Pinewood	29125	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 452-5454	378	25	14.8		148 (39.2%)	172 (45.5%)	20 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.5%)	19.1	535^th of 640 public elementary schools	16.4%		14.8	557^th of 638 public elementary schools	12.7%	22	46.9	50.0	49.4	28.1	33.3	26.7	32.7	$16,529	$2,194	$1,501	$3,695	$11,733	$1,102	$12,834
Holly Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1490 Brant Avenue	Holly Hill	29059	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 496-3464	356	28	12.7		51 (14.3%)	277 (77.8%)	17 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	11.7	583^rd of 640 public elementary schools	8.9%		13.4	567^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.1%	16	41.7	42.3	46.3	35.4	23.1	16.7	21.1	$16,957	$1,944	$1,426	$3,370	$11,643	$1,945	$13,587
St. James-Gaillard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1555 Gardensgate Road	Eutawville	29048	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 492-7927	211	16	13.1		23 (10.9%)	169 (80.1%)	9 (4.3%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	21.3	522^nd of 640 public elementary schools	18.4%		24.5	485^th of 638 public elementary schools	24.0%	37	39.4	51.7	40.7	36.4	41.3	37.5	31.0	$15,899	$1,363	$1,160	$2,523	$11,691	$1,685	$13,376
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Elloree Elementary

What district is Elloree Elementary in?

Orangeburg

What is the racial makeup of Elloree Elementary?

Students at Elloree Elementary are 77% African American, 12% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Is Elloree Elementary a good school?

Elloree Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.6% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Elloree Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elloree Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lake Marion High School

How many students attend Elloree Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 252 students attended Elloree Elementary.

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