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Lockett Elementary

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Lockett Elementary ranks 88 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lockett Elementary is a small, high-achieving public school in Branchville, SC, serving 239 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Orangeburg school district. Despite being in a district that ranks in the bottom 16% statewide, Lockett has earned a 4-star rating and ranks in the top 13% of all elementary schools in South Carolina—an extraordinary accomplishment.

What makes Lockett truly special is how well its students perform. In 4th grade, 88.9% of students are proficient in math and 88.8% in science—both more than 50 percentage points above the district average and far exceeding state averages. The school beats state averages in every subject and grade level, from 3rd grade math (80.6% proficient vs. 59.2% statewide) to 5th grade ELA (75.6% vs. 63.6%). This success is especially remarkable given that 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Lockett ranks in the 90th percentile for low-income students, earning 5 stars for closing achievement gaps. The school also excels with male students, ranking in the 91st percentile. When compared to nearby schools, the difference is stark: Edisto Elementary ranks 571st, Brookdale Elementary ranks 499th, and Mellichamp Elementary ranks 642nd—all with 1 star or less. Even Richard Carroll Elementary and Williams Memorial Elementary, in other districts, trail Lockett by over 300 ranking positions.

Lockett achieves these results while spending less per student ($14,651) than many lower-performing peers, making it highly cost-effective. The school has improved steadily over five years, rising from the 61st to the 87th percentile. One area to watch is chronic absenteeism, which has risen to 18.4%—though still below the state average of 22.3% and far better than the district's 30.9%. For parents seeking a school where children thrive despite challenges, Lockett Elementary is a proven standout.

239

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,307

Per pupil spending ?

57.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

94%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

1349 Dorange Road
Branchville, SC 29432

(803) 274-8588

District: Orangeburg

Students who attend Lockett Elementary usually attend:

High:

Branchville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.2%

African American:

26.4%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2022 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (78% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg39%

South Carolina avg58%

88^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 26 pts since 2022

From top 39% (2022) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Elementary 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	88 of 661	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	80.6	111 of 639	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	196 of 643	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.5	127 of 644	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	244 of 625	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	64.4	195 of 568	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.1	100 of 580	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	47.6	297 of 573	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	65 of 634	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	87.1	48 of 612	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	74.2	126 of 602	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	101 of 608	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	58.5	243 of 600	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	51 of 585	91.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.1	164 of 463	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.7	182 of 459	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	250 of 446	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.8	150 of 463	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	267 of 455	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)91st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)66th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science89%+37 vs state

Mathematics81%+27 vs state

English Language Arts72%+8 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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	Directly certified (2023-24)	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	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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
Lockett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1349 Dorange Road	Branchville	29432	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 274-8588	239	17	14.3	57.6%	163 (68.2%)	63 (26.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	84.5	88^th of 661 public elementary schools	86.7%		80.6	111^th of 639 public elementary schools	82.6%	23	61.1	81.4	75.6				80.6	88.9	75.6				88.8		94%		$15,307	$838	$853	$1,691	$11,804	$1,812	$13,617
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	83.8%	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		≥ 96%		$17,301	$1,561	$915	$2,476	$12,711	$2,114	$14,825
Williams Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 South Metts Street	Saint George	29477	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 563-3231	553	42	13.1	71.2%	224 (40.5%)	244 (44.1%)	29 (5.2%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.8%)	38.3	409^th of 661 public elementary schools	38.1%		40.5	373^rd of 639 public elementary schools	41.6%	36	55.1	60.4	62.5				44.9	43.8	37.5				45.9		94%		$18,059	$1,110	$967	$2,077	$13,040	$2,942	$15,982
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	79.8%	214 (33.7%)	328 (51.7%)	52 (8.2%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)								(n/a)															92%		$15,704	$1,520	$1,207	$2,726	$11,202	$1,776	$12,977
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	≥ 96%		$16,184	$311	$1,922	$2,232	$8,547	$5,405	$13,952
Richard Carroll Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1980 Main Highway	Bamberg	29003	Bamberg County	Bamberg 03	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 245-3047	689	49	14.0	74.2%	300 (43.5%)	324 (47.0%)	20 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.7%)	37.4	416^th of 661 public elementary schools	37.1%		39.3	384^th of 639 public elementary schools	39.9%	32	70.2	59.2	65.2	46.4			49.4	28.0	44.2	25.0			27.9	48.8	≥ 96%		$15,831	$1,335	$582	$1,917	$11,829	$2,085	$13,914
Mellichamp Elementary	Public	3-5	350 Murray Road	Orangeburg	29115	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 534-8044	144	14	10.0	90.0%	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		96%		$27,469	$4,834	$1,826	$6,660	$17,550	$3,259	$20,809
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	86.7%	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		96%		$16,353	$1,796	$1,136	$2,932	$11,274	$2,147	$13,421
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	—	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	94%		$15,846	$1,349	$1,000	$2,349	$9,395	$4,102	$13,497
Edisto Elementary	Public	3-5	136 Woodolive Lane	Orangeburg	29515	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 531-7646	419	27	15.2	78.3%	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		≥ 96%		$14,646	$1,799	$1,255	$3,054	$9,921	$1,671	$11,592

Frequently Asked Questions about Lockett Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lockett Elementary?

Students at Lockett Elementary are 68% White, 26% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Is Lockett Elementary a good school?

Lockett Elementary ranks 88^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lockett Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lockett Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Branchville High

What district is Lockett Elementary in?

Orangeburg

How many students attend Lockett Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 239 students attended Lockett Elementary.

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