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Lake Marion High School

Public Grades 9-12

234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 245 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 4% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Lake Marion High School in Santee, SC, is a public high school serving 692 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Orangeburg school district, in a community where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Lake Marion faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 5th percentile of all South Carolina high schools. On End-of-Course exams, only 13% of students were proficient in Algebra 1—a rate nearly five times lower than Woodland High (61%) and less than a quarter of Scott's Branch High (57%). English 1 proficiency (35%) trails Woodland High (63%) significantly, though it does outperform Orangeburg Wilkinson High (26%). There is one bright spot: English 2 proficiency reached 69%, close to the district average. However, test scores swing dramatically year to year—Algebra 1 proficiency dropped from 65% to 13% over two years—suggesting outcomes depend heavily on specific teachers or student cohorts.

Graduation rates tell a more hopeful story, improving from 67% in 2020-2021 to 80.4% in 2024-2025, though still below the state average (86.7%) and paired with a 3% dropout rate. Chronic absenteeism (31%) remains a major concern, far exceeding the state average (22%) and the 10% rate at the nearby Orangeburg High School for Health Professions—a magnet school that achieves a 100% graduation rate while spending $6,000 less per student. Lake Marion spends $19,192 per pupil, yet this investment hasn't translated into stronger outcomes. For parents, the school offers a dedicated staff working against significant odds, with clear strengths in later English coursework and a rising graduation rate, but foundational math skills and consistent attendance remain critical areas needing attention.

692

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,192

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3656 Tee Vee Road
Santee, SC 29142

(803) 854-9213

District: Orangeburg

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.4%

White:

7.9%

Hispanic:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2021 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (45% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (80% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg69%

234^th of 245

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 16 pts since 2021

From bottom 20% (2021) to bottom 4% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	8.0	234 of 245	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	217 of 235	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	213 of 235	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	227 of 237	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	209 of 226	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	181 of 227	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	178 of 198	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	174 of 194	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	164 of 194	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	183 of 199	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	160 of 190	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	123 of 178	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	122 of 139	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	79 of 145	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	9.9	134 of 139	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	219 of 227	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	207 of 225	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	204 of 225	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	214 of 223	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	194 of 220	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	228 of 238	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	214 of 226	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	206 of 229	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	217 of 226	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	209 of 220	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	203 of 213	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	220 of 231	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	210 of 224	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	209 of 228	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	219 of 229	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	214 of 224	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	204 of 215	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	9.3	187 of 197	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile+6 vs school

White (2023)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 269%-15 vs state

English 135%-26 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution30%-32 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 213%-52 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 English 1 (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	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 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
Lake Marion High School	Public	9-12	3656 Tee Vee Road	Santee	29142	Orangeburg County	Orangeburg	No	No	No	No	(803) 854-9213	692	41	17.0		55 (7.9%)	591 (85.4%)	25 (3.6%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.9%)	8	234^th of 245 public high schools	4.5%		11.4	217^th of 235 public high schools	7.7%	17								13.0	35.0	30.1	69.0	$19,192	$1,837	$1,747	$3,584	$13,475	$2,133	$15,608
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)
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%)	2.7	241^st of 245 public high schools	1.6%		16.7	202^nd of 235 public high schools	14.0%	39	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
Scott's Branch High	Public	9-12	9253 Alex Harvin Highway	Summerton	29148	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 574-2100	197	16	12.1		12 (6.1%)	174 (88.3%)	9 (4.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	20.7	208^th of 245 public high schools	15.1%		5.1	229^th of 235 public high schools	2.6%	21								57.5	36.1	30.4	73.8	$23,899	$2,364	$1,330	$3,694	$17,102	$3,103	$20,206
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%)	6.9	236^th of 245 public high schools	3.7%		5.3	227^th of 235 public high schools	3.4%	9								23.6	25.8	21.6	72.4	$17,547	$1,137	$2,786	$3,923	$11,413	$2,212	$13,624
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%)	62.2	94^th of 245 public high schools	61.6%		53.7	95^th of 235 public high schools	59.6%	1									63.0	63.0	86.5	$12,899	$1,461	$429	$1,889	$7,424	$3,586	$11,010
Woodland High	Public	9-12	4128 Highway 78	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	No	(843) 563-5956	680	50	13.6		255 (37.5%)	321 (47.2%)	56 (8.2%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	43	144^th of 245 public high schools	41.2%		40.7	139^th of 235 public high schools	40.9%	5								60.7	63.4	44.8	81.1	$18,952	$1,443	$1,426	$2,869	$12,776	$3,306	$16,083
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Marion High School

Is Lake Marion High School a good school?

Lake Marion High School ranks in the bottom 4.5% of South Carolina high schools.

What schools feed into Lake Marion High School?

Lake Marion High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elloree Elementary
Elementary : Holly Hill Elementary
Elementary : St. James-Gaillard Elementary
Elementary : Vance-Providence Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lake Marion High School?

Students at Lake Marion High School are 85% African American, 8% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Lake Marion High School in?

Orangeburg

How many students attend Lake Marion High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 692 students attended Lake Marion High School.

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2025–26 EOCEP & SC READY test scoresNewAug 10, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataNov 3, 2025

2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 3, 2025

2024–25 EOCEP & SC READY test scoresSep 2, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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