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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 29059

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Summary:

The 29059 zip code in South Carolina is home to a single elementary school, Holly Hill Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 342 students. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Holly Hill Elementary is ranked 583 out of 640 South Carolina elementary schools and is rated just 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating significant academic challenges.

Holly Hill Elementary's performance is consistently below the Orangeburg district and South Carolina state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's chronic absenteeism rate is also high at 22.5%, and it has a 100% free and reduced lunch rate, suggesting a student population facing significant socioeconomic challenges.

Despite the school's low performance and high-poverty student population, it has a relatively high per-student spending of $18,972, which is higher than the state average. However, this funding does not appear to be translating into improved student outcomes, as the school's ranking and rating have remained consistently low over the past three school years. This raises questions about the effective allocation of resources and the need for targeted interventions to address the underlying issues and provide a better educational experience for the students of Holly Hill Elementary.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
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%)								(n/a)	$16,957	$1,944	$1,426	$3,370	$11,643	$1,945	$13,587

Cities Near Zip Code 29059

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Holly Hill	0.7 mi	3	213^th
Eutawville	6.5 mi	2	190^th
Vance	7.52 mi	2	196^th
Santee	10.51 mi	5	216^th
Dorchester	11.65 mi	4	171^st

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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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