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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 29163

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Summary:

The 29163 zip code in South Carolina is home to a single elementary school, Vance-Providence Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 225 students. The school's performance has been consistently low, with test scores well below state and district averages across English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science.

Vance-Providence Elementary is ranked 537 out of 640 South Carolina elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating from School Digger. The school faces significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% and 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite the high spending of $18,140 per student, which is significantly higher than the state average, the school's academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be enough to drive improvement.

The lack of comparative data from other schools in the 29163 zip code or the broader Orangeburg district makes it difficult to identify trends or make meaningful comparisons. However, the data suggests that Vance-Providence Elementary is a struggling school that needs to implement more effective instructional strategies and interventions to improve student learning and address the root causes of chronic absenteeism.

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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

Cities Near Zip Code 29163

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Vance	3.21 mi	1
Santee	3.88 mi	5	218^th
Holly Hill	5.72 mi	3
Eutawville	7.92 mi	1
Elloree	9.73 mi	2	183^rd

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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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