The top reported proficiency rate is 79% in Social studies. The lowest is 29% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Oakwood-windsor Elementary
Oakwood-Windsor Elementary, a regular public school offering prekindergarten through fifth grade, serves a portion of Aiken within the Aiken 01 school district. Aiken itself is a county seat with a historic downtown core, a well-documented equestrian culture, and the Savannah River Site as the dominant regional employer. The city has suburban corridors alongside walkable historic neighborhoods and extensive urban forest and trail systems.
Every student at Oakwood-Windsor qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which places the school in a high-poverty classification. The student body is mixed in its composition, with white students making up the largest single group, followed by Hispanic students and then Black students, with a smaller share of students identifying as two or more races. The school is a regular public school and not a charter or magnet.
State testing data for the most recent school year, covering math, English language arts, and science, is available for grades three through five. In third-grade math, just under half of students scored at the proficient level, with fourth-grade math showing a softer result and fifth-grade math rising above half. In English language arts, the pattern is similar: third grade showed just over half proficient, fourth grade was somewhat lower, and fifth grade climbed to a stronger level where roughly two-thirds of students met the proficiency bar. Fourth-grade science results were lower than the math and English scores, with less than a third of students reaching the proficient level. Because this is a single year of data and the state changed some of its testing benchmarks recently, direct comparisons with prior years are not reliable. The social studies assessment shown in the data is from several years ago under a different test, so it offers no current picture.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism and discipline data were not available in the information provided. The available data also did not include information on special education enrollment, English learner enrollment, or staffing ratios, leaving those aspects of the school’s support systems uncharacterized here.
In the broader district context, Aiken 01 recently passed a major bond referendum for new school construction and renovations across the county, which could mean updated facilities for Oakwood-Windsor depending on how those funds are prioritized. The district has also moved to a science-of-reading based literacy curriculum for all elementary schools, which is a significant instructional shift that affects every classroom in the building. Elementary attendance zones in the North Augusta area are being redrawn, though this school’s specific zone may or may not change; a parent should confirm directly with the district.
For a family considering this school, the main takeaway is that Oakwood-Windsor serves a high-poverty population, which often correlates with greater need for supplemental support both in school and from the community. Academic proficiency varies by grade and subject, with fifth grade showing the strongest results in both math and English and fourth grade science being an area that a parent may want to look into further with the school. The school’s size and grade span mean it is a neighborhood elementary feeding into a larger district middle and high school system. The sort of enrichment, tutoring, or additional academic programs that might be available were not detailed in the data provided, so a parent would need to ask the school directly about those offerings. The district’s curriculum change and upcoming bond projects signal active investment in instruction and facilities, both of which could influence the experience at Oakwood-Windsor in the years ahead.
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