The top reported proficiency rate is 44% in English language arts. The lowest is 32% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Elloree Elementary
Elloree Elementary is a regular public school in the town of Elloree, serving students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. It is part of the Orangeburg school district in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The school describes itself as a center for Warrior pride, a branding that appears in district context but for which no specific academic or extracurricular program details are available from the data.
Elloree Elementary enrolls several hundred students across the pre-K through eighth-grade span, a size that is relatively small for a school covering that many grade levels. The student body is predominantly Black, with smaller numbers of white students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and students who identify as two or more races. A very small number of American Indian or Alaska Native students attend as well. Every enrolled student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the socioeconomic profile of the community. Data on the share of students with an Individualized Education Program and the share of English learners is not available.
Elloree is a small, rural town that has seen population decline over the past two decades. Its economy is rooted in agriculture, and the commercial core is modest. Housing values in the area are well below both the state and national medians. Home values have recently fallen somewhat year over year. Rent is relatively affordable compared to income. The town’s public schools and churches were laid out as part of the original town plan, and the school is integrated into the community fabric. No major new housing or development initiatives were identified in the data.
State assessment results are available for grades three through five. For math, the share of students scoring proficient or above varies notably by grade level, with a strong showing in third grade, a weaker result in fourth grade, and a middle result in fifth grade. In English language arts, the pattern also varies, with a lower result in third grade and somewhat stronger results in fourth and fifth grades. Science results for fourth graders show a modest share of students meeting proficiency. Assessment data for grades six through eight is not included here. One year of test data is available, so there is no trend line for improvement or decline. The state changed cut scores for English language arts and science for this testing cycle, which means these results do not compare directly with prior years. A parent may want to ask the school how performance compares with earlier cohorts.
Because the school serves only through eighth grade, there is no high school graduation rate. No information on discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, course access, staffing ratios, or the share of students taking advanced coursework is available. The school is not a charter school. Its magnet status and Title I status were not reported.
The school is one of several elementary and K-8 schools within the Orangeburg district. There were too few schools in the county with comparable data to place Elloree Elementary in a proficiency benchmark relative to other area districts. The overall picture is of a small, rural K-8 school serving a town with a shrinking population and a student body that is uniformly low-income. Academic outcomes show variability by grade and subject, with some stronger spots and some clear soft spots that families may want to explore directly with the school. No recent district-level changes or initiatives were found in the data, so the district context for Elloree Elementary is stable in the sense that no new programs or restructuring were reported.
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