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Robert E. Howard Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1255 Belleville Road, Orangeburg, SC 29115 · (803) 534-5470 · Part of Orangeburg County School District

Brookdale’s School Grade D better than 11% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
396
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Town
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Robert E. Howard Middle

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Brookdale kids: Orangeburg Wilkinson High

On the path

Where Brookdale kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Brookdale Elementaryin Orangeburg
6–8Robert E. Howard MiddleYou are here
9–12Orangeburg Wilkinson Highin Orangeburg

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 38.3%

Its own letter, D, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Results for small groups the state suppresses are left out. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1255 Belleville Road, Orangeburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6108
Grade 7156
Grade 8132
Enrollment over time
421’20
410’21
396’22
413’23
396’24

Down 5.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%White 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Robert E. Howard Middle from Brookdale families.

Other schools in Orangeburg County School District

The district →
Edisto Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Cordova
635 students15:1
Marshall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orangeburg
C
625 students16:1
Sheridan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orangeburg
D−
450 students14:1
Holly Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Hill
C+
356 students13:1
Whittaker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orangeburg
C
325 students15:1
Bethune-Bowman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rowesville
C
259 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Brookdale’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.