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Orange Grove Charter School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

1225 Orange Branch Road, Charleston, SC 29407 · (843) 763-1520

Charleston’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
1,170
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Orange Grove Charter School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency70%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts74%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, A, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1225 Orange Branch Road, Charleston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten122
Grade 1138
Grade 2136
Grade 3133
Grade 4133
Grade 5136
Grade 6120
Grade 7119
Grade 8114
Enrollment over time
1,170’20
1,153’21
1,167’22
1,169’23
1,170’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Black 8%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Orange Grove Charter School from Charleston families.

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; Charleston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.