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Dover Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1411 Bedford Avenue, North, SC 29112 · (803) 247-2184 · Part of Orangeburg County School District

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Directions
Students
237
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Dover Elementary

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Next stop for North kids: North Middle/High

On the path

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

PK–5Dover ElementaryYou are here
6–12North Middle/High227 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 38.3%

Its own letter, C−, 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 ↗

1411 Bedford Avenue, North

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten30
Grade 139
Grade 245
Grade 331
Grade 437
Grade 535
Enrollment over time
257’20
267’21
240’22
223’23
237’24

Down 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 52%White 36%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dover Elementary from North 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; North’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.