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Schools in Norway

Norway’s public schools

Orangeburg County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Norway. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/21schools above South Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.0K
▲ 19% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
SC 14.3
Schools in town
0
9,526 students on the public path
In brief

Norway’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Norway’s 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Holly Hill Elementary places highest (better than 39%); North Middle/High lowest (4%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

13 elementary schools serve Norway, graded from D− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then nine middle schools and seven high schools: Orangeburg Wilkinson High, Lake Marion High School, Edisto High, Bethune-Bowman Middle/High, Branchville High, North Middle/High and Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Norway, with each school’s own grade.

13 schools teach K in Norway’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to C+, so check the specific school.
Edisto Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Cordova
635 students15:1Rate it →
Marshall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orangeburg
C
625 students16:1Rate it →
Sheridan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orangeburg
D−
450 students14:1Rate it →
Holly Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Hill
C+
356 students13:1Rate it →
Whittaker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orangeburg
C
325 students15:1Rate it →
Bethune-Bowman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rowesville
C
259 students14:1Rate it →
Elloree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Elloree
D
252 students13:1Rate it →
Lockett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Branchville
C
239 students14:1Rate it →
Dover Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North
C−
237 students15:1Rate it →
Brookdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orangeburg
C+
215 students13:1Rate it →
St. James-Gaillard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eutawville
D
211 students13:1Rate it →
Vance-Providence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vance
D
209 students14:1Rate it →
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Neeses
C
179 students15:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Orangeburg County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Orangeburg County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 26 schools · 10,089 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$18,009SC $15,090 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading32%
State average 52.1% · 6104 students tested
Math17%
State average 41% · 6043 students tested

Norway vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Norway’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Norway—Orangeburg County

Every school in Norway

24 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Norwayin other towns
Edisto Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Cordova
635 students15:1Rate it →
Marshall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orangeburg
C
625 students16:1Rate it →
Sheridan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orangeburg
D−
450 students14:1Rate it →
Holly Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Holly Hill
C+
356 students13:1Rate it →
Whittaker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orangeburg
C
325 students15:1Rate it →
Bethune-Bowman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rowesville
C
259 students14:1Rate it →
Elloree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Elloree
D
252 students13:1Rate it →
Lockett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Branchville
C
239 students14:1Rate it →
Dover Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North
C−
237 students15:1Rate it →
Brookdale Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Orangeburg
C+
215 students13:1Rate it →
St. James-Gaillard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eutawville
D
211 students13:1Rate it →
Vance-Providence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vance
D
209 students14:1Rate it →
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Neeses
C
179 students15:1Rate it →
William J. Clark Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orangeburg
D
587 students13:1Rate it →
Lake Marion Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Santee
501 students14:1Rate it →
Carver Edisto Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cope
D
439 students13:1Rate it →
Robert E. Howard Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Orangeburg
D
396 students15:1Rate it →
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High
High · Grades 6–12 · Rowesville
C−
349 students14:1Rate it →
Branchville High
High · Grades 6–12 · Branchville
C+
317 students14:1Rate it →
North Middle/High
High · Grades 6–12 · North
D−
227 students9:1Rate it →
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High
High · Grades 6–12 · Neeses
220 students13:1Rate it →
Orangeburg Wilkinson High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orangeburg
C−
992 students17:1Rate it →
Lake Marion High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Santee
C
692 students17:1Rate it →
Edisto High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cordova
C
614 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Norway’s schools

Are Norway’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Norway. Orangeburg County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Norway. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Norway in?

Orangeburg County School District.

Where do Norway kids go to high school?

One of seven high schools, depending on your address: Orangeburg Wilkinson High, Lake Marion High School, Edisto High, Bethune-Bowman Middle/High, Branchville High, North Middle/High and Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High.

Parents talk

What Norway families are saying about school.

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Looking for colleges? Colleges near Norway → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.