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B−

Mellichamp Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

350 Murray Road, Orangeburg, SC 29115 · (803) 534-8044 · Part of Orangeburg County School District

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

Directions
Students
144
Students per teacher
10:1
Setting
Town
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Mellichamp Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 46% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 34.2% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency34%
State average 38.3%

Its own letter, B−, 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 ↗

350 Murray Road, Orangeburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 340
Grade 449
Grade 555
Enrollment over time
219’20
202’21
204’22
160’23
144’24

Down 34.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 85%White 6%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mellichamp Elementary from Orangeburg families.

Other schools in Orangeburg County School District

The district →
Edisto Primary
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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; Orangeburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.