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Whittaker Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

790 Whittaker Parkway, Orangeburg, SC 29115 · (803) 534-6559 · Part of Orangeburg County School District

Wilkinson Heights’ School Grade D better than 11% of South Carolina school districts

Students
325
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Whittaker Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 20.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wilkinson Heights kids: 9 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Whittaker ElementaryYou are here
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
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).

790 Whittaker Parkway, Orangeburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K26
Kindergarten54
Grade 154
Grade 246
Grade 349
Grade 447
Grade 549
Enrollment over time
410’20
393’21
415’22
369’23
325’24

Down 20.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 89%Hispanic 7%White 2%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Whittaker Elementary from Wilkinson Heights 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
Bethune-Bowman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rowesville
C
259 students14:1
Elloree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Elloree
D
252 students13:1

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