White House United Methodist Church · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Wilkinson Heights’s public schools score below 89% of South Carolina districts on tests and graduation
In Wilkinson Heights, 17% of tested students are proficient in math, below the South Carolina average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wilkinson Heights, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within South Carolina, not nationally.
From South Carolina state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Wilkinson Heights’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 29 South Carolina towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wilkinson Heights’s, its schools beat 17%, higher than their 11% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 32% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 52% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $18,009 per student, against $15,090 across South Carolina (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then nine middle and seven high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Orangeburg Christian Academy (private) and Greater Faith Baptist Church Child Devt Center (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Wilkinson Heights’s grade
D: better than 11% of South Carolina school districts. Both inputs trail the South Carolina average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wilkinson Heights, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Wilkinson Heights
Whittaker Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 325 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Orangeburg
Kindergarten in Wilkinson Heights
Whittaker Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 325 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Orangeburg
1st grade in Wilkinson Heights
Whittaker Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 325 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Orangeburg
2nd grade in Wilkinson Heights
Whittaker Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 325 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Orangeburg
3rd grade in Wilkinson Heights
Whittaker Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 325 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Orangeburg
4th grade in Wilkinson Heights
Whittaker Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 325 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Orangeburg
5th grade in Wilkinson Heights
Whittaker Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 325 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Orangeburg
Wilkinson Heights’s public schools are run by Orangeburg County School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Wilkinson Heights vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Wilkinson Heights’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wilkinson Heights | D | Orangeburg County |
| Orangeburg | D | Orangeburg County |
Every school in Wilkinson Heights
15 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).
Questions about Wilkinson Heights’s schools
Are Wilkinson Heights’s schools good?
On South Carolina’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Wilkinson Heights children attend score below 89% of South Carolina’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wilkinson Heights in?
Orangeburg County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,089 students in 26 schools (2024–25).
Where do Wilkinson Heights kids go to high school?
One of 7 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.
What is Wilkinson Heights’s graduation rate?
78% of the class of 2023 in Orangeburg County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across South Carolina.
How much does Wilkinson Heights spend per student?
$18,009 in Orangeburg County School District (FY2024), against $15,090 across South Carolina. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Wilkinson Heights?
Yes: Orangeburg Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 205 students) and Greater Faith Baptist Church Child Devt Center (religious, grades PK–K, 51 students).
Parents talk
What Wilkinson Heights families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Wilkinson Heights → 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within South Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.