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Orange Grove Elementary Charter Primary School
1225 Orange Branch Rd
Charleston SC, 29407, Charleston County
Phone: 843-763-1520
Ranking: 
(122 out of 841, top 15%)*
(122 out of 841, top 15%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Charleston County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 57 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 60 | 59 | 58 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 801 | 786 | 772 | 712 | 696 | 722 | 641 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 5.0% | 37 | 4.7% | 36 | 4.7% | NA | NA | 34 | 4.9% | 40 | 5.5% | 30 | 4.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 140 | 17.5% | 141 | 17.9% | 120 | 15.5% | 121 | 17.0% | 118 | 17.0% | 122 | 16.9% | 108 | 16.8% |
| Grade 1: | 140 | 17.5% | 134 | 17.0% | 138 | 17.9% | 136 | 19.1% | 113 | 16.2% | 110 | 15.2% | 101 | 15.8% |
| Grade 2: | 127 | 15.9% | 126 | 16.0% | 127 | 16.5% | 115 | 16.2% | 110 | 15.8% | 109 | 15.1% | 92 | 14.4% |
| Grade 3: | 122 | 15.2% | 121 | 15.4% | 121 | 15.7% | 119 | 16.7% | 115 | 16.5% | 104 | 14.4% | 99 | 15.4% |
| Grade 4: | 120 | 15.0% | 110 | 14.0% | 120 | 15.5% | 115 | 16.2% | 105 | 15.1% | 116 | 16.1% | 107 | 16.7% |
| Grade 5: | 112 | 14.0% | 117 | 14.9% | 110 | 14.2% | 106 | 14.9% | 101 | 14.5% | 121 | 16.8% | 104 | 16.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 399 | 49.8% | 391 | 49.7% | 388 | 50.3% | 373 | 52.4% | 347 | 49.9% | 369 | 51.1% | 332 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 402 | 50.2% | 395 | 50.3% | 384 | 49.7% | 339 | 47.6% | 339 | 48.7% | 343 | 47.5% | 295 | 46.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% |
| Asian: | 6 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.8% | 11 | 1.4% | 11 | 1.5% | 17 | 2.4% | 25 | 3.5% | 24 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic: | 30 | 3.7% | 32 | 4.1% | 29 | 3.8% | 20 | 2.8% | 27 | 3.9% | 36 | 5.0% | 26 | 4.1% |
| Black: | 195 | 24.3% | 232 | 29.5% | 289 | 37.4% | 330 | 46.3% | 362 | 52.0% | 414 | 57.3% | 373 | 58.2% |
| White: | 551 | 68.8% | 498 | 63.4% | 422 | 54.7% | 337 | 47.3% | 283 | 40.7% | 240 | 33.2% | 204 | 31.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.9% | 8 | 1.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 190 | 23.7% | 199 | 25.3% | 251 | 32.5% | 276 | 38.8% | 293 | 42.1% | 323 | 44.7% | 280 | 43.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 4.1% | 47 | 6.0% | 54 | 7.0% | 51 | 7.2% | 73 | 10.5% | 69 | 9.6% | 75 | 11.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.10 | 13.37 | 13.13 | 12.21 | 11.54 | 12.30 | 11.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 87.6% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 81% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 79.7% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 81.5% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 84.3% | 82.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.8% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.2% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 70.1% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 69.7% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 74% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 70.1% | 69.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.3% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 63.9% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 55.5% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 61.3% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 62.1% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 70% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 86.4% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 79.1% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 76.2% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.3% | 78.4% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 77.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 78.4% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 74.8% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 73.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 73.5% | 70.3% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 82% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 76.2% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 78.8% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 77.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 79.7% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 79.2% | 78.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 79.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 80.5% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 81.7% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 79.3% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 81.5% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 68% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 68.8% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 69.9% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 71.2% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 73.2% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 73.3% | 73.2% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 78.1% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 83.2% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 81% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.2% | 81.7% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.6% | 83.5% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 85% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 73.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 76.3% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 77.1% | 74.3% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 78.8% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 81.4% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 79.5% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 80.1% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 77.5% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 81.6% | 81.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 78.1% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 75.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 72.6% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 77.3% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 76.6% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 78.2% | 76.2% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 61.1% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 68.9% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68.2% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 67.9% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 71.8% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 74% | 73% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 70.7% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 73.7% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 70.4% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 73.5% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 71% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 73.4% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 74.2% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 77.4% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 79.9% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 74.7% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 77.4% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 33.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 66.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,479.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,977.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,673.0 |
* Orange Grove Elementary Charter Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.