📍 1349 Dorange Road, Branchville, Orangeburg County, 29432
Lockett Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Branchville, Orangeburg County. The school has 231 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Orangeburg school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lockett Elementary enrolls 231 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 27% Black or African American and 3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 154 | 67% |
| Black or African American | 63 | 27% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
231 of the school's 231 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lockett Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-60, state senate district 39, state house district 66.
Lockett Elementary is one of 28 schools in Orangeburg, based in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The district serves 10,089 students district-wide and employs 739 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 231 students, Lockett Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 360 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote