Willie Jeffries School of Excellence

3000 Five Chop Road
Orangeburg, SC 29115

Charter School 274 Students

Elementary School K - 6th

School Overview

Willie Jeffries School of Excellence is a small neighborhood-scale campus located in Orangeburg, SC. Administered by Charter Institute at Erskine, the institution operates as a public charter school serving approximately 274 enrolled students across grades KG through 06.

Based on official NCES reporting, the campus employs approximately 24.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) classroom teachers with an estimated student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1, which is lower than the typical national public school average.

Located at 3000 Five Chop Road in Orangeburg, SC 29115, Willie Jeffries School of Excellence serves families zoned within the Charter Institute at Erskine attendance area. Academic programming, zoning boundaries, and school bus routes are administered under district guidelines.

274

Total Students

24.5

Full-Time Teachers

11.2

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Willie Jeffries School of Excellence
Demographic	Student Count
White	15
Hispanic	4
Black	243
Asian	1
Two or More	9
American Indian	1
Pacific Islander	1

Black
243 (88.7%)
White
15 (5.5%)
Two or More
9 (3.3%)
Hispanic
4 (1.5%)
Asian
1 (0.4%)
American Indian
1 (0.4%)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.4%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	New
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Charter School
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Charter Institute at Erskine
Phone:	(803)250-5717
Grade Range:	K - 6th
Total Students:	274
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	24.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.2
NSLP Participation:¹	No
Qualified Free Lunch:	N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 35

Grade 1 36

Grade 2 40

Grade 3 32

Grade 4 33

Grade 5 40

Grade 6 58