Willie Jeffries School of Excellence
Charter · Grades K–6 · 274 students
Bethune-Bowman Elementary
4857 Charleston Highway, Rowesville, SC 29133
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
259
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Orangeburg
Orangeburg County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Bethune-Bowman Elementary
Bethune-Bowman Elementary is a public elementary school in Rowesville, South Carolina, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Orangeburg. The school is located in a rural area in Orangeburg County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 259 students were enrolled, with about 14 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical South Carolina elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 625 South Carolina elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 259 students
- Students per teacher
- 14 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- Rural — Distant
- School district
- Orangeburg
- County
- Orangeburg County
- NCES school ID
- 450391000849
Schools near Bethune-Bowman Elementary
All 2 schools in Rowesville →
Whittaker Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 325 students
Mellichamp Elementary
Magnet · Grades 3–5 · 144 students
Greater Faith Baptist Church Child Devt Center
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 4 students
Brookdale Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 215 students
Felton Laboratory Charter School
Charter · Grades K–8 · 279 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.