Best Public Schools in Dorchester County, South Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SC READY English Language Arts (2024)						SC READY Mathematics (2024)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2024)	EOCEP English 1 (2024)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2024)	EOCEP English 2 (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Pepperhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Creola Road	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5905	448	39	11.4	100.0%	38 (8.5%)	255 (56.9%)	131 (29.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	12.6	570^th of 638 public elementary schools	10.7%		11.8	588^th of 644 public elementary schools	8.7%	18	31.8	30.8	28.9				24.6	34.6	25.0								$16,090	$1,855	$1,727	$3,582	$10,224	$2,284	$12,508
Northwoods Middle	Public	6-8	7763 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2212	738	48	15.4	100.0%	63 (8.5%)	356 (48.2%)	288 (39.0%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.8%)	11.5	300^th of 325 public middle schools	7.7%		11.7	300^th of 325 public middle schools	7.7%					25.0	25.1	30.2				9.9	10.7	12.9	93.3				$16,410	$1,959	$2,856	$4,815	$8,929	$2,666	$11,595
Pinehurst Elementary	Public	1-5	7753 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 824-8728	656	57	11.5	100.0%	30 (4.6%)	140 (21.3%)	462 (70.4%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.4%)	7 (1.1%)	9.2	608^th of 638 public elementary schools	4.7%		5.8	634^th of 644 public elementary schools	1.6%	26	20.0	25.7	30.5				25.6	28.5	23.6								$14,547	$2,474	$1,366	$3,839	$8,637	$2,070	$10,707
Fort Dorchester High	Public	9-12	8500 Patriot Boulevard	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 760-4450	2,312	129	17.9	62.5%	713 (30.8%)	963 (41.7%)	371 (16.0%)	84 (3.6%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	173 (7.5%)	63.3	68^th of 235 public high schools	71.1%		64.9	63^rd of 237 public high schools	73.4%	5													86.5	62.9	61.3	89.6	$10,538	$820	$712	$1,532	$7,460	$1,547	$9,006
Fort Dorchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5201 Old Glory Lane	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 832-5550	892	60	14.7	51.6%	371 (41.6%)	274 (30.7%)	128 (14.3%)	55 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.2%)	77.3	142^nd of 638 public elementary schools	77.7%		71.9	176^th of 644 public elementary schools	72.7%	34	75.4	69.8	69.6				65.0	51.6	57.4								$11,541	$1,001	$769	$1,771	$8,540	$1,230	$9,770
Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8600 William Moultrie Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 760-9820	693	54	12.9	100.0%	140 (20.2%)	337 (48.6%)	121 (17.5%)	27 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (9.4%)	40.4	379^th of 638 public elementary schools	40.6%		49.9	317^th of 644 public elementary schools	50.8%	62	38.0	56.8	45.4				47.0	44.2	43.7								$13,173	$1,301	$906	$2,207	$9,326	$1,640	$10,966
Eagle Nest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8640 River Oaks Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2460	680	47	14.4	82.4%	174 (25.6%)	249 (36.6%)	180 (26.5%)	15 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	56 (8.2%)	35.3	410^th of 638 public elementary schools	35.7%		41.4	374^th of 644 public elementary schools	41.9%	36	46.1	48.6	52.6				37.5	34.3	38.4								$11,773	$1,143	$868	$2,010	$8,693	$1,070	$9,763
River Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	8642 River Oaks Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 695-2470	849	59	14.4	84.5%	208 (24.5%)	391 (46.1%)	172 (20.3%)	17 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (6.8%)	29.1	230^th of 325 public middle schools	29.2%		25.3	246^th of 325 public middle schools	24.3%	16				46.2	38.0	41.8				21.9	19.0	17.0	96.8				$10,246	$635	$671	$1,305	$7,461	$1,479	$8,940
Lowcountry Connection Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1520 Old Trolley Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(843) 695-9305	528	16	33.0	62.9%	314 (59.5%)	136 (25.8%)	29 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.0%)								(n/a)	36.6	22.7	53.5	47.5	54.2	52.9	20.0	4.5	25.0	7.5	30.5	15.7	48.5	50.5	40.0	77.2
Dr. Eugene Sires Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Chandler Creek Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5205	858	53	16.0	76.5%	400 (46.6%)	275 (32.1%)	95 (11.1%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	79 (9.2%)	67.9	200^th of 638 public elementary schools	68.7%		72.1	172^nd of 644 public elementary schools	73.3%	28	66.2	61.9	60.0				62.5	63.4	41.3								$11,380	$949	$916	$1,865	$8,224	$1,291	$9,515
Alston-Bailey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	820 West 5th North Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5210	715	48	14.9	85.5%	266 (37.2%)	270 (37.8%)	97 (13.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (10.9%)	31.5	436^th of 638 public elementary schools	31.7%		35.3	419^th of 644 public elementary schools	34.9%	17	47.3	47.7	49.0				41.8	30.3	30.4								$10,571	$1,054	$900	$1,953	$7,221	$1,397	$8,618
William M. Reeves Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1003 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-2450	914	57	15.9	62.5%	522 (57.1%)	155 (17.0%)	147 (16.1%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (9.2%)	82.6	100^th of 638 public elementary schools	84.3%		80.5	117^th of 644 public elementary schools	81.8%	17	78.2	73.0	64.1				80.1	57.2	59.5								$10,866	$1,066	$754	$1,820	$7,781	$1,266	$9,046
Flowertown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 King Charles Circle	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 871-7400	853	57	14.9	74.9%	430 (50.4%)	243 (28.5%)	70 (8.2%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	99 (11.6%)	54	292^nd of 638 public elementary schools	54.2%		54	286^th of 644 public elementary schools	55.6%	6	56.2	48.0	62.6				57.1	39.4	47.4								$11,729	$1,310	$781	$2,090	$8,485	$1,154	$9,639
Charles B. DuBose Middle	Public	6-8	1005 DuBose School Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 875-7012	950	60	15.7	62.2%	554 (58.3%)	192 (20.2%)	106 (11.2%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (9.6%)	64.3	101^st of 325 public middle schools	68.9%		62.5	107^th of 325 public middle schools	67.1%	6				58.4	58.9	53.0				37.6	34.5	35.9	100.0				$10,005	$590	$704	$1,294	$7,541	$1,170	$8,711
Sangaree Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1460 Royle Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-3868	659	41	15.9	66.5%	261 (39.6%)	171 (25.9%)	136 (20.6%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (12.7%)								(n/a)																	$12,571	$731	$1,420	$2,151	$8,933	$1,487	$10,420
Sangaree Intermediate	Public	3-5	201 School House Lane	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 820-3850	568	30	18.9	65.8%	226 (39.8%)	164 (28.9%)	103 (18.1%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (11.3%)	34.7	414^th of 638 public elementary schools	35.1%		28.7	454^th of 644 public elementary schools	29.5%	40	47.8	53.3	50.0				39.1	34.2	31.8								$11,162	$1,937	$578	$2,515	$7,265	$1,382	$8,647
Gregg Middle	Public	6-8	500 Green Wave Boulevard	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 871-3150	850	58	14.5	75.8%	428 (50.4%)	266 (31.3%)	73 (8.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	75 (8.8%)	50.2	151^st of 325 public middle schools	53.5%		50.7	145^th of 325 public middle schools	55.4%	6				53.1	46.2	49.8				33.3	33.4	25.6	100.0				$9,954	$932	$695	$1,627	$7,100	$1,227	$8,326
Knightsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	847 Orangeburg Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-4851	699	46	15.2	58.1%	420 (60.1%)	141 (20.2%)	54 (7.7%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (10.4%)	57.8	265^th of 638 public elementary schools	58.5%		70.6	182^nd of 644 public elementary schools	71.7%	83	48.9	62.5	55.8				48.9	48.3	58.4								$11,809	$972	$769	$1,741	$8,706	$1,362	$10,068
Summerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	835 South Main Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-2372	528	36	14.5	67.2%	290 (54.9%)	150 (28.4%)	53 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.3%)	76.2	146^th of 638 public elementary schools	77.1%		81.8	103^rd of 644 public elementary schools	84.0%	43	53.3	69.9	70.4				61.1	72.0	57.9								$13,854	$1,418	$813	$2,230	$10,124	$1,499	$11,624
James H. Spann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 John McKissick Way	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 873-3050	576	43	13.2	76.4%	273 (47.4%)	142 (24.7%)	94 (16.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.9%)	63.1	229^th of 638 public elementary schools	64.1%		77.1	135^th of 644 public elementary schools	79.0%	94	59.6	60.8	63.4				61.6	43.1	51.2								$12,610	$1,087	$864	$1,952	$9,332	$1,327	$10,658
Rollings Middle School of the Arts	Public	6-8	815 South Main Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-3610	799	46	17.2	28.9%	540 (67.6%)	127 (15.9%)	51 (6.4%)	23 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (6.8%)	98.2	9^th of 325 public middle schools	97.2%		98.3	7^th of 325 public middle schools	97.8%	2				88.0	81.2	85.1				80.2	59.6	79.5	100.0				$11,146	$568	$671	$1,239	$8,426	$1,481	$9,908
Newington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 King Charles Circle	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 871-3230	758	50	15.3	81.3%	405 (53.4%)	180 (23.7%)	76 (10.0%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (11.2%)	49.5	323^rd of 638 public elementary schools	49.4%		52.7	297^th of 644 public elementary schools	53.9%	26	56.3	51.3	51.9				46.4	54.0	40.4								$12,264	$1,389	$892	$2,281	$8,522	$1,461	$9,983
Summerville High	Public	9-12	1101 Boone Hill Road	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-6460	3,308	162	20.3	59.3%	1,776 (53.7%)	913 (27.6%)	326 (9.9%)	19 (0.6%)	11 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	262 (7.9%)	58.8	79^th of 235 public high schools	66.4%		67.5	54^th of 237 public high schools	77.2%	25													71.0	65.3	65.3	89.1	$9,779	$706	$704	$1,410	$7,003	$1,367	$8,369
Alston Middle	Public	6-8	500 Bryan Street	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 873-3890	822	55	14.9	81.0%	366 (44.5%)	270 (32.8%)	112 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (8.8%)	36.5	199^th of 325 public middle schools	38.8%		45.1	169^th of 325 public middle schools	48.0%	30				46.8	40.2	44.9				29.9	20.8	22.4	100.0				$10,095	$630	$706	$1,336	$7,478	$1,281	$8,759
Nexton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Scholar Way	Summerville	29483	Dorchester County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 900-3222	1,025	60	17.0	37.5%	553 (54.0%)	221 (21.6%)	126 (12.3%)	18 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	106 (10.3%)	70.3	181^st of 638 public elementary schools	71.6%		58.6	255^th of 644 public elementary schools	60.4%	74	57.9	71.5	63.5				59.2	56.5	52.1								$10,649	$500	$715	$1,216	$8,000	$1,434	$9,433
Beech Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 821-3970	1,101	63	17.5	34.2%	753 (68.4%)	118 (10.7%)	107 (9.7%)	19 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	102 (9.3%)	87.4	74^th of 638 public elementary schools	88.4%		95	21^st of 644 public elementary schools	96.7%	53	70.9	76.5	81.4				60.8	75.9	73.3								$10,275	$808	$691	$1,499	$7,633	$1,143	$8,776
Sand Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	324 Gnarly Oak Lane	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 695-5201	1,133	64	17.8	42.1%	743 (65.6%)	178 (15.7%)	99 (8.7%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (9.3%)	85.1	86^th of 638 public elementary schools	86.5%		84.9	88^th of 644 public elementary schools	86.3%	2	73.2	78.0	71.4				72.7	67.9	55.0								$10,131	$615	$776	$1,392	$7,321	$1,417	$8,739
East Edisto Middle	Public	6-8	1011 Beech Hill Road	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 695-2451	879	51	17.2	45.8%	565 (64.3%)	173 (19.7%)	64 (7.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (8.0%)	73.7	70^th of 325 public middle schools	78.5%		68.8	87^th of 325 public middle schools	73.2%	17				64.6	57.5	57.7				52.2	34.8	40.2	100.0
Clay Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	387 South Railroad Avenue	Ridgeville	29472	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 851-7386	164	12	13.6	100.0%	61 (37.2%)	75 (45.7%)	12 (7.3%)	1 (0.6%)	5 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.1%)	24.1	488^th of 638 public elementary schools	23.5%		18.1	541^st of 644 public elementary schools	16.0%	53	34.6	42.3					34.6	42.3									$21,998	$1,590	$4,300	$5,890	$13,845	$2,262	$16,108
Ashley Ridge High	Public	9-12	9800 Delemar Highway	Summerville	29485	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 695-4900	2,542	121	21.0	49.9%	1,472 (57.9%)	675 (26.6%)	212 (8.3%)	21 (0.8%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	155 (6.1%)	71.1	50^th of 235 public high schools	78.7%		74.3	40^th of 237 public high schools	83.1%	10													82.6	72.3	69.3	91.2	$9,900	$786	$710	$1,496	$7,111	$1,293	$8,404
Dorchester Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	507 School House Road	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 80	No	No	No	No	(843) 563-2361	0	25	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
MacDougall High	Public	9-12	1516 Old Gilliard Road	Ridgeville	29472	Dorchester County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 737-3036	4	4	1.1		0 (0.0%)	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Harleyville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1650 East Main Street	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 462-7671	226	17	13.2	100.0%	77 (34.1%)	115 (50.9%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.2%)	13.4	568^th of 638 public elementary schools	11.0%		5.5	636^th of 644 public elementary schools	1.2%	68	34.1	15.6	42.5				39.1	9.4	12.2								$22,330	$2,069	$4,214	$6,283	$13,699	$2,348	$16,047
St. George Middle	Public	6-8	600 Minus Street	Saint George	29477	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 563-3171	282	25	11.2	100.0%	119 (42.2%)	115 (40.8%)	19 (6.7%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.8%)	30.1	225^th of 325 public middle schools	30.8%		32.4	219^th of 325 public middle schools	32.6%	6				48.4	34.5	46.4				25.2	16.4	16.7	90.5				$20,674	$1,875	$3,690	$5,565	$12,549	$2,560	$15,109
William Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 South Metts Street	Saint George	29477	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 563-3231	574	49	11.7	100.0%	244 (42.5%)	235 (40.9%)	21 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.3%)	50.3	313^th of 638 public elementary schools	50.9%		49.4	321^st of 644 public elementary schools	50.2%	8	45.2	45.7	55.6				54.9	52.1	51.9								$19,206	$1,311	$3,948	$5,259	$12,134	$1,813	$13,947
Woodland High	Public	9-12	4128 Highway 78	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	No	(843) 563-5956	612	51	12.1	100.0%	243 (39.7%)	297 (48.5%)	33 (5.4%)	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.2%)	25.8	177^th of 235 public high schools	24.7%		22.2	178^th of 237 public high schools	24.9%	1													28.2	55.9	37.3	82.1	$19,783	$836	$3,787	$4,623	$12,010	$3,150	$15,160
Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle	Public	6-8	1650 East Main Street	Dorchester	29437	Dorchester County	Dorchester 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 462-2470	169	18	9.3	100.0%	48 (28.4%)	93 (55.0%)	13 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.3%)	11.3	303^rd of 325 public middle schools	6.8%		9	312^th of 325 public middle schools	4.0%	9				37.0	31.9	23.2				11.1	6.4	5.4					$19,568	$1,470	$4,227	$5,697	$10,684	$3,187	$13,871

Best Public Schools in Dorchester County, SC

Rollings Middle School of the Arts

Beech Hill Elementary

Sand Hill Elementary

William M. Reeves Elementary

Fort Dorchester Elementary

Summerville Elementary

East Edisto Middle

Ashley Ridge High

Nexton Elementary

Dr. Eugene Sires Elementary

Charles B. DuBose Middle

Fort Dorchester High

James H. Spann Elementary

Summerville High

Knightsville Elementary

Flowertown Elementary

William Memorial Elementary

Gregg Middle

Newington Elementary

Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary

Alston Middle

Eagle Nest Elementary

Sangaree Intermediate

Alston-Bailey Elementary

St. George Middle

River Oaks Middle

Woodland High

Clay Hill Elementary

Harleyville Elementary

Pepperhill Elementary

Northwoods Middle

Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle

Pinehurst Elementary

Dorchester Career and Technology Center

Lowcountry Connection Academy

MacDougall High

Sangaree Elementary

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