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School Connections Academy

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Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

5,193

Students ?

30.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

38.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Executive Center Drive Sui
Columbia, SC 29210

(803) 212-4712

District: School Public Charter School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

African American:

15.2%

Hispanic:

7.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (45% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2018-2019) ?

This school45%

District avg54%

South Carolina avg52%

Not ranked this year

School Connections Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

30^th of 75School Public Charter School District among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	36.9	417 of 643	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	372 of 624	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.6	409 of 639	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.6	369 of 619	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.2	390 of 638	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.7	445 of 630	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.6	388 of 599	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.3	424 of 594	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.2	447 of 597	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.4	427 of 589	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	39.3	276 of 421	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	153 of 412	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	50.8	79 of 189	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	38 of 161	76.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	38.3	384 of 588	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	386 of 570	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	58.3	48 of 116	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	45 of 104	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	37.1	401 of 600	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.1	369 of 588	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	33.8	405 of 590	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	334 of 571	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	49.0	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	3 of 5	40.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	14.4	427 of 472	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	421 of 457	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	42.9	175 of 315	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	160 of 303	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.4	179 of 317	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.8	144 of 303	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.8	115 of 301	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.6	126 of 291	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.4	150 of 276	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.4	182 of 271	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.2	176 of 269	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.0	151 of 261	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	49.8	113 of 252	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.1	49 of 237	79.3%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	57.0	59 of 195	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	26 of 194	86.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	41.6	176 of 296	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	163 of 281	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	54.7	61 of 139	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	38 of 123	69.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	43.0	164 of 289	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	136 of 280	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	44.5	156 of 296	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	150 of 284	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	54.4	16 of 39	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.2	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	19.6	219 of 258	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	211 of 250	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	33.2	132 of 225	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	91 of 216	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.3	133 of 223	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.0	78 of 231	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.5	99 of 232	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.3	104 of 210	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.4	107 of 203	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.9	130 of 202	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.4	138 of 199	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.8	132 of 199	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	37.4	109 of 184	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	72 of 183	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	55.2	59 of 143	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.2	24 of 137	82.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	29.5	140 of 213	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	95 of 210	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	28.7	71 of 86	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	80.7	10 of 80	87.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	31.5	135 of 217	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	87 of 214	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	40.0	113 of 218	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	100 of 213	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	16.8	21 of 23	8.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	79.3	4 of 22	81.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	16.4	157 of 191	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	147 of 185	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2019)59th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2019)58th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2019)35th percentile~ school

African American (2019)34th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2019)31st percentile-4 vs school

White (2019)10th percentile-26 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2019)70th percentile+25 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)59th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2019)56th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2019)55th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2019)47th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2019)41st percentile-4 vs school

White (2019)15th percentile-29 vs school

High school

Disabled (2019)59th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2019)48th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2019)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)38th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2019)34th percentile-7 vs school

White (2019)18th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2019)17th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)9th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2018-2019) ?

English 180%~ state avg

Biology 1/Applied Biology 264%-3 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution53%-14 vs state

Social Studies51%-16 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 250%-18 vs state

English Language Arts45%~ state avg

Science40%-9 vs state

Mathematics28%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, February 15, 2013

We have done homeschooling and public school in our district. We are now attending online public school through Connections Academy. Online school gives you the best of both worlds. You do school at home, but you are still in public school for the free curriculum, teachers and resources. Every day my 6th graders checks his calendar for what he needs to learn and accomplish. Learning is done through live webinars with his teachers, videos online, and brainpop clips ( Animated Science, Health, Technology, Math, Social Studies, Arts & Music and English movies, quizzes, activity pages and school homework help for K-12 kids) and through the free books they send you. My son takes his quizzes and tests online. He submits projects through email, power point and home video. He was able to take Mandarian Chinese with a Chinese teacher who he spoke live with over his webinar. Also available is sign language. He still does local state testing, which is administered through Connections at a local college. We have a very lively group of local Connections kids that have tons of field trips. I have 5 kids on my street that attend Connections. My son tested above his grade level in Math, so he is in a 7th grade math, but 6th grade for the rest of his classes. I would highly encourage any homeschooler or parent of public school child that wishes to have their child home for whatever reason to look into this school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th 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
School Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 Executive Center Drive Sui	Columbia	29210	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 212-4712	6,152	268	22.9		3,858 (62.7%)	1,255 (20.4%)	526 (8.6%)	33 (0.5%)	26 (0.4%)	8 (0.1%)	446 (7.2%)								(n/a)	44.8	46.0	55.4	59.0	57.4	60.4	23.2	22.5	20.3	17.4	20.8	17.9	33.4	38.9	42.5	53.3	49.1	87.4	$8,987	$494	$01	$494	$3,154	$5,338	$8,492
Carolus Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Westpark Boulevard Suite C	Columbia	29210	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(866) 968-7512	1,786	64	27.9		846 (47.4%)	633 (35.4%)	155 (8.7%)	4 (0.2%)	19 (1.1%)	7 (0.4%)	122 (6.8%)								(n/a)	23.8	26.5	24.6	34.9	30.4	26.9	9.5	8.3	4.0	4.5	3.2	1.3	9.1	14.9	14.4	21.2	29.5	77.2	$9,912	$67	$173	$240	$2,607	$7,064	$9,671
SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29212	Richland County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-9037	417	38	11.1		82 (19.7%)	316 (75.8%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)
South Carolina Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2023 Platt Springs Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 253-6222	2,180	126	17.2		1,210 (55.5%)	585 (26.8%)	177 (8.1%)	14 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	185 (8.5%)								(n/a)	68.0	60.0	58.4	56.2	58.2	53.8	31.2	28.3	23.9	23.3	26.0	12.7	36.0	38.1	61.0	62.6	53.4	87.1	$9,690	$540	$48	$588	$7,296	$1,806	$9,102
Clear Dot Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	2015 Marion Street	Columbia	29201	Richland County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 567-3075	474	42	11.2		55 (11.6%)	383 (80.8%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)								(n/a)	46.1	24.5	40.0	39.5	37.0	26.9	25.6	14.3	27.5	5.3	11.1	7.7	18.3	15.8		9.5	45.8	60.0	$12,810	$2,409	$1,018	$3,427	$6,273	$3,110	$9,383
Pendergrass Fairwold School	Public, Alternative	K-12	5935 Token Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 735-3435	46	14	3.2		4 (8.7%)	37 (80.4%)	3 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)																			$68,847	$4,265	$1,123	$5,389	$58,171	$5,288	$63,459
American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	109 Innovation Drive	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 756-2724	1,979	157	12.6		1,305 (65.9%)	271 (13.7%)	189 (9.6%)	88 (4.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (6.0%)								(n/a)	69.3	74.9	66.1	63.9	65.5	60.0	51.6	61.3	44.1	39.2	33.0	25.7	54.9	63.4	68.6	61.1	52.8	98.3	$11,553		$157	$157	$5,086	$6,310	$11,396

Frequently Asked Questions about School Connections Academy

How many students attend School Connections Academy?

In the 2019-20 school year, 5,193 students attended School Connections Academy.

What is the racial makeup of School Connections Academy?

Students at School Connections Academy are 70% White, 15% African American, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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