Best Public Schools in North Charleston, South Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				SC READY English Language Arts (2023)						SC READY Mathematics (2023)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2023)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2023)	EOCEP English 1 (2023)	EOCEP English 2 (2023)	SCPASS Science (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	SCPASS Science 4th Grade	SCPASS Science 6th Grade	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
Charleston School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	5109-B West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 529-4990	1,086	77	14.1	8.5%	740 (68.1%)	159 (14.6%)	73 (6.7%)	54 (5.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.1%)	91.7	9^th of 237 public high schools	96.2%		90.5	9^th of 226 public high schools	96.0%					90.5	86.9	87.8				76.1	81.3	68.6	97.8	94.7	99.1	83.6		83.6	$14,147	$575	$829	$1,404	$9,725	$3,018	$12,743
Academic Magnet High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5109-A West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 746-1300	712	42	16.8	2.4%	548 (77.0%)	26 (3.7%)	35 (4.9%)	68 (9.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	98.1	3^rd of 237 public high schools	98.7%		98.4	1^st of 226 public high schools	99.6%	2														100.0	100.0	100.0			$16,480	$308	$602	$910	$10,896	$4,674	$15,571
Chicora Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	3100 Carner Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 746-2210	296	33	8.9	100.0%	3 (1.0%)	265 (89.5%)	20 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	9.8	608^th of 644 public elementary schools	5.6%		5.7	620^th of 625 public elementary schools	0.8%	12	29.8	33.4	18.5				27.6	21.6	21.5								14.9		$19,219	$2,260	$1,327	$3,587	$12,434	$3,198	$15,632
A. C. Corcoran Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8585 Vistavia Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2218	663	51	13.0	100.0%	85 (12.8%)	399 (60.2%)	137 (20.7%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.5%)	7.6	624^th of 644 public elementary schools	3.1%		10.4	575^th of 625 public elementary schools	8.0%	49	19.5	32.6	27.3				24.8	14.6	20.7								9.1		$13,509	$1,768	$910	$2,678	$9,056	$1,776	$10,832
Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center	Public	PK-K	3180 Thomasina McPherson Boule	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-7131	216	22	9.7	100.0%	4 (1.9%)	206 (95.4%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)																			$69,890	$7,462	$5,517	$12,979	$44,185	$12,726	$56,911
W. B. Goodwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5501 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5911	389	33	11.7	100.0%	21 (5.4%)	187 (48.1%)	175 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	14	568^th of 644 public elementary schools	11.8%		12.7	554^th of 625 public elementary schools	11.4%	14	22.0	42.2	37.1				28.0	24.0	22.3								15.5		$19,398	$3,688	$1,609	$5,297	$11,119	$2,982	$14,101
Hunley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Michigan Avenue	North Charleston	29404	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5914	419	36	11.6	100.0%	56 (13.4%)	200 (47.7%)	139 (33.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	42.4	364^th of 644 public elementary schools	43.5%		35.8	405^th of 625 public elementary schools	35.2%	41	41.3	49.0	54.0				52.4	42.9	44.5								24.4		$16,710	$1,576	$930	$2,506	$11,084	$3,121	$14,205
Lambs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6800 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29458	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5900	344	30	11.4	100.0%	77 (22.4%)	134 (39.0%)	112 (32.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.7%)	40.8	381^st of 644 public elementary schools	40.8%		38.6	381^st of 625 public elementary schools	39.0%		40.0	53.2	46.3				44.0	51.0	42.6								31.9		$19,003	$1,787	$1,233	$3,019	$13,205	$2,778	$15,984
Midland Park Primary	Public	PK-K	2415 Midland Park Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 574-2183	321	24	13.6	100.0%	26 (8.1%)	104 (32.4%)	183 (57.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)								(n/a)																			$39,224	$11,215	$3,103	$14,319	$19,081	$5,825	$24,906
Morningside Middle	Public	6-8	1999 Singley Lane	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-2000	635	56	11.3	100.0%	32 (5.0%)	398 (62.7%)	194 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	7.1	317^th of 325 public middle schools	2.5%		11.7	290^th of 310 public middle schools	6.5%	27				19.2	21.1	17.4				7.0	8.5	8.3	72.7					11.8	$13,776	$1,623	$1,155	$2,778	$8,604	$2,394	$10,998
North Charleston Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4921 Durant Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7107	310	36	8.6	100.0%	32 (10.3%)	217 (70.0%)	57 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	15.2	561^st of 644 public elementary schools	12.9%		21.7	486^th of 625 public elementary schools	22.2%	75	22.9	43.8	26.0				25.0	21.9	38.0								9.4		$23,081	$4,982	$2,133	$7,116	$12,422	$3,544	$15,965
Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4542 Simms Street	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7105	422	32	13.1	100.0%	179 (42.4%)	157 (37.2%)	45 (10.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.5%)	42.1	367^th of 644 public elementary schools	43.0%		51.9	297^th of 625 public elementary schools	52.5%	70	28.6	64.5	41.6	56.5	42.8	50.0	26.2	42.2	33.3	47.8	14.3	20.0					40.0	47.8	$19,551	$1,958	$968	$2,925	$13,951	$2,674	$16,625
Matilda F. Dunston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Remount Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-7109	401	35	11.6	100.0%	39 (9.7%)	185 (46.1%)	170 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	14.8	563^rd of 644 public elementary schools	12.6%		7.6	604^th of 625 public elementary schools	3.4%	41	22.4	31.5	34.5				24.1	29.8	36.1								10.6		$17,336	$1,613	$1,008	$2,621	$12,014	$2,700	$14,715
North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Lackawanna Boulevard	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 529-2831	481	41	11.7	100.0%	147 (30.6%)	247 (51.4%)	66 (13.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	15.9	556^th of 644 public elementary schools	13.7%		13.6	548^th of 625 public elementary schools	12.3%	8	39.1	43.1	20.7				32.8	24.2	9.5								25.9		$15,375	$1,718	$1,048	$2,766	$10,332	$2,278	$12,610
Meeting Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2685 Leeds Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 735-7102	1,134	104	10.9	100.0%	56 (4.9%)	879 (77.5%)	154 (13.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.4%)	10.4	604^th of 644 public elementary schools	6.2%		9.6	587^th of 625 public elementary schools	6.1%	17	24.6	36.9	25.6	31.5	21.7	35.5	33.6	21.1	17.4	14.7	8.4	11.3					9.8	6.5	$21,180	$976	$982	$1,958	$14,738	$4,483	$19,221
Allegro Charter School of Music	Public, Charter	6-12	2731 Gordon Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 321-7104	219	30	7.2	47.0%	70 (32.0%)	128 (58.4%)	16 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	61.6	74^th of 237 public high schools	68.8%		40.4	119^th of 226 public high schools	47.3%	45				55.9	48.6	47.6				17.7	13.5	21.4	76.3	60.5	84.0	76.2		29.4	$17,519	$1,200	$391	$1,591	$10,085	$5,843	$15,927
Deer Park Middle	Public	6-8	2263 Otranto Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 990-5200	342	33	10.2	100.0%	54 (15.8%)	170 (49.7%)	86 (25.1%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.0%)	14.3	286^th of 325 public middle schools	12.0%		18.8	247^th of 310 public middle schools	20.3%	39				20.2	39.0	35.1				11.7	13.2	4.3	66.7					12.8	$15,203	$1,761	$912	$2,673	$9,876	$2,653	$12,529
Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies	Public	9-12	1088 East Montague Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 953-3231	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Charleston High	Public	9-12	1087 East Montague Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-7140	840	95	8.8	100.0%	33 (3.9%)	673 (80.1%)	122 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.4%)	2.5	234^th of 237 public high schools	1.3%		3	226^th of 226 public high schools	0.0%	8													15.8	22.1	61.5	23.8			$16,643	$1,535	$1,064	$2,599	$10,403	$3,642	$14,045
RB Stall High	Public	9-12	3625 Ashley Phosphate Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2200	1,858	116	16.0	100.0%	172 (9.3%)	885 (47.6%)	721 (38.8%)	15 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	59 (3.2%)	20.7	184^th of 237 public high schools	22.4%		23.6	170^th of 226 public high schools	24.8%	14													64.8	42.3	71.1	35.8			$13,751	$1,210	$902	$2,112	$8,883	$2,755	$11,639
Greg Mathis Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	2872 Azalea Drive	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 557-1611	68	8	8.5	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	67 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0.9	236^th of 237 public high schools	0.4%					(n/a)													10.3	16.0	57.1				$22,933	$5,564	$4,408	$9,972	$8,440	$4,521	$12,961
Military Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	2950 Carner Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7102	460	43	10.7	100.0%	12 (2.6%)	303 (65.9%)	139 (30.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	35.7	142^nd of 237 public high schools	40.1%		14.7	193^rd of 226 public high schools	14.6%	51				37.0	25.4	42.8				30.4	10.2	28.5	80.0	37.2	84.3	35.3		26.0	$22,223	$1,467	$1,038	$2,505	$15,765	$3,953	$19,718
Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science	Public, Magnet	6-8	6401 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 767-8383	534	52	10.3	100.0%	45 (8.4%)	284 (53.2%)	185 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.4%)	12	296^th of 325 public middle schools	8.9%		13.2	282^nd of 310 public middle schools	9.0%	14				24.2	29.4	21.1				12.7	17.5	9.7	70.8					13.9	$15,073	$1,440	$943	$2,383	$9,784	$2,906	$12,690
Palmetto Scholars Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	7499 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 300-4118	491	35	14.1	12.0%	292 (59.5%)	97 (19.8%)	45 (9.2%)	37 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	89.3	13^th of 237 public high schools	94.5%		90.4	10^th of 226 public high schools	95.6%	3				70.2	56.8	74.3				55.4	39.8	37.2	80.0	79.8	100.0	83.6		67.5
Pinehurst Elementary	Public	1-5	7753 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 824-8728	686	56	12.3	100.0%	31 (4.5%)	150 (21.9%)	486 (70.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	7 (1.0%)	5.8	634^th of 644 public elementary schools	1.6%		6	618^th of 625 public elementary schools	1.1%	16	17.7	26.0	18.2				20.7	18.7	17.5								13.1		$12,584	$1,463	$1,003	$2,465	$8,229	$1,890	$10,118
Northwoods Middle	Public	6-8	7763 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2212	818	59	13.9	100.0%	64 (7.8%)	427 (52.2%)	293 (35.8%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.8%)	11.7	300^th of 325 public middle schools	7.7%		11.6	291^st of 310 public middle schools	6.1%	9				31.8	24.6	30.2				10.1	13.3	7.3	84.6					15.0	$12,656	$1,350	$755	$2,105	$8,263	$2,288	$10,551
Fort Dorchester High	Public	9-12	8500 Patriot Boulevard	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 760-4450	2,260	128	17.6	50.7%	705 (31.2%)	954 (42.2%)	340 (15.0%)	88 (3.9%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	164 (7.3%)	64.9	63^rd of 237 public high schools	73.4%		60.1	67^th of 226 public high schools	70.4%	4													78.8	60.7	88.5	65.5			$9,413	$577	$684	$1,261	$7,101	$1,052	$8,153
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	703	62	11.4	100.0%	146 (20.8%)	362 (51.5%)	109 (15.5%)	22 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (9.0%)	49.9	317^th of 644 public elementary schools	50.8%		48.7	319^th of 625 public elementary schools	49.0%	2	45.2	61.0	50.0				36.6	54.6	39.2								50.9		$12,296	$1,083	$713	$1,795	$9,350	$1,150	$10,500
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	721	52	13.9	66.6%	181 (25.1%)	264 (36.6%)	190 (26.4%)	16 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	64 (8.9%)	41.4	374^th of 644 public elementary schools	41.9%		42.9	355^th of 625 public elementary schools	43.2%	19	45.0	56.9	56.1				40.5	40.2	33.7								37.3		$11,073	$1,020	$683	$1,703	$8,565	$805	$9,370
River Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	8642 River Oaks Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Dorchester 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 695-2470	910	61	14.8	73.1%	230 (25.3%)	422 (46.4%)	176 (19.3%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (6.5%)	25.3	246^th of 325 public middle schools	24.3%		31.4	211^th of 310 public middle schools	31.9%	35				43.8	40.4	36.7				19.1	18.9	14.8	100.0					24.8	$9,339	$328	$556	$884	$7,250	$1,205	$8,455
Pepperhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3300 Creola Road	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 767-5905	554	40	14.0	100.0%	59 (10.6%)	328 (59.2%)	130 (23.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.0%)	11.8	588^th of 644 public elementary schools	8.7%		12.5	555^th of 625 public elementary schools	11.2%	33	21.4	26.5	39.7				28.5	23.6	25.3								11.7		$14,995	$1,684	$1,016	$2,701	$9,949	$2,345	$12,294

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charleston	2.75 mi	34	57^th
Hanahan	3.35 mi	4	69^th
N Charleston	3.55 mi	3	205^th
Goose Creek	7.55 mi	15	110^th
Mount Pleasant	7.74 mi	18	8^th

Best Public Schools in North Charleston, SC

Academic Magnet High

Charleston School of the Arts

Palmetto Scholars Academy

Fort Dorchester High

Allegro Charter School of Music

Windsor Hill Arts Infused Elementary

Hunley Park Elementary

Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori

Eagle Nest Elementary

Lambs Elementary

Military Magnet Academy

River Oaks Middle

RB Stall High

North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary

North Charleston Elementary

Matilda F. Dunston Elementary

Deer Park Middle

W. B. Goodwin Elementary

Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science

Pepperhill Elementary

Northwoods Middle

Meeting Street Elementary

Chicora Elementary

A. C. Corcoran Elementary

Morningside Middle

Pinehurst Elementary

North Charleston High

Greg Mathis Charter High

Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies

Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center

Midland Park Primary

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