High Schools in Charleston 01

Summary:

The Charleston 01 school district in South Carolina is home to 15 high schools that vary in size, type, and performance. The data reveals a mix of top-performing and struggling schools, with several standout institutions leading the way.

The highest-ranked schools in the district are Wando High, Lucy Garrett Beckham High, Charleston School of the Arts, and Academic Magnet High, all of which have earned 5 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars and are among the top 15 high schools in the state. These schools boast exceptional test scores, high graduation rates, and low chronic absenteeism. In contrast, some schools like North Charleston High, Baptist Hill High, and Greg Mathis Charter High struggle with lower performance metrics.

The data also reveals a correlation between socioeconomic status, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and academic achievement. Schools with higher percentages of economically disadvantaged students tend to have lower test scores and graduation rates. Additionally, chronic absenteeism is a significant issue across the district, with most schools reporting rates around 22.5%. Understanding and addressing these challenges will be crucial in improving educational outcomes for all students in the Charleston 01 district.

District Detail

75 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401

(843) 937-6300

SchoolDigger Rank:
23^rd of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 50,856

Primary Schools: 52
Middle Schools: 12
High Schools: 18
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th 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
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	1,102	69	15.9		771 (70.0%)	131 (11.9%)	98 (8.9%)	39 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.4%)	90.7	10^th of 235 public high schools	95.7%		91.9	9^th of 235 public high schools	96.2%	1	93.8	92.5	94.5	80.2	88.1	84.6	80.7	97.8	90.3	85.1	99.4	$21,166	$3,310	$1,378	$4,687	$12,649	$3,830	$16,479
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	740	45	16.5		552 (74.6%)	24 (3.2%)	39 (5.3%)	78 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.4%)	97.6	2^nd of 235 public high schools	99.1%		97.2	3^rd of 235 public high schools	98.7%	1									100.0	98.9	100.0	$22,213	$2,724	$1,132	$3,856	$13,700	$4,656	$18,357
Baptist Hill High	Public	6-12	5117 Baptist Hill Road	Hollywood	29449	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 889-2277	507	56	9.0		29 (5.7%)	347 (68.4%)	110 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	28.3	173^rd of 235 public high schools	26.4%		20.5	190^th of 235 public high schools	19.1%	17	21.4	30.7	23.6	8.8	7.7	1.4	14.3	62.5	59.0	36.5	82.2	$31,999	$4,853	$1,652	$6,505	$18,557	$6,937	$25,494
North Charleston High	Public	9-12	1087 East Montague Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-7140	829	90	9.2		43 (5.2%)	520 (62.7%)	242 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	4.1	231^st of 235 public high schools	1.7%		2.6	233^rd of 235 public high schools	0.9%	2								55.8	25.3	23.1	60.0	$26,208	$4,989	$2,440	$7,430	$14,033	$4,745	$18,778
Wando High	Public	9-12	1000 Warrior Way	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 881-8200	2,588	145	17.8		2,061 (79.6%)	252 (9.7%)	128 (4.9%)	67 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	78 (3.0%)	88.8	12^th of 235 public high schools	94.9%		86.8	15^th of 235 public high schools	93.6%	3								90.2	87.4	88.7	97.7	$17,790	$3,027	$1,136	$4,163	$10,835	$2,792	$13,627
St. Johns High	Public	9-12	1518 Main Road	Johns Island	29455	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 559-6200	390	34	11.4		77 (19.7%)	146 (37.4%)	159 (40.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	10.2	220^th of 235 public high schools	6.4%		15.3	204^th of 235 public high schools	13.2%	16								51.0	39.7	28.3	76.0	$30,371	$4,514	$1,931	$6,445	$17,215	$6,711	$23,926
R. B. Stall High	Public	9-12	3625 Ashley Phosphate Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2200	2,135	138	15.4		149 (7.0%)	848 (39.7%)	1,030 (48.2%)	22 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	80 (3.7%)	15.2	208^th of 235 public high schools	11.5%		14.3	208^th of 235 public high schools	11.5%									65.1	41.2	41.3	71.6	$18,862	$3,975	$1,544	$5,519	$10,091	$3,252	$13,343
West Ashley High	Public	9-12	4060 West Wildcat Boulevard	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 573-1201	2,069	126	16.4		947 (45.8%)	722 (34.9%)	223 (10.8%)	35 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.5%)	131 (6.3%)	60.6	75^th of 235 public high schools	68.1%		60.3	74^th of 235 public high schools	68.5%	1								75.3	63.1	67.7	89.9	$18,411	$3,288	$1,714	$5,002	$10,600	$2,810	$13,410
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	71	5	14.2		0 (0.0%)	70 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	1.3	234^th of 235 public high schools	0.4%		0.9	235^th of 235 public high schools	0.0%	1									9.5	8.3	70.0	$29,784	$3,250	$1,095	$4,345	$14,185	$11,254	$25,439
James Island Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1000 Fort Johnson Road	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 762-2754	1,612	106	15.2		1,175 (72.9%)	275 (17.1%)	92 (5.7%)	14 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	47 (2.9%)	73.7	41^st of 235 public high schools	82.6%		77.5	31^st of 235 public high schools	86.8%	10								75.2	80.8	73.7	93.8
Burke High	Public, Magnet	9-12	244 President Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 579-4815	342	62	5.5		5 (1.5%)	320 (93.6%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	10.8	219^th of 235 public high schools	6.8%		17.8	196^th of 235 public high schools	16.6%	23								53.9	44.2	36.9	66.7	$39,636	$5,701	$2,769	$8,470	$22,404	$8,762	$31,166
Military Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	2950 Carner Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7102	393	45	8.6		11 (2.8%)	235 (59.8%)	133 (33.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	51	106^th of 235 public high schools	54.9%		28.2	170^th of 235 public high schools	27.7%	64	32.6	49.2	53.2	23.9	23.7	7.8	28.3	84.5	46.5	32.1	92.5	$41,580	$4,727	$7,198	$11,925	$22,549	$7,106	$29,655
Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Public, Charter	6-12	1002 King Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 720-3085	573	48	11.9		210 (36.6%)	284 (49.6%)	54 (9.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	72	44^th of 235 public high schools	81.3%		72.9	44^th of 235 public high schools	81.3%		62.2	51.9	67.9	39.0	34.2	60.5	53.7	92.9	71.3	62.7	91.8	$20,489	$1,309	$1,282	$2,592	$12,090	$5,808	$17,897
Allegro Charter School of Music	Public, Charter	6-12	4542 Simms Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 321-7104	250	27	9.2		38 (15.2%)	158 (63.2%)	40 (16.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	71.6	45^th of 235 public high schools	80.9%		73.4	41^st of 235 public high schools	82.6%	4	43.7	42.9	58.1	29.2	21.5	7.0	31.3		64.5	63.7	100.0	$25,011	$2,256	$15	$2,271	$14,880	$7,860	$22,740
Lucy Garrett Beckham High	Public	9-12	1560 Mathis Ferry Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-6790	1,757	101	17.3		1,439 (81.9%)	157 (8.9%)	84 (4.8%)	32 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (2.4%)	87.4	15^th of 235 public high schools	93.6%		84.8	21^st of 235 public high schools	91.1%	6								91.6	83.6	84.0	96.7	$17,746	$3,060	$1,143	$4,203	$10,662	$2,881	$13,543
East Cooper Center for Advanced Studies	Public	9-12	900 Warrior Way	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-5800	0	24	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West Ashley Center for Advance Studies	Public	9-12	4066 West Wildcat Boulevard	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(854) 216-0800	0	14	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
School Public Charter School District	1.31 mi	59	30^th
Berkeley 01	2.2 mi	46	36^th
Dorchester 02	6.88 mi	25	19^th
Charter Institute at Erskine	8.99 mi	31	40^th
Limestone Charters Association	12.98 mi	13	22^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.