Middle Schools in School Public Charter School District


Summary:

The School Public Charter School District in South Carolina is home to three middle schools: Tall Pines STEM Academy, Youth Leadership Academy, and Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy. These schools serve students in grades 6-8 and demonstrate a wide range of academic performance.

Tall Pines STEM Academy and Youth Leadership Academy stand out as the top-performing schools in the district, consistently ranking among the best middle schools in South Carolina. Both schools have strong academic results, with high proficiency rates on state assessments. In contrast, Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy has struggled, ranking in the bottom 5% of South Carolina middle schools for the past three years and demonstrating significantly lower test scores across multiple subjects and grade levels.

The data also reveals differences in student demographics between the schools. Tall Pines STEM Academy and Youth Leadership Academy have lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, while Palmetto Achievement Center for Excellence Academy has a higher rate of economically disadvantaged students. These demographic differences may contribute to the disparities in academic performance observed across the district.

District Detail

 1824 Barnwell Street
Columbia, SC 29201

 (803) 734-8322

SchoolDigger Rank:
30th of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 21,383

Primary Schools: 19
Middle Schools: 5
High Schools: 11
Alternative Schools: 9
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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.

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