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Aiken Scholars Academy

Public Grades 9-12

3^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 99% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Aiken Scholars Academy is a public high school in Aiken, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 179. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for its exceptional academic achievement.

Aiken Scholars Academy's students demonstrate outstanding performance on end-of-course exams, with proficiency rates reaching 100% in English 1, 97.37% in U.S. History, and 99.99% in English 2 - significantly outpacing the district and state averages. The school also boasts very low dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 3.4% over the past 5 years, and high 4-year graduation rates between 83.8% and 100%. Despite its exceptional academic performance, Aiken 01 school district has a relatively low spending per student of $9,480 at Aiken Scholars Academy, compared to the nearby schools which range from $10,161 to $15,859 per student.

While Aiken Scholars Academy outperforms its peers in the Aiken 01 district, such as North Augusta High, Silver Bluff High, Midland Valley High, South Aiken High, and Aiken High, the school still has room for improvement in areas like chronic absenteeism, which ranges from 5% to 28.7% over the past 5 years. Additionally, Aiken Scholars Academy has a higher student-teacher ratio of 29.8 compared to the nearby schools, which range from 16.3 to 18.8 students per teacher.

176

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,824

Per pupil spending ?

30.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

471 University Parkway Box 12
Aiken, SC 29801

(803) 641-2428

District: Aiken 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.8%

African American:

13.1%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2021 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (99% vs 70% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of South Carolina high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school99%

District avg67%

South Carolina avg70%

3^rd of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8High Schools in the Aiken 01

39^th of 75Aiken 01 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	3 of 235	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	1 of 235	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	1 of 237	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	2 of 226	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	1 of 227	99.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	1 of 225	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	2 of 225	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	1 of 223	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	3 of 220	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	2 of 213	99.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	20 of 153	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	2 of 157	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	77.0	5 of 156	96.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	3 of 224	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	3 of 229	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	1 of 224	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	2 of 215	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	3 of 196	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	1 of 196	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	1 of 197	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	3 of 192	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	1 of 189	99.5%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)87th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 1100%+38 vs state

English 2100%+14 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution97%+36 vs state

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Schools Near Aiken Scholars Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Aiken Scholars Academy	Public	9-12	471 University Parkway Box 12	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2428	176	7	25.1		114 (64.8%)	23 (13.1%)	12 (6.8%)	9 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.2%)	97.5	3^rd of 235 public high schools	98.7%		97.8	1^st of 235 public high schools	99.6%	2		100.0	97.4	100.0	$41,824	$2,717	$2,560	$5,277	$31,869	$4,678	$36,547
Aiken High	Public	9-12	449 Rutland Drive	Aiken	29801	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2500	1,097	78	14.0		430 (39.2%)	501 (45.7%)	108 (9.8%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	31.8	162^nd of 235 public high schools	31.1%		38	139^th of 235 public high schools	40.9%	23	56.1	50.2	57.7	81.6	$13,738	$712	$502	$1,214	$10,807	$1,718	$12,524
South Aiken High	Public	9-12	232 East Pine Log Road	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 641-2600	1,349	80	16.8		658 (48.8%)	414 (30.7%)	156 (11.6%)	23 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (7.0%)	51	105^th of 235 public high schools	55.3%		46	119^th of 235 public high schools	49.4%	14	66.8	59.2	58.9	89.9	$12,188	$432	$945	$1,377	$9,615	$1,196	$10,811
Aiken County Career Center	Public	10-12	2455 Jefferson Davis Highway	Warrenville	29851	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 593-7300	0	19	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Midland Valley High	Public	9-12	227 Mustang Drive	Graniteville	29829	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 593-7100	1,558	88	17.7		656 (42.1%)	500 (32.1%)	323 (20.7%)	8 (0.5%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (4.2%)	34.9	150^th of 235 public high schools	36.2%		29	167^th of 235 public high schools	28.9%	17	64.5	50.5	56.7	83.4	$11,886	$590	$945	$1,534	$9,029	$1,323	$10,352
Fox Creek High	Public, Charter	9-12	165 Shortcut Road	North Augusta	29860	Edgefield County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 613-9435	672	43	15.8		476 (70.8%)	109 (16.2%)	50 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	66.1	59^th of 235 public high schools	74.9%		58.1	81^st of 235 public high schools	65.5%	22	71.7	68.0	65.8	93.9	$9,211	$141	$63	$204	$8,344	$663	$9,007
Trenton High	Public	9-12	84 Greenhouse Road	Trenton	29847	Edgefield County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3044	3	4	.7		0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
North Augusta High	Public	9-12	2000 Knobcone Avenue	North Augusta	29841	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 442-6100	1,645	93	17.6		779 (47.4%)	503 (30.6%)	253 (15.4%)	14 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (5.7%)	41	137^th of 235 public high schools	41.7%		43	125^th of 235 public high schools	46.8%	12	56.9	58.9	61.6	83.1	$11,560	$642	$946	$1,588	$8,796	$1,176	$9,972
Silver Bluff High	Public	9-12	64 DeSoto Drive	Aiken	29803	Aiken County	Aiken 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 652-8100	756	48	15.7		313 (41.4%)	297 (39.3%)	90 (11.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.9%)	46	119^th of 235 public high schools	49.4%		36.8	143^rd of 235 public high schools	39.1%	24	75.5	56.1	52.2	88.5	$13,005	$571	$946	$1,517	$10,009	$1,478	$11,488
Strom Thurmond High	Public	9-12	1131 Columbia Road	Johnston	29832	Edgefield County	Edgefield 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 275-1768	720	47	15.3		284 (39.4%)	308 (42.8%)	83 (11.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.6%)	18.4	197^th of 235 public high schools	16.2%		21	186^th of 235 public high schools	20.9%	11	45.7	44.3	37.0	81.7	$17,471	$2,173	$625	$2,798	$11,945	$2,728	$14,673

Frequently Asked Questions about Aiken Scholars Academy

What district is Aiken Scholars Academy in?

Aiken 01

Is Aiken Scholars Academy a good school?

Yes! Aiken Scholars Academy is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 3^rd of 235 South Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Aiken Scholars Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 176 students attended Aiken Scholars Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Aiken Scholars Academy?

Students at Aiken Scholars Academy are 65% White, 13% African American, 10% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

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