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Academic Magnet High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

2^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 99% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Academic Magnet High is a public magnet high school in North Charleston, South Carolina, serving 718 students in grades 9-12. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, often placing in the top 3 or 4, thanks to its outstanding academic performance and student achievements.

With 99-100% proficiency rates on many End-of-Course (EOCEP) exams, Academic Magnet High far surpasses the district and state averages. The school's students consistently rank at the top in various subgroups, including female, male, Asian, white, low socioeconomic status, and gifted and talented. Additionally, the school boasts impressive graduation rates above 85% and very low dropout rates typically below 2.5%. While its chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the state average, it remains relatively low, ranging from 21.5% to 32.4% in recent years.

When compared to nearby schools, Military Magnet Academy and North Charleston High lag behind in academic performance, while Charleston School of the Arts is a close competitor, often ranking just slightly lower than Academic Magnet High. The school's high per-student spending, ranging from $12,535 to $32,739, and low student-teacher ratio, from 16.6 to 16.8, likely contribute to its exceptional outcomes within the Charleston 01 school district, ranked 23 out of 75 districts in the state.

740

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,213

Per pupil spending ?

13.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5109-A West Enterprise Street
North Charleston, SC 29405

(843) 746-1300

District: Charleston 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.6%

Asian:

10.5%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (100% 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%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school100%

District avg74%

South Carolina avg70%

2^nd of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 15High Schools in the Charleston 01

23^rd of 75Charleston 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	97.6	2 of 235	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	3 of 235	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	3 of 237	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	1 of 226	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	2 of 227	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	2 of 225	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	2 of 216	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	92.3	1 of 223	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	96.4	3 of 231	98.7%	★★★★★
2015	96.4	4 of 232	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	87.3	1 of 191	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	88.3	1 of 191	99.5%	★★★★★
2005	89.4	1 of 187	99.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	1 of 13	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	2 of 225	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	1 of 225	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	3 of 223	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	1 of 220	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.1	1 of 213	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	2 of 213	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	2 of 210	99.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	6 of 153	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	75.1	3 of 157	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	8 of 156	94.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	1 of 226	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	1 of 229	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	2 of 226	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	2 of 213	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	2 of 224	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	2 of 228	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	1 of 229	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	2 of 224	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	1 of 215	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	2 of 218	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	2 of 213	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	2 of 196	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	3 of 196	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	2 of 197	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	1 of 192	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	2 of 189	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	2 of 191	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	2 of 185	98.9%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 2100%+14 vs state

English 1100%+38 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution99%+37 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, May 18, 2013

Over the top school! Ranked #10 in the nation according to US News and World Report. My daughter will be graduating in two weeks and has a solid high average IQ so she should be performing well, but she is performing well into the excellent range on everything! Over 1400 SAT score so she is a Palmetto Fellows Scholar. I have to give some credit to her because she has learned how to study and she has also applied herself. There were a few weekends that she studied for 20 hours straight but there were more weekends of 2 hours of homework and she was done. The thesis requirement is incredibly strenuous and most kids really wrestle with it, but in the end they get it done. There was a point when she was struggling with outside issues. I went in and talked to every one of her teachers and all were accommodating, helpful and empowering. I feel like she will have smooth sailing in college because she is so well prepared. I also feel like I have AMHS to thank for helping her to get where she is. Seeing your child have a bright future that they are excited about is an incredible feeling! Close Quote

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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
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
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)
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
Lowcountry Acceleration Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5935 Rivers Avenue suite 101A	N Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 804-6778	619	15	42.6		191 (30.9%)	294 (47.5%)	107 (17.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	11.1	218^th of 235 public high schools	7.2%		5.5	231^st of 235 public high schools	1.7%	13								26.8	34.2	40.9	76.8	$11,237	$74	$471	$545	$179	$10,514	$10,692
Learn4Life High School-Charleston	Public, Charter	9-12	6209 Rivers Avenue	N Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 666-6362	169	7	23.4		23 (13.6%)	83 (49.1%)	56 (33.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	4.9	230^th of 235 public high schools	2.1%		1.6	234^th of 235 public high schools	0.4%	4								6.9	13.7	32.1	74.3	$11,995	$651	$567	$1,218	$4,840	$5,937	$10,777
Hanahan High	Public	9-12	6015 Murray Drive	Hanahan	29410	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-3710	1,061	64	16.5		537 (50.6%)	109 (10.3%)	261 (24.6%)	38 (3.6%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (9.2%)	50.5	107^th of 235 public high schools	54.5%		45.2	120^th of 235 public high schools	48.9%	13								67.2	67.0	66.2	82.8	$14,018	$617	$780	$1,397	$10,911	$1,709	$12,620
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Academic Magnet High

How many students attend Academic Magnet High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 740 students attended Academic Magnet High.

Is Academic Magnet High a good school?

Yes! Academic Magnet High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 2^nd of 235 South Carolina high schools.

What district is Academic Magnet High in?

Charleston 01

What is the racial makeup of Academic Magnet High?

Students at Academic Magnet High are 75% White, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% African American.

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