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West Ashley High

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West Ashley High ranks 60 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

60^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 76% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

West Ashley High is a large public high school in Charleston, SC, serving 2,069 students in grades 9-12 within the Charleston 01 school district.

West Ashley High is a school on the rise. Over the past five years, its graduation rate has climbed from 77% to an impressive 91.2%, now surpassing both the district and state averages. This is a significant achievement, especially considering the school serves a student body where 100% qualify for free or reduced lunch. Academically, the school shows notable strengths in Algebra 1, with a 76% proficiency rate that outpaces the district average by nearly 10 points, and English 2, where 87.8% of students meet proficiency standards. The school has also improved its overall state ranking, moving from a 3-star to a 4-star rating and now sits in the 76th percentile statewide. When compared to nearby traditional public schools, West Ashley outperforms St. Johns High (37th percentile) and Military Magnet Academy (61st percentile), making it a strong choice among non-magnet options in the area.

However, there are challenges families should know about. The most pressing issue is chronic absenteeism, which stands at 30.7%—significantly higher than the state average of 22.3%. This means nearly one in three students misses a substantial number of school days, which can impact learning. Additionally, while the school excels with many student groups, its Gifted and Talented students rank in the bottom quartile statewide, suggesting that the highest-achieving students may not be getting the challenge they need. The student-teacher ratio of 16.4 is also higher than at smaller nearby schools like Military Magnet (8.6), which may make individualized attention more difficult. While West Ashley doesn't match the test scores of selective magnet schools like Academic Magnet High or Charleston School of the Arts, its consistent improvement and strong core subject results make it a solid, comprehensive option for a diverse student body.

2,069

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,411

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4060 West Wildcat Boulevard
Charleston, SC 29414

(843) 573-1201

District: Charleston 01

Feeder schools for West Ashley High:

Elementary:	Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary
	Drayton Hall Elementary
	Oakland Elementary
	Springfield Elementary
	More...
	St. Andrew's School of Math and Science
	Stono Park Elementary
Middle:	C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.8%

African American:

34.9%

Hispanic:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (75% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of South Carolina high schools

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg75%

South Carolina avg69%

60^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 15High Schools in the Charleston 01

22^nd 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
2026	72.0	60 of 248	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	60.6	76 of 240	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	77 of 243	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	55 of 237	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	58 of 226	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	78 of 227	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.0	104 of 225	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	100 of 216	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.7	75 of 223	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.3	115 of 231	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.9	93 of 232	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.0	125 of 210	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.7	131 of 203	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.8	125 of 202	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.7	146 of 199	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.9	121 of 199	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.1	126 of 188	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.6	134 of 185	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	53.4	120 of 191	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.2	101 of 191	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.4	111 of 187	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	83 of 200	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	91 of 196	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	62 of 197	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	34 of 199	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	43 of 190	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	45 of 178	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	68 of 184	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	90 of 183	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	63 of 136	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.4	71 of 140	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	90 of 147	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	67 of 141	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.8	74 of 139	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	88 of 115	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.8	40 of 143	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	43 of 137	68.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	26 of 59	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.2	22 of 70	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	38 of 71	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.0	22 of 68	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	14 of 61	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.3	3 of 46	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	42.4	40 of 64	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	37 of 58	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	59 of 229	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	58.9	80 of 229	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	88 of 231	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	61 of 223	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	51 of 220	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	77 of 213	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	108 of 213	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	121 of 210	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	114 of 155	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	58.5	84 of 154	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	106 of 158	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.8	52 of 156	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	36 of 124	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	66.8	35 of 122	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	60 of 122	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	31 of 119	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	29 of 108	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.8	23 of 93	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	36 of 86	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	37 of 80	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	72 of 241	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	51.6	96 of 230	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	82 of 235	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.7	58 of 226	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	58 of 220	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	55.4	66 of 213	69.0%	★★★★☆
2019	39.4	112 of 217	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	131 of 214	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	61 of 233	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	61.9	71 of 228	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	61 of 234	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	56 of 229	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	58 of 224	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	70 of 215	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.7	102 of 218	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.0	98 of 213	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	24 of 61	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.2	34 of 59	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	25 of 53	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.8	3 of 57	94.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.6	27 of 203	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.3	32 of 200	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	41 of 202	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	48 of 197	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	31 of 192	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	38 of 189	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	49.3	76 of 191	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	66 of 185	64.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)87th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile-15 vs school

African American (2026)58th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2026)54th percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)26th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 288%+4 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 276%+11 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution70%+8 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 268%+7 vs state

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Great school! Lots of opportunity fir students with a wide array of classes as well as sports! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)			SC READY Mathematics (2026)			SC READY Science (2026)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 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
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	100.0%	947 (45.8%)	722 (34.9%)	223 (10.8%)	35 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.5%)	131 (6.3%)	72	60^th of 248 public high schools	75.8%		60.6	76^th of 240 public high schools	68.3%	16								76.0	68.2	70.3	87.8	$18,411	$3,288	$1,714	$5,002	$10,600	$2,810	$13,410
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)
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	507	35	14.4	26.6%	236 (46.5%)	132 (26.0%)	67 (13.2%)	38 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	88.5	23^rd of 248 public high schools	90.7%		76	36^th of 240 public high schools	85.0%	13	75.0	87.0	69.6	55.8	65.5	36.7	69.0	89.8	77.3	77.5	100.0	$10,156	$250	$284	$535	$6,830	$2,792	$9,621
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	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	70 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0.9	247^th of 248 public high schools	0.4%		1.3	239^th of 240 public high schools	0.4%	8									18.5	6.3		$29,784	$3,250	$1,095	$4,345	$14,185	$11,254	$25,439
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	27.1%	771 (70.0%)	131 (11.9%)	98 (8.9%)	39 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.4%)	96.5	8^th of 248 public high schools	96.8%		90.7	10^th of 240 public high schools	95.8%	2	92.5	93.1	95.0	88.7	81.3	93.7	89.4		95.6	89.9	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	13.1%	552 (74.6%)	24 (3.2%)	39 (5.3%)	78 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.4%)	98	2^nd of 248 public high schools	99.2%		97.6	2^nd of 240 public high schools	99.2%										100.0	100.0	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	82.9%	38 (15.2%)	158 (63.2%)	40 (16.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	63.4	88^th of 248 public high schools	64.5%		71.6	46^th of 240 public high schools	80.8%	42	34.1	54.2	47.5	20.5	27.1	27.5	11.4	83.3	56.8	47.8	93.5	$25,011	$2,256	$15	$2,271	$14,880	$7,860	$22,740
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	13.9%	191 (30.9%)	294 (47.5%)	107 (17.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	3.2	241^st of 248 public high schools	2.8%		11.1	221^st of 240 public high schools	7.9%	20									18.9	28.4	62.5	$11,237	$74	$471	$545	$179	$10,514	$10,692
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	100.0%	11 (2.8%)	235 (59.8%)	133 (33.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	61.8	96^th of 248 public high schools	61.3%		51	107^th of 240 public high schools	55.4%	11	43.1	44.4	67.9	30.8	22.3	55.4	29.3		65.2	49.1	93.1	$41,580	$4,727	$7,198	$11,925	$22,549	$7,106	$29,655
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	100.0%	77 (19.7%)	146 (37.4%)	159 (40.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	36.8	156^th of 248 public high schools	37.1%		10.2	223^rd of 240 public high schools	7.1%	67									58.4	38.8	81.5	$30,371	$4,514	$1,931	$6,445	$17,215	$6,711	$23,926

Frequently Asked Questions about West Ashley High

What is the racial makeup of West Ashley High?

Students at West Ashley High are 46% White, 35% African American, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into West Ashley High?

West Ashley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary
Elementary : Drayton Hall Elementary
Elementary : Oakland Elementary
Elementary : Springfield Elementary
Elementary : St. Andrew's School of Math and Science
Elementary : Stono Park Elementary
Middle : C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art

How many students attend West Ashley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,069 students attended West Ashley High.

Is West Ashley High a good school?

West Ashley High ranks 60^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is West Ashley High in?

Charleston 01

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