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West Ashley High

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West Ashley High ranks 75 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

75^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 68% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

West Ashley High is a public high school in Charleston, South Carolina, serving 2,043 students in grades 9-12. It is part of the Charleston 01 School District, which is ranked 23 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, West Ashley High has consistently ranked in the top half of South Carolina high schools, with a current ranking of 75 out of 235 schools and a 3-star rating.

The school has maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.8% to 89.5% over the past 5 years, which is on par with the district and state averages. Its dropout rate has remained low, between 2.1% and 2.4% over the same period, indicating a high level of student retention. West Ashley High students perform well on end-of-course exams, with proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages in several subjects, including Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, English 1, and U.S. History and the Constitution.

While West Ashley High performs comparably to or better than most nearby schools in the Charleston 01 district, it lags behind the high-performing magnet schools, Charleston School of the Arts and Academic Magnet High, which consistently rank among the top schools in the state. The school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.5% to 33.3% over the past 5 years, which may be due to its high proportion of students from low-income families, as indicated by the 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate.

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: Recently slipping — 77th percentile in 2023 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the South Carolina median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped from its 77th-percentile peak (2023) to 68th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg77%

South Carolina avg71%

75^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	60.6	75 of 235	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	74 of 235	68.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	50.0	90 of 194	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	61 of 194	68.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	46.4	70 of 139	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	89 of 145	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	59.2	21 of 69	69.6%	★★★★☆
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
2025	58.9	79 of 225	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	85 of 225	62.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	58.5	83 of 153	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	105 of 157	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.8	52 of 156	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	34 of 121	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	59 of 121	51.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	51.6	95 of 226	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	79 of 229	65.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	61.9	70 of 224	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	58 of 228	74.6%	★★★★☆
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
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
2025	76.3	32 of 196	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	41 of 196	79.1%	★★★★☆
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 (2025)84th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2025)50th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)46th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 290%+3 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 275%~ state avg

U.S. History and the Constitution68%+6 vs state

English 163%~ state avg

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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 (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
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
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		236 (46.5%)	132 (26.0%)	67 (13.2%)	38 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (6.3%)	76	36^th of 235 public high schools	84.7%		86.6	16^th of 235 public high schools	93.2%	20	72.3	82.2	71.8	44.2	46.4	30.2	59.5	83.8	70.0	75.4	98.6	$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		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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Ashley High

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

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.

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 75^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is West Ashley High in?

Charleston 01

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