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Military Magnet Academy

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Military Magnet Academy ranks 96 th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 61% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Military Magnet Academy in North Charleston, SC, serves 393 students in grades 6-12 within the Charleston 01 school district, offering a structured, military-themed educational model that has produced remarkable results for its student body.

The most striking achievement is the school's 100% graduation rate for 2024-2025, far exceeding the district's 90.6% and the state's 86.7%. This isn't a one-year fluke—the school has maintained rates above 91% for the past five years. The contrast with nearby schools serving similar demographics is stark: North Charleston High graduates only 79.1% of its students, and Burke High just 78.6%. The dropout rate is equally impressive at 0.5%, compared to 9.1% at North Charleston High and 5.8% at Burke High. The school also excels in English 2 proficiency (93.11%), outperforming both district and state averages, and has earned top rankings for Hispanic students (4th statewide) and strong rankings for African American students (35th of 198 schools).

Military Magnet has undergone a dramatic turnaround, climbing from the bottom 5% of South Carolina schools in 2020-2021 to the 61st percentile today. The school invests heavily in student success with a $41,580 per-student budget and an 8.6:1 student-teacher ratio—roughly half the class sizes of nearby Charleston School of the Arts and Academic Magnet High. While middle school math scores remain a challenge, the school's chronic absenteeism rate (18.4%) is dramatically better than neighbors like Greg Mathis Charter High (68.2%). For families seeking a disciplined environment with proven results for diverse learners, this school delivers exceptional value.

393

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,580

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2950 Carner Avenue
North Charleston, SC 29405

(843) 745-7102

District: Charleston 01

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.8%

Hispanic:

33.8%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the South Carolina median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (49% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Science scores 23 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg56%

Middle school

217^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

96^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 32 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	217 of 341	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.8	246 of 321	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	213 of 322	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	234 of 325	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	287 of 310	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	276 of 311	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	289 of 315	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	278 of 303	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	285 of 317	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	237 of 303	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	249 of 301	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.7	222 of 291	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.8	153 of 276	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.5	174 of 271	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.6	148 of 269	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.6	163 of 261	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.6	178 of 249	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.8	174 of 244	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	44.4	150 of 236	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	21.0	198 of 231	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.4	168 of 230	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.9	153 of 230	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2003	28.8	174 of 225	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	120 of 258	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.6	167 of 251	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	111 of 246	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	125 of 253	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.9	220 of 249	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	194 of 235	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	216 of 252	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	203 of 237	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	27.8	66 of 87	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	106 of 117	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	78 of 93	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	224 of 310	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	190 of 295	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	203 of 293	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.1	232 of 299	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	268 of 290	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	267 of 279	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	271 of 296	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	250 of 281	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	68 of 156	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	16.7	100 of 111	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	129 of 139	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	104 of 123	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	152 of 325	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.7	231 of 308	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.9	140 of 304	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	156 of 313	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.6	255 of 300	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	241 of 288	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	260 of 289	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	245 of 280	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	155 of 310	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.4	213 of 298	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	201 of 292	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	194 of 303	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.2	247 of 292	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	229 of 279	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	269 of 296	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	260 of 284	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	96 of 248	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	107 of 240	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	28.2	175 of 243	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	142 of 237	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	193 of 226	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	216 of 227	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	197 of 225	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	144 of 216	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	13.2	194 of 223	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.4	164 of 231	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.4	160 of 232	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.0	168 of 210	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.7	144 of 203	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	50.8	113 of 202	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	25.4	154 of 199	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	161 of 199	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	75.5	35 of 188	81.4%	★★★★☆
2008	70.8	56 of 185	69.7%	★★★★☆
2007	69.9	41 of 191	78.5%	★★★★☆
2006	63.4	72 of 191	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	70.0	50 of 187	73.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.9	35 of 200	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	69.1	41 of 196	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	50.6	89 of 197	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	86 of 199	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.4	139 of 190	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	143 of 178	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	115 of 184	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	81 of 183	55.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	29.5	48 of 64	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	73 of 229	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.0	82 of 229	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.6	190 of 231	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	109 of 223	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.5	160 of 220	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	203 of 213	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	182 of 213	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	170 of 210	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	4 of 122	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	58.5	44 of 122	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	53 of 119	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	12.7	87 of 93	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	68 of 86	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	67 of 241	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	66.1	49 of 230	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	34.1	158 of 235	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	116 of 226	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	174 of 220	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	190 of 213	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	166 of 217	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	125 of 214	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	99 of 233	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.9	70 of 228	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	113 of 234	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	149 of 229	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.6	204 of 224	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	193 of 215	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	184 of 218	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	113 of 213	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)50th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)24th percentile+13 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+41 vs school

African American (2026)82nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)72nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)58th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)25th percentile+13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 293%+9 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 265%+4 vs state

English Language Arts51%-7 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution49%-14 vs state

Mathematics36%-6 vs state

Science29%-23 vs state

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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
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
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
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
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	100.0%	43 (5.2%)	520 (62.7%)	242 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	3.8	240^th of 248 public high schools	3.2%		4.1	236^th of 240 public high schools	1.7%	4									31.6	20.1	61.4	$26,208	$4,989	$2,440	$7,430	$14,033	$4,745	$18,778
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)
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
Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Public, Charter	6-12	1002 King Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 720-3085	573	48	11.9	59.6%	210 (36.6%)	284 (49.6%)	54 (9.4%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.5%)	74.6	52^nd of 248 public high schools	79.0%		72	45^th of 240 public high schools	81.3%	7	51.9	74.4	52.6	36.7	61.5	50.1	52.6	97.0	67.4	65.5	91.2	$20,489	$1,309	$1,282	$2,592	$12,090	$5,808	$17,897
Burke High	Public, Magnet	9-12	244 President Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 579-4815	342	62	5.5	100.0%	5 (1.5%)	320 (93.6%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	35.3	163^rd of 248 public high schools	34.3%		10.8	222^nd of 240 public high schools	7.5%	59								77.3	38.7	60.8	76.3	$39,636	$5,701	$2,769	$8,470	$22,404	$8,762	$31,166
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Military Magnet Academy

What district is Military Magnet Academy in?

Charleston 01

Is Military Magnet Academy a good school?

Military Magnet Academy ranks 96^th of 248 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Military Magnet Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Military Magnet Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Military Magnet Academy?

Students at Military Magnet Academy are 60% African American, 34% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

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