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Carolina Voyager Charter

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Carolina Voyager Charter ranks 118 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

118^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Carolina Voyager Charter is a K-8 public charter school in Charleston, SC, serving 402 students within the Charleston 01 school district, and it has transformed itself into a consistently high-performing school with a remarkable story of improvement.

Over the past several years, this school has climbed from a 2-star rating to a solid 4-star institution, now ranking in the 82nd percentile statewide. The most dramatic leap happened recently, with a 20-percentage-point jump in a single year. What truly sets Carolina Voyager apart is its exceptional success with students from low socio-economic backgrounds—this subgroup ranks in the 89th percentile statewide, showing the school is highly effective at closing achievement gaps. The school also boasts remarkably low chronic absenteeism at just 10.8%, less than half the state average, which points to a strong, engaging school culture. Academically, ELA proficiency is strong across all grades (66-80%), and math has seen a dramatic turnaround—4th-grade math jumped from 39% to 76% in just a few years. All of this is achieved while spending significantly less per student ($10,358) than nearby schools like Stono Park Elementary ($28,562) or Murray-LaSaine Montessori ($26,181), making it a highly cost-effective choice.

While Carolina Voyager doesn't quite reach the top-tier status of nearby Orange Grove Charter School (98th percentile) or Montessori Community School (93rd percentile), it significantly outperforms others in its vicinity like Stono Park (21st percentile) and Springfield Elementary (54th percentile). Its performance is comparable to strong peers like St. Andrew's School of Math and Science (84th percentile) and Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary (88th percentile). One area for potential focus is ensuring all student subgroups achieve at the highest levels, as the school's overall performance outpaces its results with White students specifically. Still, for families seeking a school with proven momentum, strong support for diverse learners, and efficient use of resources, Carolina Voyager Charter is an impressive option.

402

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

44.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1409 Bluewater Way
Charleston, SC 29414

(843) 203-3891

District: Charleston 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.4%

African American:

12.7%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2017 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (68% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg63%

South Carolina avg54%

Elementary school

118^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 48 pts since 2017

From bottom 35% (2017) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

51^st of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 39 pts since 2021

From bottom 46% (2021) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 46Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.2	118 of 661	82.1%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	167 of 639	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	181 of 643	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	50.4	311 of 644	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.9	191 of 625	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.4	148 of 622	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	282 of 643	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.3	308 of 624	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.5	418 of 639	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	83 of 599	86.1%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	152 of 580	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	200 of 568	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	258 of 580	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	202 of 573	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.1	118 of 554	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	148 of 588	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	46.2	308 of 570	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	76 of 634	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	99 of 602	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	46.0	323 of 608	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.9	185 of 580	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.3	399 of 600	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	403 of 588	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	136 of 591	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	155 of 585	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	140 of 571	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	259 of 582	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.2	214 of 579	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.1	109 of 561	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	108 of 590	81.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	162 of 463	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	244 of 459	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	219 of 446	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	321 of 463	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	202 of 455	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	134 of 439	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	129 of 472	72.7%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	51 of 341	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	96 of 321	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	87 of 322	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.9	138 of 325	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	94 of 310	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	169 of 311	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	50 of 310	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	129 of 299	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	159 of 290	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	22 of 325	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	59.1	100 of 308	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	93 of 304	69.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.8	150 of 313	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	112 of 300	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.0	147 of 288	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	38 of 310	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	60.3	106 of 298	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	103 of 292	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	133 of 303	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.9	53 of 279	81.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	83 of 271	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	134 of 259	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	75 of 256	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	42.6	142 of 260	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	89 of 249	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	128 of 244	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)65th percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)88th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

White (2026)69th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts73%+11 vs state

Science67%+15 vs state

Mathematics63%+15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, June 26, 2020

We love this school. Excellent communication with teachers and admininstration and the principal is the best! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 17, 2018

My son is in kindergarten here and we absolutely love this school. He has learned so much this year and loves going to school every day. The principal is probably one of the best principals I have ever come across and his enthusiasm for this school trickles down to the teachers, children, and parents. I could not have picked a better school for my son to attend! Consider yourself lucky if you get into this charter school, you will not be disappointed! 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)		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 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	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
Carolina Voyager Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1409 Bluewater Way	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 203-3891	402	30	13.6	44.4%	287 (71.4%)	51 (12.7%)	21 (5.2%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	81.2	118^th of 661 public elementary schools	82.1%		74.1	167^th of 639 public elementary schools	73.9%	49	77.7	80.0	73.9	69.6	66.0	68.3	53.4	75.6	69.6	65.2	50.0	63.4	62.3	71.8
Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1871 Wallace School Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 763-1555	618	44	13.9	35.0%	375 (60.7%)	136 (22.0%)	37 (6.0%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	86.3	78^th of 661 public elementary schools	88.2%		85.1	84^th of 639 public elementary schools	86.9%	6	78.3	75.0	81.5				72.8	74.0	73.9				70.8		$20,446	$3,333	$1,338	$4,671	$12,855	$2,919	$15,775
Stono Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Huntley Drive	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 763-1507	337	25	13.4	100.0%	56 (16.6%)	232 (68.8%)	23 (6.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	22.2	522^nd of 661 public elementary schools	21.0%		16.8	550^th of 639 public elementary schools	13.9%	28	45.4	43.9	50.0				45.5	31.7	41.2				36.6		$28,562	$6,379	$1,956	$8,335	$15,932	$4,295	$20,227
Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505-A Arlington Drive	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 763-1510	556	40	13.9	100.0%	231 (41.5%)	205 (36.9%)	42 (7.6%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (9.4%)	81.8	111^th of 661 public elementary schools	83.2%		68.1	206^th of 639 public elementary schools	67.8%	95	74.1	79.1	76.4				74.2	63.2	64.0				67.8		$23,557	$3,753	$1,441	$5,194	$14,671	$3,692	$18,363
Orange Grove Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1225 Orange Branch Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 763-1520	1,170	75	15.5	21.9%	948 (81.0%)	95 (8.1%)	49 (4.2%)	24 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.5%)	96.3	15^th of 661 public elementary schools	97.7%		96.6	11^th of 639 public elementary schools	98.3%	4	86.5	94.0	91.1	87.3	80.5	94.0	86.4	85.2	88.9	82.6	79.4	86.2	74.0	81.0	$14,448	$1,546	$1,080	$2,625	$10,296	$1,527	$11,823
St. Andrew's School of Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	30 Chadwick Drive	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 763-1503	769	52	14.8	41.7%	450 (58.5%)	166 (21.6%)	82 (10.7%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.0%)	82.6	104^th of 661 public elementary schools	84.3%		86.3	75^th of 639 public elementary schools	88.3%	29	81.6	76.5	66.1				83.2	67.2	61.7				73.1		$18,113	$3,633	$1,283	$4,916	$10,805	$2,392	$13,197
Johns Island Elementary	Public	2-5	2950 Claybrook Street	Johns Island	29455	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 543-6855	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	72.2	179^th of 661 public elementary schools	72.9%					(n/a)	70.6	72.9	61.6				72.9	61.0	56.5				68.4
Movement School Bridge View	Public, Charter	K-2	4275 Bridge View Drive	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 790-0300	79	5	15.8		6 (7.6%)	60 (75.9%)	12 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)
Montessori Community School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2122 Wood Avenue	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 769-0346	280	17	16.8	19.9%	225 (80.4%)	18 (6.4%)	7 (2.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (7.9%)	91.2	40^th of 661 public elementary schools	93.9%		94.6	24^th of 639 public elementary schools	96.2%	16	80.0	86.7	92.3	95.8	95.7	96.1	64.0	66.7	80.8	91.7	95.6	77.0	76.7	100.0	$23,806	$3,021	$1,376	$4,397	$16,191	$3,219	$19,409
Charleston Development Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	233 Line Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 722-2689	151	15	10.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	151 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.2	428^th of 661 public elementary schools	35.2%					(n/a)				57.7		65.0				15.3		15.0		42.3

Frequently Asked Questions about Carolina Voyager Charter

Is Carolina Voyager Charter a good school?

Carolina Voyager Charter ranks 118^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Carolina Voyager Charter?

Students at Carolina Voyager Charter are 71% White, 13% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What district is Carolina Voyager Charter in?

Charleston 01

How many students attend Carolina Voyager Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Carolina Voyager Charter.

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