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Carolina Voyager Charter

Q: Is Carolina Voyager Charter a good school?

Carolina Voyager Charter ranks 167 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

167^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Carolina Voyager Charter is a public charter elementary and middle school in Charleston, South Carolina, serving 392 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. The school 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.

Carolina Voyager Charter consistently outperforms the Charleston 01 district and the state of South Carolina in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 77.8% of 3rd graders at Carolina Voyager Charter were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 64.5% in the district and 61.8% statewide. The school's performance is particularly strong in the upper grades, with 74% of 7th graders proficient or better in ELA and 60.9% in Mathematics. Carolina Voyager Charter has also shown strong performance across different student subgroups, including female students, male students, and low socioeconomic status students.

While Carolina Voyager Charter has higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and district averages, the trend has been improving over the years, with the rate decreasing from 24.7% in 2022-2023 to 12.7% in 2023-2024. The school's relatively lower spending per student, ranging from $8,090 to $11,104 per student over the past few years, suggests efficient resource allocation and effective use of funds. When compared to nearby public schools in the Charleston 01 district, such as Montessori Community School and Orange Grove Charter School, Carolina Voyager Charter's performance is particularly impressive.

402

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

44.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

721 Wappoo Road
Charleston, SC 29407

(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 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (61% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2017

✓Above the South Carolina median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg59%

South Carolina avg51%

Elementary school

167^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 39 pts since 2017

From bottom 35% (2017) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

97^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 24 pts since 2021

From bottom 46% (2021) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 43Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	167 of 640	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	179 of 638	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
2025	73.2	152 of 581	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	199 of 565	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
2024	78.3	99 of 599	83.5%	★★★★☆
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
2025	72.9	155 of 586	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	139 of 568	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
2025	50.4	244 of 460	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	220 of 441	50.1%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	66.0	97 of 320	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	89 of 325	72.6%	★★★★☆
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
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
2025	59.1	101 of 307	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	94 of 307	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
2025	60.3	106 of 296	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	103 of 294	65.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2025	47.6	135 of 257	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.5	76 of 255	70.2%	★★★★☆
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 (2024)83rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

White (2025)47th percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2023)57th percentile~ school

White (2025)47th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts67%+7 vs state

Mathematics60%+16 vs state

Science47%~ state avg

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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

Schools Near Carolina Voyager Charter

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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)	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 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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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
Carolina Voyager Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	721 Wappoo Road	Charleston	29407	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 203-3891	402	30	13.6		287 (71.4%)	51 (12.7%)	21 (5.2%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	74.1	167^th of 640 public elementary schools	73.9%		70.5	179^th of 638 public elementary schools	71.9%	12	77.8	63.1	73.9	60.9	74.0	48.9	77.8	71.7	71.7	52.1	60.9	27.3	47.8	45.7
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		375 (60.7%)	136 (22.0%)	37 (6.0%)	23 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.6%)	85.1	84^th of 640 public elementary schools	86.9%		90.8	45^th of 638 public elementary schools	92.9%	39	74.7	75.5	83.6				66.7	70.4	70.4				68.4			$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		56 (16.6%)	232 (68.8%)	23 (6.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	16.8	551^st of 640 public elementary schools	13.9%		20.9	514^th of 638 public elementary schools	19.4%	37	44.2	42.9	40.9				39.6	39.3	25.0				28.5			$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		231 (41.5%)	205 (36.9%)	42 (7.6%)	23 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	52 (9.4%)	68.1	206^th of 640 public elementary schools	67.8%		67.2	203^rd of 638 public elementary schools	68.2%	3	71.4	65.9	60.0				75.0	64.7	43.1				55.7			$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		948 (81.0%)	95 (8.1%)	49 (4.2%)	24 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.5%)	96.6	11^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.3	6^th of 638 public elementary schools	99.1%	5	90.9	88.7	85.2	80.0	89.1	82.5	90.9	87.2	82.9	78.3	77.5	54.4	81.9	75.0	98.4	$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		450 (58.5%)	166 (21.6%)	82 (10.7%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.0%)	86.3	75^th of 640 public elementary schools	88.3%		89.7	57^th of 638 public elementary schools	91.1%	18	75.9	73.6	80.6				80.0	70.5	70.9				65.6			$18,113	$3,633	$1,283	$4,916	$10,805	$2,392	$13,197
Movement School Bridge View	Public, Charter	K-1	4275 Bridge View Drive	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(980) 272-4327	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		225 (80.4%)	18 (6.4%)	7 (2.5%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	22 (7.9%)	94.6	24^th of 640 public elementary schools	96.3%		96.6	12^th of 638 public elementary schools	98.1%	12	93.3	93.1	96.0		96.1	77.3	76.6	72.4	72.0	76.0	73.1	54.6	72.4	88.0		$23,806	$3,021	$1,376	$4,397	$16,191	$3,219	$19,409
Murray-LaSaine Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	691 Riverland Drive	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2765	347	25	14.1		283 (81.6%)	28 (8.1%)	22 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.7%)	78.9	127^th of 640 public elementary schools	80.2%		81.1	111^th of 638 public elementary schools	82.6%	16	77.5	84.2	80.0				65.0	60.5	47.5				68.4			$26,181	$3,783	$1,369	$5,152	$16,995	$4,034	$21,029
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		0 (0.0%)	151 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					65.2	87.5					0.0	16.7

Frequently Asked Questions about Carolina Voyager Charter

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.

How many students attend Carolina Voyager Charter?

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

Is Carolina Voyager Charter a good school?

Carolina Voyager Charter ranks 167^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Carolina Voyager Charter in?

Charleston 01

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