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Carolina High Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 12% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Carolina Academy (High) is a public high school in Greenville, SC, serving 976 students in grades 9-12 within the Greenville 01 school district.

This school faces significant challenges that set it apart from nearby high schools. While its home district is highly rated, Carolina Academy itself has earned a 1-star rating for five consecutive years and ranks 216th out of 245 high schools statewide. The graduation rate sits at 76.6%, compared to the district average of 90.6% and rates above 92% at nearby J. L. Mann High Academy and Greenville Senior High Academy. The dropout rate of 5.6% is more than double the district and state averages. Perhaps most concerning, 51.8% of students are chronically absent—more than double the district average and significantly higher than the 33% rate at J.L. Mann. Academic proficiency in core subjects lags well behind district peers: only 44% of students are proficient in English 1 (district: 70%) and 36% in U.S. History (district: 73%).

There are a few bright spots worth noting. The school shows a remarkable strength in Algebra 1, with 74% proficiency—actually exceeding district and state averages—suggesting an effective math intervention program. Additionally, the school's Disabled Student population has improved significantly, now ranking in the 51st percentile statewide. However, the school spends more per student ($13,815) than higher-performing neighbors like J.L. Mann ($12,198) and Powdersville High ($11,049), yet achieves far worse outcomes. The contrast with Powdersville High, located just 2.66 miles away but in a different district, is stark: Powdersville boasts a 97.8% graduation rate and 17.6% chronic absenteeism. For parents considering this school, understanding these challenges—particularly around attendance and literacy—will be essential to making an informed decision.

976

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,815

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2725 Anderson Road
Greenville, SC 29611

(864) 355-2300

District: Greenville 01

Feeder schools for Carolina High Academy:

Elementary:	Hollis Academy
	Welcome Elementary
Middle:	Tanglewood Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.9%

African American:

29.5%

White:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (51% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (77% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg75%

South Carolina avg69%

218^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15High Schools in the Greenville 01

11^th of 75Greenville 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	18.1	218 of 248	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	194 of 240	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	205 of 243	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	202 of 237	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	199 of 226	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	176 of 227	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	224 of 225	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	209 of 216	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.3	219 of 223	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	221 of 231	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	219 of 232	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.2	192 of 210	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.9	198 of 203	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.1	168 of 202	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.2	159 of 199	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.4	179 of 199	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	170 of 188	9.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	5.8	178 of 185	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	28.2	176 of 191	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	25.3	177 of 191	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.0	174 of 187	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	160 of 200	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.1	121 of 196	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	105 of 197	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	155 of 199	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	121 of 190	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	110 of 178	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	5.0	184 of 184	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	172 of 183	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	67 of 136	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.0	102 of 140	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	103 of 147	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	85 of 141	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	77 of 139	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	47 of 115	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.1	124 of 143	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	131 of 137	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	49 of 59	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.0	53 of 70	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	50 of 71	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	49 of 68	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	46 of 61	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	31 of 46	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	6.2	63 of 64	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	58 of 58	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	211 of 229	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	195 of 229	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	189 of 231	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	187 of 223	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	190 of 220	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	166 of 213	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	1.6	212 of 213	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	203 of 210	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	140 of 155	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	62.1	75 of 154	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	101 of 156	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	108 of 124	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.6	104 of 122	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	102 of 122	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	101 of 119	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	98 of 108	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	69 of 93	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	85 of 86	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	79 of 80	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	179 of 241	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.4	140 of 230	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	164 of 235	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	165 of 226	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	166 of 220	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	126 of 213	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	5.8	216 of 217	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	201 of 214	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	199 of 233	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	182 of 228	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	201 of 234	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	193 of 229	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	193 of 224	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	166 of 215	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	213 of 218	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	207 of 213	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	189 of 203	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	165 of 200	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	146 of 202	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	183 of 197	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	119 of 192	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	152 of 189	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	177 of 191	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	180 of 185	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2026)51st percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 274%+10 vs state

English 270%-13 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 244%-17 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution36%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)	SC READY Mathematics (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 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th 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
Carolina High Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	2725 Anderson Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-2300	976	70	13.9	100.0%	112 (11.5%)	288 (29.5%)	546 (55.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	18.1	218^th of 248 public high schools	12.1%		19.8	194^th of 240 public high schools	19.2%	24			74.4	44.0	35.8	70.5	$13,815	$810	$652	$1,462	$11,307	$1,045	$12,353
Southside High	Public, Magnet	9-12	6630 Frontage at White Horse R	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-8700	1,075	69	15.6	100.0%	121 (11.3%)	526 (48.9%)	350 (32.6%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.0%)	41.7	151^st of 248 public high schools	39.1%		29.3	171^st of 240 public high schools	28.8%	20			65.4	59.7	55.9	76.1	$13,571	$842	$630	$1,472	$11,076	$1,022	$12,098
Powdersville High	Public	9-12	145 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 312-5641	1,024	55	18.6	42.5%	709 (69.2%)	92 (9.0%)	131 (12.8%)	40 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.0%)	86	29^th of 248 public high schools	88.3%		75.1	38^th of 240 public high schools	84.2%	9			95.6	73.6	73.7	95.1	$11,049	$685	$377	$1,062	$8,754	$1,233	$9,987
Greenville Senior High Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1 Vardy Street	Greenville	29601	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-5500	1,730	98	17.5	56.6%	738 (42.7%)	358 (20.7%)	552 (31.9%)	18 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.6%)	64.1	85^th of 248 public high schools	65.7%		63.1	69^th of 240 public high schools	71.3%	16			62.2	70.1	71.1	81.2	$12,198	$707	$562	$1,268	$10,049	$881	$10,930
School Governor's School for Arts and Humanities	Public	10-12	15 University Street	Greenville	29601	Greenville County	Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities	No	No	No	No	(864) 282-3787	235			1.3%	150 (63.8%)	38 (16.2%)	24 (10.2%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.8%)								(n/a)					97.8
Greenville Technical Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	506 South Pleasantburg Drive B	Greenville	29606	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 250-8844	530	33	16.2	6.7%	314 (59.2%)	60 (11.3%)	81 (15.3%)	43 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	96	9^th of 248 public high schools	96.4%		92	9^th of 240 public high schools	96.3%					91.0	92.1	98.5	$11,525	$286	$312	$599	$9,166	$1,760	$10,926
Berea High	Public	9-12	201 Burdine Drive	Greenville	29617	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1600	1,250	83	15.0	100.0%	179 (14.3%)	297 (23.8%)	713 (57.0%)	13 (1.0%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.1%)	29.3	182^nd of 248 public high schools	26.6%		26.5	181^st of 240 public high schools	24.6%	1			28.6	53.3	56.7	67.8	$12,811	$821	$635	$1,456	$10,424	$930	$11,355
Donaldson Career Center	Public	9-12	100 Vocational Drive	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4650	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
J. L. Mann High Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	160 Fairforest Way	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-6300	2,013	108	18.6	46.9%	856 (42.5%)	668 (33.2%)	301 (15.0%)	107 (5.3%)	8 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	65 (3.2%)	76.4	47^th of 248 public high schools	81.0%		67	57^th of 240 public high schools	76.3%	10			54.6	72.9	74.8	87.7	$12,198	$810	$612	$1,422	$9,877	$899	$10,776
Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter	8-12	33 Villa Road Suite 100	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(855) 661-0946	1,439	60	24.1	20.0%	756 (52.5%)	415 (28.8%)	132 (9.2%)	5 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (8.3%)	1.3	245^th of 248 public high schools	1.2%		1.9	237^th of 240 public high schools	1.3%	8	30.7	5.1	23.0	15.1	18.3	51.5	$8,993	$226	$16	$242	$3,802	$4,949	$8,752

Frequently Asked Questions about Carolina High Academy

What schools feed into Carolina High Academy?

Carolina High Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hollis Academy
Elementary : Welcome Elementary
Middle : Tanglewood Middle

What is the racial makeup of Carolina High Academy?

Students at Carolina High Academy are 56% Hispanic, 30% African American, 11% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Carolina High Academy in?

Greenville 01

Is Carolina High Academy a good school?

Carolina High Academy ranks in the bottom 12.1% of South Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Carolina High Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 976 students attended Carolina High Academy.

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