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Greenville Senior High Academy

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Greenville Senior High Academy ranks 68 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 71% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Greenville Senior High Academy is a public magnet high school in Greenville, South Carolina, serving 1,791 students in grades 9-12. As part of the Greenville 01 school district, which is ranked 11th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating, Greenville Senior High Academy consistently delivers excellent academic outcomes for its diverse student population.

The school's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with 90.92% of students proficient or better in Algebra 1/Mathematics, compared to 85.64% for the district and 73.95% for the state. Greenville Senior High Academy also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 83.8% to 88.7% over the past few years, on par with or better than nearby schools like Berea High and Carolina Academy (High). The school's strong performance extends across different student subgroups, with the school ranking highly for White students (top 12 in the state) and Disabled students (top 24 in the state).

While Greenville Senior High Academy outperforms many nearby high schools, it faces some challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has ranged from 22.5% to 28.9% in recent years. However, the school's overall performance and ranking within the state, as well as its adequate funding and resources, suggest that it is providing a high-quality education to its students. Compared to top-performing schools like Greenville Technical Charter High School and Powdersville High in the surrounding area, Greenville Senior High Academy continues to be a strong choice for families in the Greenville community.

1,730

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,198

Per pupil spending ?

56.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 Vardy Street
Greenville, SC 29601

(864) 355-5500

District: Greenville 01

Feeder schools for Greenville Senior High Academy:

Elementary:	Augusta Circle Elementary
	Stone Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.7%

Hispanic:

31.9%

African American:

20.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (78% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Above the South Carolina median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg79%

South Carolina avg71%

68^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14High 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
2025	63.1	68 of 235	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	73 of 235	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	73 of 237	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	45 of 226	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	64 of 227	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	75 of 225	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	68 of 216	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.7	61 of 223	72.6%	★★★★☆
2016	59.8	62 of 231	73.2%	★★★★☆
2015	69.1	36 of 232	84.5%	★★★★☆
2014	80.3	32 of 210	84.8%	★★★★☆
2013	65.0	71 of 203	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.7	67 of 202	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.6	58 of 199	70.9%	★★★★☆
2010	69.0	58 of 199	70.9%	★★★★☆
2009	56.8	94 of 188	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.4	122 of 185	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.7	152 of 191	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.4	154 of 191	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	60.6	95 of 187	49.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	69 of 194	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	43 of 194	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.2	57 of 199	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	27 of 190	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	44 of 178	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	47 of 184	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	29 of 183	84.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	24 of 139	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	21 of 145	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	32 of 141	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	16 of 139	88.5%	★★★★☆
2021	40.8	73 of 115	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	99 of 143	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	98 of 137	28.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.3	24 of 69	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	35 of 71	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	24 of 68	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.7	6 of 61	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	53.5	22 of 46	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.2	47 of 64	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	41 of 58	29.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	67 of 225	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	65 of 225	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.8	82 of 223	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.9	45 of 220	79.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	54 of 213	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	71 of 213	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	58 of 210	72.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	41 of 153	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	70 of 157	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	60 of 156	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	64 of 121	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	75 of 121	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	65 of 119	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	38 of 108	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	54 of 93	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	55 of 86	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	60 of 80	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	94 of 226	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	96 of 229	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	106 of 226	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	35 of 220	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	77 of 213	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	95 of 217	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	86 of 214	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	75 of 224	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.0	76 of 228	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	76 of 229	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.4	29 of 224	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.0	72 of 215	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	82 of 218	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	92 of 213	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	72.2	14 of 53	73.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	12 of 196	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	23 of 196	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	26 of 197	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	11 of 192	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.6	21 of 189	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	10 of 191	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	73.9	22 of 185	88.1%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2025)83rd percentile+12 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)74th percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)64th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 291%+17 vs state

English 284%~ state avg

English 170%+8 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution68%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)	SC READY Mathematics (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 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th 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
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		738 (42.7%)	358 (20.7%)	552 (31.9%)	18 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (3.6%)	63.1	68^th of 235 public high schools	71.1%		60.7	73^rd of 235 public high schools	68.9%	5			90.9	69.7	68.5	84.2	$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) 282-3757	235				150 (63.8%)	38 (16.2%)	24 (10.2%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.8%)								(n/a)					97.2
Greenville Technical Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	506 Pleasantburg Drive #119	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 250-8844	530	33	16.2		314 (59.2%)	60 (11.3%)	81 (15.3%)	43 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.7%)	92	9^th of 235 public high schools	96.2%		92	8^th of 235 public high schools	96.6%	1			100.0	86.7	85.5	98.5	$11,525	$286	$312	$599	$9,166	$1,760	$10,926
Carolina Academy (High)	Public, Magnet	9-12	2725 Anderson Road	Greenville	29611	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-2300	976	70	13.9		112 (11.5%)	288 (29.5%)	546 (55.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.6%)	19.8	191^st of 235 public high schools	18.7%		17.2	199^th of 235 public high schools	15.3%	8			63.7	41.3	46.9	76.8	$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		121 (11.3%)	526 (48.9%)	350 (32.6%)	22 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.0%)	29.3	168^th of 235 public high schools	28.5%		32.6	151^st of 235 public high schools	35.7%	17			62.2	54.5	50.4	80.7	$13,571	$842	$630	$1,472	$11,076	$1,022	$12,098
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		179 (14.3%)	297 (23.8%)	713 (57.0%)	13 (1.0%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.1%)	26.5	178^th of 235 public high schools	24.3%		29.9	163^rd of 235 public high schools	30.6%	15			67.1	50.6	54.1	73.1	$12,811	$821	$635	$1,456	$10,424	$930	$11,355
Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina	Public, Virtual, Charter	8-12	330 Pelham Road Suite101-A (Te	Greenville	29615	Greenville County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(803) 849-2464	1,439	60	24.1		756 (52.5%)	415 (28.8%)	132 (9.2%)	5 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	120 (8.3%)	1.9	232^nd of 235 public high schools	1.3%					(n/a)	27.1	3.1	20.7	18.2	24.0	69.4	$8,993	$226	$16	$242	$3,802	$4,949	$8,752
Wade Hampton High	Public	9-12	100 Pine Knoll Drive	Greenville	29609	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-0100	1,790	97	18.3		943 (52.7%)	313 (17.5%)	397 (22.2%)	46 (2.6%)	10 (0.6%)	6 (0.3%)	75 (4.2%)	70.5	46^th of 235 public high schools	80.4%		73	43^rd of 235 public high schools	81.7%	3			83.8	71.2	72.1	89.6	$12,105	$736	$551	$1,288	$9,978	$840	$10,817
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		856 (42.5%)	668 (33.2%)	301 (15.0%)	107 (5.3%)	8 (0.4%)	8 (0.4%)	65 (3.2%)	67	56^th of 235 public high schools	76.2%		71.9	46^th of 235 public high schools	80.4%	10			75.8	72.5	69.8	89.9	$12,198	$810	$612	$1,422	$9,877	$899	$10,776
Powdersville High	Public	9-12	145 Hood Road	Greenville	29611	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 312-5641	1,024	55	18.6		709 (69.2%)	92 (9.0%)	131 (12.8%)	40 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (5.0%)	75.1	38^th of 235 public high schools	83.8%		71.3	49^th of 235 public high schools	79.1%	11				65.3	74.3	93.9	$11,049	$685	$377	$1,062	$8,754	$1,233	$9,987

Frequently Asked Questions about Greenville Senior High Academy

How many students attend Greenville Senior High Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,730 students attended Greenville Senior High Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Greenville Senior High Academy?

Students at Greenville Senior High Academy are 43% White, 32% Hispanic, 21% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into Greenville Senior High Academy?

Greenville Senior High Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Augusta Circle Elementary
Elementary : Stone Academy

What district is Greenville Senior High Academy in?

Greenville 01

Is Greenville Senior High Academy a good school?

Greenville Senior High Academy ranks 68^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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