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LEAD Academy

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LEAD Academy ranks 486 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

LEAD Academy is a public charter school in Greenville, SC, serving 403 students in grades K-8 under the School Public Charter School District. The school has faced significant academic challenges in recent years, ranking in the 26th percentile statewide (1 star) for the 2025-2026 school year, a decline from its peak performance in 2016-2017 when it ranked in the 65th percentile.

The most pressing concern for parents is mathematics achievement, where proficiency rates are dramatically below state averages across all grade levels. For example, only 22.7% of 5th graders are proficient in math compared to the state average of 49.1%. English Language Arts performance is comparatively stronger, with 7th and 8th grade students actually exceeding state averages (65.9% and 60.6% respectively). The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1, yet outcomes lag behind most nearby schools. A particularly striking comparison is with East Link Academy, another charter school just 1.7 miles away, which ranks in the 95th percentile with dramatically higher math proficiency (e.g., 87.2% vs. 32.6% in 3rd grade) while spending less per student ($9,427 vs. $12,222).

There are some encouraging signs. The school has shown remarkable improvement for African American students, jumping from the 30th percentile to the 53rd percentile in a single year. However, chronic absenteeism has been volatile, spiking to 29.9% in 2022-2023 before dropping to 10.3% the following year, and currently sits at 18.2%. With 78% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school serves a high-poverty population, and low-income students continue to struggle academically. Parents considering this school should weigh the strong upper-grade ELA results and recent subgroup improvements against the persistent math challenges and the clear evidence from nearby East Link Academy that higher performance is achievable with similar resources.

403

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,222

Per pupil spending ?

78%

Free/discounted lunch ?

804 Mauldin Rd.
Greenville, SC 29607

(864) 916-1459

District: School Public Charter School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.0%

Hispanic:

20.3%

White:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2017 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (43% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2017

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg51%

South Carolina avg54%

Elementary school

486^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 38 pts since 2017

From top 35% (2017) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

174^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 19 pts since 2017

From top 32% (2017) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14Elementary Schools in the School Public Charter School District

31^st of 75School Public Charter School District 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	26.5	486 of 661	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	446 of 639	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	481 of 643	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	444 of 644	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	475 of 625	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	497 of 622	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	338 of 643	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	245 of 624	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.2	225 of 639	64.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	181 of 384	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.7	267 of 380	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	248 of 369	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	213 of 394	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	412 of 599	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	422 of 580	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	413 of 568	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	361 of 580	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	443 of 573	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	325 of 588	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.9	222 of 570	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.1	480 of 634	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	442 of 612	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	471 of 602	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	451 of 608	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	507 of 600	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	457 of 580	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	308 of 600	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	336 of 588	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	443 of 591	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.0	386 of 585	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	442 of 571	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	391 of 582	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	435 of 579	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	287 of 590	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	231 of 571	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	174 of 341	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.6	160 of 321	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	168 of 322	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	232 of 325	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	219 of 310	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	297 of 311	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	62.6	99 of 315	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	108 of 303	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.5	102 of 317	67.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	52 of 258	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	56.5	87 of 251	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	68 of 246	72.4%	★★★★☆
2023	30.6	178 of 253	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	143 of 310	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.5	159 of 295	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	196 of 290	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.7	91 of 296	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.7	147 of 325	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.5	178 of 308	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	182 of 304	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.9	251 of 313	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	214 of 300	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.8	72 of 289	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	71 of 280	74.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	140 of 298	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	186 of 292	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	219 of 303	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	273 of 292	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	108 of 296	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	75 of 284	73.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	67.8	70 of 250	72.0%	★★★★☆

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

African American (2026)53rd percentile+26 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2026)80th percentile+31 vs school

White (2018)72nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%-5 vs state

Science38%-14 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 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)	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	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
LEAD Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	804 Mauldin Rd.	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(864) 916-1459	403	31	13.1	78.0%	53 (13.2%)	242 (60.0%)	82 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	26.5	486^th of 661 public elementary schools	26.5%		30.5	446^th of 639 public elementary schools	30.2%	40	56.5	60.4	45.4	47.7	65.9	60.6	32.6	31.2	22.7	35.8	34.2	39.4	39.6	35.7		$12,222	$731	$427	$1,158	$7,386	$3,677	$11,064
East Link Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	78 Global Drive Drive Suite 20	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 775-1733	258	22	11.5	1.2%	101 (39.1%)	56 (21.7%)	62 (24.0%)	31 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	92.5	33^rd of 661 public elementary schools	95.0%		96.4	12^th of 639 public elementary schools	98.1%	21	89.7	70.6	89.3	91.0	90.9		87.2	85.2	75.0	95.4	95.4		70.6	95.5		$9,427	$287	$58	$346	$6,449	$2,632	$9,081
Reedy Laurel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	61 Isbell Lane	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(864) 452-1300	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sara Collins Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Parkins Mill Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-3200	917	59	15.4	50.3%	512 (55.8%)	232 (25.3%)	120 (13.1%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.6%)	76.1	147^th of 661 public elementary schools	77.8%		73.6	174^th of 639 public elementary schools	72.8%	27	67.2	74.8	81.6				61.6	59.5	75.8				64.9			$12,253	$1,146	$596	$1,742	$9,817	$694	$10,511
Blythe Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Blythe Drive	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	Yes	No	No	(864) 355-4400	866	55	15.7	60.9%	297 (34.3%)	232 (26.8%)	278 (32.1%)	16 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	76	148^th of 661 public elementary schools	77.6%		78.4	131^st of 639 public elementary schools	79.5%	17	71.1	76.8	69.1				67.6	59.7	63.9				69.0			$11,838	$1,278	$570	$1,848	$9,290	$700	$9,990
Robert E. Cashion Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Fork Shoals Road	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-8000	964	58	16.5	100.0%	248 (25.7%)	465 (48.2%)	174 (18.0%)	14 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (6.2%)	41.4	392^nd of 661 public elementary schools	40.7%		50	309^th of 639 public elementary schools	51.6%	83	66.7	56.1	47.5				60.5	40.0	40.2				50.3			$12,321	$1,909	$842	$2,751	$8,958	$612	$9,570
Thomas E. Kerns Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6650 Frontage Road at White Ho	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-1300	522	35	14.7	100.0%	41 (7.9%)	211 (40.4%)	243 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (3.8%)	30.9	449^th of 661 public elementary schools	32.1%		20.8	525^th of 639 public elementary schools	17.8%	76	65.4	43.1	55.5				64.1	25.5	36.1				34.3			$15,816	$3,242	$901	$4,143	$10,775	$898	$11,673
Augusta Circle Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Winyah Street	Greenville	29605	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-1200	602	35	17.1	12.3%	540 (89.7%)	30 (5.0%)	17 (2.8%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	98.6	2^nd of 661 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.8	2^nd of 639 public elementary schools	99.7%		96.3	100.0	93.4				90.6	96.4	92.4				98.8			$12,056	$941	$527	$1,468	$9,882	$707	$10,589
Greenbrier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	853 Log Shoals Road	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-5300	876	55	15.8	62.0%	320 (36.5%)	308 (35.2%)	158 (18.0%)	22 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	58 (6.6%)	76.6	145^th of 661 public elementary schools	78.1%		76.7	144^th of 639 public elementary schools	77.5%	1	69.8	79.6	73.6				73.8	57.8	54.1				71.9			$12,096	$1,505	$618	$2,123	$9,326	$647	$9,973
Sterling School	Public	PK, KG-8	99 John McCarroll Way	Greenville	29607	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 355-4480	749	51	14.7	44.2%	398 (53.1%)	166 (22.2%)	48 (6.4%)	89 (11.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	97.6	4^th of 661 public elementary schools	99.4%		98	4^th of 639 public elementary schools	99.4%		91.9	89.4	91.0	98.9	100.0	100.0	87.4	84.4	86.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	86.9	100.0	100.0	$14,089	$1,372	$626	$1,998	$11,225	$866	$12,092

Frequently Asked Questions about LEAD Academy

Is LEAD Academy a good school?

LEAD Academy ranks 486^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of LEAD Academy?

Students at LEAD Academy are 60% African American, 20% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend LEAD Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 403 students attended LEAD Academy.

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