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LEAD Academy

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LEAD Academy ranks 447 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

LEAD Academy is a public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Greenville, South Carolina, with 396 students. The school is part of the School Public Charter School District, which is ranked 30 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, LEAD Academy has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past several years, dropping from 225th out of 639 elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 447th out of 640 in 2024-2025, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

LEAD Academy faces significant challenges in terms of academic performance, particularly for its most vulnerable student populations. The school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.3% to 24.7% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, LEAD Academy's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better on the SC READY assessments, is generally lower than the Greenville 01 district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, LEAD Academy's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 61.3%, compared to 61.8% for the state and 58.9% for the district.

When compared to nearby public schools in the Greenville 01 district, LEAD Academy's performance lags significantly. For instance, in 2024-2025, Augusta Circle Elementary, located just 3.43 miles away, had 97.6% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to LEAD Academy's 61.3%. LEAD Academy's higher percentage of students from low-income families, with 78.03% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, may contribute to the challenges the school faces in improving student outcomes.

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: Rebounding — 20th percentile in 2021 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2025) from a 20th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (40% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the South Carolina average

!Near the bottom of School Public Charter School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg48%

South Carolina avg51%

Elementary school

447^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 35 pts since 2017

From top 35% (2017) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

161^st of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 18 pts since 2017

From top 32% (2017) to top 50% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary Schools in the School Public Charter School District

30^th 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
2025	30.5	447 of 640	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	476 of 638	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	33.7	268 of 381	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	249 of 369	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	213 of 394	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	423 of 581	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	411 of 565	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
2025	31.0	443 of 613	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	468 of 599	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	35.0	386 of 586	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	440 of 568	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	45.6	161 of 320	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	167 of 325	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	56.5	87 of 252	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	68 of 248	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	30.6	178 of 253	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	160 of 295	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	41.5	178 of 307	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	181 of 307	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
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 296	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	184 of 294	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
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

Male (2025)34th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

White (2018)72nd percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)65th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts55%-5 vs state

Science34%-14 vs state

Mathematics28%-16 vs state

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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
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		53 (13.2%)	242 (60.0%)	82 (20.3%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	30.5	447^th of 640 public elementary schools	30.2%		25.7	476^th of 638 public elementary schools	25.4%	29	61.3	42.6	50.0	63.1	56.9	52.9	44.9	23.4	25.0	26.0	29.5	17.6	25.5	43.5		$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		101 (39.1%)	56 (21.7%)	62 (24.0%)	31 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	96.4	12^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.1%					(n/a)	83.7	87.5	91.9	95.6			83.7	93.8	91.9	95.6			71.9			$9,427	$287	$58	$346	$6,449	$2,632	$9,081
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		512 (55.8%)	232 (25.3%)	120 (13.1%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (4.6%)	73.6	174^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.8%		78.9	130^th of 638 public elementary schools	79.6%	44	66.6	72.7	68.6				60.1	63.3	64.3				61.3			$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		297 (34.3%)	232 (26.8%)	278 (32.1%)	16 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	78.4	131^st of 640 public elementary schools	79.5%		73.5	164^th of 638 public elementary schools	74.3%	33	75.0	74.4	69.5				63.6	64.8	60.6				68.8			$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		248 (25.7%)	465 (48.2%)	174 (18.0%)	14 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (6.2%)	50	309^th of 640 public elementary schools	51.7%		35	412^th of 638 public elementary schools	35.4%	103	55.9	63.0	63.6				49.3	50.9	45.7				48.5			$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		41 (7.9%)	211 (40.4%)	243 (46.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (3.8%)	20.8	526^th of 640 public elementary schools	17.8%		18.8	532^nd of 638 public elementary schools	16.6%	6	45.4	44.7	47.8				37.4	38.8	33.7				29.9			$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		540 (89.7%)	30 (5.0%)	17 (2.8%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	98.8	2^nd of 640 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.6	3^rd of 638 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	97.6	97.1	98.8				93.9	91.2	87.5				91.1			$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		320 (36.5%)	308 (35.2%)	158 (18.0%)	22 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	58 (6.6%)	76.7	144^th of 640 public elementary schools	77.5%		81.7	104^th of 638 public elementary schools	83.7%	40	74.4	76.6	77.4				60.6	57.1	55.4				68.7			$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		398 (53.1%)	166 (22.2%)	48 (6.4%)	89 (11.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.1%)	98	4^th of 640 public elementary schools	99.4%		97.4	5^th of 638 public elementary schools	99.2%	1	89.4	91.0	95.7				87.7	87.7	93.9	98.9	98.5		82.8	97.7	100.0	$14,089	$1,372	$626	$1,998	$11,225	$866	$12,092
Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	1220 Old Grove Road	Piedmont	29673	Greenville County	Greenville 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 355-5900	622	46	13.5		71 (11.4%)	192 (30.9%)	333 (53.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.7%)	25.7	483^rd of 640 public elementary schools	24.5%		29.8	446^th of 638 public elementary schools	30.1%	37	48.6	48.3	43.1				47.1	39.5	28.7				41.2			$14,557	$2,964	$854	$3,818	$10,032	$707	$10,739

Frequently Asked Questions about LEAD Academy

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.

Is LEAD Academy a good school?

LEAD Academy ranks 447^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is LEAD Academy in?

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