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Lowcountry Acceleration Academy

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

218^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 7% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Lowcountry Acceleration Academy is a public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in North Charleston, South Carolina, with an enrollment of 462 students. However, the school has consistently underperformed compared to its peers, the district, and the state, ranking in the bottom quartile of South Carolina high schools over the past three years.

Lowcountry Acceleration Academy's academic performance is particularly concerning, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger and proficiency rates on end-of-course exams that are consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. The school's graduation rates have ranged from 26.7% to 85.4% over the past three years, significantly lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rates have been higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.3% to 87.2% over the past three years.

In comparison, Palmetto Scholars Academy, another charter school in the same district, has significantly outperformed Lowcountry Acceleration Academy across a range of metrics, including academic rankings, test scores, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios. Lowcountry Acceleration Academy's performance is consistently well below the averages for the School Public Charter School District and the state of South Carolina, indicating that the school may need significant interventions and support to improve outcomes for its students.

619

Students ?

42.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,237

Per pupil spending ?

13.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5935 Rivers Avenue suite 101A
N Charleston, SC 29406

(843) 804-6778

District: School Public Charter School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.5%

White:

30.9%

Hispanic:

17.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2023 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (47% vs 71% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (44% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg70%

South Carolina avg71%

218^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9High 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	218 of 235	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	231 of 235	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	225 of 237	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	190 of 194	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	193 of 194	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	196 of 199	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	172 of 225	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	224 of 225	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	220 of 223	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	222 of 226	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	227 of 229	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	206 of 226	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	219 of 224	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	212 of 228	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	227 of 229	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)24th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 277%-10 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution41%-21 vs state

English 134%-28 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 227%-47 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)	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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th 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
Lowcountry Acceleration Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5935 Rivers Avenue suite 101A	N Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 804-6778	619	15	42.6		191 (30.9%)	294 (47.5%)	107 (17.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	11.1	218^th of 235 public high schools	7.2%		5.5	231^st of 235 public high schools	1.7%	13								26.8	34.2	40.9	76.8	$11,237	$74	$471	$545	$179	$10,514	$10,692
Learn4Life High School-Charleston	Public, Charter	9-12	6209 Rivers Avenue	N Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 666-6362	169	7	23.4		23 (13.6%)	83 (49.1%)	56 (33.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	4.9	230^th of 235 public high schools	2.1%		1.6	234^th of 235 public high schools	0.4%	4								6.9	13.7	32.1	74.3	$11,995	$651	$567	$1,218	$4,840	$5,937	$10,777
Hanahan High	Public	9-12	6015 Murray Drive	Hanahan	29410	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-3710	1,061	64	16.5		537 (50.6%)	109 (10.3%)	261 (24.6%)	38 (3.6%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (9.2%)	50.5	107^th of 235 public high schools	54.5%		45.2	120^th of 235 public high schools	48.9%	13								67.2	67.0	66.2	82.8	$14,018	$617	$780	$1,397	$10,911	$1,709	$12,620
Charleston School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	5109-B West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 529-4990	1,102	69	15.9		771 (70.0%)	131 (11.9%)	98 (8.9%)	39 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.4%)	90.7	10^th of 235 public high schools	95.7%		91.9	9^th of 235 public high schools	96.2%	1	93.8	92.5	94.5	80.2	88.1	84.6	80.7	97.8	90.3	85.1	99.4	$21,166	$3,310	$1,378	$4,687	$12,649	$3,830	$16,479
Academic Magnet High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5109-A West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 746-1300	740	45	16.5		552 (74.6%)	24 (3.2%)	39 (5.3%)	78 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.4%)	97.6	2^nd of 235 public high schools	99.1%		97.2	3^rd of 235 public high schools	98.7%	1									100.0	98.9	100.0	$22,213	$2,724	$1,132	$3,856	$13,700	$4,656	$18,357
Berkeley County Middle College High	Public	11-12	7000 Rivers Avenue Bldg 700 St	Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 899-8110	117	5	23.4		59 (50.4%)	27 (23.1%)	13 (11.1%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	10 (8.5%)								(n/a)										92.3		$19,803	$220	$5,077	$5,297	$12,324	$2,182	$14,507
Palmetto Excel	Public, Charter	9-12	7000 Rivers Avenue Building 10	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 734-8322	0	3	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Allegro Charter School of Music	Public, Charter	6-12	4542 Simms Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 321-7104	250	27	9.2		38 (15.2%)	158 (63.2%)	40 (16.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	71.6	45^th of 235 public high schools	80.9%		73.4	41^st of 235 public high schools	82.6%	4	43.7	42.9	58.1	29.2	21.5	7.0	31.3		64.5	63.7	100.0	$25,011	$2,256	$15	$2,271	$14,880	$7,860	$22,740
Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies	Public	9-12	1088 East Montague Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 953-3231	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
North Charleston High	Public	9-12	1087 East Montague Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-7140	829	90	9.2		43 (5.2%)	520 (62.7%)	242 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	4.1	231^st of 235 public high schools	1.7%		2.6	233^rd of 235 public high schools	0.9%	2								55.8	25.3	23.1	60.0	$26,208	$4,989	$2,440	$7,430	$14,033	$4,745	$18,778

Frequently Asked Questions about Lowcountry Acceleration Academy

How many students attend Lowcountry Acceleration Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Lowcountry Acceleration Academy.

What district is Lowcountry Acceleration Academy in?

School Public Charter School District

Is Lowcountry Acceleration Academy a good school?

Lowcountry Acceleration Academy ranks in the bottom 7.2% of South Carolina high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lowcountry Acceleration Academy?

Students at Lowcountry Acceleration Academy are 47% African American, 31% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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