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South Carolina Virtual Charter School

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South Carolina Virtual Charter School ranks 424 th of 640 South Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 34% of South Carolina alternative schools

Summary

South Carolina Virtual Charter School is an alternative public charter virtual school serving grades K-12 in West Columbia, South Carolina, with an enrollment of 2,350 students. The school is part of the Charter Institute at Erskine district, which is ranked 40 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Carolina Virtual Charter School has generally higher 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 79.1% to 86.6% in recent years, compared to the state average of around 80%. The school's dropout rates have also been lower than the state average, between 1.7% and 2.4%. However, the school has seen a wide range of chronic absenteeism rates, from as low as 1.5% to as high as 24.7%, which is an area of concern. The school's test scores on various state assessments (SC READY, EOCEP) are mixed compared to the state and district averages, performing better in some subjects and grade levels but lagging behind in others, particularly in mathematics.

When compared to other charter schools in the same district, such as American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campus and School Connections Academy, South Carolina Virtual Charter School generally performs better on state assessments, especially in English Language Arts. However, it lags behind in mathematics. Compared to traditional public schools in the Lexington and Richland county districts, the school tends to have higher graduation rates but lower test scores, particularly in mathematics. The school's virtual model and serving a population with greater economic needs, as indicated by the relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch, may contribute to these results.

2,180

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,690

Per pupil spending ?

53.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2023 Platt Springs Road
West Columbia, SC 29169

(803) 253-6222

District: Charter Institute at Erskine

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.5%

African American:

26.8%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2022 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (48% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2022

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg49%

South Carolina avg56%

Elementary school

424^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 15 pts since 2019

From bottom 49% (2019) to bottom 34% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Elementary Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

194^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 18 pts since 2019

From top 43% (2019) to bottom 39% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

124^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 11 pts since 2019

From top 41% (2019) to bottom 47% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 12Alternative Schools in the Charter Institute at Erskine

40^th of 75Charter Institute at Erskine 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	34.3	424 of 640	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	391 of 638	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	400 of 644	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	356 of 625	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	79.6	119 of 622	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	49.1	329 of 643	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	262 of 381	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	193 of 369	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	189 of 394	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.8	169 of 393	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	96.0	5 of 350	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	64.5	129 of 421	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.1	49 of 147	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	50 of 143	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	97 of 174	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	98 of 151	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.1	179 of 189	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	386 of 581	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	360 of 565	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	320 of 580	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	294 of 573	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	80.5	98 of 554	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	281 of 588	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	56.5	47 of 115	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.8	25 of 115	78.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	417 of 613	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	377 of 599	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	345 of 608	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	332 of 600	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	83.4	71 of 580	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	271 of 600	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	404 of 586	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	365 of 568	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	403 of 582	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	374 of 579	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.7	126 of 561	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	44.0	344 of 590	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	410 of 460	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	360 of 441	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	382 of 463	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	348 of 455	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.4	151 of 439	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.5	389 of 472	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	194 of 320	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	145 of 325	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	135 of 325	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	117 of 310	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.8	55 of 311	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	134 of 315	57.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	98 of 252	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	74 of 248	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	68 of 253	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	34 of 249	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	25 of 235	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	28 of 252	88.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	26 of 184	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	37 of 177	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	80 of 187	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	75 of 183	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	122 of 195	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	189 of 295	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	138 of 294	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	118 of 299	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	119 of 290	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.4	48 of 279	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.7	133 of 296	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	83.1	17 of 144	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	53 of 141	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.7	22 of 129	82.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	155 of 307	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	114 of 307	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	106 of 313	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	90 of 300	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	32 of 288	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	74 of 289	74.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	181 of 296	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	125 of 294	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	134 of 303	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	108 of 292	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.6	55 of 279	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	127 of 296	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	55 of 63	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	222 of 257	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	173 of 255	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	160 of 260	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	160 of 249	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.9	84 of 244	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.2	203 of 258	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	124 of 235	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	78 of 235	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	81 of 237	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	70 of 226	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.4	40 of 227	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.6	93 of 225	58.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	105 of 194	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.2	54 of 194	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	41 of 199	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	36 of 190	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.5	31 of 178	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	23 of 184	87.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	50 of 139	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	47 of 145	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	69 of 141	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	33 of 139	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	49.2	64 of 143	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	112 of 225	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	90 of 225	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	91 of 223	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	72 of 220	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.8	49 of 213	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	40.6	109 of 213	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	57.3	46 of 121	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	23 of 108	78.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	120 of 226	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	76 of 229	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	81 of 226	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	48 of 220	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	32 of 213	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	79 of 217	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	134 of 224	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	65 of 228	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	77 of 229	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	71 of 224	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.7	28 of 215	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	70 of 218	67.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	151 of 196	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.5	93 of 196	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	107 of 197	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	106 of 192	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	59 of 189	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.9	146 of 191	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Disabled (2025)67th percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2023)59th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)88th percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2025)86th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)13th percentile-27 vs school

High school

Disabled (2025)64th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2024)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile~ school

African American (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 287%~ state avg

English 163%~ state avg

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 261%-13 vs state

English Language Arts58%~ state avg

U.S. History and the Constitution53%-8 vs state

Science37%-11 vs state

Mathematics23%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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	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
South Carolina Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2023 Platt Springs Road	West Columbia	29169	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 253-6222	2,180	126	17.2		1,210 (55.5%)	585 (26.8%)	177 (8.1%)	14 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	185 (8.5%)								(n/a)	68.0	60.0	58.4	56.2	58.2	53.8	31.2	28.3	23.9	23.3	26.0	12.7	36.0	38.1	61.0	62.6	53.4	87.1	$9,690	$540	$48	$588	$7,296	$1,806	$9,102
Clear Dot Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-11	2015 Marion Street	Columbia	29201	Richland County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 567-3075	474	42	11.2		55 (11.6%)	383 (80.8%)	15 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)								(n/a)	46.1	24.5	40.0	39.5	37.0	26.9	25.6	14.3	27.5	5.3	11.1	7.7	18.3	15.8		9.5	45.8	60.0	$12,810	$2,409	$1,018	$3,427	$6,273	$3,110	$9,383
School Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	201 Executive Center Drive Sui	Columbia	29210	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	Yes	No	(803) 212-4712	6,152	268	22.9		3,858 (62.7%)	1,255 (20.4%)	526 (8.6%)	33 (0.5%)	26 (0.4%)	8 (0.1%)	446 (7.2%)								(n/a)	44.8	46.0	55.4	59.0	57.4	60.4	23.2	22.5	20.3	17.4	20.8	17.9	33.4	38.9	42.5	53.3	49.1	87.4	$8,987	$494	$01	$494	$3,154	$5,338	$8,492
Carolus Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	101 Westpark Boulevard Suite C	Columbia	29210	Lexington County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(866) 968-7512	1,786	64	27.9		846 (47.4%)	633 (35.4%)	155 (8.7%)	4 (0.2%)	19 (1.1%)	7 (0.4%)	122 (6.8%)								(n/a)	23.8	26.5	24.6	34.9	30.4	26.9	9.5	8.3	4.0	4.5	3.2	1.3	9.1	14.9	14.4	21.2	29.5	77.2	$9,912	$67	$173	$240	$2,607	$7,064	$9,671
SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	5000 Broad River Road	Columbia	29212	Richland County	Dept of Juvenile Justice	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-9037	417	38	11.1		82 (19.7%)	316 (75.8%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)
Pendergrass Fairwold School	Public, Alternative	K-12	5935 Token Street	Columbia	29203	Richland County	Richland 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 735-3435	46	14	3.2		4 (8.7%)	37 (80.4%)	3 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.3%)								(n/a)																			$68,847	$4,265	$1,123	$5,389	$58,171	$5,288	$63,459
American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington Campu	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	109 Innovation Drive	Lexington	29072	Lexington County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 756-2724	1,979	157	12.6		1,305 (65.9%)	271 (13.7%)	189 (9.6%)	88 (4.4%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (6.0%)								(n/a)	69.3	74.9	66.1	63.9	65.5	60.0	51.6	61.3	44.1	39.2	33.0	25.7	54.9	63.4	68.6	61.1	52.8	98.3	$11,553		$157	$157	$5,086	$6,310	$11,396
Swansea High Freshman Academy	Public, Alternative	9	1195 I. W. Hutto Road	Swansea	29160	Lexington County	Lexington 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 490-7006	274	18	15.2		122 (44.5%)	58 (21.2%)	75 (27.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.8%)								(n/a)															97.4

Frequently Asked Questions about South Carolina Virtual Charter School

Is South Carolina Virtual Charter School a good school?

South Carolina Virtual Charter School ranks 424^th of 640 South Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend South Carolina Virtual Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,180 students attended South Carolina Virtual Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of South Carolina Virtual Charter School?

Students at South Carolina Virtual Charter School are 56% White, 27% African American, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What district is South Carolina Virtual Charter School in?

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