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Lowcountry Leadership Charter School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12
432nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 640 South Carolina Alternative Schools
Better than 32% of South Carolina alternative schools
Summary

Lowcountry Leadership Charter School is a public charter school located in Meggett, South Carolina, serving grades K-12 with an enrollment of 537 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.

Lowcountry Leadership Charter School consistently outperforms the Charter Institute at Erskine district and the state of South Carolina in several key academic areas. For example, the school is projected to have 80% of students proficient or better in Algebra 1/Mathematics in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 51.26% for the district and 73.95% for the state. Additionally, the school has consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 82.2% to 97.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average and the Charter Institute at Erskine district average.

While Lowcountry Leadership Charter School's academic performance is impressive, the school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 8.4% to 24.7% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average and the Charter Institute at Erskine district average. This suggests that the school may need to focus on improving student attendance to further boost academic performance. Additionally, the school has a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $18,302 to $49,869 over the past few years, which raises questions about the efficiency of the school's spending.

520
Students ?
13.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,681
Per pupil spending ?
34.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5139 Gibson Road
       Meggett, SC  29449

(843) 889-5527

District: Charter Institute at Erskine

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.9%
African American:
12.3%
Hispanic:
6.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2022 → 50th in 2025
Strengths
✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the South Carolina average (48% vs 56% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 5 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
432nd of 640
South Carolina public elementary schools ?
Bottom 32%▼ down 27 pts since 2021
From top 41% (2021) to bottom 32% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
202nd of 320
South Carolina public middle schools ?
Bottom 37%▼ down 15 pts since 2021
From top 49% (2021) to bottom 37% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
117th of 235
South Carolina public high schools ?
Top 50%▼ down 1 pts since 2021
See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 12Alternative Schools in the Charter Institute at Erskine
40th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202532.5432 of 64032.5%★★☆☆☆
202451.9298 of 63853.3%★★★☆☆
202372.4170 of 64473.6%★★★★☆
202280.4113 of 62581.9%★★★★☆
202156.7254 of 62259.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202528.1428 of 58126.3%★☆☆☆☆
202460.3221 of 56560.9%★★★☆☆
202373.8143 of 58075.3%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202534.1421 of 61331.3%★★☆☆☆
202439.3378 of 59936.9%★★☆☆☆
202276.3115 of 60080.8%★★★★☆
202128.4429 of 58026.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202545.4323 of 58644.9%★★☆☆☆
202430.7393 of 56830.8%★★☆☆☆
202368.0176 of 58269.8%★★★★☆
202274.9140 of 57975.8%★★★★☆
202148.7285 of 56149.2%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202514.9416 of 4609.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.1359 of 44118.6%★☆☆☆☆
202347.7258 of 46344.3%★★☆☆☆
202254.1232 of 45549.0%★★☆☆☆
202134.6300 of 43931.7%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202535.9202 of 32036.9%★★☆☆☆
202465.099 of 32569.5%★★★★☆
202357.7116 of 32564.3%★★★☆☆
202262.0100 of 31067.7%★★★☆☆
202146.8151 of 31151.4%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202534.6196 of 29533.6%★★☆☆☆
202460.2104 of 29464.6%★★★☆☆
202260.696 of 29066.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202541.6177 of 30742.3%★★☆☆☆
202462.190 of 30770.7%★★★★☆
202341.9177 of 31343.5%★★☆☆☆
202260.691 of 30069.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202550.7133 of 29655.1%★★★☆☆
202462.294 of 29468.0%★★★☆☆
202366.692 of 30369.6%★★★★☆
202256.1109 of 29262.7%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202524.3206 of 25719.8%★☆☆☆☆
202443.3148 of 25542.0%★★☆☆☆
202338.7159 of 26038.8%★★☆☆☆
202236.3161 of 24935.3%★★☆☆☆
202123.2190 of 24422.1%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202546.3117 of 23550.2%★★★☆☆
202451.993 of 23560.4%★★★☆☆
202345.7117 of 23750.6%★★★☆☆
202248.1101 of 22655.3%★★★☆☆
202147.6111 of 22751.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202543.3128 of 22543.1%★★☆☆☆
202443.9124 of 22544.9%★★☆☆☆
202258.078 of 22064.5%★★★☆☆
202161.269 of 21367.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202541.5135 of 22640.3%★★☆☆☆
202451.994 of 22959.0%★★★☆☆
202255.974 of 22066.4%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202540.4128 of 22442.9%★★☆☆☆
202456.585 of 22862.7%★★★☆☆
202328.4158 of 22931.0%★★☆☆☆
202252.790 of 22459.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankSouth Carolina percentileRating
202529.2150 of 19623.5%★☆☆☆☆
202429.4144 of 19626.5%★☆☆☆☆
202327.7148 of 19724.9%★☆☆☆☆
202232.1127 of 19233.9%★★☆☆☆
202128.4141 of 18925.4%★☆☆☆☆
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)45th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school
Female (2025)26th percentile-6 vs school
White (2025)10th percentile-23 vs school
Middle school
Male (2025)55th percentile+18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)20th percentile-17 vs school
High school
Female (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school
Male (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school
White (2025)23rd percentile-27 vs school
By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?
English 289%+3 vs state
Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 280%+6 vs state
U.S. History and the Constitution63%~ state avg
English Language Arts58%~ state avg
English 147%-15 vs state
Mathematics32%-12 vs state
Science30%-19 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 520 students attended Lowcountry Leadership Charter School.

Students at Lowcountry Leadership Charter School are 78% White, 12% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Lowcountry Leadership Charter School ranks 432nd of 640 South Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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