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The South Carolina Preparatory Academy

Q: How many students attend The South Carolina Preparatory Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 692 students attended The South Carolina Preparatory Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of The South Carolina Preparatory Academy?

Students at The South Carolina Preparatory Academy are 58% White, 29% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

NOTE: this school is no longer listed as a functioning school by the National Center for Education Statistics. We continue to list this school on SchoolDigger for historical purposes.

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Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 6-12

Summary

The South Carolina Preparatory Academy is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Anderson, South Carolina, with a student population of 422. While part of the Charter Institute at Erskine district, which is ranked 34 out of 75 districts in the state, the school has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on standardized tests.

In the 2023-2024 school year, only 24.31% of students at The South Carolina Preparatory Academy were proficient or better in Algebra 1/Mathematics, compared to 55.95% in the district and 72.5% statewide. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking 191 out of 194 high schools in the state for African American students and 196 out of 196 for White students in Algebra 1/Mathematics. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch has increased significantly, from 32.89% in 2021-2022 to 54.98% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students.

The South Carolina Preparatory Academy's academic performance lags significantly behind nearby traditional public high schools, such as Crescent High, Wren High, Palmetto High, Belton Honea Path High, and Pendleton High, which all have higher academic achievement, better student subgroup performance, and lower free and reduced lunch rates. The school's statewide ranking has also dropped from 217 out of 237 high schools in 2022-2023 to 229 out of 235 in 2023-2024, indicating a concerning trend of declining academic performance.

692

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

69.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1650 E. Greenville St. Suite H
Anderson, SC 29621

(864) 923-6909

District: Charter Institute at Erskine

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.2%

African American:

29.3%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2023 → 3rd in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (33% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (21% vs 85%)

!Dropout rate above the South Carolina average (12% vs 2%)

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school33%

District avg52%

South Carolina avg54%

Not ranked this year

The South Carolina Preparatory Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	18.6	268 of 325	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	263 of 325	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	14.1	262 of 294	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	250 of 299	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.2	105 of 290	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	14.7	284 of 307	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	288 of 313	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	18.8	241 of 294	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	244 of 303	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	5.6	251 of 255	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	254 of 260	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	41.1	144 of 249	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	5.9	229 of 235	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	217 of 237	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	3.7	191 of 194	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	194 of 199	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	23.7	122 of 145	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	7.8	216 of 225	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	201 of 223	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	26.2	100 of 121	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	6.0	225 of 229	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	216 of 226	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	5.3	225 of 228	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	213 of 229	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	0.8	196 of 196	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.8	196 of 197	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Male (2024)18th percentile~ school

Female (2024)11th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)7th percentile-10 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile-16 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2024)17th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2024)16th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2024)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2023-2024) ?

English 274%-12 vs state

English Language Arts36%-16 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution29%-30 vs state

English 128%-35 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 224%-48 vs state

Mathematics12%-22 vs state

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Schools Near The South Carolina Preparatory Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1650 E Greenville Street Suite	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 280-9806	391	11	37.2		245 (62.7%)	80 (20.5%)	45 (11.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)								(n/a)
South Carolina Preparatory Leadership School	Public, Charter	6-12	1650 E Greenville Street Suite	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(864) 202-6341	1,005	17	60.9		525 (52.2%)	295 (29.4%)	116 (11.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (6.5%)								(n/a)
T. L. Hanna High	Public	9-12	2600 Highway 81 North	Anderson	29621	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5110	1,899	104	18.2		1,048 (55.2%)	522 (27.5%)	152 (8.0%)	54 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	123 (6.5%)	64.5	65^th of 235 public high schools	72.3%		65.5	59^th of 235 public high schools	74.9%	6	72.3	67.3	77.0	87.9	$11,896	$690	$874	$1,564	$8,590	$1,742	$10,332
Anderson Five Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1225 South McDuffie Street	Anderson	29624	Anderson County	Anderson 05	Yes	No	No	No	(864) 260-5538	61	19	3.1		45 (73.8%)	9 (14.8%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)					$13,146	$249	$284	$533	$11,157	$1,455	$12,613
Westside High	Public	9-12	806 Pearman Dairy Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 05	No	No	No	No	(864) 260-5260	1,687	97	17.3		608 (36.0%)	649 (38.5%)	286 (17.0%)	14 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (7.6%)	29.1	169^th of 235 public high schools	28.1%		24	179^th of 235 public high schools	23.8%	10	60.3	46.7	59.4	78.5	$12,139	$695	$933	$1,628	$8,936	$1,574	$10,511
Anderson Institute of Technology	Public	9-12	315 Pearman Dairy Road	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 81	No	No	No	No	(864) 222-4120	0	21	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Career and Technology Center of Anderson 1 & 2	Public	9-12	702 Belton Highway	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 80	No	No	No	No	(864) 847-4121	0	28	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pendleton High	Public	9-12	7324 Highway 187	Anderson	29625	Anderson County	Anderson 04	No	No	No	No	(864) 403-2100	924	58	15.9		678 (73.4%)	142 (15.4%)	41 (4.4%)	13 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.2%)	65.4	61^st of 235 public high schools	74.0%		66.9	55^th of 235 public high schools	76.6%	6	79.6	65.0	68.5	90.7	$14,224	$302	$943	$1,245	$10,187	$2,793	$12,980
Palmetto High	Public	9-12	804 North Hamilton Street	Williamston	29697	Anderson County	Anderson 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 847-7311	1,086	59	18.3		787 (72.5%)	66 (6.1%)	183 (16.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	77.1	32^nd of 235 public high schools	86.4%		67.7	54^th of 235 public high schools	77.0%	22	96.3	77.6	68.1	91.2	$11,480	$818	$518	$1,335	$9,002	$1,143	$10,145
Belton Honea Path High	Public	9-12	11000 Belton-Honea Path Highwa	Honea Path	29654	Anderson County	Anderson 02	No	No	No	No	(864) 369-7382	1,069	61	17.5		792 (74.1%)	153 (14.3%)	60 (5.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (5.7%)	67.7	54^th of 235 public high schools	77.0%		64.3	63^rd of 235 public high schools	73.2%	9	77.6	90.7	64.6	92.6	$11,920	$999	$494	$1,493	$8,782	$1,645	$10,427

Frequently Asked Questions about The South Carolina Preparatory Academy

How many students attend The South Carolina Preparatory Academy?

In the 2023-24 school year, 692 students attended The South Carolina Preparatory Academy.

What is the racial makeup of The South Carolina Preparatory Academy?

Students at The South Carolina Preparatory Academy are 58% White, 29% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is The South Carolina Preparatory Academy in?

Charter Institute at Erskine

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