Summary:
Zip code 29407 in Charleston, SC is home to five elementary schools serving grades PK-5 or K-8, all within the Charleston 01 school district, which ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide with a 4-star rating.
For parents, the standout choice is Orange Grove Charter School, which ranks in the 98th percentile (5 stars) and outperforms every other school in the area by a wide margin. With ELA proficiency averaging 90.5% and math at 86.8% across grades 3-5, plus a remarkably low 2.2% chronic absenteeism rate, this school is in a league of its own. The middle tier offers three solid options: Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary (88th percentile) leads this group with strong ELA scores (78.3% average) and a 9.5% absenteeism rate, followed closely by Carolina Voyager Charter (82nd percentile) and St. Andrew's School of Math and Science (84th percentile). At the other end, Stono Park Elementary ranks in the 21st percentile with 1 star, showing math proficiency as low as 39.5% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 27.5%—the highest in the zip code.
One striking finding is the spending-performance disconnect: Stono Park receives $28,562 per student (the highest in the area) yet achieves the lowest results, while Orange Grove achieves top-tier outcomes with just $14,448 per student. Attendance clearly correlates with success—all four higher-performing schools have absenteeism rates below 15%, while Stono Park exceeds both district and state averages. Parents should also note that St. Andrew's shows a concerning downward trend in test scores from 3rd to 5th grade, while Orange Grove maintains remarkable consistency across all grades and subjects, including an 8th-grade Algebra 1 pass rate of 98.36%.
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