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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Charleston, South Carolina

Across Charleston, South Carolina, 30 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Charleston Development Academy leads the list at 100%, against a median of 24.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
30
Charleston, South Carolina
Top % Black
100%
Median % Black
24.6%
MOST BLACK · CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA
#SchoolCityDistrictStudentsBlack students% Black
1Charleston Development AcademyCharleston, SCCharleston 01151151100%
2Charleston ProgressiveCharleston, SCCharleston 0118417394.0%
3Burke HighCharleston, SCCharleston 0134232093.6%
4Simmons Pinckney MiddleCharleston, SCCharleston 0119017793.2%
5Mitchell ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 0118816788.8%
6Sanders-Clyde ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 0136932688.3%
7Stono Park ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 0133723268.8%
8Charleston Charter School for Math and ScienceCharleston, SCCharleston 0157328449.6%
9Memminger ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 0143817640.2%
10Oakland ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 0155620536.9%
11C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific ArtCharleston, SCCharleston 011,29947836.8%
12Springfield ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 0167924636.2%
13West Ashley HighCharleston, SCCharleston 012,06972234.9%
14James Simons MontessoriCharleston, SCCharleston 0139211128.3%
15James Island ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 0158015226.2%
16Berkeley County Middle College HighCharleston, SCBerkeley 011172723.1%
17Ashley River Creative Arts ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 0161813622.0%
18St. Andrew's School of Math and ScienceCharleston, SCCharleston 0176916621.6%
19Philip Simmons HighCharleston, SCBerkeley 0179717021.3%
20James Island Charter HighCharleston, SCCharleston 011,61227517.1%
21Camp Road MiddleCharleston, SCCharleston 0190114616.2%
22Drayton Hall ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 016408212.8%
23Carolina Voyager CharterCharleston, SCCharleston 014025112.7%
24Harbor View ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 016217111.4%
25Buist AcademyCharleston, SCCharleston 01521509.6%
26Orange Grove Charter SchoolCharleston, SCCharleston 011,170958.1%
27Murray-LaSaine MontessoriCharleston, SCCharleston 01347288.1%
28Montessori Community SchoolCharleston, SCCharleston 01280186.4%
29Stiles Point ElementaryCharleston, SCCharleston 01866343.9%
30Daniel Island SchoolCharleston, SCBerkeley 011,151302.6%
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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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