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

Across Charleston County, South Carolina, 87 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 34.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Charleston County, South Carolina

Top % Black

100%

Median % Black

34.2%

MOST BLACK · CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black
1	Charleston Development Academy	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	151	100%(151)
2	Charleston Progressive	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	184	94.0%(173)
3	Burke High	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	342	93.6%(320)
4	Simmons Pinckney Middle	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	190	93.2%(177)
5	Minnie Hughes Elementary	Yonges Island, SC	Charleston 01	174	89.1%(155)
6	Mitchell Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	188	88.8%(167)
7	Sanders-Clyde Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	369	88.3%(326)
8	Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	244	87.7%(214)
9	St. James Santee Elementary-Middle	McClellanville, SC	Charleston 01	167	81.4%(136)
10	Chicora Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	316	80.4%(254)
11	Compass Collegiate Academy	N Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	155	74.2%(115)
12	Meeting Street at Burns	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	295	71.5%(211)
13	Stono Park Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	337	68.8%(232)
14	Baptist Hill High	Hollywood, SC	Charleston 01	507	68.4%(347)
15	Meeting Street Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	1,153	65.4%
16	Allegro Charter School of Music	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	250	63.2%(158)
17	GREEN Charter School Lowcountry	N Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	301	62.8%(189)
18	North Charleston High	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	829	62.7%(520)
19	Military Magnet Academy	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	393	59.8%(235)
20	North Charleston Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	329	59.6%(196)
21	Meeting Street Brentwood	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	806	56.0%(451)
22	E.B. Ellington Elementary	Ravenel, SC	Charleston 01	366	55.5%(203)
23	Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	573	49.6%(284)
24	Learn4Life High School-Charleston	N Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	169	49.1%(83)
25	A. C. Corcoran Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	743	48.6%(361)
26	Morningside Middle	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	552	48.4%(267)
27	Lowcountry Acceleration Academy	N Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	619	47.5%(294)
28	Deer Park Middle	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	315	47.3%(149)
29	Pepperhill Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	453	47.2%(214)
30	Ladson Elementary	Ladson, SC	Charleston 01	907	47.1%(427)
31	North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	399	44.1%(176)
32	Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	513	41.9%(215)
33	Memminger Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	438	40.2%(176)
34	R. B. Stall High	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	2,135	39.7%(848)
35	Northwoods Middle	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	708	39.5%(280)
36	W. B. Goodwin Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	423	38.5%(163)
37	St. Johns High	Johns Island, SC	Charleston 01	390	37.4%(146)
38	Oakland Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	556	36.9%(205)
39	C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	1,299	36.8%(478)
40	Springfield Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	679	36.2%(246)
41	Lambs Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	580	35.2%(204)
42	Hunley Park Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	487	34.9%(170)
43	West Ashley High	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	2,069	34.9%(722)
44	Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	471	34.2%(161)
45	Midland Park Primary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	357	28.6%(102)
46	James Simons Montessori	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	392	28.3%(111)
47	Edith L. Frierson Montessori	Wadmalaw Island, SC	Charleston 01	165	27.3%(45)
48	James Island Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	580	26.2%(152)
49	Palmetto Scholars Academy	North Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	507	26.0%(132)
50	Haut Gap Middle	Johns Island, SC	Charleston 01	412	26.0%(107)

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