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

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Charleston County, South Carolina, drawn from 55 qualifying public elementary schools. Charleston Development Academy leads the list at 100%, against a median of 28.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Charleston County, South Carolina

Top % Black

100%

Median % Black

28.6%

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	Minnie Hughes Elementary	Yonges Island, SC	Charleston 01	174	89.1%(155)
4	Mitchell Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	188	88.8%(167)
5	Sanders-Clyde Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	369	88.3%(326)
6	Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	244	87.7%(214)
7	St. James Santee Elementary-Middle	McClellanville, SC	Charleston 01	167	81.4%(136)
8	Chicora Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	316	80.4%(254)
9	Compass Collegiate Academy	N Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	155	74.2%(115)
10	Meeting Street at Burns	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	295	71.5%(211)
11	Stono Park Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	337	68.8%(232)
12	Meeting Street Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	1,153	65.4%
13	GREEN Charter School Lowcountry	N Charleston, SC	SC Public Charter School District	301	62.8%(189)
14	North Charleston Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	329	59.6%(196)
15	Meeting Street Brentwood	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	806	56.0%(451)
16	E.B. Ellington Elementary	Ravenel, SC	Charleston 01	366	55.5%(203)
17	A. C. Corcoran Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	743	48.6%(361)
18	Pepperhill Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	453	47.2%(214)
19	Ladson Elementary	Ladson, SC	Charleston 01	907	47.1%(427)
20	North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	399	44.1%(176)
21	Memminger Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	438	40.2%(176)
22	W. B. Goodwin Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	423	38.5%(163)
23	Oakland Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	556	36.9%(205)
24	Springfield Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	679	36.2%(246)
25	Lambs Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	580	35.2%(204)
26	Hunley Park Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	487	34.9%(170)
27	Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	471	34.2%(161)
28	Midland Park Primary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	357	28.6%(102)
29	James Simons Montessori	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	392	28.3%(111)
30	Edith L. Frierson Montessori	Wadmalaw Island, SC	Charleston 01	165	27.3%(45)
31	James Island Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	580	26.2%(152)
32	Matilda F. Dunston Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	569	25.8%(147)
33	Mt. Zion Elementary	Johns Island, SC	Charleston 01	295	23.4%(69)
34	Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	618	22.0%(136)
35	St. Andrew's School of Math and Science	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	769	21.6%(166)
36	Pinehurst Elementary	North Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	758	14.6%(111)
37	Angel Oak Elementary	Johns Island, SC	Charleston 01	828	14.0%(116)
38	Drayton Hall Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	640	12.8%(82)
39	Carolina Voyager Charter	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	402	12.7%(51)
40	Harbor View Elementary	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	621	11.4%(71)
41	Jennie Moore Elementary	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	993	10.4%(103)
42	Belle Hall Elementary	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	649	9.7%(63)
43	Orange Grove Charter School	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	1,170	8.1%(95)
44	Murray-LaSaine Montessori	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	347	8.1%(28)
45	James B. Edwards Elementary	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	767	7.0%(54)
46	Cape Romain Environmental Education Charter School	McClellanville, SC	SC Public Charter School District	181	6.6%(12)
47	Montessori Community School	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	280	6.4%(18)
48	Mt. Pleasant Academy	Mount Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	630	5.4%(34)
49	Carolina Park Elementary	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	931	5.2%(48)
50	Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary	Mt. Pleasant, SC	Charleston 01	767	4.8%(37)

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