Buist Academy

Buist Academy is a middle school located in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. Enrolled students number 521 students, in grades 3 through 8.

Buist Academy is part of a district of 81 schools: Charleston 01, with 52,009 students.

White students are the majority at Buist Academy, with 76% of enrollment. Other groups make up 10% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Charleston County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal data list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers at Buist Academy in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.1:1. That matches the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina fairly closely.

Buist Academy is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 99% of South Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Across Charleston County, the median household income is $88,494, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Charleston County is home to 98 public schools and about 55,933 public school students.

The next-closest public school is Charleston Progressive, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.

Locale data from NCES put Buist Academy inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).

2024-25 enrollment was 521, a 4% decrease from 542 in 2020-21.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Buist Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.