Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144001628
Carolina Voyager Charter
721 Wappoo Road, Charleston, SC 29407 · (843) 203-3891 · Charleston County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
66.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
60.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.5% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 49.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Carolina Voyager Charter ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #184 of 635 ▲ 110 | #20 of 49 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #230 of 635 ▼ 11 | #22 of 49 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #483 of 709 | #33 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #345 of 656 | #21 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #480 of 656 | #27 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +65.4% | #6 of 187 | #2 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
402
+22 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 402 | 29.5 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 26.6 | 14.7:1 | 44% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 31.7 | 11.7:1 | 51% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 100% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 15.2 | 16.0:1 | 100% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 125 | 7 | 17.9:1 | 40% (50) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carolina Voyager Charter.
Since 2017-18: students up 65% (243 to 402); teachers up 94% (15.2 to 29.5).
About Carolina Voyager Charter
Carolina Voyager Charter is a small elementary school in Charleston, South Carolina, under Charleston 01. It is open to students in kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 402 students. By comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina enroll about 526 students on average.
Charleston 01 runs 81 schools with a combined 52,009 students. Carolina Voyager Charter is one of them.
At Carolina Voyager Charter, 71% of students are White. The school is also 13% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
With 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.6:1. That is in line with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Carolina Voyager Charter earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 61% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Charleston County show that median household income comes to about $88,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Charleston County counts 98 public schools with about 55,933 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education, is the closest to Carolina Voyager Charter. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. As a charter school, Carolina Voyager Charter is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 402, from 380 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 16.5 to 13.6 over 4 years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Charleston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
420,264
Census ACS
Median income
$88,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
98
55,933 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education0.0 mi · 53
- Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary0.7 mi · 618
- Stono Park Elementary0.8 mi · 337
- Oakland Elementary1.0 mi · 556
- Orange Grove Charter School2.4 mi · 1,170
- St. Andrew's School of Math and Science2.5 mi · 769
Frequently asked questions
About Carolina Voyager CharterHow large is Carolina Voyager Charter?
Carolina Voyager Charter enrolls approximately 402 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Carolina Voyager Charter serve?
Carolina Voyager Charter serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Carolina Voyager Charter?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Carolina Voyager Charter.
What is the student diversity at Carolina Voyager Charter?
Student demographics at Carolina Voyager Charter are roughly 71% White, 5% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Carolina Voyager Charter?
Carolina Voyager Charter is overseen by Charleston 01 in Charleston County.
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