Enrollment
151
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144000838
Charleston Development Academy
233 Line Street, Charleston, SC 29403 · (843) 722-2689 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL151 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
10.2:1
15 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (11) is 50% smaller than its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
0%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
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SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
76.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
16.7%
SC avg 44.2% . -8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.6% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 25.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Charleston Development Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #633 of 635 ▼ 77 | #49 of 49 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #102 of 635 ▼ 20 | #17 of 49 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 151 | #681 of 709 | #55 of 57 |
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
151
-17 (-10%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 146
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 151 | 14.8 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 168 | 14.4 | 11.7:1 | 100% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 139 | 13 | 10.7:1 | 100% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 168 | 13 | 12.9:1 | 100% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 16.6 | 11.0:1 | 100% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 77% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 146 | 7 | 20.9:1 | 88% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charleston Development Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (183 to 151); teachers down 11% (16.6 to 14.8).
About Charleston Development Academy
Charleston Development Academy sits in Charleston, South Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 151 students enrolled. It has 71% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in South Carolina (about 526).
Federal data list 81 schools in Charleston 01, with 52,009 students enrolled.
Roughly 100% of students at Charleston Development Academy are Black. County-wide, 23% of Charleston County residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 0%.
The school had 14.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.2:1. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is 13.3:1.
Charleston Development Academy 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 47% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Charleston County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $88,494 a year, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Charleston Development Academy shares Charleston County with 97 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Charleston Development Academy is closest to Burke High, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put Charleston Development Academy inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size). Federal records list Charleston Development Academy as a charter school.
A 10% decline took enrollment from 168 in 2020-21 to 151 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.9:1 in 2020-21 to 10.2:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Charleston Development Academy can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Charleston Development AcademyHow many students attend Charleston Development Academy?
Charleston Development Academy enrolls approximately 151 students in grades PK-08.
Is Charleston Development Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charleston Development Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Charleston Development Academy?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Charleston Development Academy.
What is the student diversity at Charleston Development Academy?
Student demographics at Charleston Development Academy are roughly 100% Black.
What district is Charleston Development Academy in?
Charleston Development Academy is part of Charleston 01.
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