Enrollment
184
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144000240
Charleston Progressive
382 Meeting Street, Charleston, SC 29403 · (843) 720-2967 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C+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
8.6:1
21 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 | 29 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
11%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
58.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 up about 12 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.2% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.6% | 42.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Charleston Progressive ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #260 of 635 ▲ 109 | #23 of 49 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.2% | #346 of 635 ▼ 39 | #28 of 49 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #666 of 709 | #49 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.2% | #6 of 395 | #2 of 26 |
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
184
-85 (-32%) vs 2020
+32% since 2000-01, when it was 139
Student : Teacher
8.6:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 184 | 21.4 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 21.4 | 9.5:1 | 100% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 24.4 | 8.7:1 | 100% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 22 | 12.2:1 | 100% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 26.7 | 12.1:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 26 | 14.3:1 | 79% (294) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 18 | 13.2:1 | 88% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 139 | 7 | 19.9:1 | 79% (110) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charleston Progressive.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (324 to 184); teachers down 20% (26.7 to 21.4).
About Charleston Progressive
Charleston Progressive is a very small elementary school with its address in Charleston, South Carolina. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 184 students. It has 65% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in South Carolina (about 526).
Charleston 01 has a total of 81 schools and 52,009 students, Charleston Progressive among them.
Of every 100 students at Charleston Progressive, about 94 are Black. Other students are 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 23% Black share among all Charleston County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
A staff of 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 8.6:1. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina, 13.3:1, is higher.
Charleston Progressive earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
The school is in Charleston County, where the median household earns about $88,494 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Charleston County, 98 public schools serve about 55,933 students.
Measured in a straight line, Buist Academy is about 0.4 miles from Charleston Progressive. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 32%, from 269 to 184. By 2024-25, the school had 8.6 students per teacher, compared with 12.2 in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Charleston Progressive lets the school community talk 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
Quick facts
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- Buist Academy0.4 mi · 521
- Mitchell Elementary0.7 mi · 188
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Frequently asked questions
About Charleston ProgressiveHow many students attend Charleston Progressive?
Charleston Progressive enrolls approximately 184 students in grades PK-05.
Is Charleston Progressive an elementary, middle, or high school?
Charleston Progressive is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Charleston Progressive?
Approximately 8.6:1 students per teacher at Charleston Progressive.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charleston Progressive?
At Charleston Progressive, the student body is approximately 1% White, 2% Hispanic, 94% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Charleston Progressive in?
Charleston Progressive is part of Charleston 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.