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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Charleston School of the Arts administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,102
High
DISTRICT 1,024 · STATE 953
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144000083
Charleston School of the Arts
5109-B West Enterprise Street, North Charleston, SC 29405 · (843) 529-4990 · Charleston County
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,102 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of South Carolina public schools
- A+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 schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 162 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 160 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 170 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 160 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 148 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 139 | 13% |
Student demographics
48%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
93.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
84.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 93.6% | 84.3% |
| 2023-24 | 90.6% | 82.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Charleston School of the Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.3% | #1 of 24 no change | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.6% | #1 of 24 no change | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,102 | #89 of 250 | #6 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #115 of 215 | #11 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.4% | #147 of 217 | #10 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #73 of 78 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,102
-18 (-2%) vs 2020
+44% since 2000-01, when it was 765
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 1,102 | 69 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,069 | 68.5 | 15.6:1 | 27% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 1,061 | 71.5 | 14.8:1 | 22% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 1,120 | 73 | 15.3:1 | 9% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 1,113 | 70.6 | 15.8:1 | 11% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 1,109 | 70 | 15.8:1 | 10% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 1,053 | 67 | 15.7:1 | 12% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 765 | 55 | 13.9:1 | 12% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charleston School of the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,113 to 1,102); teachers down 2% (70.6 to 69).
About Charleston School of the Arts
Charleston School of the Arts is a public medium-sized high school in North Charleston, South Carolina. Enrollment is 1,102 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 12.
Across its 81 schools, Charleston 01 enrolls 52,009 students. Charleston School of the Arts is one of those schools.
At 70%, White students outnumber all other groups at Charleston School of the Arts combined. After that, the student body is 12% Black, 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Charleston School of the Arts has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Charleston School of the Arts is 69 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.0:1. Across high schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is about 15.5:1.
Charleston School of the Arts is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 98% of South Carolina public schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Census estimates describe Charleston County this way: median household income is about $88,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 98 public schools in Charleston County, with a combined enrollment of about 55,933.
The nearest other public school, Academic Magnet High, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Charleston School of the Arts as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show 1,120 students in 2020-21 and 1,102 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Discussions about Charleston School of the Arts may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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- C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific ArtMiddle · 1,299 students
Other schools in North Charleston
- Fort Dorchester HighHigh · 2,344 students
- R. B. Stall HighHigh · 2,135 students
- Meeting Street ElementaryElementary · 1,153 students
- North Charleston HighHigh · 829 students
- Meeting Street BrentwoodElementary · 806 students
- Pinehurst ElementaryElementary · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Academic Magnet High0.0 mi · 740
- North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary0.3 mi · 399
- Morningside Middle0.5 mi · 552
- Allegro Charter School of Music0.9 mi · 250
- North Charleston Elementary1.1 mi · 329
- Matilda F. Dunston Elementary1.2 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About Charleston School of the ArtsHow many students attend Charleston School of the Arts?
Charleston School of the Arts enrolls approximately 1,102 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Charleston School of the Arts serve?
Charleston School of the Arts serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Charleston School of the Arts?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Charleston School of the Arts.
What is the student diversity at Charleston School of the Arts?
Student demographics at Charleston School of the Arts are roughly 70% White, 9% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Charleston School of the Arts?
Charleston School of the Arts is overseen by Charleston 01 in Charleston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.