East Point Academy

East Point Academy, a medium-sized primary school in 1043 Chris Drive, South Carolina, overseen by SC Public Charter School District, caters to 724 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 38% bigger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 526 students.

SC Public Charter School District comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 21,383 students; East Point Academy is among them.

On demographics, East Point Academy lists that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 31% Black, 12% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 72%.

On the resource side, The school lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, census data for Lexington County shows median household income runs about $77,408, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lexington County's 76 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,555 students), East Point Academy is one campus in the mix.

Northside Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. East Point Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 41%: 514 students in 2018 compared to 724 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 35% to 31% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the East Point Academy community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.