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Enrollment
935
High
DISTRICT 691 · STATE 953
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARTER INSTITUTE AT ERSKINE·NCES 450390901650
Gray Collegiate Academy
3833 Leaphart Road, West Columbia, SC 29169 · (803) 951-3321 · Lexington County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL935 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% 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
24.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 104 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 102 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 155 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 179 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 158 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 137 | 15% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
91.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +12.6pp since 2023
Math
66.1%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 91.5% | 66.1% |
| 2023-24 | 78.9% | 59.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Gray Collegiate Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Lexington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #2 of 24 ▲ 1 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 91.5% | #2 of 24 no change | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 935 | #105 of 250 | #9 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #210 of 215 | #13 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #154 of 217 | #10 of 13 |
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
935
+312 (+50%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 34.6:1
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 | 935 | 37.5 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 869 | 37.5 | 23.2:1 | 15% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 803 | 39 | 20.6:1 | 22% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 18 | 34.6:1 | 21% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gray Collegiate Academy.
About Gray Collegiate Academy
Gray Collegiate Academy is a mid-sized high school with an address in West Columbia, South Carolina. There are 935 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 12.
Federal data list 30 schools in Charter Institute at Erskine, with 28,041 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Gray Collegiate Academy is 71% White. The remaining shares are 16% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. In Lexington County overall, the White share is about 72%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 24.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Gray Collegiate Academy, which has 37.5. High schools in South Carolina average 15.5:1, 9.5 fewer students per teacher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Gray Collegiate Academy lands at A+, ahead of 96% of South Carolina public schools.
For Lexington County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $77,408, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 76 public schools and about 64,555 students.
A public school about 1.3 miles away, Meadow Glen Middle, is the closest to Gray Collegiate Academy. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put Gray Collegiate Academy in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large). Charter status: Gray Collegiate Academy is a public charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 623 to 935. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 34.6:1 to 24.9:1.
This page is set up for the Gray Collegiate Academy community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lexington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
304,887
Census ACS
Median income
$77,408
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
64,555 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Meadow Glen Middle1.3 mi · 778
- Meadow Glen Elementary1.6 mi · 775
- River Bluff High1.6 mi · 2,117
- Oak Grove Elementary1.6 mi · 691
- East Point Academy2.0 mi · 724
- SC Connections Academy2.4 mi · 6,152
Frequently asked questions
About Gray Collegiate AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Gray Collegiate Academy?
Gray Collegiate Academy enrolls approximately 935 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Gray Collegiate Academy serve?
Gray Collegiate Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gray Collegiate Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gray Collegiate Academy is approximately 24.9:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gray Collegiate Academy?
At Gray Collegiate Academy, the student body is approximately 71% White, 7% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Gray Collegiate Academy public or private?
Gray Collegiate Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Charter Institute at Erskine.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.