Enrollment
403
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 450390101545
LEAD Academy
804 Mauldin Rd., Greenville, SC 29607 · (864) 916-1459 · Greenville County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL403 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% 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
13.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 24% larger than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
54.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
28.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 26.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where LEAD Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Greenville County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #550 of 635 ▼ 4 | #54 of 54 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #400 of 635 ▲ 12 | #44 of 54 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 403 | #482 of 709 | #52 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #278 of 656 | #12 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #334 of 656 | #38 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #147 of 187 | #15 of 18 |
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
403
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 403 | 30.7 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 28.3 | 14.0:1 | 78% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 29.3 | 12.5:1 | 85% (312) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 69% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 32.6 | 11.9:1 | 60% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 237 | 23 | 10.3:1 | 66% (156) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEAD Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (388 to 403); teachers down 6% (32.6 to 30.7).
About LEAD Academy
LEAD Academy is a public elementary school in Greenville, South Carolina. Classes run from kindergarten through 8, and the school has 403 students. Against the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina, enrollment here is 23% lower.
SC Public Charter School District, which runs LEAD Academy, has 43 schools and 21,383 students.
Black students account for 60% of enrollment at LEAD Academy. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 13% White, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Greenville County is about 16% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at LEAD Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Staffing totals 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is about 13.3:1.
The allk12 Grade for LEAD Academy is C-. Compared with South Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 23% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
According to the American Community Survey, in Greenville County, median household income is about $76,932, roughly 41% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LEAD Academy is one of 109 public schools in Greenville County, which together enroll about 89,863 students.
East Link Academy is located about 1.7 miles from LEAD Academy. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. LEAD Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment at LEAD Academy was 412 in 2020-21 and 403 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.2:1 to 13.1:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at LEAD Academy. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
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Other LEAD Academy schools
One other US public school is named LEAD Academy. LEAD Academy is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lead AcademyNashville, TN · 487 students
Nearby schools
- East Link Academy1.7 mi · 258
- J. L. Mann High Academy1.8 mi · 2,013
- Sara Collins Elementary2.2 mi · 917
- Washington Center2.2 mi · 119
- Blythe Academy2.6 mi · 866
- Hughes Academy of Science and Technology2.6 mi · 999
Frequently asked questions
About LEAD AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at LEAD Academy?
LEAD Academy enrolls approximately 403 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does LEAD Academy serve?
LEAD Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LEAD Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LEAD Academy is approximately 13.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LEAD Academy?
At LEAD Academy, the student body is approximately 13% White, 20% Hispanic, 60% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is LEAD Academy public or private?
LEAD Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SC Public Charter School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.