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Enrollment
520
Combined
DISTRICT 1,421 · STATE 1,077
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARTER INSTITUTE AT ERSKINE·NCES 450390901613
Lowcountry Leadership Charter School
5139 Gibson Road, Meggett, SC 29449 · (843) 889-5527 · Charleston County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED42-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of South Carolina public schools
- BTest 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
13.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 46 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 45% smaller than its 8th grade class (47).
Student demographics
37%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
57.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
32.0%
SC avg 44.2% . -11.0pp 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 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.9% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 43.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
520
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 520 | 38.8 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 39.1 | 13.7:1 | 34% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 41.6 | 12.4:1 | 47% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 38 | 14.0:1 | 40% (213) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowcountry Leadership Charter School.
About Lowcountry Leadership Charter School
Lowcountry Leadership Charter School is a combined-grade school in Meggett, South Carolina, and it is part of Charter Institute at Erskine. The school's 520 students are in kindergarten through 12. Statewide, combined schools in South Carolina average about 1,077 students each.
Charter Institute at Erskine is responsible for 30 schools, Lowcountry Leadership Charter School included, with 28,041 students in all.
White students account for 78% of enrollment at Lowcountry Leadership Charter School. Other groups include 12% Black, 7% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 66% White. By the diversity index, Lowcountry Leadership Charter School comes in at 37%.
The school has about 13.4 students per teacher and 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Combined schools in South Carolina average about 13.7:1, a similar figure.
Measured against South Carolina public schools, Lowcountry Leadership Charter School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Within Charleston County, median household income is about $88,494, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Charleston County number 98 and enroll about 55,933.
The school nearest to Lowcountry Leadership Charter School is Baptist Hill High, at a distance of about 2.3 miles. Within five miles of Lowcountry Leadership Charter School, there are 2 other public schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (533) and 2024-25 (520).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
Related schools
Other schools in Charter Institute at Erskine
- SC Connections AcademyCombined · 6,152 students
- Cyber Academy of South CarolinaCombined · 3,280 students
- South Carolina Virtual Charter SchoolCombined · 2,180 students
- American Leadership Academy South Carolina-Lexington CampuCombined · 1,979 students
- Heron Virtual Academy of South CarolinaHigh · 1,439 students
- Gray Collegiate AcademyHigh · 935 students
Nearby schools
- Baptist Hill High2.3 mi · 507
- E.B. Ellington Elementary3.6 mi · 366
- Edith L. Frierson Montessori6.9 mi · 165
- Angel Oak Elementary7.0 mi · 828
- St. Johns High7.2 mi · 390
- Haut Gap Middle8.5 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Lowcountry Leadership Charter SchoolHow many students attend Lowcountry Leadership Charter School?
Lowcountry Leadership Charter School enrolls approximately 520 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Lowcountry Leadership Charter School serve?
Lowcountry Leadership Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does Lowcountry Leadership Charter School have?
Lowcountry Leadership Charter School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Lowcountry Leadership Charter School?
Student demographics at Lowcountry Leadership Charter School are roughly 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lowcountry Leadership Charter School in?
Lowcountry Leadership Charter School is part of Charter Institute at Erskine.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.