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Enrollment
688
Combined
DISTRICT 1,421 · STATE 1,077
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARTER INSTITUTE AT ERSKINE·NCES 450390901590
Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch
400 John Smith Road, Hardeeville, SC 29927 · (843) 784-2630 · Jasper County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED42-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL688 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% 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
12.8:1
54 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 | 45 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 52 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 61 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 54 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 43 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 21% smaller than its 8th grade class (57).
Student demographics
57%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
54.2%
SC avg 59.7% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
38.1%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 38.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 31.6% |
% 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
688
+39 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 688 | 53.8 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 49.3 | 13.5:1 | 100% (663) |
| 2022-23 | 655 | 51.5 | 12.7:1 | 99% (646) |
| 2020-21 | 649 | 34 | 19.1:1 | 89% (575) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch.
About Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch
As a small school serving multiple grade levels, Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch serves students in Hardeeville, South Carolina. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 12, with 688 students on the rolls. Combined schools in South Carolina average about 1,077 students, which makes this school 36% below average.
In Charter Institute at Erskine, 30 schools enroll a combined 28,041 students.
The largest group at Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch is Hispanic students, at 58%. Smaller groups are 28% Black, 11% White, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 18% of Jasper County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.
The school had 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.8:1. Across combined schools in South Carolina, the average ratio is 13.7:1.
Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 57% of South Carolina public schools.
The school is in Jasper County, where the median household earns about $65,613 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Jasper County, 10 public schools serve about 4,194 students.
Of the public schools around it, Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch is closest to Hardeeville Junior /Senior High, about 3.1 miles away. Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch has 2 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 39 students, from 649 to 688. Students per teacher dropped from 19.1 in 2020-21 to 12.8 in 2024-25.
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,166
Census ACS
Median income
$65,613
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
4,194 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Hardeeville
- Hardeeville Junior /Senior HighHigh · 696 students
- Hardeeville ElementaryElementary · 691 students
Nearby schools
- Hardeeville Junior /Senior High3.1 mi · 696
- Hardeeville Elementary3.1 mi · 691
- Pritchardville Elementary6.7 mi · 887
- River Ridge Academy7.7 mi · 1,134
- Rincon Elementary School7.7 mi · 1,033
- May River High7.8 mi · 1,731
Frequently asked questions
About Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter SchWhat is the total enrollment at Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch?
Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch enrolls approximately 688 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch serve?
Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch serves grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch have?
Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch?
Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch reports a student body of 11% White, 58% Hispanic, 28% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch in?
Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter Sch is part of Charter Institute at Erskine.
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