Charleston Advancement Academy High School
Public high school · Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston Advancement Academy High School in Charleston, South Carolina enrolled 424 students in 2024-25. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22. On the state tests, 60-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 10-14% (South Carolina: 83.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
One counselor per 423 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Charleston Advancement Academy High School enrolled 423 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 423 of the 423 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Charleston Advancement Academy High School scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 60‑69% | 58% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20% or less | 42% (2021-22) | 43% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
10-14% of the 141 students in Charleston Advancement Academy High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across South Carolina. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | South Carolina | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 10‑14% | 72% | 83.8% |
| Students in the class | 141 | 1,558 | 59,540 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Charleston
6 public high schools in Charleston report 2024-25 enrollment; Charleston Advancement Academy High School is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Ashley High | 2,069 | 16.5 | 100.0% |
| James Island Charter High | 1,612 | 15.3 | 33.2% |
| Philip Simmons High | 797 | 14.5 | 18.0% |
| Charleston Charter School for Math and Science | 573 | 11.9 | 62.0% |
| Charleston Advancement Academy High School | 424 | 38.5 | 45.5% |
| Burke High | 342 | 5.6 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Charleston Advancement Academy High School
- James Island Charter HighThe nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 1,612 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Burke HighThe next nearest public high school, 4.2 miles away: 342 students, 5.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.2 mi
- Compare Charleston Advancement Academy High School with James Island Charter HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much South Carolina Public Charter School District spends per student$23,863 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$23,863
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Charleston Advancement Academy High School
How many students attend Charleston Advancement Academy High School?
424 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data. It is a high school in Charleston, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Charleston Advancement Academy High School?
38.5 students per full-time teacher (2022-23). A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Charleston Advancement Academy High School a Title I school?
Charleston Advancement Academy High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Charleston Advancement Academy High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Charleston Advancement Academy High School scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 20% or less in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Charleston Advancement Academy High School?
10-14% of the 141 students in Charleston Advancement Academy High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 83.8% across South Carolina. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Charleston Advancement Academy High School in?
South Carolina Public Charter School District, NCES district ID 4503901. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450390101706 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.