State/Public High Open

Charleston Charter School for Math and Science

๐Ÿ“ 1002 King Street, Charleston, Charleston County, 29403

547
Pupils
10.9
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Charleston Charter School for Math and Science is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Charleston, Charleston County. The school has 547 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charleston 01 school district. It serves grades 6โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1. It operates as a public charter school. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Charleston 01

Enrollment & staffing

Charleston Charter School for Math and Science enrolls 547 students across grades 6โ€“12. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.

Male students
305 (56%)
Female students
242 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
50
Student-teacher ratio
10.9:1
Grade span
6โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 36% White and 8.4% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American28652%
White19536%
Hispanic or Latino468.4%
Two or more races162.9%
Asian4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

357 of the school's 547 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 339 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades 6โ€“12Charter schoolSupplemental VirtualTitle I

Charleston Charter School for Math and Science is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-60, state senate district 42, state house district 111.

School district: Charleston 01

Charleston Charter School for Math and Science is one of 82 schools in Charleston 01, based in Charleston, South Carolina. The district serves 50,856 students district-wide and employs 3,791 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 547 students, Charleston Charter School for Math and Science is close to the district average of about 620 students per school.

50,856
District students
82
Schools
3,791
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

55%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
97%
Graduation rate
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐ŸŽ“ AP courses (4) ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Midsize

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