📍 109 Hinton Street, Chester, Chester County, 29706
Academy for Teaching and Learning is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chester, Chester County. The school has 328 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chester 01 school district. It serves grades K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Academy for Teaching and Learning enrolls 328 students across grades K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 17% Black or African American and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 261 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
328 of the school's 328 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 328 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Academy for Teaching and Learning is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-50, state senate district 17, state house district 43.
Academy for Teaching and Learning is one of 12 schools in Chester 01, based in Chester, South Carolina. The district serves 4,523 students district-wide and employs 374 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 328 students, Academy for Teaching and Learning is close to the district average of about 377 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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