📍 Elementary Campus, 1043 Chris Drive, Lexington County, 29169
East Point Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in 1043 Chris Drive, Lexington County. The school has 776 pupils enrolled. It is part of the SC Public Charter School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Point Academy enrolls 776 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 28% Black or African American and 12% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 343 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 214 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 94 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 48 | 6.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
391 of the school's 776 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 324 qualify for free lunch and 67 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.
East Point Academy is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-20, state senate district 26, state house district 89.
East Point Academy is one of 38 schools in SC Public Charter School District, based in Columbia, South Carolina. The district serves 21,383 students district-wide and employs 1,276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 776 students, East Point Academy is larger than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large