📍 78 Global Drive Drive, Suite 200, Greenville County, 29607
East Link Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Suite 200, Greenville County. The school has 241 pupils enrolled. It is part of the SC Public Charter School District school district. It serves grades K–8. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. It operates as a public charter school. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 75% are proficient in maths.
East Link Academy enrolls 241 students across grades K–8. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 21% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 102 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 11% |
| Asian | 23 | 9.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
54 of the school's 241 students (22%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 42 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is City, Small. It operates as a public charter school. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-4, state senate district 7, state house district 25.
East Link 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 241 students, East Link Academy is smaller than the district average of about 563 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small