Schools · North Charleston
North Charleston, SC schools
47 public, charter and private schools in North Charleston. Search by name or narrow by level, type or district.
TownTapestry School GradeNew
A−
North Charleston’s School Grade: A-
The public schools North Charleston’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
ATest scoresBGraduation
South Carolina school districts we grade (86)Better than 84%
Lower resultsHigher results
South Carolina towns with similar household incomes (174)Better than 89%
High confidence. Built on 35,729 tested students and a graduating class of 2,517; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on South Carolina’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of South Carolina only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in South Carolina with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Test scores · 2020–21
State test results
Math (Charleston County)48%
State average 38.3%
Math (Dorchester School District 2)40%
State average 38.3%
Graduation · class of 2020
87% graduate on time
Graduation rate
87%
SC: 82%
Graduating class
2,517
students
The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #50 of 160 SC towns →
Districts
Two districts serve North Charleston
Charleston County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 83 schools · 50,856 students
$18,199 per studentSC $15,090ADorchester School District 2Grades PK–12 · 25 schools · 25,928 students
$12,547 per studentSC $15,090A-Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Every school
All 47 schools in North Charleston
Showing 1–30 of 47 schools
Meeting Street BrentwoodElementary · Grades PK–8 · 806 students
PublicFort Dorchester ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 801 students
B+PublicJoseph R. Pye ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 775 students
B+PublicPinehurst ElementaryElementary · Grades 1–5 · 758 students
DPublicA. C. Corcoran ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 743 students
C-PublicEagle Nest ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 653 students
C+PublicWindsor Hill Arts Infused ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 622 students
CPublicLambs ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 580 students
C+PublicMatilda F. Dunston ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 569 students
DPublicHunley Park ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 487 students
CPublicMalcolm C. Hursey MontessoriElementary · Grades PK–8 · 471 students
C+PublicPepperhill ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 453 students
DPublicW. B. Goodwin ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 423 students
DPublicNorth Charleston Creative Arts ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 399 students
C-PublicMidland Park PrimaryElementary · Grades PK–K · 357 students
PublicNorth Charleston ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 329 students
DPublicChicora ElementaryElementary · Grades 1–5 · 316 students
D-PublicGREEN Charter School LowcountryElementary · Grades K–8 · 301 students
CharterMeeting Street at BurnsElementary · Grades PK–5 · 295 students
PublicMary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family CenterElementary · Grades PK–K · 244 students
PublicCompass Collegiate AcademyElementary · Grades K–4 · 155 students
CharterMovement School Bridge ViewElementary · Grades K–1 · 79 students
CharterRiver Oaks MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 728 students
C-PublicNorthwoods MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 708 students
DPublicMorningside MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 552 students
D-PublicJerry Zucker Middle School of ScienceMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 513 students
DPublicDeer Park MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 315 students
DPublicFort Dorchester HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,344 students
APublicR. B. Stall HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,135 students
A-PublicCharleston School of the ArtsHigh · Grades 6–12 · 1,102 students
A+PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.