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.

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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

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
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Meeting Street BrentwoodElementary · Grades PK–8 · 806 students
Public
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Fort Dorchester ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 801 students
B+Public
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Joseph R. Pye ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 775 students
B+Public
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Pinehurst ElementaryElementary · Grades 1–5 · 758 students
DPublic
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A. C. Corcoran ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 743 students
C-Public
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Eagle Nest ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 653 students
C+Public
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Windsor Hill Arts Infused ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 622 students
CPublic
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Lambs ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 580 students
C+Public
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Matilda F. Dunston ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 569 students
DPublic
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Hunley Park ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 487 students
CPublic
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Malcolm C. Hursey MontessoriElementary · Grades PK–8 · 471 students
C+Public
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Pepperhill ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 453 students
DPublic
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W. B. Goodwin ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 423 students
DPublic
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North Charleston Creative Arts ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 399 students
C-Public
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Midland Park PrimaryElementary · Grades PK–K · 357 students
Public
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North Charleston ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 329 students
DPublic
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Chicora ElementaryElementary · Grades 1–5 · 316 students
D-Public
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GREEN Charter School LowcountryElementary · Grades K–8 · 301 students
Charter
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Meeting Street at BurnsElementary · Grades PK–5 · 295 students
Public
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Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family CenterElementary · Grades PK–K · 244 students
Public
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Compass Collegiate AcademyElementary · Grades K–4 · 155 students
Charter
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Movement School Bridge ViewElementary · Grades K–1 · 79 students
Charter
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River Oaks MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 728 students
C-Public
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Northwoods MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 708 students
DPublic
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Morningside MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 552 students
D-Public
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Jerry Zucker Middle School of ScienceMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 513 students
DPublic
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Deer Park MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 315 students
DPublic
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Fort Dorchester HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,344 students
APublic
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R. B. Stall HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,135 students
A-Public
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Charleston School of the ArtsHigh · Grades 6–12 · 1,102 students
A+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

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