Charleston Development Academy
233 Line Street, Charleston, SC, 29403 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Charleston Development Academy
School Level Primary school
School Type Charter School
Grades Offered Grades KG - 5
County Charleston County, SC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 94 students
% Male / % Female 46%  /  54%
Total Classroom Teachers 5 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 17 students
Grade 1 - 24 students
Grade 2 - 17 students
Grade 3 - 13 students
Grade 4 - 9 students
Grade 5 - 14 students
This School
(SC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:19 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(SC) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian n/a 1%
% Hispanic n/a 5%
% Black 100% 44%
% White n/a 49%
Additional Student Information
This School
(SC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 73% 47%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 10% 8%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(SC) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Charleston County School District
This School's Agency
(SC) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 80 9
Number of Students Managed 44,618 students 4,098 students
District Total Revenue $507,150,000 $40,303,000
District Expenditure $452,741,000 $42,483,000
District Revenue / Student $11,366 $9,835
District Expenditure / Student $10,147 $10,367
In the News:
  • Shiny Apple (The Post and Courier)
    posted on November 18, 2009 at 05:44:40 am
    Patricia Williams doesn't like seeing such a vast number of local students score basic and below on the state's standardized exams. It's a problem she's been talking about for years, and she decided to do something about it.
  • Moja Kickoff (The Post and Courier)
    posted on September 26, 2009 at 05:28:13 am
    Traquan Winns, 10, leads the group from the Charleston Development Academy Charter School at the start of the MOJA Parade on Friday that marks the beginning of the 24th annual MOJA Festival. MOJA is a Swahili word meaning 'one.'
  • Brainstorming a model classroom (The Post and Courier)
    posted on June 15, 2009 at 05:16:47 am
    Not many public school classrooms in South Carolina have a tennis court, but one of the first things that Charleston Development Academy students learned from Liollio Architecture is that when you hold a brainstorming session, no idea is out of bounds.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (29403)
School Zip (29403)
(SC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 23,464 people 3,830,158 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 25% 21%
Population Average Age 28 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.3 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $17,843 $37,505
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.7 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 61 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (29403)


Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 34% / 66% 69% / 31%
School Map:
1. James Island Elementary School - 452 students - view location
2. Elease Butler Ivy Academy - 84 students - view location
3. Windsor Hill Elementary School - 862 students - 0.4 mi. away - view location
4. Pepperhill Elementary School - 491 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
5. A C Corcoran Elementary School - 537 students - 2.7 mi. away - view location
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