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Charlestowne Academy
1800 Pearly Lane, No. Charleston, SC, 29405 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Charlestowne Academy
School Type Magnet School
Grades Offered Grades KG - 12
County Charleston County, SC
Students & Faculty
Total Students 394 students
% Male / % Female 36%  /  64%
Total Classroom Teachers 32 teachers
Students by Grade
Kind - 16 students
Grade 1 - 19 students
Grade 2 - 26 students
Grade 3 - 28 students
Grade 4 - 23 students
Grade 5 - 26 students
Grade 6 - 46 students
Grade 7 - 61 students
Grade 8 - 59 students
Grade 9 - 32 students
Grade 10 - 27 students
Grade 11 - 16 students
Grade 12 - 15 students
This School
(SC) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:12 1:15
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(SC) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 1% 1%
% Hispanic 2% 2%
% Black 77% 45%
% White 20% 43%
Additional Student Information
This School
(SC) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 48% 47%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 14% 7%
% 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 14
Number of Students Managed 44,618 students 5,924 students
District Total Revenue $507,150,000 $64,791,000
District Expenditure $452,741,000 $64,437,000
District Revenue / Student $11,366 $10,937
District Expenditure / Student $10,147 $10,877
In the News:
  • Board to track displaced students (The Post and Courier)
    posted on October 22, 2009 at 04:43:50 am
    Charleston County School Board members will look at students' report cards, suspensions, absences and test scores to determine whether students benefited from the decision to close five schools this year.
  • Effects of school closures weighed (The Post and Courier)
    posted on September 29, 2009 at 05:29:15 am
    Charleston County School Board members peppered district leaders Monday night with questions about the status of students affected by their decision to close five schools this year.
  • Federal investigators take notes (The Post and Courier)
    posted on July 30, 2009 at 04:33:18 am
    Investigators from Office for Civil Rights listened to community members make their case for how Charleston County School District has mistreated black students.
  • School closings federal investigation underway (WCBD-TV Charleston)
    posted on July 28, 2009 at 10:00:59 pm
    The Charleston County School District closed five predominantly African American schools.  Now some groups are saying that’s discrimination.  They’ve asked for a federal investigation, and they want you to weigh in.  
  • Board member wants to rent site (The Post and Courier)
    posted on July 22, 2009 at 04:33:38 am
    Part of a Charleston County School Board member's job is to decide who can lease or buy vacant district property. Board member Chris Collins said he has a great idea for the empty Charlestowne Academy building in North Charleston— a church that he plans to open and pastor.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (29405)
School Zip (29405)
(SC) State Average
Population (Approximate) 30,319 people 3,830,158 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 14% 21%
Population Average Age 33 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $23,200 $37,505
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 51 years old 32 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (29405)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 46% / 54% 69% / 31%
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1. Morningside Middle School - 814 students - 0.3 mi. away - view location
2. Charleston School Of Arts - 924 students - 0.5 mi. away - view location
3. Malcolm C. Hursey Elementary School - 283 students - 0.6 mi. away - view location
4. Susan G. Boykin Academy - 154 students - 0.6 mi. away - view location
5. North Charleston Elementary School - 513 students - 1.0 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: No. Charleston, Charleston County, Zip 29405 
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