High Point Academy
Tel:
(864)316-9788
- High Point Academy serves 1,148 students in grades Kindergarten-11.
- The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Math is 36% (which is lower than the South Carolina state average of 44%) for the 2016-17 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in Reading/Language Arts is 38% (which is lower than the South Carolina state average of 43%) for the 2016-17 school year.
- The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is equal to the South Carolina state level of 16:1.
- Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Black), which is lower than the South Carolina state average of 49%.
Top Placements
High Point Academy places among the top 20% of public schools in South Carolina for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body (number of students) (Top 20%)
School Overview
- High Point Academy's student population of 1,148 students has grown by 31% over five school years.
- The teacher population of 71 teachers has grown by 14% over five school years.
| School Type | Charter School |
| Grades Offered | Grades Kindergarten-11 |
| Total Students | 1,148 students |
| Total Classroom Teachers | 71 teachers |
| Students by Grade |  |
School Comparison
- High Point Academy's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 has increased from 14:1 over five school years.
- The diversity score of High Point Academy is 0.44, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.43. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
| Definition of Terms 2016-2017 School Year Data | This School | State Level (SC) |
| Overall School Rank | #516 out of 1,130 schools (Top 50%) | |
| Math Test Scores (% Proficient) | 36% | 44% |
 | ||
| Reading / Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient) | 38% | 43% |
 | ||
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 16:1 | 16:1 |
| Hispanic | 5% | 9% |
| Black | 16% | 34% |
| White | 73% | 51% |
| Two or more races | 6% | 4% |
| All Ethnic Groups |  |  |
| Diversity Score | 0.44 | 0.43 |
| Eligible for Free Lunch | 26% | 64% |
| Eligible for Reduced Lunch | 15% | 3% |
| School Statewide Testing | View Education Department Test Scores | |
| School District Name | SC Public Charter School District | |
Source: 2016-2017 (latest school year available) NCES, SC Dept. of Education
Nearby Public Schools
- The nearest high school to High Point Academy is Boiling Springs High Ninth Grade Campus (4.8 miles away)
- The nearest middle school is Fairforest Middle School (1.8 miles away)
- The nearest elementary school is James H. Hendrix Elementary School (1.7 miles away)
Show me:
- School Location Miles Grades Students
- Boiling Springs James H. Hendrix Elementary School Grades: PK-4 | 664 students
1.7 miles
1084 Springfield Road
Boiling Springs, SC 29316
(864)578-1288 1.7 PK-4 664 - Spartanburg Fairforest Middle School Grades: 6-8 | 876 students
1.8 miles
4120 North Blackstock Road
Spartanburg, SC 29301
(864)576-1270 1.8 6-8 876 - Spartanburg Arcadia Elementary School Grades: PK-5 | 722 students
2.4 miles
375 Spring Street
Spartanburg, SC 29301
(864)576-1371 2.4 PK-5 722 - Spartanburg Fairforest Elementary School Grades: PK-5 | 750 students
2.5 miles
1005 Mount Zion Road
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864)439-5000 2.5 PK-5 750 - Spartanburg Lone Oak Elementary School Grades: K-5 | 338 students
2.9 miles
7314 Lone Oak Road
Spartanburg, SC 29303
(864)503-9088 2.9 K-5 338
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