Palmetto Scholars Academy
North Charleston, SC · High School · Grades 6-12
Palmetto Scholars Academy is a high school in North Charleston, SC with 507 students enrolled and a 64% proficiency rate. Part of SC Public Charter School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Palmetto Scholars Academy is a high school (charter) located in North Charleston, South Carolina. The school serves 507 students in grades 6-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 64% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 79% graduation rate.
14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Palmetto Scholars Academy is part of the SC Public Charter School District in South Carolina.
How This School Compares
Palmetto Scholars Academy has 507 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in SC Public Charter School District (463 students). Its 64% proficiency rate is 13 percentage points above the district average of 52%. Compared to the South Carolina state average of 40%, the school performs 24 points higher. With a 14.9:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Palmetto Scholars Academy has 507 students enrolled in grades 6-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1.
According to EDFacts data, 64% of students at Palmetto Scholars Academy meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Palmetto Scholars Academy has a 79% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Palmetto Scholars Academy is part of the SC Public Charter School District in North Charleston, South Carolina. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.