Schools in Charleston, SC

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

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SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
Compass Collegiate Academy	SC Public Charter School District	KG–01	57	80	A
Charleston Advancement Academy High School	SC Public Charter School District	09–12	423	70	A
Daniel Island School	Berkeley 01	PK–08	1,304	51	A
Philip Simmons High	Berkeley 01	09–12	725	45	A
Orange Grove Charter School	Charleston 01	PK–08	1,150	40	A
Charleston Development Academy	Charleston 01	PK–08	154	34	A
Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education	Charleston 01	KG–12	41	29	A
Carolina Voyager Charter	Charleston 01	KG–08	379	26	A
James Island Charter High	Charleston 01	09–12	1,564	24	A
Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary	Charleston 01	PK–05	565	23	A
Harbor View Elementary	Charleston 01	PK–05	628	22	A
James Island Elementary	Charleston 01	PK–05	526	21	A
Buist Academy	Charleston 01	02–08	554	17	A
Murray-LaSaine Montessori	Charleston 01	PK–08	346	16	A
Drayton Hall Elementary	Charleston 01	PK–05	605	16	A
Oakland Elementary	Charleston 01	PK–05	548	16	A
Stiles Point Elementary	Charleston 01	PK–05	778	15	A
St. Andrew's School of Math and Science	Charleston 01	PK–05	725	13	A
Montessori Community School	Charleston 01	PK–08	263	8	A
Springfield Elementary	Charleston 01	PK–05	642	8	A
Stono Park Elementary	Charleston 01	PK–05	404	8	A
Charleston Progressive	Charleston 01	PK–05	227	7	A
Charleston Charter School for Math and Science	Charleston 01	06–12	546	5	A
Memminger Elementary	Charleston 01	PK–05	325	4	A
Camp Road Middle	Charleston 01	06–08	822	3	A
C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art	Charleston 01	06–08	1,178	2	A
James Simons Montessori	Charleston 01	PK–08	373	2	A
Burke High	Charleston 01	09–12	319	2	A
Sanders-Clyde Elementary	Charleston 01	PK–05	398	2	A
Mitchell Elementary	Charleston 01	PK–05	208	2	A
West Ashley High	Charleston 01	09–12	1,713	1	A
Simmons Pinckney Middle	Charleston 01	06–08	247	1	A
West Ashley Center for Advance Studies	Charleston 01	09–12		— insufficient data