Charleston Development Academy School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2016 – 2017 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2015
  • Educational Environment: 2016 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
233 Line Street
Charleston, SC 29403
Phone
(843) 722-2689
District
CHARLESTON 01
County
CHARLESTON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
217
Classroom Teachers
15

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

6

(10 is best)

Better than 57.2% of SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

5

(10 is best)

Charleston Development Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 63 47
Proficiency in Reading 52 42
Proficiency in Math 73 52

Grade 4

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 41 44
Proficiency in Reading 41 41
Proficiency in Math 41 46

Grade 5

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 28 39
Proficiency in Reading 28 38
Proficiency in Math 28 40

Grade 6

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 34 40
Proficiency in Reading 31 39
Proficiency in Math 36 41

Grade 7

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 28 34
Proficiency in Reading 37 36
Proficiency in Math 18 33

Grade 8

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 50 37
Proficiency in Reading 61 40
Proficiency in Math 38.9 34

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

Class Size
AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL 14.28
AVG FOR DISTRICT 13.75
AVG FOR STATE 15.21
AVG FOR NATION 16.54
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 23 10.6%
Kindergarten 21 9.7%
Grade 1 23 10.6%
Grade 2 27 12.4%
Grade 3 27 12.4%
Grade 4 23 10.6%
Grade 5 19 8.8%
Grade 6 21 9.7%
Grade 7 22 10.1%
Grade 8 11 5.1%
Total 217 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.3% 48.7% 53.6%
Black 96.2% 40.7% 35.7%
Hispanic 1.4% 8.7% 8.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.8% 1.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 77.0% 45.2% 59.9%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 71.9% 42.1% 55.1%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 5.1% 3.1% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 380,673 5,024,369
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 386.5 165
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.7% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.9% 32.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.5% 15.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number of households 150,921 1,862,487
Single parent households with children 10.0% 12.1%
Adults with at least a high school diploma 90.2% 86.0%
Adults with at least a bachelor's degree 41.1% 26.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.3% 6.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.1% 10.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.7% 11.5%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.3% 18.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.9% 20.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.4% 17.7%
$15,000 or less 13.4% 14.7%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,938 $271,045,948 36.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $747 $34,097,562 4.6%
Staff $892 $40,716,232 5.5%
General Administration $132 $6,025,272 0.8%
School Administration $723 $33,002,058 4.4%
Operation $1,192 $54,410,032 7.3%
Transportation $469 $21,407,974 2.9%
Other $470 $21,453,620 2.9%
Total Support $4,624 $211,067,104 28.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,794 $264,472,924 35.4%
Total Expenditures $16,356 $746,585,976 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,253 $4,011,215,057 46.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $734 $560,740,805 6.5%
Staff $560 $427,587,047 4.9%
General Administration $96 $73,304,095 0.8%
School Administration $595 $454,503,652 5.2%
Operation $927 $707,883,940 8.2%
Transportation $381 $291,268,692 3.4%
Other $339 $258,562,184 3.0%
Total Support $3,633 $2,773,826,818 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,461 $1,879,432,573 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,348 $8,664,517,194 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,336 $324,841,513,788 51.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $572 $29,350,053,799 4.7%
Staff $471 $24,151,307,291 3.8%
General Administration $200 $10,266,593,644 1.6%
School Administration $587 $30,091,720,454 4.8%
Operation $1,010 $51,800,394,937 8.2%
Transportation $464 $23,797,624,893 3.8%
Other $368 $18,843,845,750 3.0%
Total Support $3,673 $188,301,671,729 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,243 $114,972,145,768 18.3%
Total Expenditures $12,251 $628,114,952,936 100.0%

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