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 2017 – 2018 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2016
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (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
190
Classroom Teachers
16

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.6% of SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

6

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 75 50
Proficiency in Reading 75 45
Proficiency in Math 75 56

Grade 4

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 49 46
Proficiency in Reading 49 44
Proficiency in Math 49 48

Grade 5

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 40 42
Proficiency in Reading 30 39
Proficiency in Math 49 45

Grade 6

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 30 41
Proficiency in Reading 30 40
Proficiency in Math 30 43

Grade 7

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 40 38
Proficiency in Reading 49 40
Proficiency in Math 30 35

Grade 8

Discipline School State
Proficiency in Reading and Math 50 38
Proficiency in Reading 75 39
Proficiency in Math 25.0 37

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

Class Size
AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL 12.10
AVG FOR DISTRICT 14.48
AVG FOR STATE 14.80
AVG FOR NATION 16.03
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 20 10.5%
Kindergarten 24 12.6%
Grade 1 23 12.1%
Grade 2 22 11.6%
Grade 3 15 7.9%
Grade 4 13 6.8%
Grade 5 22 11.6%
Grade 6 21 11.1%
Grade 7 15 7.9%
Grade 8 15 7.9%
Total 190 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 0.5% 49.7% 52.7%
Black 98.9% 38.2% 34.6%
Hispanic 0.0% 10.1% 10.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.6% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 100.0% 57.2% 61.7%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 100.0% 55.8% 57.6%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE UNREPORTED 1.4% 4.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 394,708 5,084,127
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 400.8 167
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.5% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 36.6% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.5% 26.3%
65 OR OLDER 15.4% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 156,482 1,894,711
Single Parent Households With Children 9.4% 11.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.5% 87.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 42.8% 27.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 14.8% 8.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.6% 12.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.9% 12.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.1% 18.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.4% 19.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.8% 16.5%
$15,000 or less 11.3% 13.2%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,716 $277,517,516 37.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $825 $40,054,575 5.4%
Staff $776 $37,675,576 5.1%
General Administration $76 $3,689,876 0.5%
School Administration $769 $37,335,719 5.0%
Operation $1,192 $57,872,792 7.8%
Transportation $504 $24,469,704 3.3%
Other $458 $22,236,358 3.0%
Total Support $4,600 $223,334,600 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,940 $239,841,940 32.4%
Total Expenditures $15,256 $740,694,056 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,669 $4,426,637,206 44.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $900 $702,362,511 7.0%
Staff $637 $497,250,296 4.9%
General Administration $98 $76,483,828 0.8%
School Administration $664 $518,237,477 5.2%
Operation $1,004 $783,984,138 7.8%
Transportation $389 $303,374,162 3.0%
Other $433 $338,055,734 3.4%
Total Support $4,124 $3,219,922,703 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,081 $2,405,327,837 23.9%
Total Expenditures $12,874 $10,051,872,853 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,838 $346,122,956,267 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $679 $34,352,975,349 5.0%
Staff $546 $27,656,793,506 4.0%
General Administration $224 $11,359,077,651 1.7%
School Administration $657 $33,237,901,128 4.9%
Operation $1,054 $53,333,273,914 7.8%
Transportation $473 $23,948,272,674 3.5%
Other $420 $21,254,923,139 3.1%
Total Support $4,053 $205,142,872,671 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,612 $132,190,575,207 19.3%
Total Expenditures $13,503 $683,455,649,655 100.0%

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