Elementary · South Carolina

Academy of Hope Charter

CharterFree meals for all

Academy of Hope Charter, a public elementary school in Conway, South Carolina: grades pre-k–8, 100 students, 8.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Horry 01.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 100
Teachers (FTE): 12.0
Students per teacher: 8.3
Grades: Pre-K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 97% of elementary schools in South Carolina

Median 13.4 · 691 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 97% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 98% of elementary schools in South Carolina

Median 505 · 691 schools compared

Smaller than 95% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

South Carolina: 60%

Not published: too few students tested.

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

South Carolina: 44%

Not published: too few students tested.

SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Rural area near a city
Run by: Horry 01

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Horry 01.

Location

Address: 3521 Juniper Bay Road, Conway, SC 29527
Phone: (843)397-5712
County: Horry County

Quality of life in Horry County Schools in Horry County

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Pee Dee ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	927	13.8	62%	50%	2.1 mi
South Conway ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	642	13.1	71%	61%	3.2 mi
Conway Elementary	Pre-K–5	583	13.9	69%	63%	4.7 mi
Homewood ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	671	13.4	65%	56%	4.9 mi
Waccamaw ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	1,047	15.2	65%	50%	6.2 mi
Palmetto Bays ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	556	13.6	64%	54%	9.7 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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