Other · South Carolina
Carolus Online Academy
CharterFully virtualCarolus Online Academy, a public other school in Columbia, South Carolina: grades k–12, 1,786 students, 27.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of SC Public Charter School District.
Size and class size
Compared with 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
- 1,786
- Teachers (FTE)
- 64.0
- Students per teacher
- 27.9
- Grades
- K–12
- Other
More students per teacher than 96% of schools in South Carolina
Median 13.1 · 28 schools compared
More students per teacher than 92% of schools in the US
Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared
Larger than 82% of schools in South Carolina
Median 661 · 28 schools compared
Larger than 96% of schools in the US
Median 207 · 3,982 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%28%proficient
New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.
A lower share proficient than 95% of schools in South Carolina
Median 58% · 22 schools compared
978 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
South Carolina: 44%4.4%proficient
−4.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 95% of schools in South Carolina
Median 33% · 22 schools compared
981 students tested, grades 3–8 · 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
- Other · Grades K–12
- Type
- Charter school · Regular
- Instruction
- Fully virtual
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with SC Public Charter School District.
Location
- Address
- 101 Westpark Boulevard Suite C, Columbia, SC 29210
- Phone
- (866)968-7512
- City or town
- Seven Oaks
- County
- Lexington County
Nearby schools
The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention CenterAlternative | 4–12 | 417 | 11.1 | — | — |
SC Connections AcademyCharterFully virtual | K–12 | 6,152 | 23.0 | 56% | 20% |
Clear Dot Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–11 | 474 | 11.3 | 36% | 16% |
South Carolina Virtual Charter SchoolCharterFully virtual | K–12 | 2,180 | 17.3 | 58% | 23% |
Pendergrass Fairwold SchoolSpecial education | K–12 | 46 | 3.3 | — | — |
| K–12 | 1,979 | 12.6 | 67% | 42% |
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.
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.
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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