Elementary · South Carolina
Global Academy of SC
CharterGlobal Academy of SC, a public elementary school in Spartanburg, South Carolina: grades k–7, 598 students, 13.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Limestone Charters Association.
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
- 598
- Teachers (FTE)
- 44.0
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- Grades
- K–7
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 53% of elementary schools in South Carolina
Median 13.4 · 691 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 61% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 65% of elementary schools in South Carolina
Median 505 · 691 schools compared
Larger than 80% 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%49%proficient
New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.
A lower share proficient than 75% of elementary schools in South Carolina
Median 60% · 637 elementary schools compared
337 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
South Carolina: 44%33%proficient
−9.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 79% of elementary schools in South Carolina
Median 49% · 637 elementary schools compared
336 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
- Elementary · Grades K–7
- Type
- Charter school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Area
- Rural area near a city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Limestone Charters Association.
Location
- Address
- 9768 Warren H. Abernathy Hwy, Spartanburg, SC 29301
- Phone
- (864)765-0004
- City or town
- Wellford
- County
- Spartanburg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wellford Academy of Science and TechnologyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 654 | 12.1 | 52% | 49% |
| K–5 | 805 | 13.6 | 65% | 54% | |
Berry Shoals ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 476 | 11.8 | 49% | 45% |
| K–8 | 412 | 11.1 | 70% | 43% | |
| K–5 | 644 | 13.1 | 54% | 32% | |
Duncan Elementary School of the ArtsFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 670 | 11.2 | 59% | 57% |
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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