Other · South Carolina
South Carolina Virtual Charter School
CharterFully virtualSouth Carolina Virtual Charter School, a public other school in West Columbia, South Carolina: grades k–12, 2,180 students, 17.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Charter Institute at Erskine.
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
- 2,180
- Teachers (FTE)
- 126.3
- Students per teacher
- 17.3
- Grades
- K–12
- Other
More students per teacher than 82% of schools in South Carolina
Median 13.1 · 28 schools compared
More students per teacher than 72% of schools in the US
Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared
Larger than 89% of schools in South Carolina
Median 661 · 28 schools compared
Larger than 97% 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%58%proficient
New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.
A higher share proficient than 50% of schools in South Carolina
Median 58% · 22 schools compared
1,033 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
South Carolina: 44%23%proficient
−1.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 59% of schools in South Carolina
Median 33% · 22 schools compared
1,032 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 Charter Institute at Erskine.
Location
- Address
- 2023 Platt Springs Road, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803)253-6222
- City or town
- West Columbia
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clear Dot Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–11 | 474 | 11.3 | 36% | 16% |
SC Connections AcademyCharterFully virtual | K–12 | 6,152 | 23.0 | 56% | 20% |
Carolus Online AcademyCharterFully virtual | K–12 | 1,786 | 27.9 | 28% | 4.4% |
SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention CenterAlternative | 4–12 | 417 | 11.1 | — | — |
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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