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Calhoun Academy of the Arts

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1520 East Calhoun Street, Anderson, SC 29621 · (864) 260-5090 · Part of Anderson School District 5

Anderson’s School Grade B+ better than 66% of South Carolina school districts

Students
424
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Calhoun Academy of the Arts

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 12.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Anderson kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Anderson kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Calhoun Academy of the ArtsYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1520 East Calhoun Street, Anderson

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten61
Grade 173
Grade 270
Grade 367
Grade 466
Grade 567
Enrollment over time
486’20
488’21
473’22
441’23
424’24

Down 12.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 40%White 35%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 11%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Calhoun Academy of the Arts from Anderson families.

Other schools in Anderson School District 5

The district →
Midway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Anderson
A−
675 students14:1
Concord Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Anderson
A
615 students15:1
McLees Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Anderson
B
543 students14:1
Centerville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Anderson
B−
536 students13:1
Nevitt Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Anderson
C−
530 students15:1
North Pointe Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Anderson
A−
504 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Anderson’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.