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Robert Smalls Leadership Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

43 W. K. Alston Drive, Beaufort, SC 29906 · (843) 322-2500 · Part of Beaufort County School District

Burton’s School Grade B+ better than 74% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
785
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Robert Smalls Leadership Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 21.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Burton kids: Battery Creek High

On the path

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

PK–8Robert Smalls Leadership AcademyYou are here
9–12Battery Creek Highin Beaufort

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts19%
State average 48.1%

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

Location

Directions ↗

43 W. K. Alston Drive, Beaufort

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K32
Kindergarten42
Grade 142
Grade 243
Grade 351
Grade 447
Grade 544
Grade 6148
Grade 7153
Grade 8183
Enrollment over time
644’20
642’21
685’22
729’23
785’24

Up 21.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 46%Hispanic 32%White 14%Two or more races 7%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Robert Smalls Leadership Academy from Burton families.

Other schools in Beaufort County School District

The district →
River Ridge Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bluffton
B+
1,134 students13:1
Pritchardville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
A−
887 students11:1
Bluffton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
B
709 students10:1
Michael C. Riley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
B
704 students10:1
Okatie Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
A
648 students13:1
Red Cedar Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bluffton
B+
636 students11:1

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; Burton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.