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Buist Academy

PublicMiddleGrades 3–8

103 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401 · (843) 724-7750 · Part of Charleston County School District

Charleston’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
521
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
City
Grades
3–8
The gist

What stands out about Buist Academy

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 56 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 48 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Charleston kids: 4 high schools

On the path

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

PK–518 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
3–8Buist AcademyYou are here
9–124 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency94%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts96%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, A+, 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 ↗

103 Calhoun Street, Charleston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 377
Grade 478
Grade 579
Grade 698
Grade 798
Grade 891
Enrollment over time
542’20
560’21
548’22
537’23
521’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Black 10%Asian 6%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Buist Academy from Charleston families.

Other schools in Charleston County School District

The district →
Orange Grove Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Charleston
A
1,170 students16:1
Jennie Moore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mt. Pleasant
A
993 students15:1
Ladson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ladson
C−
907 students14:1
Stiles Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A
866 students17:1
Angel Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Johns Island
C+
828 students15:1
Meeting Street Brentwood
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · North Charleston
806 students7:1

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