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Academy for Teaching and Learning

PublicElementaryGrades K–8Charter

109 Hinton Street, Chester, SC 29706 · (803) 385-6334

Chester’s School Grade C better than 33% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
329
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Town
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Academy for Teaching and Learning

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C, 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 ↗

109 Hinton Street, Chester

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten35
Grade 139
Grade 240
Grade 337
Grade 437
Grade 538
Grade 631
Grade 739
Grade 833
Enrollment over time
346’20
328’21
328’22
319’23
329’24

Down 4.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Black 16%Two or more races 2%Hispanic <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 Academy for Teaching and Learning from Chester families.

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