Charleston, S.C. — Charleston County School District posted stronger marks on South Carolina’s new school report cards, with 43 schools rated excellent — nine more than last year — among 90 district schools, according to figures released with the statewide rollout.
Statewide, 90 percent of 1,295 public schools rated average or higher, and schools rated excellent rose to 320 from 259 in 2022, State Superintendent of Education Ellen Weaver said at a Columbia press conference Monday.
Charleston County Schools surpassed state averages in academic achievement, student progress, college and career readiness and on-time graduation, which reached 92 percent this year. Fourteen Charleston schools earned a good rating, six were below average, and only Greg Mathis Charter remained unsatisfactory.
District Superintendent Anita Huggins joined Weaver at the Statehouse and highlighted work with students in poverty and with disabilities plus efforts to launch universal pre-K. Wando High tied Fort Mill High for the second-highest traditional high school score at 84 on the statewide release.
In neighboring Berkeley County, no schools were rated below average or unsatisfactory for the first time since report cards began in 2001, and on-time graduation rose from 86 percent in 2025 to 91 percent this year.
