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Charleston Development Academy Primary School
233 Line St
Charleston SC, 29403, Charleston County
Phone: 843-722-2689
Ranking: 
(284 out of 841, top 34%)*
(284 out of 841, top 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Charleston County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 15 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 199 | 200 | 210 | 146 | 166 | 133 | 103 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 24 | 12.1% | 23 | 11.5% | 24 | 11.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 27 | 13.6% | 23 | 11.5% | 30 | 14.3% | 18 | 12.3% | 23 | 13.9% | 26 | 19.5% | 24 | 23.3% |
| Grade 1: | 26 | 13.1% | 27 | 13.5% | 19 | 9.0% | 22 | 15.1% | 30 | 18.1% | 28 | 21.1% | 21 | 20.4% |
| Grade 2: | 21 | 10.6% | 16 | 8.0% | 23 | 11.0% | 25 | 17.1% | 28 | 16.9% | 20 | 15.0% | 23 | 22.3% |
| Grade 3: | 16 | 8.0% | 20 | 10.0% | 24 | 11.4% | 25 | 17.1% | 23 | 13.9% | 21 | 15.8% | 17 | 16.5% |
| Grade 4: | 20 | 10.1% | 19 | 9.5% | 25 | 11.9% | 21 | 14.4% | 21 | 12.7% | 18 | 13.5% | 10 | 9.7% |
| Grade 5: | 15 | 7.5% | 20 | 10.0% | 22 | 10.5% | 18 | 12.3% | 20 | 12.0% | 11 | 8.3% | 8 | 7.8% |
| Grade 6: | 18 | 9.0% | 19 | 9.5% | 14 | 6.7% | 17 | 11.6% | 12 | 7.2% | 9 | 6.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Grade 7: | 19 | 9.5% | 15 | 7.5% | 20 | 9.5% | NA | NA | 9 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 13 | 6.5% | 18 | 9.0% | 9 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 94 | 47.2% | 97 | 48.5% | 97 | 46.2% | 69 | 47.3% | 83 | 50.0% | 68 | 51.1% | 53 | 51.5% |
| Female: | 105 | 52.8% | 103 | 51.5% | 113 | 53.8% | 77 | 52.7% | 75 | 45.2% | 57 | 42.9% | 46 | 44.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 193 | 97.0% | 192 | 96.0% | 205 | 97.6% | 144 | 98.6% | 164 | 98.8% | 132 | 99.2% | 103 | 100.0% |
| White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 2.0% | 6 | 3.0% | 3 | 1.4% | 1 | 0.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 138 | 69.3% | 151 | 75.5% | 165 | 78.6% | 112 | 76.7% | 95 | 57.2% | 80 | 60.2% | 64 | 62.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 6.0% | 15 | 7.5% | 17 | 8.1% | 16 | 11.0% | 22 | 13.3% | 13 | 9.8% | 4 | 3.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.45 | 13.51 | 16.67 | 18.96 | 16.77 | 21.80 | 16.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 88.6% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 89% | 86.4% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 87.6% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 80% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 81% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 79.7% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 81.5% | 80.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 83.9% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.7% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 84.5% | 80.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 77.8% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 70.2% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 70.1% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 69.7% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 74% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 70.1% | 69.7% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 60.9% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 67.1% | 64.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.9% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 55.5% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 61.3% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 62.1% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 67.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 76.2% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 79.5% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 80.2% | 79.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 79.1% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 76.2% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 78.4% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 77.7% | 74.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 74.8% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 73.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 73.5% | 70.3% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 80.9% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 82% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 76.2% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 78.8% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 77.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 79.7% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 79.2% | 78.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 78.7% | 78.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 79.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 78.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 80.5% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 81.7% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.3% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 81.5% | 79.8% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 25% | 61.8% | 61.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 68.8% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45% | 69.9% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 71.2% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 73.2% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 73.3% | 73.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 78.1% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 78.1% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 83.2% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 81% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 81.7% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83.5% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 85% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 73.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.3% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 77.1% | 74.3% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 79.7% | 79.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81.4% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 79.5% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80.1% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 77.5% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 81.6% | 81.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 75.5% | 75.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 75.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 72.6% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 77.3% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 76.6% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 78.2% | 76.2% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 57.5% | 59.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68.2% | 66% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71.8% | 71.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 61.5% | 62.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 73.5% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 71% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 73.4% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74.2% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 77.4% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 79.9% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 74.7% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 95% | 77.4% | 74.5% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 73.1% | 70.9% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 73.4% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 72% | 70.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 71.6% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75.6% | 74.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 78% | 77.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.6% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 75.9% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 77.8% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 75% | 71.3% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 69.2% | 68.3% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.3% | 78% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 100% | 74% | 71.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 75.2% | 74.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71.8% | 69.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 69.6% | 68.4% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 72.6% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 76.4% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66.9% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67.7% | 69.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 72.4% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72.4% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 72.4% | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.2% | 71.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 75.8% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.6% | 75.5% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62.6% | 62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 71.3% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 73.5% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72.9% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80.5% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 71.5% | 67.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 74.5% | 70.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 78.3% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 0.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | NA |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 0.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA |
* Charleston Development Academy Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.