James Island Charter High High School
1000 Ft. Johnson Rd Charleston SC, 29412, Charleston County Phone: 843-762-2754 Ranking:  (19 out of 202, top 9%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Charleston County School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 80 | 96 | 90 | 92 | 105 | 121 | 115 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,481 | 1,390 | 1,342 | 1,364 | 1,434 | 1,509 | 1,498 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 454 | 30.7% | 415 | 29.9% | 357 | 26.6% | 348 | 25.5% | 364 | 25.4% | 420 | 27.8% | 490 | 32.7% |
| Grade 10: | 399 | 26.9% | 346 | 24.9% | 347 | 25.9% | 337 | 24.7% | 369 | 25.7% | 417 | 27.6% | 377 | 25.2% |
| Grade 11: | 337 | 22.8% | 320 | 23.0% | 322 | 24.0% | 346 | 25.4% | 383 | 26.7% | 374 | 24.8% | 346 | 23.1% |
| Grade 12: | 291 | 19.6% | 309 | 22.2% | 316 | 23.5% | 333 | 24.4% | 318 | 22.2% | 298 | 19.7% | 285 | 19.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 747 | 50.4% | 743 | 53.5% | 728 | 54.2% | 718 | 52.6% | 738 | 51.5% | 763 | 50.6% | 758 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 734 | 49.6% | 647 | 46.5% | 614 | 45.8% | 646 | 47.4% | 682 | 47.6% | 731 | 48.4% | 730 | 48.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 23 | 1.6% | 13 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.7% | 12 | 0.9% | 13 | 0.9% | 13 | 0.9% | 15 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 55 | 3.7% | 51 | 3.7% | 37 | 2.8% | 31 | 2.3% | 31 | 2.2% | 25 | 1.7% | 29 | 1.9% |
| Black: | 403 | 27.2% | 371 | 26.7% | 391 | 29.1% | 410 | 30.1% | 471 | 32.8% | 493 | 32.7% | 481 | 32.1% |
| White: | 965 | 65.2% | 927 | 66.7% | 882 | 65.7% | 890 | 65.2% | 910 | 63.5% | 964 | 63.9% | 961 | 64.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 29 | 2.0% | 24 | 1.7% | 20 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 386 | 26.1% | 327 | 23.5% | 308 | 23.0% | 315 | 23.1% | 350 | 24.4% | 373 | 24.7% | 298 | 19.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 4.9% | 75 | 5.4% | 65 | 4.8% | 52 | 3.8% | 51 | 3.6% | 99 | 6.6% | 78 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.42 | 14.42 | 14.88 | 14.83 | 13.63 | 12.50 | 13.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 85.8% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 85.9% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 89.3% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 93% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 84.6% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 60% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 64.3% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 63.2% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 66.7% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 72.5% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 79.7% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 79.8% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 83.7% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 79.4% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66% | 54.4% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 54.8% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 59.7% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 57% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 34.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 65.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 26.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 73.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,549.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,740.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,329.0 |
* James Island Charter High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.