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Provost Academy South Carolina High School
400 Arbor Lake Dr B800
Columbia SC, 29223, Richland County
Phone: 803-735-9110
Ranking: 
(187 out of 202, bottom 7%)*
(187 out of 202, bottom 7%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 21 | NA | NA | 12 | 11 | ||||
| Total Students: | 749 | 944 | NA | NA | 1,392 | 1,454 | ||||
| Grade 9: | 182 | 24.3% | 245 | 26.0% | NA | NA | 345 | 24.8% | 341 | 23.5% |
| Grade 10: | 185 | 24.7% | 270 | 28.6% | NA | NA | 366 | 26.3% | 467 | 32.1% |
| Grade 11: | 206 | 27.5% | 256 | 27.1% | NA | NA | 388 | 27.9% | 395 | 27.2% |
| Grade 12: | 176 | 23.5% | 173 | 18.3% | NA | NA | 293 | 21.0% | 251 | 17.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 273 | 36.4% | 360 | 38.1% | NA | NA | 553 | 39.7% | 626 | 43.1% |
| Female: | 476 | 63.6% | 584 | 61.9% | NA | NA | 839 | 60.3% | 794 | 54.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 11 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.1% | NA | NA | 18 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.0% |
| Asian: | 13 | 1.7% | 20 | 2.1% | NA | NA | 8 | 0.6% | 9 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.5% | NA | NA | 11 | 0.8% | 36 | 2.5% |
| Black: | 102 | 13.6% | 150 | 15.9% | NA | NA | 261 | 18.8% | 366 | 25.2% |
| White: | 615 | 82.1% | 756 | 80.1% | NA | NA | 1,080 | 77.6% | 1,003 | 69.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 12 | 0.9% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 218 | 29.1% | 455 | 48.2% | NA | NA | 161 | 11.6% | 381 | 26.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 95 | 12.7% | 113 | 12.0% | NA | NA | 41 | 2.9% | 154 | 10.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 31.21 | 46.05 | NA | NA | 116.00 | 132.18 | ||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 49.1% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 48.4% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 58.1% | 61.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 20.4% | 32.4% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 34.9% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 35% | 39.7% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Provost Academy South Carolina High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.