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    • What is a Countywide Magnet?

      • Each countywide magnet has a focus or theme.
      • All students residing in Charleston County are eligible to apply.
      • There is no attendance zone. 

      Countywide Admissions Criteria Magnet Schools

      • Academic Magnet High School (Application Grades: 9-11)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria
        • Admissions Rubric

      • Buist Academy (Application Grades: K-8)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria
        • Admissions Rubric
      • Burke High School Advanced Placement Academy 
        • (Application Grades: 9-12)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Charleston County School of the Arts (Application Grades: 6-12)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria 
        • Admissions Rubrics
          • Band Rubric
          • Costume & Fashion Design Rubric
          • Creative Writing Rubric
          • Dance Rubric
          • Piano Rubric
          • String/Orchestra Rubric
          • Theatre Rubric
          • Visual Arts Rubric
          • Vocal Rubric

      • Early College High School (Application Grades: 9-11)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria
        • Admissions Rubric

      Countywide Magnet Schools

      • Burke Lowcountry Tech Academy (Application Grades: 9-12)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Charleston Progressive Academy (Application Grades: K-5)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Garrett Academy of Technology (Application Grades: 9-12)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Military Magnet Academy (Application Grades: 6-12)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      What is a Constituent District Magnet?

      • The school has a focus or theme.
      • Most constituent magnets have defined attendance zones. Additional seats are allocated to students living outside the attendance zone but within the constituent district. 

      Constituent District Magnet School

      • Ashley River Creative Arts Elementary (Application Grades: K-5)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      What is a Partial Magnet? 

      • The school has a focus or theme and a defined attendance zone.
      • In addition, a specific number of seats are allocated to students who live outside the attendance zone but who still reside in Charleston County.

      Partial Magnet Schools

      • Advanced Studies Magnet - West Ashley (Application Grades: 6-8)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria
        • Admission Rubric

      • C.E. Williams Middle (change from Constituent to Partial Magnet) (Application Grades: 6-8)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • E.B. Ellington School of Advanced Studies (Application Grades: K-5)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Haut Gap Middle Advanced Studies Magnet (Application Grades: 5-8)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria
        • Admission Rubric

      • James B. Edwards Elementary (Application Grades: K-5)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Jennie Moore Elementary (change from Constituent to Partial Magnet) (Application Grades: K-5)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Laing Middle (Application Grades: 6-8)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Memminger Elementary (Application Grades: K-5)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Mitchell Math & Science Elementary (Application Grades: K-5)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary (Application Grades: K-5)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • St. Andrew’s School for Math & Science (Application Grades: K-5)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria
        • Admission Rubric

      • Sullivan’s Island Elementary (Application Grades: K-5)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Zucker Middle (change from Constituent to Partial Magnet) (Application Grades: 6-8)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      What is a Montessori Model? 

      Montessori Schools

      • Frierson Montessori (Application Grades: PreK3-1)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • James Simons Elementary (Application Grades: PreK3-8)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Malcolm C. Hursey Elementary (Application Grades: PreK3-8)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Montessori Community School (Application Grades: PreK3-8)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Murray–LaSaine Elementary (Application Grades: PreK3-7)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      What is a Charter?

      According to the South Carolina Department of Education and the South Carolina Charter Schools Act of 1996, a charter school is defined as a public, nonreligious, non home-based, nonprofit corporation forming a school that operates by sponsorship of a public school district, the South Carolina Public Charter School District, or a public or independent institution of higher learning, but is accountable to the board of trustees, or in the case of technical colleges, the area commission, of the sponsor which grants its charter. All students residing in Charleston County are eligible to apply to a charter school.

      Charter Schools

      Choose an individual school below to learn more about the process and to access an application.

      • Allegro Charter School of Music (Application Grades 6-9)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Carolina Voyager Charter (Application Grades K-7)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • East Cooper Montessori Charter School (Application Grades 1-8)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Greg Mathis Charter School (Application Grades 9-12)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria 

      • James Island Charter High (Application Grades 9-12)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria

      • Orange Grove Elementary Charter School (Application Grades K-8)
        • Program Overview and Admissions Criteria 

      The following charter schools below do not participate in the CCSD School Choice application process. To apply to one of these schools, you may access their school websites linked below or contact these schools directly for more information. 

      • Charleston Charter School for Math & Science (Application Grades 6-12)
      • Charleston Development Academy Public Charter (Application Grades PreK-8)
      • Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education (Application Grades K-12)

      Contact Information

      For general questions about School choice call 843-937-6582. 

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