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Aiken Performing Arts Academy Charter High School
130 Avery Ln
Aiken SC, 29802, Aiken County
Phone: 803-644-4824
Ranking: 
(163 out of 202, bottom 19%)*
(163 out of 202, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Aiken 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: | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 39 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 66 | 56 | 43 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 10 | 25.6% | 22 | 39.3% | 26 | 47.3% | 20 | 37.0% | 24 | 36.4% | 15 | 26.8% | 8 | 18.6% |
| Grade 10: | 13 | 33.3% | 17 | 30.4% | 14 | 25.5% | 13 | 24.1% | 13 | 19.7% | 15 | 26.8% | 14 | 32.6% |
| Grade 11: | 6 | 15.4% | 13 | 23.2% | 7 | 12.7% | 10 | 18.5% | 18 | 27.3% | 13 | 23.2% | 13 | 30.2% |
| Grade 12: | 10 | 25.6% | 4 | 7.1% | 8 | 14.5% | 11 | 20.4% | 11 | 16.7% | 13 | 23.2% | 8 | 18.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 16 | 41.0% | 25 | 44.6% | 22 | 40.0% | 29 | 53.7% | 34 | 51.5% | 21 | 37.5% | 19 | 44.2% |
| Female: | 23 | 59.0% | 31 | 55.4% | 33 | 60.0% | 25 | 46.3% | 24 | 36.4% | 26 | 46.4% | 20 | 46.5% |
| 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% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 4.7% |
| Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.5% | 2 | 3.6% | 2 | 4.7% |
| Black: | 23 | 59.0% | 27 | 48.2% | 33 | 60.0% | 33 | 61.1% | 40 | 60.6% | 29 | 51.8% | 22 | 51.2% |
| White: | 16 | 41.0% | 25 | 44.6% | 22 | 40.0% | 20 | 37.0% | 25 | 37.9% | 24 | 42.9% | 17 | 39.5% |
| 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: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 48.7% | 22 | 39.3% | 20 | 36.4% | 33 | 61.1% | 35 | 53.0% | 40 | 71.4% | 18 | 41.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 4 | 10.3% | 6 | 10.7% | 10 | 18.2% | 5 | 9.3% | 5 | 7.6% | 2 | 3.6% | 7 | 16.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 7.80 | 18.67 | 10.00 | 9.00 | 13.20 | 23.30 | 30.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 88.2% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 91.8% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 89.4% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 75% | 86.4% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 30% | 63.8% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 57.8% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 63.8% | 61.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 82.4% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 84.3% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 86.1% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 83% | 80.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 10% | 53.9% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 55.2% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 17.6% | 54.5% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | NA |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary: | $25,812.0 |
| 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 |
* Aiken Performing Arts Academy Charter 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.