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Garrett Academy Of Technology High School
2731 Gordon St
North Charleston SC, 29405, Charleston County
Phone: 843-745-7126
Ranking: 
(110 out of 202, bottom 46%)*
(110 out of 202, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 66 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 65 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 721 | 671 | 740 | 732 | 764 | 753 | 771 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 271 | 37.6% | 191 | 28.5% | 234 | 31.6% | 245 | 33.5% | 252 | 33.0% | 287 | 38.1% | 284 | 36.8% |
| Grade 10: | 174 | 24.1% | 171 | 25.5% | 189 | 25.5% | 177 | 24.2% | 217 | 28.4% | 187 | 24.8% | 211 | 27.4% |
| Grade 11: | 123 | 17.1% | 159 | 23.7% | 160 | 21.6% | 147 | 20.1% | 158 | 20.7% | 145 | 19.3% | 142 | 18.4% |
| Grade 12: | 153 | 21.2% | 150 | 22.4% | 157 | 21.2% | 163 | 22.3% | 137 | 17.9% | 134 | 17.8% | 134 | 17.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 316 | 43.8% | 300 | 44.7% | 320 | 43.2% | 307 | 41.9% | 323 | 42.3% | 328 | 43.6% | 348 | 45.1% |
| Female: | 405 | 56.2% | 371 | 55.3% | 420 | 56.8% | 425 | 58.1% | 432 | 56.5% | 415 | 55.1% | 418 | 54.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 1.8% | 13 | 1.9% | 15 | 2.0% | 12 | 1.6% | 17 | 2.2% | 13 | 1.7% | 11 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 684 | 94.9% | 640 | 95.4% | 705 | 95.3% | 701 | 95.8% | 725 | 94.9% | 719 | 95.5% | 733 | 95.1% |
| White: | 18 | 2.5% | 14 | 2.1% | 17 | 2.3% | 15 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.0% | 16 | 2.1% | 24 | 3.1% |
| 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 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 559 | 77.5% | 486 | 72.4% | 512 | 69.2% | 499 | 68.2% | 489 | 64.0% | 452 | 60.0% | 445 | 57.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 10.7% | 63 | 9.4% | 91 | 12.3% | 79 | 10.8% | 95 | 12.4% | 84 | 11.2% | 148 | 19.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.01 | 9.65 | 10.96 | 11.62 | 11.75 | 11.90 | 12.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 85.8% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 85.9% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 89.3% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 87.7% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 84.6% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 60% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 64.3% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 63.2% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 66.7% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 72.5% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.7% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 79.8% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 83.7% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.4% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 54.4% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 54.8% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 31% | 59.7% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.4% | 57% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 26.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 73.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 14.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $42,667.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,013.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,574.0 |
* Garrett Academy Of Technology High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.