Gray Collegiate Academy

Combined school·Grades 6-12·Charter West Columbia, South Carolina·29169
Score
96.4/100
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#2
Among 42 South Carolina combined schools
#1
In Charter Institute at Erskine
#1
In West Columbia
Top 5%
In South Carolina

Score 96.4/100: better than 96% of South Carolina combined schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. Score based on grades 3-8 only (no high school tests in our data). How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meets or exceeds expectations on state tests in South Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar South Carolina schools.

English language arts
84%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 57%, better than 96% of them
646 students tested
Math
72%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 35%, better than 94% of them
646 students tested
Science
65%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 44%, better than 91% of them
258 students tested
All South Carolina schools (ELA / math)
61% / 48%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 13 published results by grade and test

As published by South Carolina Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 4SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 5SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 6SC READY75.2258
English language artsGrade 7SC READY88.8205
English language artsGrade 8SC READY91.3183
MathGrade 3SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 4SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 5SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 6SC READY59.7258
MathGrade 7SC READY71.7205
MathGrade 8SC READY88183
ScienceGrade 6SC READY65.1258

School profile

Grades
6-12
Students
869
Type
Combined school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
869
Typical combined school: 508
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

City
Lexington County

Contact

Address
3833 Leaphart Road
West Columbia, SC 29169

"Typical" is the middle (median) combined school in South Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby combined schools

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Gray Collegiate Academy at a glance

Gray Collegiate Academy is a public combined school (a charter school) in West Columbia, South Carolina, serving grades 6-12. It is part of the Charter Institute at Erskine school district. It has about 869 students (a typical South Carolina combined school has 508).

In 2025-26 state tests, 84% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 72% in math (similar schools: 35%) reached the state standard (% meets or exceeds expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other South Carolina combined schools, it scores 96.4 out of 100: better than 96% of them, ranking #2 of 42. Its English language arts result fell by 7 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.