Simmons Pinckney Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 190 students
Buist Academy
103 Calhoun Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Grades
3–8
Middle
Students
521
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.1 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Charleston 01
Charleston County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 237 South Carolina middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Buist Academy
Buist Academy is a magnet middle school in Charleston, South Carolina, serving grades 3–8. It is part of Charleston 01. The school is located in a midsize city in Charleston County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 521 students were enrolled, with about 14.1 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical South Carolina middle school (13.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 237 South Carolina middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 3–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 3–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 521 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.1 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Charleston 01
- County
- Charleston County
- NCES school ID
- 450144001382
Schools near Buist Academy
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Laing Middle
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.