Charleston Progressive Academy, 382 Meeting St.: pre-K through fifth grade, 184 students in 2024-25, rated Good on the state report card.
Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; the school’s administration page; Charleston County School District’s school lookup tool, 2026-27 academic calendar and 2026-27 bell schedule; the S.C. Department of Education’s 2024-25 report card data files; the federal NCES school directory.
Charleston Progressive Academy is a Charleston County School District elementary school on Meeting Street on the peninsula, listed with the district’s magnets and programs on its bell schedule. Its website promotes universal pre-K “available to every child on the Peninsula with no waitlists.” It was rated Good, with 55 points, on South Carolina’s 2024-25 report card.
Who to call
- Front office: 843-720-2967, 382 Meeting St.
- School website: progressive.ccsdschools.com
- Applying: the district’s School Choice application; School Choice office 843-937-6582
- Enrolling a new student: register at the zoned school; the district lists what to bring on its required documents page. District office: 843-937-6300
- Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s school lookup tool
- Buses: the district’s transportation page, with its 2026-27 bus stop locator
| Address | 382 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29403 |
| Phone | 843-720-2967 |
| Grades | Pre-K to 5 |
| District | Charleston County School District |
| School hours | 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
| State school ID | 1001101 |
Principal
Principal Wanda Sheats, according to the school’s administration page.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 184 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
- Federal count: 203 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 10 students per teacher.
State report card
South Carolina rates every public school each year as Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory. An Excellent rating means “school performance substantially exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate,” according to the state’s report card site. The overall rating is built from indicators such as academic achievement, preparing for success, student progress, English learners’ progress and school climate, with graduation rate and college and career readiness added for high schools.
2024-25 rating: Good, 55 points. On the state’s elementary scale, Excellent 61 to 100, Good 53 to 60, Average 42 to 52, Below Average 34 to 41 and Unsatisfactory 33 and below.
| Indicator | 2024-25 rating |
|---|---|
| Academic achievement | Good |
| Preparing for success | Below Average |
| Student progress | Good |
| School climate | Excellent |
On the spring 2025 SC READY tests in grades 3 to 5, 57.7% of students met or exceeded expectations in English language arts and 55.1% in math; on the state science test, 25.8% did, according to the state’s report card data.
Across Charleston County School District, in grades 3 to 8, the figures were 67.6% in English, 56.2% in math and 57.2% in science.
The full report card, with test results by group, teacher data, school safety and spending, is on the state’s SC School Report Cards site. The state publishes new ratings each fall.
Admission and zone
Check an address with the district’s school lookup tool, which the district links from its lookup page.
Charleston Progressive does not appear as a zoned school in the district’s zone layers. Seats go through the district’s School Choice application, and pre-K through the district’s pre-K application, which for 2026-27 opened Jan. 7 and closed Oct. 2, 2026.
Calendar and school hours
Charleston Progressive Academy follows Charleston County School District’s 2026-27 calendar. Coming dates from the academic calendar (PDF):
- Tuesday, Nov. 3: Election Day, schools closed
- Nov. 23-24: no school; both are weather make-up days if the district needs them
- Nov. 25-27: fall break
- Friday, Dec. 18: half day
- Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; students return Tuesday, Jan. 5
School hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with arrival from 8:05 a.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell schedule (PDF). Early-release days end at 1:30 p.m. and half days at 11:45 a.m.
More
- The district’s elementary schools page
- Every public school in Charleston, with zones and report cards
- Our Charleston schools guide for the district calendars, enrollment and the school board
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Charleston Progressive Academy serve?
Charleston Progressive Academy serves pre-K through fifth grade, according to the state’s 2024-25 report card.
What is Charleston Progressive Academy’s school rating?
Charleston Progressive Academy was rated Good, with 55 points, on South Carolina’s 2024-25 school report card, the latest the state has published.
How do you get into Charleston Progressive Academy?
Through Charleston County School District’s School Choice application; the school is not a zoned school in the district’s zone layers. For 2026-27 the School Choice window ran Jan. 7 to Feb. 12, 2026, and pre-K applications closed Oct. 2, 2026.
What time does Charleston Progressive Academy start?
The school day runs 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with arrival from 8:05 a.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell schedule.
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