James Island Charter High, Charleston: zone, report card and calendar

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; the school’s administration page; the district’s charter schools 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; the South Carolina High School League’s 2026-28 reclassification.

James Island Charter High is a public charter school in Charleston County School District and, unlike most charters, the zoned high school for James Island, on Fort Johnson Road. The school calls itself “Home of the Trojans.” It was rated Excellent, with 71 points, on South Carolina’s 2024-25 report card.

Who to call

• Front office: 843-762-2754, 1000 Fort Johnson Road
• School website: jichs.ccsdschools.com
• 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

Principal

Principal Tim Thorn, according to the school’s administration page.

Enrollment and teachers

• State count: 1,612 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
• Federal count: 1,597 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 107 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 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: Excellent, 71 points. On the state’s high school scale, Excellent 67 to 100, Good 60 to 66, Average 51 to 59, Below Average 40 to 50 and Unsatisfactory 39 and below.

• Four-year graduation rate: 94.3% in 2025, after 94.1% in 2024 and 92% in 2023 (district: 90.6% in 2025)
• College or career ready: 84% of the 2025 graduating class (district: 84.8%)
• End-of-course tests, share scoring A, B or C: English 84.7%, Algebra 59.5%, Biology 64.2% and U.S. History 58.9%
• AP and dual enrollment: 27.4% of the 2025 graduating class met the state’s college-ready mark through AP exams and 29.6% through dual-enrollment courses

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.

Attendance zone

Check an address with the district’s school lookup tool, which the district links from its lookup page.

The James Island Charter High zone covers James Island, including the parts inside the city, and Folly Beach. In the district’s zone layers it takes in the whole Camp Road Middle zone, which is fed by Harbor View, James Island and Stiles Point elementary zones and the neighborhood part of Murray-LaSaine Montessori.

Students from outside the zone can apply through the district’s School Choice process, which the district’s charter schools page lists for James Island Charter (School Choice office: 843-937-6582). The school runs a magnet bus with its own application, linked from its website.

We did not find a published feeder list on the district’s site, so these pairings come from the district’s own zone layers, for 2025-26 and 2026-27.

Programs

The school has offered the International Baccalaureate curriculum for “more than 20 years,” its website says, including the IB Diploma Programme. In the state’s 2025 data, 8.1% of graduates met the college-ready mark through IB exams.

Calendar and school hours

As a charter school, James Island Charter High can set its own calendar and school day, and the district’s bell schedule does not list it, so confirm dates and times on the school’s website. For reference, Charleston County School District’s 2026-27 academic calendar (PDF) closes district schools Tuesday, Nov. 3, for Election Day, Nov. 23-27 for fall break and the weather make-up days before it, and Dec. 21 to Jan. 1 for winter break.

Sports and activities

James Island Charter is a Class 5A school in Region 5 for the South Carolina High School League’s 2026-28 classification, with Ashley Ridge, Fort Dorchester, R.B. Stall, Stratford, Summerville and West Ashley, according to the SCHSL reclassification lookup.

The school’s athletics website, jichsathletics.com, is linked from its home page.

Fall schedules and results are in our Friday night football guide and on our scoreboard.

More

• The district’s charter 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 James Island Charter High serve?

James Island Charter High serves ninth through 12th grade, according to the state’s 2024-25 report card.

What is James Island Charter High’s school rating?

James Island Charter High was rated Excellent, with 71 points, on South Carolina’s 2024-25 school report card, the latest the state has published.

Which middle school feeds James Island Charter High?

In Charleston County School District’s zone layers, the James Island Charter High zone takes in the whole Camp Road Middle zone, fed by Harbor View, James Island and Stiles Point elementary zones and part of the Murray-LaSaine Montessori area.