West Ashley High, 4060 W. Wildcat Blvd.: ninth through 12th grade, 2,069 students in 2024-25, rated Excellent on the state report card.

Last checked Oct. 16, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; the school’s leadership team 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.

West Ashley High is the Charleston County School District high school for West Ashley, on West Wildcat Boulevard, and the largest school on our list by 2024-25 enrollment. It was rated Excellent, with 67 points, on South Carolina’s 2024-25 report card.

Who to call
Address 4060 W. Wildcat Blvd., Charleston, SC 29414
Phone 843-573-1201
Grades 9 to 12
District Charleston County School District
School hours 8:45 a.m. to 3:55 p.m.
State school ID 1001104

Principal

Principal Andy Brandt, according to the school’s leadership team page.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 2,069 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
  • Federal count: 2,043 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 121 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 17 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, 67 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.

Indicator 2024-25 rating
Academic achievement Good
Preparing for success Average
Graduation rate Excellent
College and career readiness Excellent
English learners’ progress Good
School climate Average
  • Four-year graduation rate: 91.2% in 2025, after 89.5% in 2024 and 83.4% in 2023 (district: 90.6% in 2025)
  • College or career ready: 79.6% of the 2025 graduating class (district: 84.8%)
  • End-of-course tests, share scoring A, B or C: English 75.1%, Algebra 61.3%, Biology 44.4% and U.S. History 53.6%
  • AP and dual enrollment: 27.3% of the 2025 graduating class met the state’s college-ready mark through AP exams and 29.7% 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 West Ashley High zone covers West Ashley. In the district’s zone layers it takes in the whole C.E. Williams Middle zone, which is fed by Ashley River Creative Arts, Drayton Hall, Oakland, Springfield, St. Andrew’s School of Math and Science and Stono Park elementary zones.

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; where a zone is split, the street address decides.

Programs

The district’s West Ashley Center for Advanced Studies, a career and technology center, is next door at 4066 W. Wildcat Blvd. The center’s website lists 12 completer pathways; high school students attend part of the day.

Calendar and school hours

West Ashley High 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: 8:45 a.m. to 3:55 p.m., with arrival from 8:20 a.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell schedule (PDF). Early-release days end at 1:55 p.m. and half days at 12:05 p.m.

Sports and activities

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

The school’s athletics website, westashleyathletics.net, is linked from its home page.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does West Ashley High serve?

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

What is West Ashley High’s school rating?

West Ashley High was rated Excellent, with 67 points, on South Carolina’s 2024-25 school report card, the latest the state has published.

Which middle school feeds West Ashley High?

In Charleston County School District’s zone layers, the West Ashley High zone takes in the whole C.E. Williams Middle zone, fed by Ashley River Creative Arts, Drayton Hall, Oakland, Springfield, St. Andrew’s and Stono Park elementary zones.

What time does West Ashley High start?

The school day runs 8:45 a.m. to 3:55 p.m., with arrival from 8:20 a.m., according to the district’s 2026-27 bell schedule.