School Connections Academy

Public School Charter Virtual

Level: 4

Grades: KG - 12

Address: 201 Executive Center Drive Sui, Columbia, SC 29210

Phone: (803) 212-4712

District: School Public Charter School District

5,193

Total Students

#132

of 225 in 2019

Academic Performance

EZ Schoolz Rating

out of 100

State Ranking

Ranked 132 of 225 (2019)

Among schools at the same level in the state

Ratings By Source

2/10

Source 1

Test Scores

EOCEP

Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 • Grade End of course • 2019

Percent of Students Meeting Standard 64.2%

Student Body

Total Students

5,193

Diversity

Moderate

Simpson index 48/100

Free / Reduced Lunch

38.9%

of student body

Race & Ethnicity

White 70.0% (3,634)
Black 15.2% (788)
Hispanic / Latino 7.5% (388)
Two or More Races 6.2% (323)
Asian 0.7% (36)
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4% (20)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1% (4)

Spending & Resources

Student-Teacher Ratio

30.6:1

students per teacher

Reviews

5.0 /5

Based on 2 reviews

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1 stars

Parent

February 14, 2013

"We have done homeschooling and public school in our district. We are now attending online public school through Connections Academy. Online school gives you the best of both worlds. You do school at home, but you are still in public school for the free curriculum, teachers and resources. Every day my 6th graders checks his calendar for what he needs to learn and accomplish. Learning is done through live webinars with his teachers, videos online, and brainpop clips ( Animated Science, Health, Technology, Math, Social Studies, Arts & Music and English movies, quizzes, activity pages and school homework help for K-12 kids) and through the free books they send you. My son takes his quizzes and tests online. He submits projects through email, power point and home video. He was able to take Mandarian Chinese with a Chinese teacher who he spoke live with over his webinar. Also available is sign language. He still does local state testing, which is administered through Connections at a local college. We have a very lively group of local Connections kids that have tons of field trips. I have 5 kids on my street that attend Connections. My son tested above his grade level in Math, so he is in a 7th grade math, but 6th grade for the rest of his classes. I would highly encourage any homeschooler or parent of public school child that wishes to have their child home for whatever reason to look into this school."