Baptist Hill High, Hollywood SC - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Baptist Hill High

Baptist Hill High, a regular public school serving grades six through twelve, sits on the western edge of Charleston County in Hollywood, South Carolina. Hollywood is a primarily residential bedroom community that has evolved from a truck-farming crossroads into a commuter town. Residents typically drive to jobs in Charleston or North Charleston, and the town itself has a minimal commercial center spread along highway corridors. The school’s setting is auto-oriented and rural in character, with scattered residential development rather than a walkable town grid. The community has experienced steady growth through annexation and suburban in-migration, adding new housing on former agricultural land.

The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly Black, with a smaller but substantial Hispanic population and a much smaller share of white students, along with a modest number of students who identify as two or more races. Every enrolled student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school is part of the Charleston 01 district, no recent district-level changes such as referendums, bonds, or curriculum shifts were found in available public sources.

Academically, state testing data for the 2024-25 school year shows low proficiency rates in math across grades six, seven, and eight, with the rate declining as grade level increases. In English language arts, proficiency is also low across those same grades, though somewhat higher than in math. Science proficiency in grade six is similarly low. Older social studies data from the 2018-19 school year reflects a proficiency rate that was also below a majority of students. These figures represent a single year of data, which limits the ability to assess trends. The district’s assessment cut scores for English language arts and science changed in recent years, a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand how that affects comparability.

Because the school serves grades six through twelve, it includes high school grades, but no graduation rate is available in the data provided. The school offers a complete middle and high school program on one campus. No detailed information was available about Advanced Placement, career-technical pathways, or dual-credit offerings. The school’s participation rates for state testing were also not reported, so it is not possible to confirm how many students took the assessments relative to the enrolled population.

In terms of the broader academic context, the comparison set for this school is relative to districts in Charleston County, but the data could not produce a district-level comparison because the cohort was too small. This means the school’s performance cannot be placed against its neighbors in a meaningful way from the available information.

Housing in the area reflects a market that has appreciated. Typical home values in the zip code are above the state median, making this a relatively expensive part of South Carolina for homebuyers. Renting is also a significant portion of the local housing market, and monthly rent is estimated to be lower than a mortgage payment on a median-priced home, which may influence a family’s housing decision.

For a family considering this school, the picture is of a rural, commuter community with a school where the vast majority of students come from low-income households and where state test results are low across the middle grades. The school is the only public secondary option serving this part of the county, so it functions as the neighborhood school for the Hollywood area. A parent may want to ask the school directly about high school outcomes, program offerings, and any recent initiatives aimed at improving academic performance.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

80-89%Cohort of 57 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

241 schools plotted. 4 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 69%

School 9% · District 49% · ▼ 40 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 78%

School 8% · District 49% · ▼ 41 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 81%

School 1% · District 45% · ▼ 43 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 30 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 621%

School 21% · District 63% · ▼ 42 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 38 pts below county median

Grade 731%

School 31% · District 65% · ▼ 35 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 824%

School 24% · District 64% · ▼ 40 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 41 pts below county median

Science

Grade 614%

School 14% · District 55% · ▼ 41 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 33 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 736%

School 36% · District 68% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.