High Schools in Jasper 01

The Jasper 01 school district in South Carolina is home to two high schools: Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence and Hardeeville Junior/Senior High. While both schools face significant challenges, Hardeeville Junior/Senior High emerges as the standout performer, consistently outpacing Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence on key metrics.

Hardeeville Junior/Senior High ranks 123 out of 235 South Carolina high schools and is rated 2 out of 5 stars, while Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence ranks 173 and is rated 1 out of 5 stars. On end-of-course and SC READY assessments, Hardeeville Junior/Senior High outperforms both Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence and the overall Jasper 01 district. For example, in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, Hardeeville Junior/Senior High had a 92.94% proficiency rate, compared to 56.78% at Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence and 71.91% for the district.

Both schools face significant challenges, with extremely high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients, indicating high levels of poverty in the student population. Ridgeland Secondary Academy of Excellence has a higher percentage of African American and Hispanic students, while Hardeeville Junior/Senior High has a higher percentage of Hispanic students. The differences in student-teacher ratios between the two schools suggest potential variations in resource allocation within the district, which may contribute to the performance gaps observed.