Andrew Jackson High School aims to develop students with world-class skills and life and career characteristics that meet or exceed the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate. Through a rigorous curriculum in the core classes combined with focus opportunities in fine arts, career tracks and military, our well-rounded students are excelling at district and state levels.
In the 2018-2019 school year, we received an overall rating of “good”. For the 2018-2019 school year, 85.3 percent of Andrew Jackson High students received a Ready to Work certificate, compared to a district average of 80.7 percent and a state average of 83.3 percent. In addition, 54.2 percent of our students scored 3 or higher on their AP exams in the 2018-2019 school year, compared to a district average of 44.8 percent. In addition, students at Andrew Jackson High earned a mean SAT ERW score of 502 (compared to a district average of 508 and a state average of 521) and a mean SAT mathematics score of 485 (compared to a district average of 493and a state average of 500). Data from the 2019-2020 school year is not included due to South Carolina’s request to waive spring statewide assessments, accountability ratings, and certain ESEA reporting requirements due to the widespread of school closures related to the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
As the district’s designated fine arts school, we offer students six arts focus areas including chorus, dance, art, band, piano, and drama. Students in these designated areas have an opportunity to earn AP credit in Art and Music Theory.
With a strong desire to ensure that our students are college and career ready, we also provide opportunities for them to explore career and technology courses along with military experience through JROTC. Through a partnership with USC-L, our students have the opportunity to earn dual high school and college course credits that can put students almost a year ahead in terms of the college track.
In an effort to ensure that we are properly preparing our students, we have created a feedback loop with former students to tell us how we can continue to improve and better prepare our future graduates. Our most successful graduates are often the ones who were the most well-balanced students, so we provide a variety of athletic teams along with clubs and organizations so that our students can find the right fit for their skills and passions. Competing in Class AA, we field ten highly competitive athletic teams and boast of 11 clubs and organizations ranging from academics to service to special interest. These extracurricular activities build skills like teamwork, dedication, and work ethic, all of which benefit our graduates after high school. The dedicated teachers and staff of Andrew Jackson High School want to ensure that the Profile of the South Carolina Graduate is synonymous with the profile of our own graduates.
