Fort Dorchester High School
| Address: |
8500 Patriot Blvd.
North Charleston, SC
29420-7415 |
| Type: |
Regular (Public) |
| District: |
Dorchester School District 2 |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Grade: |
9-12 |
| Students: |
2,337 |
| Teachers: |
113 |
| Ratio: |
20.77 |
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Movoto School Rank for Fort Dorchester High School
Past Performance
| Year |
Rank |
Percentile |
| 2011 |
B |
45th |
| 2010 |
B |
26th |
| 2009 |
B |
39th |
| 2008 |
B |
27th |
| 2007 |
A |
14th |
ACT Test Scores for Fort Dorchester High School
What is this?
The American College Test (ACT) is a national college entrance exam taken by High School students across the country. Students are tested in English, Reading, Math, Science and Writing. The scores displayed on Movoto are the average score for students at Fort Dorchester High School. The composite score is an average of separate subject scores. Some schools also provide a participation rate, which shows the percent of students that take the test.
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HSAP Test Scores for Fort Dorchester High School
What is this?
High school students in South Carolina must pass the High School Assessment Program (HSAP) test in order to receive a diploma. The HSAP covers English/Language Arts and Math. The scores displayed for Fort Dorchester High School represent the percentage of students who met or exceeded test standards.
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School Features for Fort Dorchester High School
| School Features |
Gifted and Talented Program, Bilingual Education, Site Based |
| Grades |
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 |
| Advanced Placement |
Y |
| Advanced Placement |
Art Studio 2D Design, Art Studio Drawing, Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistery, English Literature Composition, European History, Government Politics US, Physics of Mechanics, Statistics, US History |
| Prior Year Enrollment |
2548 |
| Enrollment Count |
2337 |
| Enrollment Range |
750+ |
| Enrollment Change |
-211 |
| Enrollment Change % |
-8.3 |
| Population Aged 5-17 Below Poverty Level |
10.53 |
Student Demographics for Fort Dorchester High School
| Asian |
102 (4%) |
| Black |
989 (42.32%) |
| Hispanic |
95 (4.07%) |
| Native American |
7 (0.30%) |
| White |
1144 (48.95%) |
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Students per Grade for Fort Dorchester High School
| Grade 9 |
574 (25%) |
| Grade 10 |
586 (25%) |
| Grade 11 |
628 (27%) |
| Grade 12 |
549 (23%) |
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Demographic Characteristics for Zip Code 29420
| African American |
5,673 (38 %) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
437 (3 %) |
| Indian |
72 (0 %) |
| Mixed Races |
305 (2 %) |
| Others |
362 (2 %) |
| White |
8,011 (54 %) |
| Male |
7,651 (50 %) |
| Female |
7,514 (50 %) |
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