Private Christian Schools in the Charleston Area (North Charleston, Mount Pleasant: day care, homes)

[Cobabana]

Hi. My husband and I have started the ground work to relocate to the Charleston area. We hope to do so by June 08.
My daughter is in first grade at a small, private christian school here. There are 15 students in her current class. Our yearly tuition is $3600. Their curriculum is A BEKA.
We are looking for a nice, friendly school in the Charleston area that will not break the bank.
Can anyone recommend a school or is there a school that you do not recommend?

Thank you!

[SCDweller]

Have you looked at Northside Christian Northside Baptist Church: Christian School ? My daughter went there for high school after my wife had homeschooled her and our other children her first eight years and enjoyed the school and excelled academically. It is located in North Charleston, about 15 minutes down I-26 from the Summerville exit. Another school that I have heard good things about is the Oaks Christian School, located right in Summerville. The Oaks Christian School Hope this helps!

[sbohandley]

What Christian denomination are you looking for, or does it matter?

[Cobabana]

The school she is in now is non-denominational. We do not prefer Catholic School.
We had picked up a phone book while driving through Summerville and I saw the listing for The Oaks Christian School. They do the A BEKA curriculum as well. I am glad that you have heard good reviews about it. It is hard to choose a school not knowing anyone in a community or much about it!!

Thank you for your advice!

[SCDweller]

No problem. Let me know if you are interested in talking with anyone in particular and I can check with my wife to see which parents we know who have children that attend the school.
Sincerely,
Foster

[beachme]

Here is a list of most private schools in Berkeley, Dorchester and Charleston counties.

Addlestone Hebrew Academy
Grades: K-8.
Telephone: 571-1105.
Address: 1639 Wallenberg Blvd., Charleston, SC 29407.
Cost: $2,797-$8,950.
Enrollment: 200.
Admissions Deadline: Jan. 31, but rolling after that.

Archibald Rutledge Academy
Grades: K-12.
Telephone: 887-3323.
Address: 1011 Old Cemetery Road, McClellanville, SC 29458.
Cost: $3,650.
Enrollment: 70.
Admissions Deadline: Rolling.

Ashley Hall
Grades: Preschool-12 (2- to 4-year-old preschool coed; K-12 all girls).
Telephone: 722-4088.
Address: 172 Rutledge Ave., Charleston, SC 29403.
Cost: Varies, $6,762-$15,606.
Enrollment: 649.
Admissions Deadline: Mid-February-early March.

Ashley River Baptist Kindergarten
Grades: K.
Telephone: 556-2681.
Address: 1101 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407.
Cost: $135 weekly.
Enrollment: 170.
Admissions deadline: At capacity; waiting list one year out.

Bishop England High School
Grades: 9-12.
Telephone: 849-9599.
Address: 363 Seven Farms Drive, Charleston, SC 29492.
Cost: Catholic $5,570 and non-Catholic $8,090 per year.
Enrollment: 830.
Admissions Deadline: Until March.

Blessed Sacrament School
Grades: K4-8.
Telephone: 766-2128.
Address: 7 St. Teresa Drive, Charleston, SC 29407.
Cost: Parishioners of Blessed Sacrament and St. Joseph’s, $2,050 for K4 and
$3,250 for K5-eighth grade; non-parishioners, $2,675 for K4 and $4,420 for
K5-eighth.
Enrollment: 435.
Admissions Deadline: Mid-February. New student’s applications start the last week in January.

Calvary Episcopal Day School
Grades: 2-5.
Telephone: 723-3878.
Address: 104-106 Line St., Charleston, SC 29403.
Cost: $90 per week.
Enrollment: 35.
Admissions Deadline: First-come, first-served.

Capers Preparatory Christian Academy
Grades: K5-12.
Telephone: 557-1821.
Address: 900 Main Road, No. 2, Johns Island, SC 29455.
Cost: $4,000 per year.
Enrollment: 45.
Admissions Deadline: Admit all year.

Cathedral Academy
Grades: K4-12.
Telephone: 760-1192.
Address: 3790 Ashley Phosphate Road, North Charleston, SC 29418.
Cost: Varies. K4/K5 half-day, $2,350, to grades 9-12, $5,100 per year.
Enrollment: 300.
Admissions Deadline: Enroll until full.

Charles Towne Montessori
Grades: Prekindergarten-6.
Telephone: 571-1140.
Address: 56 Leinbach Drive, Charleston, SC 29407.
Cost: Varies, $5,250-$8,000.
Enrollment: 150.
Admissions Deadline: Rolling.

Charleston Catholic School
Grades: K4-eighth.
Telephone: 577-4495.
Address: 888 King St., Charleston, SC 29403.
Cost: Downtown Catholic parishioners, $3,552; other area Catholics, $4,618;
non-Catholics, $5,684.
Enrollment: 205.
Admissions Deadline: Rolling.

Charleston Christian School
Grades: K-8.
Telephone: 556-4480.
Address: 2234 Plainview Road, Charleston, SC 29414.
Cost: Varies by grade, K4 and K5, $2,714; and first-eighth, $4,630
Enrollment: 93.
Admissions Deadline: Applications accepted until class is full.

Charleston Collegiate School
Grades: K-12.
Telephone: 559-5506.
Address: 2024 Academy Drive, Johns Island, SC 29455.
Cost: Varies by grade. $6,800-$10,225.
Enrollment: 280.
Admissions Deadline: Rolling.

Charleston Day School
Grades: 1-8.
Telephone: 722-7791.
Address: 15 Archdale St., Charleston, SC 29401.
Cost: $11,900.
Enrollment: 180.
Admissions Deadline: First grade, March 2; rolling second-eighth.

Charleston SDA School
Grades: K-8.
Telephone: 571-7519.
Address: 2518 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29414.
Cost: $330 per month and $400 registration fee.
Enrollment: 25.
Admissions Deadline: Rolling.

Chesterbrook Academy
Grades: K-2.
Telephone: 849-9333.
Address: 1212 Two Island Court, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-0294.
Cost: Varies. $154-$160 per week.
Enrollment: 212.
Admissions Deadline: Rolling.

Christ Our King-Stella Maris
Grades: 4K-8.
Telephone: 884-4721.
Address: 1183 Russell Drive, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464.
Cost: $2,900, parishioners; $5,800, non-parishioners.
Enrollment: 700.
Admissions Deadline: Not available.

Coastal Shores Christian School
Grades: K2-5.
Telephone: 552-4105.
Address: 8310 Dorchester Road, North Charleston, SC 29418.
Cost: Varies by age and schedule.
Enrollment: 74.
Admissions Deadline: none.

Crowfield Academy
Grades: K-1.
Telephone: 863-1801.
Address: 240 Westview Drive, Goose Creek, SC 29445.
Cost: Not available.
Enrollment: 60.
Admissions Deadline: Not available.

Divine Redeemer School
Grades: K-8.
Telephone: 553-1521.
Address: 1104 Fort Drive, Hanahan, SC 29406.
Cost: Catholic parishioners, $3,000; Catholic non-parishioners, $3,350; and
non-Catholic, $3,750 per year.
Enrollment: 180.
Admissions deadline: By the start of school.

Dorchester Academy
Grades: K-12.
Telephone: 563-9511.
Address: PO Box 901, St. George, SC 29477.
Cost: Not available.
Enrollment: 488.
Admissions Deadline: Not available.

Faith Christian School
Grades: Prekindergarten-12.
Telephone: 873-8464.
Address: 337 Farmington Road, Summerville, SC 29483.
Cost: Not available.
Enrollment: 317.
Admissions Deadline: Open enrollment.

Ferndale Baptist School
Grades: K-12.
Telephone: 744-3307.
Address: 4870 Piedmont Ave., North Charleston, SC 29406.
Cost: $2,850 per child.
Enrollment: 130.
Admissions Deadline: Rolling.

First Baptist Church School of Charleston
Grades: K-12.
Telephone: 722-6646.
Address: 48 Meeting St., Charleston, SC 29401.
Cost: Varies by grade. $6,274-$6,874.
Enrollment: 485.
Admissions Deadline: Rolling.

First Baptist Church School of Mount Pleasant
Grades: K-12.
Telephone: 884-3663.
Address: 681 McCants Drive, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464.
Cost: Varies from 3K-4K, $2,736, to ninth-12th, $5,354.
Enrollment: 303.
Admissions Deadline: Open registration starts March 1 until class is full.

General’s Academy
Grades: K-12.
Telephone: 767-3328.
Address: 7951 Dorchester Road, North Charleston, SC 29418.
Cost: Not available.
Enrollment: Not available.
Admissions Deadline: Not available.

Grace Family Christian Academy
Grades: K-12.
Telephone: 553-1373.
Address: P.O. Box 749, Ladson, SC 29456-0749.
Cost: $3,000 per year; $125 registration fee.
Enrollment: 130.
Admissions deadline: Open enrollment.

Grace UMC Weekday School
Grades: 12 months to 4-year-old kindergarten.
Telephone: 766-1621, ext. 1.
Address: 1601 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. Charleston, SC 29407.
Cost: Varies by age, $65-$180 per month.
Enrollment: 140.
Admissions Deadline: Not available.

Harvest Time Christian Academy
Grades: K-11.
Telephone: Not available.
Address: 4980 Dorchester Road, North Charleston, SC 29418.
Cost: Not available.
Enrollment: Not available.
Admissions Deadline: Not available.

James Island Christian School
Grades: K-12.
Telephone: 795-1762.
Address: 15 Crosscreek Drive, Charleston, SC 29412-0294.
Cost: Varies by grade. $3,525-$5,250.
Enrollment: 355.
Admissions Deadline: Rolling.

Londonderry School
Grades: 3K-5K before- and after-school care for first-fifth grades.
Telephone: 764-4549.
Address: 174 Londonderry Road, Goose Creek, SC 29445.
Cost: $435 monthly (new rate).
Enrollment: 91.
Admissions Deadline: March 1 starts enrollment, currently full.

Makin’ Butterflies Montessori School
Grades: Not available.
Telephone: 795-3311.
Address: 350 Folly Road, Charleston, SC 29412.
Cost: Not available.
Enrollment: Not available.
Admissions Deadline: Not available.

Mason Preparatory School
Grades: 1-8.
Telephone: 723-0664.
Address: 56 Halsey Blvd., Charleston, SC 29401.
Cost: Approximately $8,000.
Enrollment: 351.
Admissions Deadline: Open enrollment until classes are full.

Miles Road Baptist Church Children’s Learning Center
Grades: Preschool to K5.
Telephone: 873 7813.
Address: 816 Miles Road, Summerville, SC 29485.
Cost: Full-time care, $115 per week.
Enrollment: 185.
Admissions Deadline: Open enrollment.

Miracle Academy
Grades: K-12.
Telephone: 567-4644.
Address: 1019 Bethel Road, Russellville, SC 29476.
Cost: $2,850. Discounts for more than one student from a household.
Enrollment: 95.
Admissions deadline: Not available.

Montessori Day School at Unity
Grades: 18 months to 15 years/eighth grade.
Telephone: 566-9700.
Address: 2535 Leeds Ave., North Charleston SC 29405.
Cost: Varies by grade. $5,500 to $7,500 per year.
Enrollment: 41.
Admissions Deadline: April.

Montessori School of Johns Island
Grades: Ages 3-12.
Telephone: 559-0052.
Address: 3634 Mary Ann Point Road, Johns Island, SC 29455.
Cost: $600 per month.
Enrollment: 36.
Admissions Deadline: Open enrollment until full.

Montessori School of Mount Pleasant
Grades: Infant through kindergarten.
Telephone: 884-1117.
Address: 414 Whilden St., Mount Pleasant 29464.
Cost: Not available.
Enrollment: 200.
Admissions Deadline: Not available.

Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church Learning Center
Grades: Infants-5-year-olds.
Telephone: 884-4612.
Address: 302 Hibben St., Mount Pleasant, SC 29464.
Cost: Infants, $630 annually, to 4- and 5-year-olds, $2,295 annually.
Enrollment: 187.
Admissions Deadline: Open until full, and then waiting list.

Nativity School
Grades: K4-8.
Telephone: 795-3975
Address: 1125 Pittsford Circle, Charleston, SC 29412
Cost: Parishioners, one child per year for $3,483 to four children 12,634;
non-parishioners, one child at $4,803 to three children at $13,220
Enrollment: 160.
Admissions Deadline: Not available.

New Israel Christian School
Grades: Prekindergarten-8.
Telephone: 723-9200.
Address: 69 Simons St., Charleston, SC 29403.
Cost: Not available.
Enrollment: 123.
Admissions Deadline: Not available.

Noah’s Ark Child Development Center
Grades: Pre-kindergarten program.
Telephone: 875-5921.
Address: 1011 College Park Road, Summerville, SC 29483.
Cost: Not available.
Enrollment: About 100.
Admissions deadline: Open enrollment.

Northside Christian School
Grades: K-12.
Telephone: 797-2690.
Address: 7800 Northside Drive, Charleston, SC 29420.
Cost: Varies by age. $2,047-$4,189.50.
Enrollment: About 500.
Admissions Deadline: Open until full, registration for the public starts in March.

Northwood Academy
Grades: K-12.
Telephone: Upper School, 764-2285; Lower School, 572-0940; business office,
764-2278.
Address: 2263 Otranto Road, North Charleston, SC 29406.
Cost: Varies by grade. $2,205-$4,855.
Enrollment: 853.
Admissions Deadline: Rolling admission until full.

Oaks Christian School
Grades: K3-8.
Telephone: 875-7667.
Address: 505 Gahagan Road, Summerville, SC 29485.
Cost: $2,670-$3,220.
Enrollment: 178.
Admissions Deadline: Open enrollment begins Feb. 1 until full.

Owens Christian Academy
Grades: Preschool-K-5.
Telephone: 744-5087.
Address: 3377 Ridgeway St., North Charleston, SC 29405.
Cost: $130 per week.
Enrollment: 60.
Admissions Deadline: Open enrollment starts Feb. 26.

Palmetto Christian Academy
Grades: K-11.
Telephone: 881-9967.
Address: 361 Egypt Road, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464.
Cost: Varies, $3,480-$5,940.
Enrollment: 440.
Admissions Deadline: Open enrollment begins Feb. 12 until classes are full.

Palmetto Academy
Grades: 7-12.
Telephone: 571-7740.
Address: 913 Wappoo Road, Charleston, SC 29407-0294.
Cost: $375 per month.
Enrollment: 200.
Admissions Deadline: Open enrollment.

Pinewood Preparatory School
Grades: K4-12.
Telephone: 873-1643.
Address: 1114 Orangeburg Road, Summerville, SC 29483-8919.
Cost: Varies per student. $6,425-$8,175.
Enrollment: 823.
Admissions Deadline: Enroll until full.

Porter-Gaud School
Grades: 1-12.
Telephone: 556-3620.
Address: 300 Albemarle Road, Charleston, SC 29407.
Cost: Kindergarten, $11,765 yearly; grades 1-12, $13,310 to $15,350.
Enrollment: 920.
Admissions Deadline: K is Feb. 16, and grades 1-11, March 2.

Remount Baptist Kindergarten
Grades: K5.
Telephone: 747-7403.
Address: 1520 Remount Road, Charleston, SC 29406.
Cost: 9 a.m.-noon $175 a month; to stay for day care, $110 per week.
Enrollment: 14.
Admissions Deadline: Open admission until full.

Ridge Baptist academy
Grades: K-6.
Telephone: 873-9856.
Address: 2168 Ridge Church Road, Summerville, SC 29483.
Cost: Varies according to grade.
Enrollment: 215.
Admissions Deadline: Not available.

Riverbend Christian Academy
Grades: K2-12.
Telephone: 552-2357.
Address: 7035 Dorchester Road, North Charleston, SC 29418.
Cost: Varies by age. $185-$325 per month.
Enrollment: 140.
Admissions Deadline: Open until full.

St. John Catholic School:
Grades: K-8.
Telephone: 744-3901.
Address: 3921 St. John’s Ave., North Charleston, SC 29405.
Cost: Not available.
Enrollment: 76.
Admissions Deadline: Not available.

St. John’s Christian Academy
Grades: K-12.
Telephone: 761-8539.
Address: 204 W. Main St., Moncks Corner, SC 29461-2603.
Cost: Varies by grade.
Enrollment: 383.
Admissions Deadline: Feb. 7, and open enrollment starts Feb. 8.


St. Paul’s Academy
Grades: K4-12.
Telephone: 889-2702.
Address: 5139 Gibson Road., Hollywood, SC 29449.
Cost: Not available.
Enrollment: 94.
Admissions Deadline: Enroll until classes are full.

Summerville Catholic School
Grades: K4-8.
Telephone: 873-9310.
Address: 226 Black Oak Blvd., Summerville, SC 29485.
Cost: $3,642.
Enrollment: 330.
Admissions Deadline: Rolling.

Tiny Tots Tech
Grades: K-2.
Telephone: 871-3209.
Address: 328 Sangaree Parkway, Summerville, SC 29483.
Cost: Varies by age.
Enrollment: 108.
Admissions Deadline: Open enrollment.

Trident Academy
Grades: 1-12.
Telephone: 884-7046.
Address: 1455 Wakendaw Road, Mount Pleasant, SC.
Cost: $20,370 per year.
Enrollment: 106.
Admissions Deadline: Rolling.

Trinity Montessori School
Grades: Age 2-eighth grade.
Telephone: 556-6686.
Address: 1293 Orange Grove Road, Charleston, SC 29407.
Cost: Not available.
Enrollment: 56.
Admissions Deadline: Rolling admission with waiting list if necessary.

Wallace Christian Academy
Grades: K2-K5.
Telephone: 767-8264.
Address: 7530 Brandywine Road, North Charleston, SC 29420.
Cost: Varies by contract.
Enrollment: Licensed for 40 students.
Admissions Deadline: Open until full.

Wando Woods Baptist Kindergarten
Grades: Prekindergarten-K (3-5).
Telephone: 747-9088.
Address: 4123 Dorsey Ave., Charleston, SC 29405.
Cost: $140 a month.
Enrollment: 10-12.
Admissions Deadline: Open enrollment.

Westminster Presbyterian Preschool
Grades: K.
Telephone: 571-0321.
Address: 1157 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Charleston, SC 29407.
Cost: Varies by age. $142-$205 per month.
Enrollment: 144.
Admissions Deadline: Enroll until full.
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[Cobabana]

Thanks for the list!

[amymc01]

I highly recommend Cathedral Academy. Tuition is higher than what you pay now, but it is an up and coming school. They have been around since '99 and my daughter has been there since '01. We LOVE IT! It is a nondenominational school, very heavily tied to the church. I, personally, would not recommend Northside, as they are ultra conservative and kinda stagnant. As for the Oaks, if I am not mistaken, they only offer a few grades and then you would have to transfer elsewhere. In the same area, Northwood Academy is a good school - my neighbor's kids go there.

Good Luck!

[flgrammie]

I can tell you from personal experience that Riverben Christian Academy is terrible.

[AcadianIrish]

My three kids go to Christ Our King/Stella Maris and we LOVE it!