Total Student Enrollment Grades PK-12: 265
Faculty: 30
ACADEMICS:
- Marlboro Academy maintains a traditional, college preparatory curriculum with honors classes offered beginning in the eighth grade for math and English and in the ninth grade for science as well. Marlboro Academy operates on a six period day, with two semesters consisting of two nine-week grading periods.
- Marlboro Academy is accredited by the South Carolina Independent School Association.
- Marlboro Academy calculates a student’s GPA using the South Carolina Uniform Grading Policy
- Grading Scale: A (90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79), D (60-69), F (Below 60)
- All students will have completed the SC CHE high school course prerequisites before graduation.
Graduation Requirements
English ............................................................................. 4 units
Mathematics ................................................................... 4 units
Science ............................................................................. 4 units
US History ........................................................................ 4 units
Government ................................................................... 1/2 unit
Economics ...................................................................... 1/2 unit
Social Studies .................................................................. 2 units
Foreign Language ........................................................... 2 units
Computer Science ........................................................... 1 unit
Physical Education ......................................................... 1 unit
Fine Arts ........................................................................... 1 unit
Electives ........................................................................... 3 units
Total ............................................................................... 24 Carnegie Units
* Electives consist of additional courses in English, mathematics, foreign language, fine arts, and dual credit courses through Richmond Community College and Northeastern Technical College.
In Addition:
- 36 hours of community service is required for graduation.
- National Beta Club and National Honor Society are by invitation only.
- Up to 4 college courses may be taken for Dual Credit.
Curriculum
Marlboro Academy’s curriculum consists of College Preparatory (CP) and Honors (H) courses. Some of our students elect to take the Advanced Placement exams.
English I, II, III, IV, V (CP&H)
Algebra I, II, III (CP&H)
Geometry (CP & H)
Pre-Calculus (H)
History of American Cinema (CP)
Spanish I, II (CP) , III (H)
World Geography (CP)
World History (CP)
Performance Chorus (CP)
Physical Science (CP&H)
Biology (CP&H)
Chemistry (CP&H)
Advanced Biology (CP&H)
US History (CP)
Government/Economics (CP)
Computer Science (CP)
Physical Education (CP)
Psychology (CP)
Testing
Students in grades K-9 annually take the Stanford 10 Achievement Test. Also, each year, students in grades 2, 5, and 7 take the OLSAT, and the PSAT is administered on campus to students is grades 8-11. Students normally begin taking the SAT and/or the ACT at the end of their sophomore year.
SAT
Mean Score of Students Attending Four Year College: 1150
ACT
Mean Composite of Students Attending Four Year College: 23