Academic Magnet High School (AMHS) is a high school (grades 9-12) in North Charleston, South Carolina, USA. The school requires students to join through an admissions process based on middle school grades, test scores, teacher recommendations, and a written essay.

History

Academic Magnet High School was established in 1988, and the first class graduated in 1992. The school was originally located as a separate sub-campus of Burke High School in downtown Charleston. It then moved to the Charleston Naval Base, where it stayed until 2010, when it moved to the newly-built Bonds Wilson campus on the site of the old Bonds-Wilson High School in North Charleston, South Carolina. Academic Magnet shares this state-of-the-art campus with the Charleston County School of the Arts middle and high schools. The new campus is part of an effort by the Charleston County School District to upgrade its facilities.^[1]

Recognition

In the May 19, 2008 Newsweek cover story, Academic Magnet High School was ranked 7th among national public high schools based on an index consisting of the quotient of AP exams taken by all students and the quantity and quality of graduating seniors. Most recently, it was recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the 10th best high school^[4] in the nation.

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City: North Charleston
State: SC
School Classification: M,S
GRAD RATE(%): 100
AP/IB TESTS: 1.7
COLLEGE BOUND(%): 100
AVG SAT: 1920
AVG ACT: 28
SUBS LUNCH(%): 5
AVG AP SCORE: 3.6
NEWSWEEK SCORE: 3.93