From world language, advanced learning and leadership to STEM and STEAM-powered education, unique themed schools have piqued the interest of parents, guardians and educators alike.
Ideally, a student’s zoned school will offer the types of curricular and extracurricular options best suited to his or her interests. However, with a menu of opportunities as unique as the students and communities our district serves, we believe in a student and family’s right to choice and honor whenever possible their access to the educational environment most suited to their learning and individual achievement.
Aiken County Public Schools offers Advanced Placement (AP) Academies at North Augusta High School and South Aiken High School, as well as the state’s first Cambridge International affiliated schools in Aiken High School and Schofield Middle School. Additionally, the district recently established an Early College program at Midland Valley High School, which allows students to earn an Associate’s Degree from Aiken Tech, alongside their pursuit of a high school diploma.
Additional areas of thematic focus at the high school level include a future-ready curriculum of technology, engineering and arts at Silver Bluff High School, a leadership and military science accelerated program at Wagener-Salley High School, and an Agricultural Entrepreneurship and Health Science Farm-to-Table Healthy Living School at Ridge Spring-Monetta High School. A true college experience on campus at the University of South Carolina Aiken rounds out high school thematic program offerings with the Aiken Scholars Academy.
Thematic emphasis at the middle school level beyond the Cambridge Lower Secondary Program at Schofield Middle School has been expanded to include the School of Science at Paul Knox Middle School, and a Modern Math Academy at North Augusta Middle School. Students looking for a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) or STEM-based magnet program can find both in the well-established and AdvancED accredited programs at New Ellenton Middle STEAM Magnet School and Jackson Middle STEM Magnet School.
At the elementary level, student options are equally as impressive with East Aiken School of the Arts as a nationally-recognized arts-infused elementary magnet school, a focus on leadership at Chukker Creek Elementary School, Hammond Hill Elementary School and Busbee Elementary School.
While it's our goal to be as flexible as possible with regard to school choice to allow parents to make those important educational decisions for their children, schools that are at capacity will not be available for transfer. Transfer request acceptance is not guaranteed, though every effort will be made to do so. For more information about the process email transfers@acpsd.net.
