Greer Preparatory Academy, 4520 Locust Hill Road: a public charter school for grades 3-8, opened in 2025, rated Good (51 points) for 2025-26.

Last checked Oct. 22, 2026. Sources: the school’s website and athletics site, its enrollment page, contact page, employee directory and board page; the S.C. Department of Education’s 2025-26 report card and report card data file; and Greer Middle College’s enrollment page.

Greer Preparatory Academy is a public charter school in the statewide South Carolina Public Charter School District, the sister school of Greer Middle College. It opened in the 2025-26 school year with 100 sixth graders and 50 seventh graders, housed at first at Greer Middle College, and moved in summer 2026 to its permanent campus at 4520 Locust Hill Road, which has a Taylors mailing address, according to the school. It now serves grades 3 to 8. The school says it uses a classical model of education with the Core Knowledge curriculum, and its state report card for its first year rated it Good, 51 points.

Who to call
Address 4520 Locust Hill Road, Taylors, SC 29687
Phone 864-403-1472
Grades 3 to 8 in 2026-27
District South Carolina Public Charter School District
Admission Lottery and waitlist; no attendance zone
State school ID 4701084

About Greer Preparatory Academy

The school’s home page says it “produces well-rounded students using a proven Classical Instructional Model and curriculum.” It lists these as its focuses:

  • A classical model of education
  • The Core Knowledge curriculum
  • Community service
  • Strong parent involvement: parents log service hours, and the school’s Charter Barter program counts donations toward them, at $10 for one hour, according to its parents page
  • School uniforms

The school also says its students “are not dependent on electronic devices throughout the school day.” Its enrollment page is called Future Blazer and its newsletter the GPA Blazer.

Greer Preparatory Academy athletics

Greer Prep is a member of the Carolina Middle School Conference, according to its athletics site. Milton Parks is the athletic director.

Season Sports Grades
Fall Volleyball, cross country, boys soccer 6 to 8
Winter Girls basketball, boys basketball 5 to 6 and 6 to 8 teams
Spring Girls soccer, track and field, baseball 6 to 8

Athletes need a physical dated after April 1, 2026, before tryouts or team workouts, and forms go in through the athletics site.

Principal

Principal Nanette Davis, according to the school’s employee directory.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 150 students in grades 6 and 7 in 2025-26, its first year, according to the state’s report card.
  • This year: the school says it now serves 400 students in grades 3 to 5 and 400 in grades 6 to 8.
  • The federal NCES directory’s latest year, 2023-24, predates the school, so it has no federal enrollment or teacher count yet.

State report card

South Carolina rates every public school each fall as Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory. The state’s report card site says Good means school performance exceeds the criteria to ensure all students meet the Profile of the SC Graduate. The overall rating is built from indicators such as academic achievement, preparing for success, student progress, English learners’ progress and school climate.

2025-26 rating: Good, 51 points. On the state’s middle school scale, Excellent 56 to 100, Good 48 to 55, Average 36 to 47, Below Average 29 to 35 and Unsatisfactory 28 and below. This was the school’s first report card.

Indicator 2025-26 rating
Academic achievement Excellent
Preparing for success Excellent
Student progress Unsatisfactory
School climate Excellent
  • SC READY, share meeting or exceeding expectations: English language arts 83.8% and math 56.1%
  • SC PASS science, share meeting or exceeding expectations: 75.8%

The full 2025-26 report card, with results by student group, teacher data, safety and spending, is on the state’s SC School Report Cards site. The state released the 2025-26 report cards in October 2026.

Admission

Greer Preparatory Academy has no attendance zone. Its enrollment page sets out these steps:

  • Information nights: Jan. 20 from 6 to 7 p.m., with more dates through February, and a sign-up form on the page
  • Lottery for rising third graders (2027-28): applications open Jan. 20 to Feb. 13, 2027, and families can check placement in PowerSchool on Feb. 14
  • Grades 3 to 8 this year: apply for the waitlist online, and email admissions@greerprepacademy.org for a status update

Greer Middle College says Greer Preparatory Academy has been its feeder school since 2025.

Calendar and school hours

The school sets its own calendar and posts it on its website. Its board meets at 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month, except December, according to the board page.

We did not find published bell times on the school’s website.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Greer Preparatory Academy serve?

Third through eighth grade in 2026-27, according to the school. It opened in 2025-26 with sixth and seventh grades.

What is Greer Preparatory Academy’s school rating?

It was rated Good, with 51 points, on South Carolina’s 2025-26 school report card, its first.

How do you get into Greer Preparatory Academy?

Rising third graders apply in a lottery that runs Jan. 20 to Feb. 13, 2027. For other grades, apply for the waitlist on the school’s website.

Does Greer Preparatory Academy have sports?

Yes. It is a member of the Carolina Middle School Conference, with volleyball, cross country and boys soccer in the fall, girls and boys basketball in the winter, and girls soccer, track and field and baseball in the spring, according to the school’s athletics site.

Do Greer Preparatory Academy students wear uniforms?

Yes. The school lists school uniforms among its focuses, alongside a classical model of education, the Core Knowledge curriculum, community service and strong parent involvement.

Which high school does Greer Preparatory Academy feed into?

Greer Middle College Charter High, which says Greer Prep became its feeder school in 2025.