 It was named as one of sixteen US National Service-Learning Leader Schools by the Corporation for National and Community Service in 2002 and has ranked nationally—as high as 26th by "The Daily Beast" website and 59th in "Newsweek" magazine—in lists of best public high schools in the United States.The school has been accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Precollegiate Arts Schools (ACCPAS), with initial accreditation in 2004 and successful renewal in 2013.Academically, the school is a South Carolina Summa Cum Laude Distinguished Performance School with student ACT and SAT assessment results both exceeding the state and national averages.