Middle Schools in Charleston 01

Summary:

The Charleston 01 school district in South Carolina is home to 12 middle schools serving students in grades 6-8. These schools vary significantly in size, performance, and student demographics, with some standout institutions demonstrating the potential for excellence within the district.

Among the top-performing middle schools in Charleston 01 are Moultrie Middle, ranked 4th out of 325 South Carolina middle schools, Thomas C. Cario Middle, ranked 3rd, and Buist Academy, ranked 1st. These schools consistently achieve high test scores, with over 80% proficiency in core subject areas, and have earned 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in student performance across the district. Schools with higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as Northwoods Middle and Simmons Pinckney Middle, tend to have lower academic achievement. Additionally, the district as a whole struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, an issue that will need to be addressed to improve overall student outcomes.

District Detail

75 Calhoun Street
Charleston, SC 29401

(843) 937-6300

SchoolDigger Rank:
23^rd of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 50,856

Primary Schools: 52
Middle Schools: 12
High Schools: 18
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)					SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Morningside Middle	Public	6-8	1999 Singley Lane	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-2000	552	50	11.1		24 (4.3%)	267 (48.4%)	242 (43.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	6.9	313^th of 320 public middle schools	2.2%		7.6	320^th of 325 public middle schools	1.5%	7	24.1	21.5	26.2			10.9	6.0	11.8	20.1	83.3	$22,401	$5,771	$1,776	$7,548	$11,269	$3,584	$14,853
C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art	Public, Magnet	6-8	3090 Sanders Road	Charleston	29414	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 763-1529	1,299	95	13.7		552 (42.5%)	478 (36.8%)	142 (10.9%)	31 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	90 (6.9%)	51.7	136^th of 320 public middle schools	57.5%		51.2	147^th of 325 public middle schools	54.8%	11	59.1	54.8	51.2			33.3	30.3	33.0	52.3	97.1	$29,210	$3,736	$1,839	$5,574	$18,192	$5,444	$23,636
Thomas C. Cario Middle	Public	6-8	3500 Thomas Cario Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-4595	1,105	65	17.0		920 (83.3%)	48 (4.3%)	71 (6.4%)	23 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.7%)	97.9	6^th of 320 public middle schools	98.1%		99.2	3^rd of 325 public middle schools	99.1%	3	85.5	86.6	81.8			85.5	75.8	71.3	77.8	99.6	$16,294	$3,086	$1,033	$4,119	$9,798	$2,377	$12,175
Northwoods Middle	Public	6-8	7763 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2212	708	49	14.4		46 (6.5%)	280 (39.5%)	334 (47.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	35 (4.9%)	7.6	311^th of 320 public middle schools	2.8%		11.5	300^th of 325 public middle schools	7.7%	11	24.1	28.5	31.1			8.9	11.5	9.1	18.5	91.7	$21,784	$3,944	$3,380	$7,324	$10,426	$4,034	$14,461
Haut Gap Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1861 Bohicket Road	Johns Island	29449	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 559-6418	412	33	12.4		166 (40.3%)	107 (26.0%)	114 (27.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	62.7	105^th of 320 public middle schools	67.2%		58.8	116^th of 325 public middle schools	64.3%	11	61.2	59.2	55.4			38.0	43.3	43.9	47.3	100.0	$22,721	$4,076	$1,699	$5,774	$12,734	$4,212	$16,946
Laing Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2705 Bulrush Basket Lane	Mount Pleasant	29466	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2809	986	61	16.2		786 (79.7%)	113 (11.5%)	40 (4.1%)	20 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.5%)	96.4	16^th of 320 public middle schools	95.0%		98.2	7^th of 325 public middle schools	97.8%	9	79.3	83.5	83.8			71.4	74.0	64.7	71.7	100.0	$17,706	$3,232	$1,388	$4,619	$10,596	$2,491	$13,087
Moultrie Middle	Public	6-8	645 Coleman Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2819	1,130	65	17.4		969 (85.8%)	67 (5.9%)	50 (4.4%)	23 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.7%)	97.5	8^th of 320 public middle schools	97.5%		98.8	4^th of 325 public middle schools	98.8%	4	85.3	87.6	85.3			76.1	71.6	70.4	72.9	99.3	$16,249	$2,911	$1,141	$4,052	$9,964	$2,233	$12,196
Buist Academy	Public, Magnet	3-8	103 Calhoun Street	Charleston	29401	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 724-7750	521	37	14.0		395 (75.8%)	50 (9.6%)	24 (4.6%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	99.8	2^nd of 320 public middle schools	99.4%		99.8	1^st of 325 public middle schools	99.7%	1		97.9	97.8	98.7	98.7	94.9	93.6	81.3	99.0	100.0	$18,527	$3,273	$1,393	$4,665	$10,917	$2,944	$13,862
Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science	Public, Magnet	6-8	6401 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29418	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 767-8383	513	58	8.8		31 (6.0%)	215 (41.9%)	247 (48.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	15.2	278^th of 320 public middle schools	13.1%		17.6	273^rd of 325 public middle schools	16.0%	5	30.5	39.0	33.5			17.1	17.5	16.4	28.7		$21,951	$4,384	$1,544	$5,928	$12,628	$3,395	$16,023
Simmons Pinckney Middle	Public	6-8	244 President Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 724-7789	190	25	7.6		2 (1.1%)	177 (93.2%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	6.3	317^th of 320 public middle schools	0.9%		6.7	322^nd of 325 public middle schools	0.9%	5	23.2	30.2	30.4			8.7	6.8	5.4	18.8	100.0	$36,562	$4,770	$1,679	$6,450	$23,471	$6,641	$30,112
Deer Park Middle	Public	6-8	2263 Otranto Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 990-5200	315	27	11.8		36 (11.4%)	149 (47.3%)	105 (33.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	15.7	273^rd of 320 public middle schools	14.7%		12.7	297^th of 325 public middle schools	8.6%	24	27.1	48.0	37.6			12.7	23.5	10.9	19.5	95.5	$24,858	$4,043	$1,749	$5,792	$14,744	$4,322	$19,066
Camp Road Middle	Public	6-8	1825 Camp Road	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2784	901	53	16.9		681 (75.6%)	146 (16.2%)	27 (3.0%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (4.0%)	89.6	30^th of 320 public middle schools	90.6%		86.6	43^rd of 325 public middle schools	86.8%	13	77.6	78.1	71.6			58.7	59.5	45.2	72.3	100.0	$17,753	$3,505	$1,295	$4,799	$9,968	$2,986	$12,954

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
School Public Charter School District	1.31 mi	59	30^th
Berkeley 01	2.2 mi	46	36^th
Dorchester 02	6.88 mi	25	19^th
Charter Institute at Erskine	8.99 mi	31	40^th
Limestone Charters Association	12.98 mi	13	22^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.