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Morningside Middle

Public Grades 6-8

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 1% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Morningside Middle in North Charleston, SC, serves 552 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Charleston 01 school district, a district that ranks in the top third of the state but where this school stands out as a persistent outlier in academic performance.

For parents, the most important thing to know is that Morningside Middle has faced significant academic challenges for over a decade, consistently ranking in the bottom 2% of South Carolina middle schools. On state tests, proficiency rates in math range from about 10% to 15% and in English Language Arts from about 22% to 28%, compared to district averages of 53-57% in math and 65-66% in ELA. This gap is stark when compared to nearby schools like Buist Academy, which ranks in the 100th percentile, or Marrington Middle School of the Arts, which ranks in the 93rd percentile. Even among other struggling schools in the area, such as Northwoods Middle and Simmons Pinckney Middle, Morningside sits at the extreme low end of performance.

However, there are encouraging signs. The school has made a remarkable turnaround in chronic absenteeism, dropping from a staggering 62.3% in 2021-2022 to just 9.4% in 2024-2025—now better than the district (20.5%) and state (22.3%) averages. Additionally, students who take Algebra 1 perform exceptionally well, with an 83.3% proficiency rate that exceeds both district and state averages. The school also spends more per student ($22,401) than many higher-performing peers, suggesting significant resources are being directed toward improvement. While academic gains have not yet caught up with these positive developments, the dramatic improvement in attendance and the success of advanced math students offer a foundation for future progress.

552

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,401

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1999 Singley Lane
North Charleston, SC 29405

(843) 745-2000

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Morningside Middle usually attend:

High:

North Charleston High

Feeder schools for Morningside Middle:

Elementary:	Chicora Elementary
	Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori
	Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center
	Matilda F. Dunston Elementary
	More...
	North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary
	North Charleston Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.4%

Hispanic:

43.8%

White:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (19% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 33 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg61%

South Carolina avg51%

337^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 13Middle Schools in the Charleston 01

22^nd of 75Charleston 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	337 of 341	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	315 of 321	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	318 of 322	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	317 of 325	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	290 of 310	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	309 of 311	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	314 of 315	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	303 of 303	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.6	314 of 317	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.7	292 of 303	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.8	287 of 301	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.9	273 of 291	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	251 of 276	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.3	252 of 271	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.0	262 of 269	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.6	257 of 261	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.5	240 of 249	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.3	238 of 244	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.8	229 of 236	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.8	225 of 231	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.4	219 of 230	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	34.9	160 of 230	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	28.5	176 of 225	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	252 of 258	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	240 of 251	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	232 of 246	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	252 of 253	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	228 of 249	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	234 of 235	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	250 of 252	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	236 of 237	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.9	183 of 192	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	149 of 184	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	161 of 177	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	178 of 187	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	170 of 183	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	157 of 164	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	195 of 195	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	192 of 194	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	112 of 113	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	105 of 110	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	101 of 104	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	94 of 95	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	87 of 97	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	87 of 87	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	116 of 117	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	90 of 93	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	308 of 310	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	291 of 295	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	284 of 293	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	293 of 299	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	275 of 290	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	275 of 279	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	293 of 296	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	281 of 281	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.8	158 of 159	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	152 of 156	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	142 of 144	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	135 of 141	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	112 of 129	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	110 of 111	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	138 of 139	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	122 of 123	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.4	319 of 325	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	293 of 308	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	287 of 304	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	301 of 313	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	266 of 300	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	279 of 288	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	288 of 289	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	280 of 280	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.1	306 of 310	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	290 of 298	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	289 of 292	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	297 of 303	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	274 of 292	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	277 of 279	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	295 of 296	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	282 of 284	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2026)5th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts25%-33 vs state

Science20%-32 vs state

Mathematics12%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 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	100.0%	24 (4.3%)	267 (48.4%)	242 (43.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	5.1	337^th of 341 public middle schools	1.2%		6.9	315^th of 321 public middle schools	1.9%	22				21.6	28.4	25.4				12.2	9.5	15.2		19.5				$22,401	$5,771	$1,776	$7,548	$11,269	$3,584	$14,853
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	100.0%	31 (6.0%)	215 (41.9%)	247 (48.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	15.3	306^th of 341 public middle schools	10.3%		15.2	280^th of 321 public middle schools	12.8%	26				25.0	34.7	37.0				26.2	26.5	28.1		24.3				$21,951	$4,384	$1,544	$5,928	$12,628	$3,395	$16,023
Hanahan Middle	Public	6-8	4200 Railroad Ave	Hanahan	29410	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 820-3800	799	47	17.0	56.0%	394 (49.3%)	98 (12.3%)	189 (23.7%)	24 (3.0%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (10.5%)	49.5	161^st of 341 public middle schools	52.8%		55.8	125^th of 321 public middle schools	61.1%	36				51.1	57.1	55.8				44.3	44.4	38.0		43.9				$12,716	$764	$845	$1,609	$9,363	$1,744	$11,108
Northwoods Middle	Public	6-8	7763 Northside Drive	North Charleston	29420	Dorchester County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 764-2212	708	49	14.4	100.0%	46 (6.5%)	280 (39.5%)	334 (47.2%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	35 (4.9%)	9	324^th of 341 public middle schools	5.0%		7.6	313^th of 321 public middle schools	2.5%	11				27.7	36.0	34.8				14.0	14.7	22.4		21.7				$21,784	$3,944	$3,380	$7,324	$10,426	$4,034	$14,461
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	58.8%	552 (42.5%)	478 (36.8%)	142 (10.9%)	31 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	90 (6.9%)	49.1	162^nd of 341 public middle schools	52.5%		51.7	136^th of 321 public middle schools	57.6%	26				58.7	54.2	50.5				44.9	37.2	36.6		52.8				$29,210	$3,736	$1,839	$5,574	$18,192	$5,444	$23,636
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	100.0%	2 (1.1%)	177 (93.2%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	4.8	338^th of 341 public middle schools	0.9%		6.3	319^th of 321 public middle schools	0.6%	19				25.0	27.2	20.6				8.9	9.4	17.3		16.0				$36,562	$4,770	$1,679	$6,450	$23,471	$6,641	$30,112
Marrington Middle School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-8	109 Gearing Street	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 572-0313	432	28	15.4	35.8%	254 (58.8%)	87 (20.1%)	34 (7.9%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.3%)	90.5	25^th of 341 public middle schools	92.7%		88.8	33^rd of 321 public middle schools	89.7%	8				81.1	81.1	73.9				65.4	56.3	60.9		78.4				$14,944	$769	$756	$1,525	$11,628	$1,791	$13,419
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	100.0%	36 (11.4%)	149 (47.3%)	105 (33.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.3%)	24	260^th of 341 public middle schools	23.8%		15.7	275^th of 321 public middle schools	14.3%	15				39.1	41.5	56.0				23.8	21.7	30.3		33.4				$24,858	$4,043	$1,749	$5,792	$14,744	$4,322	$19,066
Sedgefield Middle	Public	6-8	131 Charles B. Gibson Boulevar	Goose Creek	29445	Berkeley County	Berkeley 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 797-2620	950	57	16.6	100.0%	205 (21.6%)	340 (35.8%)	275 (28.9%)	7 (0.7%)	11 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	112 (11.8%)	16.8	298^th of 341 public middle schools	12.6%		11.3	300^th of 321 public middle schools	6.5%	2				39.9	46.5	40.6				15.2	17.1	21.0		35.3				$13,088	$967	$1,132	$2,100	$9,002	$1,987	$10,989
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	21.4%	395 (75.8%)	50 (9.6%)	24 (4.6%)	30 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	99.7	2^nd of 341 public middle schools	99.4%		99.8	2^nd of 321 public middle schools	99.4%		100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	100.0	94.8	100.0	100.0	97.4	98.9	100.0	89.6	100.0	98.9				$18,527	$3,273	$1,393	$4,665	$10,917	$2,944	$13,862

Frequently Asked Questions about Morningside Middle

What district is Morningside Middle in?

Charleston 01

What is the racial makeup of Morningside Middle?

Students at Morningside Middle are 48% African American, 44% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Morningside Middle attend?

Students who attend Morningside Middle usually go on to attend North Charleston High

Is Morningside Middle a good school?

Morningside Middle ranks in the bottom 1.2% of South Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Morningside Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Morningside Middle.

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