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Mt. Pleasant Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Mt. Pleasant Academy is a highly regarded elementary school in Mount Pleasant, SC, serving 630 students in grades PK-5 within the Charleston 01 school district. This school has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past decade and currently ranks #8 out of 649 elementary schools in South Carolina, placing it in the 99th percentile statewide.

What truly sets Mt. Pleasant Academy apart is its remarkable consistency. Over the last ten years, its state ranking has never dipped below the top 2% of all elementary schools in South Carolina. Test scores are dramatically higher than district and state averages—for example, 4th-grade math proficiency sits at 93%, compared to 60.6% for the district and 52.3% for the state. The school also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.0%, compared to 20.5% for the district and 22.3% for the state. This suggests a highly engaged student body and strong family-school connection. The school also shows effectiveness across student subgroups, with a notable improvement in serving low socio-economic status students, jumping from the 75th to the 94th percentile in just one year.

Parents considering this school should know it sits in a highly competitive cluster of top-tier schools. Nearby Belle Hall Elementary (#3), Stiles Point Elementary (#4), and Sullivan's Island Elementary (#5) are all within a 5-mile radius and also rank in the top 5 in the state. One area to watch: math proficiency shows a consistent dip as students progress, dropping from 90% in 3rd grade to 82.4% in 5th grade. Additionally, per-student spending spiked to $28,129 in 2023-2024 before settling back to $17,083—a figure that is actually lower than some lower-performing schools in the district, highlighting that factors beyond funding drive this school's exceptional outcomes.

630

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,083

Per pupil spending ?

16.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

605 Center Street
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464

(843) 849-2826

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Mt. Pleasant Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Moultrie Middle
High:	Lucy Garrett Beckham High

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.6%

African American:

5.4%

Hispanic:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (89% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Charleston 01

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school89%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg58%

8^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 45Elementary Schools in the Charleston 01

21^st 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	97.2	8 of 649	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.3	14 of 640	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	4 of 638	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	6 of 644	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	6 of 625	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	3 of 622	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	8 of 643	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	6 of 624	99.0%	★★★★★
2017	96.7	3 of 639	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	96.5	2 of 619	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	98.0	2 of 638	99.7%	★★★★★
2014	91.9	10 of 630	98.4%	★★★★★
2013	92.6	4 of 599	99.3%	★★★★★
2012	92.0	9 of 594	98.5%	★★★★★
2011	93.2	6 of 597	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	92.9	9 of 589	98.5%	★★★★★
2009	94.0	9 of 580	98.4%	★★★★★
2008	93.5	4 of 577	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	93.4	6 of 566	98.9%	★★★★★
2006	93.3	4 of 559	99.3%	★★★★★
2005	94.0	3 of 557	99.5%	★★★★★
2004	95.1	2 of 550	99.6%	★★★★★
2003	95.7	2 of 542	99.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	96.9	4 of 589	99.3%	★★★★★
2025	96.8	8 of 581	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	4 of 565	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	2 of 580	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	10 of 573	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	2 of 554	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	4 of 588	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	6 of 570	98.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	72.7	13 of 105	87.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.1	40 of 624	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	70.7	151 of 613	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	63 of 599	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	33 of 600	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	20 of 588	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	96.2	7 of 583	98.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.6	22 of 586	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	6 of 568	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	19 of 582	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	4 of 579	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	97.5	5 of 561	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	14 of 590	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	5 of 571	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	5 of 454	98.9%	★★★★★
2025	93.9	7 of 460	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	4 of 441	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	10 of 463	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	7 of 455	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	4 of 439	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	11 of 472	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	4 of 457	99.1%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

White (2026)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)88th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science91%+39 vs state

English Language Arts90%+26 vs state

Mathematics88%+35 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Thursday, November 15, 2018

it is white privledged and you only get good grades if youre rich. the teachers cant teach and they all cant take critism Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 18, 2016

MPA is an excellent neighborhood school. The children respect both their teachers and peers. Improvements could be made to the front entrance and lobby to make it have a more welcoming appeal. Close Quote

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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)		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 (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	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
Mt. Pleasant Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Center Street	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2826	630	38	16.5		539 (85.6%)	34 (5.4%)	27 (4.3%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	97.2	8^th of 649 public elementary schools	98.8%		96.3	14^th of 640 public elementary schools	97.8%	6	90.0	93.0	87.1				90.0	93.0	82.4				91.0		$17,083	$3,001	$1,208	$4,210	$10,908	$1,965	$12,873
East Cooper Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1120 Rifle Range Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 216-2883	433	30	14.3		375 (86.6%)	16 (3.7%)	15 (3.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	94.4	25^th of 649 public elementary schools	96.1%		87.6	64^th of 640 public elementary schools	90.0%	39	86.8	89.1	89.6	84.4	88.6	91.4	86.8	71.0	75.0	65.6	79.5	80.0	80.0	87.5
Sullivan's Island Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2014 Mike Perkis Place	Sullivans Island	29482	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 883-3118	497	35	14.2		452 (90.9%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	97.3	5^th of 649 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.5	6^th of 640 public elementary schools	99.1%	1	94.7	89.3	90.3				93.4	85.4	87.5				85.4		$18,897	$3,141	$1,245	$4,387	$11,870	$2,641	$14,511
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1565 Rifle Range Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2838	767	48	16.0		654 (85.3%)	37 (4.8%)	38 (5.0%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	96.3	16^th of 649 public elementary schools	97.5%		96	16^th of 640 public elementary schools	97.5%		89.2	90.8	90.3				89.2	82.4	79.0				83.0		$17,714	$3,690	$1,252	$4,942	$10,424	$2,349	$12,773
James B. Edwards Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	885 Von Kolnitz Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2805	767	53	14.4		621 (81.0%)	54 (7.0%)	41 (5.3%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	91.8	36^th of 649 public elementary schools	94.5%		88.6	58^th of 640 public elementary schools	90.9%	22	86.7	89.9	78.9				85.8	74.8	67.7				79.8		$18,901	$3,093	$1,237	$4,330	$12,082	$2,489	$14,571
Memminger Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	20 Beaufain Street	Charleston	29401	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 724-7778	438	37	11.8		221 (50.5%)	176 (40.2%)	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.9%)	33.3	430^th of 649 public elementary schools	33.7%		30.2	450^th of 640 public elementary schools	29.7%	20	53.0	55.5	37.1				53.0	47.2	31.5				52.8		$26,342	$4,773	$1,844	$6,616	$15,297	$4,429	$19,726
Charleston Progressive	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	382 Meeting Street	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 720-2967	184	21	8.5		2 (1.1%)	173 (94.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)	54.5	278^th of 649 public elementary schools	57.2%		44.8	342^nd of 640 public elementary schools	46.6%	64	68.9	70.0	58.8				62.0	45.0	38.2				65.0		$36,481	$7,724	$2,465	$10,188	$20,136	$6,156	$26,292
Sanders-Clyde Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 Morrison Drive	Charleston	29403	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 724-7783	369	40	9.2		9 (2.4%)	326 (88.3%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (5.7%)	25.2	488^th of 649 public elementary schools	24.8%		26	480^th of 640 public elementary schools	25.0%	8	46.0	52.3	46.2				50.0	34.1	30.8				43.2		$39,483	$8,228	$3,738	$11,966	$22,862	$4,655	$27,517
Belle Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Egypt Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2841	649	38	17.3		521 (80.3%)	63 (9.7%)	28 (4.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	98.3	3^rd of 649 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.7	3^rd of 640 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.5	94.7	96.2				94.4	87.4	91.4				87.4		$17,585	$3,232	$1,248	$4,480	$10,910	$2,195	$13,105
Stiles Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	883-A Mikell Drive	Charleston	29412	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 762-2767	866	51	17.1		772 (89.1%)	34 (3.9%)	19 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.0%)	97.5	4^th of 649 public elementary schools	99.4%		96.2	15^th of 640 public elementary schools	97.7%	11	94.5	90.0	93.1				93.6	86.7	86.2				85.4		$17,245	$3,274	$1,316	$4,590	$10,588	$2,066	$12,654

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt. Pleasant Academy

What is the racial makeup of Mt. Pleasant Academy?

Students at Mt. Pleasant Academy are 86% White, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Mt. Pleasant Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 630 students attended Mt. Pleasant Academy.

What schools do graduates of Mt. Pleasant Academy attend?

Students who attend Mt. Pleasant Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moultrie Middle
High : Lucy Garrett Beckham High

Is Mt. Pleasant Academy a good school?

Yes! Mt. Pleasant Academy is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Mt. Pleasant Academy in?

Charleston 01

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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.

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