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Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori

Q: Is Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori a good school?

Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori ranks 270 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 59% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori is a public Montessori school in North Charleston, SC, serving 471 students in grades PK-8 within the Charleston 01 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

This school has become a standout success story in its immediate area. After ranking in the 26th percentile just seven years ago, Hursey Montessori has climbed to the 59th percentile statewide—a remarkable 33-point improvement. In 3rd grade, students are actually outperforming both district and state averages in reading (71.7% proficient vs. 68.8% district and 64.1% state) and math (71.8% vs. 68.3% district and 59.2% state). This is especially impressive when you compare it to nearby schools like Matilda F. Dunston Elementary (3rd percentile), North Charleston Elementary (1st percentile), and Chicora Elementary (6th percentile). The school also shines in 6th grade science, where 61.9% of students are proficient—well above the state average of 48.3%. With a favorable 13:1 student-teacher ratio, families will find a school that's clearly gaining momentum.

However, there are important challenges to consider. The school's strongest performance is concentrated in the early grades; by 5th grade, math proficiency drops to 40%, and 7th grade math has been a particular struggle, with only 15% proficient in a recent year. Chronic absenteeism, while improved from 28.8% to 21.3%, remains a concern. The school also spends significantly more per student ($25,470) than nearby Orange Grove Charter School ($14,448), which achieves dramatically higher outcomes at the 98th percentile. For parents considering this school, the Montessori approach appears to deliver strong early elementary results and meaningful improvement over time, but the middle school years may require additional attention and support.

471

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,470

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3910 Verde Avenue
North Charleston, SC 29405

(843) 745-7105

District: Charleston 01

Students who attend Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori usually attend:

Middle:	Morningside Middle
High:	North Charleston High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.9%

African American:

34.2%

Hispanic:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2016 → 59th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the South Carolina median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg63%

South Carolina avg54%

Elementary school

270^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

129^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 46Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	270 of 661	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.1	360 of 639	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	394 of 643	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	367 of 644	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	297 of 625	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	327 of 622	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	475 of 643	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	423 of 624	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.5	439 of 639	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.2	379 of 619	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.2	371 of 638	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.9	470 of 630	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.3	507 of 599	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.4	537 of 594	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	569 of 597	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.0	582 of 589	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.6	555 of 580	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.5	548 of 577	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.1	563 of 566	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.3	536 of 559	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.7	557 of 557	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.3	511 of 550	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.5	533 of 542	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	11.6	404 of 412	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	261 of 599	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	34.8	383 of 580	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	423 of 568	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	430 of 580	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	291 of 573	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	471 of 634	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	554 of 612	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	450 of 602	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	535 of 608	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	366 of 600	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	515 of 600	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	508 of 588	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	266 of 591	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.1	342 of 585	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.7	240 of 571	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	315 of 582	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	49.9	238 of 446	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.2	214 of 463	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	129 of 341	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.6	129 of 321	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	180 of 322	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	152 of 325	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	178 of 310	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	188 of 311	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	178 of 315	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.4	71 of 303	76.6%	★★★★☆
2017	46.7	163 of 317	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	66.8	87 of 303	71.3%	★★★★☆
2015	53.3	128 of 301	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	4.0	227 of 230	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	160 of 325	50.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2026)56th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)47th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-33 vs school

African American (2018)2nd percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%~ state avg

Mathematics53%+5 vs state

Science53%~ state avg

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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)	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	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
Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3910 Verde Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7105	471	36	13.0	100.0%	202 (42.9%)	161 (34.2%)	62 (13.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (9.1%)	56.1	270^th of 661 public elementary schools	59.2%		42.1	360^th of 639 public elementary schools	43.7%	90	71.7	64.1	53.3	55.5			71.8	50.0	40.0	48.1			56.4	48.1		$25,470	$4,315	$1,521	$5,836	$16,107	$3,527	$19,634
Meeting Street at Burns	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Dorchester Road	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 745-7113	295	33	8.9		7 (2.4%)	211 (71.5%)	66 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	64.1	232^nd of 661 public elementary schools	64.9%					(n/a)	76.3	66.6	60.4				73.7	52.4	52.3				54.7
Chicora Elementary	Public, Magnet	1-5	3100 Carner Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 746-2210	316	33	9.4	100.0%	4 (1.3%)	254 (80.4%)	50 (15.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	10.5	625^th of 661 public elementary schools	5.4%		8.8	610^th of 639 public elementary schools	4.5%	15	39.5	40.3	30.7				35.5	23.1	34.7				21.1			$26,963	$6,512	$2,510	$9,021	$14,607	$3,335	$17,942
Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center	Public	PK-K	3180 Thomasina McPherson Boule	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-7131	244	26	9.3	100.0%	2 (0.8%)	214 (87.7%)	17 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)								(n/a)																$98,909	$15,099	$9,014	$24,114	$59,023	$15,772	$74,795
North Charleston Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4921 Durant Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7107	329	28	11.9	100.0%	31 (9.4%)	196 (59.6%)	85 (25.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	4.9	652^nd of 661 public elementary schools	1.4%		21.9	511^th of 639 public elementary schools	20.0%	141	32.2	29.0	29.2				32.8	18.6	16.7				22.8			$36,935	$9,663	$3,128	$12,791	$17,851	$6,292	$24,143
Meeting Street Brentwood	Public	PK, KG-8	2685 Leeds Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 529-3130	806	109	7.3		38 (4.7%)	451 (56.0%)	290 (36.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.7%)	35.1	429^th of 661 public elementary schools	35.1%					(n/a)	33.9	47.7	33.4	63.9	61.5	50.0	59.3	46.2	25.0	37.5	32.3	51.5	23.9	59.7
North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Lackawanna Boulevard	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 529-2831	399	38	10.5	100.0%	78 (19.5%)	176 (44.1%)	109 (27.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	20.6	532^nd of 661 public elementary schools	19.5%		16.9	549^th of 639 public elementary schools	14.1%	17	38.6	50.0	50.7				31.5	36.2	33.8				41.7			$8,489	$2,604	$1,112	$3,717	$3,819	$954	$4,773
Compass Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5010 Wetland Crossing Road	N Charleston	29418	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 410-9765	155	12	13.4	39.5%	20 (12.9%)	115 (74.2%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.0%)	17.6	562^nd of 661 public elementary schools	15.0%					(n/a)	41.2	47.1	60.0				32.4	26.4	28.0				35.3			$16,078	$395	$360	$755	$8,952	$6,371	$15,324
Movement School Bridge View	Public, Charter	K-2	4275 Bridge View Drive	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 790-0300	79	5	15.8		6 (7.6%)	60 (75.9%)	12 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)
Matilda F. Dunston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Remount Road	North Charleston	29406	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-7109	569	44	12.9	100.0%	36 (6.3%)	147 (25.8%)	362 (63.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	8.2	643^rd of 661 public elementary schools	2.7%		4.4	635^th of 639 public elementary schools	0.6%	8	38.9	24.6	29.6				36.1	29.5	27.8				18.0			$21,324	$3,979	$1,821	$5,801	$12,531	$2,992	$15,523

Frequently Asked Questions about Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori

Is Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori a good school?

Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori ranks 270^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori?

In the 2024-25 school year, 471 students attended Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori.

What schools do graduates of Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori attend?

Students who attend Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori usually go on to attend:

Middle : Morningside Middle
High : North Charleston High

What district is Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori in?

Charleston 01

What is the racial makeup of Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori?

Students at Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori are 43% White, 34% African American, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

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