Meeting Street Elementary

Meeting Street Elementary is a public school in North Charleston, South Carolina, serving 1,133 students in grades PK-8. The school has a predominantly African American (72.02%) and Hispanic (19.77%) student population, with all students coming from low-income households.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $19,276 to $21,180 over the past four years, Meeting Street Elementary consistently performs below the Charleston 01 district and state averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 20.5% in 3rd grade to 34.2% in 5th grade, compared to the district averages of 59% to 62.2% and the state averages of 53.8% to 57.2%. Similarly, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 14.4% in 8th grade to 28.5% in 5th grade, significantly lower than the district and state averages.

When comparing Meeting Street Elementary to other nearby schools, such as Springfield Elementary, located just 3.51 miles away, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance, with Springfield consistently outperforming Meeting Street Elementary by 20-40 percentage points in ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. Additionally, two nearby Montessori schools, Orange Grove Charter School and Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori, significantly outperform Meeting Street Elementary across all grade levels and subject areas, despite serving student populations with similar demographic characteristics.