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Coastal Montessori Charter

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Coastal Montessori Charter ranks 382 nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 1-8

382^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Coastal Montessori Charter is a public charter elementary school located in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, serving grades 1-8 with a total enrollment of 237 students. The school is part of the Georgetown 01 school district, which is ranked 48 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Coastal Montessori Charter has shown strong academic performance in English Language Arts (ELA), with proficiency rates consistently above the district and state averages across all grade levels. However, the school's performance in mathematics is more mixed, with proficiency rates below the district and state averages in most grade levels. The school's science proficiency rates are generally higher than the district and state, particularly in 6th grade. Despite these strengths, Coastal Montessori Charter has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.5% to 35.3% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Coastal Montessori Charter generally outperforms the other schools in the Georgetown 01 district in ELA proficiency, but lags behind in mathematics. The nearby schools in the Horry 01 district, such as Burgess Elementary, Seaside Elementary, and St. James Elementary, consistently outperform Coastal Montessori Charter and the Georgetown 01 district in both ELA and mathematics. Additionally, the high-performing Horry 01 district schools have significantly lower rates of chronic absenteeism compared to Coastal Montessori Charter and the Georgetown 01 district schools.

242

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,307

Per pupil spending ?

47.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 Old Plantation Drive
Pawleys Island, SC 29585

(843) 235-0413

District: Georgetown 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

African American:

9.1%

Hispanic:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2015

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

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg45%

South Carolina avg51%

Elementary school

382^nd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 41 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

78^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 8Elementary Schools in the Georgetown 01

48^th of 75Georgetown 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
2025	39.7	382 of 640	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	401 of 638	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	337 of 644	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	373 of 625	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	337 of 622	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	264 of 643	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.7	171 of 624	72.6%	★★★★☆
2017	73.5	146 of 639	77.2%	★★★★☆
2016	67.1	187 of 619	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.1	121 of 638	81.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	50.3	302 of 588	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	34.3	374 of 568	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.4	209 of 590	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	150 of 571	73.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	390 of 460	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	404 of 441	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	340 of 463	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	381 of 455	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	331 of 439	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	294 of 472	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	237 of 457	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	78 of 320	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	104 of 325	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.5	67 of 325	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	55.2	123 of 310	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	66 of 311	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	83 of 315	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	51 of 303	83.2%	★★★★☆
2017	86.3	34 of 317	89.3%	★★★★☆
2016	87.6	29 of 303	90.4%	★★★★★
2015	81.1	42 of 301	86.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	77.1	60 of 281	78.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	75.1	66 of 296	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	70 of 284	75.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	128 of 257	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	158 of 255	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.8	94 of 260	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.1	210 of 249	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	121 of 258	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	96 of 250	61.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)49th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2024)34th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-25 vs school

Middle school

Female (2018)79th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2019)78th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+9 vs state

Science43%-6 vs state

Mathematics26%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Coastal Montessori Charter

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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)		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 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
Coastal Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	111 Old Plantation Drive	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 235-0413	242	22	11.0		188 (77.7%)	22 (9.1%)	18 (7.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	39.7	382^nd of 640 public elementary schools	40.3%		37.4	401^st of 638 public elementary schools	37.1%	19	60.0	63.0	58.6	71.0	72.4	90.9	14.3	11.1	23.3	38.7	27.5	45.4	29.6	54.8	$14,307	$611	$354	$965	$10,765	$2,578	$13,343
Waccamaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1364 Waverly Road	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 237-4233	543	41	13.1		396 (72.9%)	80 (14.7%)	35 (6.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)								(n/a)	78.7						71.0								$14,891	$1,662	$800	$2,462	$10,904	$1,525	$12,429
Kensington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	86 Kensington Boulevard	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 546-8511	548	41	13.4		293 (53.5%)	176 (32.1%)	49 (8.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	46.7	330^th of 640 public elementary schools	48.4%		44.4	356^th of 638 public elementary schools	44.2%	26	57.5	69.9	64.3				45.0	44.5	47.6				35.6		$15,355	$1,363	$785	$2,147	$11,450	$1,758	$13,208
Plantersville Elementary Digital Immersion School	Public	PK, KG-5	1668 Exodus Drive	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 546-8453	78	12	6.3		0 (0.0%)	74 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)								(n/a)															$32,548	$4,677	$4,604	$9,281	$20,097	$3,170	$23,267
McDonald Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	532 McDonald Road	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-3485	389	36	10.7		110 (28.3%)	223 (57.3%)	43 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	23.8	501^st of 640 public elementary schools	21.7%		24.9	482^nd of 638 public elementary schools	24.5%	19	54.7	55.1	39.4				39.6	42.9	19.6				34.7		$18,156	$1,954	$1,286	$3,240	$12,912	$2,004	$14,916
Maryville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2125 Poplar Street	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 546-8423	444	39	11.2		172 (38.7%)	190 (42.8%)	78 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	25.8	482^nd of 640 public elementary schools	24.7%		18.2	540^th of 638 public elementary schools	15.4%	58	54.4	49.2	47.2				39.7	44.4	30.4				33.3		$15,430	$1,467	$920	$2,387	$11,233	$1,809	$13,042
Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform	Public	PK, KG-5	7292 Brown's Ferry Road	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-1325	163	15	10.7		9 (5.5%)	143 (87.7%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	9.8	603^rd of 640 public elementary schools	5.8%		10.3	595^th of 638 public elementary schools	6.7%	8	40.9	44.0	40.5				27.2	32.0	13.5				16.7		$21,716	$2,884	$3,158	$6,042	$12,938	$2,736	$15,674
Seaside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1605 Woodland Drive	Murrells Inlet	29576	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 650-3490	398	32	12.4		313 (78.6%)	14 (3.5%)	36 (9.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	81	107^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.3%		86.1	78^th of 638 public elementary schools	87.8%	29	81.3	76.1					72.5	63.0					58.7		$16,330	$1,441	$404	$1,845	$12,815	$1,670	$14,484
St. James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9711 St. James Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-8220	884	56	15.9		659 (74.5%)	43 (4.9%)	98 (11.1%)	15 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.4%)	89.5	51^st of 640 public elementary schools	92.0%		89.6	60^th of 638 public elementary schools	90.6%	9	75.2	82.0					79.1	73.7					76.3		$12,592	$971	$468	$1,439	$9,772	$1,381	$11,153
Sampit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	69 Woodland Avenue	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-4411	270	24	11.2		83 (30.7%)	162 (60.0%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	9.3	607^th of 640 public elementary schools	5.2%		11.7	580^th of 638 public elementary schools	9.1%	27	30.6	45.2	33.3				10.2	33.3	28.2				19.1		$17,921	$1,287	$1,574	$2,861	$13,035	$2,026	$15,060

Frequently Asked Questions about Coastal Montessori Charter

Is Coastal Montessori Charter a good school?

Coastal Montessori Charter ranks 382^nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Coastal Montessori Charter in?

Georgetown 01

How many students attend Coastal Montessori Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 242 students attended Coastal Montessori Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Coastal Montessori Charter?

Students at Coastal Montessori Charter are 78% White, 9% African American, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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