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Coastal Montessori Charter

Public, Charter Grades 1-8

508^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Coastal Montessori Charter is a small public charter school in Pawleys Island, SC, serving 242 students in grades 1 through 8 within the Georgetown 01 school district.

This school presents a striking contrast in academic performance. On one hand, English Language Arts (ELA) scores are a clear strength, with 7th and 8th graders achieving 72% and 75% proficiency respectively—well above both district and state averages. On the other hand, mathematics proficiency is critically low, with only about 18-19% of 4th and 5th graders meeting state standards, roughly 30 percentage points below the state average. This dramatic gap suggests a systemic issue with math instruction that doesn't affect ELA. Interestingly, the school shows a "middle school strength"—upper-grade students perform significantly better than elementary students in both subjects, suggesting the Montessori approach may yield better results as students mature and take more ownership of their learning. The school's overall ranking has declined steadily over the past decade, falling from the 77th percentile in 2016-2017 to the 23rd percentile by 2025-2026.

Chronic absenteeism remains a concern, with 26.3% of students chronically absent in 2024-2025—higher than both the district (20.2%) and state (22.3%) averages. The school spends a substantial $14,307 per student and maintains an excellent 11:1 student-teacher ratio, yet these resources aren't translating into competitive results, particularly in math. Within its own district, Coastal Montessori outperforms nearby schools like Sampit Elementary and Brown's Ferry Elementary, but is outpaced by Kensington Elementary. More dramatically, schools in the neighboring Horry 01 district, such as St. James Elementary (90th percentile) and Seaside Elementary (81st percentile), achieve 70-80% proficiency in both ELA and math, highlighting a significant regional disparity. For parents considering this school, the strong ELA program and small class sizes are definite positives, but the persistent math struggles and declining trajectory warrant careful consideration.

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 — 70th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (43% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 47 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg47%

South Carolina avg54%

Elementary school

508^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 47 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

159^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 37 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Georgetown 01

51^st 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
2026	24.0	508 of 661	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.7	381 of 639	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	405 of 643	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	18.0	503 of 591	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.3	376 of 571	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
2026	5.6	449 of 463	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	389 of 459	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	407 of 446	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	49.9	159 of 341	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.6	77 of 321	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	103 of 322	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
2026	22.4	219 of 271	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.6	127 of 259	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	158 of 256	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Female (2018)79th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2019)78th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%~ state avg

Mathematics30%-18 vs state

Science27%-25 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)		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	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	47.7%	188 (77.7%)	22 (9.1%)	18 (7.4%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.7%)	24	508^th of 661 public elementary schools	23.1%		39.7	381^st of 639 public elementary schools	40.4%	127	67.6	53.1	59.2	48.1	72.0	75.0	35.3	18.8	18.5	22.2	44.0	40.7	25.1	29.6	$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	100.0%	396 (72.9%)	80 (14.7%)	35 (6.4%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)								(n/a)	84.9						74.6								$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	100.0%	293 (53.5%)	176 (32.1%)	49 (8.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	43.1	376^th of 661 public elementary schools	43.1%		46.7	330^th of 639 public elementary schools	48.4%	46	56.0	58.8	73.3				36.0	49.4	59.2				32.9		$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	100.0%	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	100.0%	110 (28.3%)	223 (57.3%)	43 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	20.7	530^th of 661 public elementary schools	19.8%		23.8	500^th of 639 public elementary schools	21.8%	30	50.0	49.0	52.0				35.0	39.2	34.0				27.4		$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	100.0%	172 (38.7%)	190 (42.8%)	78 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12.3	609^th of 661 public elementary schools	7.9%		25.8	481^st of 639 public elementary schools	24.7%	128	48.1	43.3	40.7				34.6	32.4	26.6				17.7		$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	100.0%	9 (5.5%)	143 (87.7%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	15.4	587^th of 661 public elementary schools	11.2%		9.8	602^nd of 639 public elementary schools	5.8%	15	40.9	58.6	48.0				18.2	24.1	24.0				27.6		$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	58.0%	313 (78.6%)	14 (3.5%)	36 (9.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	79.9	125^th of 661 public elementary schools	81.1%		81	107^th of 639 public elementary schools	83.3%	18	73.2	84.1					67.6	65.8					63.4		$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	41.2%	659 (74.5%)	43 (4.9%)	98 (11.1%)	15 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.4%)	88.5	64^th of 661 public elementary schools	90.3%		89.5	51^st of 639 public elementary schools	92.0%	13	78.6	86.7					77.5	70.4					72.7		$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	100.0%	83 (30.7%)	162 (60.0%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	9	636^th of 661 public elementary schools	3.8%		9.3	606^th of 639 public elementary schools	5.2%	30	41.9	25.0	30.6				48.4	20.4	27.7				13.6		$17,921	$1,287	$1,574	$2,861	$13,035	$2,026	$15,060

Frequently Asked Questions about Coastal Montessori Charter

What district is Coastal Montessori Charter in?

Georgetown 01

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.

Is Coastal Montessori Charter a good school?

Coastal Montessori Charter ranks in the bottom 23.1% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Coastal Montessori Charter?

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

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