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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29405

At a glance

Schools

6,876

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedAcademic Magnet High2^nd of 248 South Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori up 90 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Meeting Street Brentwood 7.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Meeting Street at Burns and 1 more

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 29405 in North Charleston, South Carolina, is served by 15 schools—8 elementary, 1 middle, and 6 high schools—enrolling roughly 6,026 students across the Charleston 01 district and the School Public Charter School District.

This area offers a dramatic range of educational options. At the top, Academic Magnet High is ranked #2 in the state with a 100% graduation rate and near-perfect test scores, while Charleston School of the Arts ranks #8 and boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism in the zip code at just 5.9%. Military Magnet Academy is the most improved, jumping from the 28th to 61st percentile in two years with a 100% graduation rate. In contrast, Greg Mathis Charter High ranks last in the state (#245) with a 78.9% graduation rate and 68.2% chronic absenteeism, and North Charleston High ranks #238 with similar struggles. Among elementary schools, Meeting Street at Burns (65th percentile) and Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori (59th percentile) lead, while North Charleston Elementary (1st percentile) and Chicora Elementary (6th percentile) lag significantly. Morningside Middle is a critical weak point, ranking in the 1st percentile statewide.

Chronic absenteeism is the strongest predictor of performance—top schools like Allegro Charter School of Music and the magnets keep rates below 20%, while struggling schools exceed 60%. Notably, spending does not correlate with outcomes: Mary Ford Early Childhood Learning and Family Center spends nearly $99,000 per student with no measurable test results, while North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary spends just $8,489 yet outperforms several higher-funded schools. For parents, the clear takeaway is that magnet and charter options—including Movement School Bridge View—provide the strongest outcomes, while traditional zoned schools face significant challenges around attendance and achievement.

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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)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 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	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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
Charleston School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	6-12	5109-B West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 529-4990	1,102	69	15.9	27.1%	771 (70.0%)	131 (11.9%)	98 (8.9%)	39 (3.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (5.4%)	96.5	8^th of 248 public high schools	96.8%		90.7	10^th of 240 public high schools	95.8%	2				92.5	93.1	95.0				88.7	81.3	93.7		89.4		95.6	89.9	99.4	$21,166	$3,310	$1,378	$4,687	$12,649	$3,830	$16,479
Academic Magnet High	Public, Magnet	9-12	5109-A West Enterprise Street	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 746-1300	740	45	16.5	13.1%	552 (74.6%)	24 (3.2%)	39 (5.3%)	78 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.4%)	98	2^nd of 248 public high schools	99.2%		97.6	2^nd of 240 public high schools	99.2%																	100.0	100.0	100.0	$22,213	$2,724	$1,132	$3,856	$13,700	$4,656	$18,357
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
Morningside Middle	Public	6-8	1999 Singley Lane	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-2000	552	50	11.1	100.0%	24 (4.3%)	267 (48.4%)	242 (43.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.4%)	5.1	337^th of 341 public middle schools	1.2%		6.9	315^th of 321 public middle schools	1.9%	22				21.6	28.4	25.4				12.2	9.5	15.2		19.5					$22,401	$5,771	$1,776	$7,548	$11,269	$3,584	$14,853
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
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
North Charleston High	Public	9-12	1087 East Montague Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 745-7140	829	90	9.2	100.0%	43 (5.2%)	520 (62.7%)	242 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	3.8	240^th of 248 public high schools	3.2%		4.1	236^th of 240 public high schools	1.7%	4																31.6	20.1	61.4	$26,208	$4,989	$2,440	$7,430	$14,033	$4,745	$18,778
Greg Mathis Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	2872 Azalea Drive	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 557-1611	71	5	14.2	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	70 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	0.9	247^th of 248 public high schools	0.4%		1.3	239^th of 240 public high schools	0.4%	8																18.5	6.3		$29,784	$3,250	$1,095	$4,345	$14,185	$11,254	$25,439
Military Magnet Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	2950 Carner Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 745-7102	393	45	8.6	100.0%	11 (2.8%)	235 (59.8%)	133 (33.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	61.8	96^th of 248 public high schools	61.3%		51	107^th of 240 public high schools	55.4%	11				43.1	44.4	67.9				30.8	22.3	55.4		29.3		65.2	49.1	93.1	$41,580	$4,727	$7,198	$11,925	$22,549	$7,106	$29,655
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
Allegro Charter School of Music	Public, Charter	6-12	4542 Simms Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 321-7104	250	27	9.2	82.9%	38 (15.2%)	158 (63.2%)	40 (16.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.2%)	63.4	88^th of 248 public high schools	64.5%		71.6	46^th of 240 public high schools	80.8%	42				34.1	54.2	47.5				20.5	27.1	27.5		11.4	83.3	56.8	47.8	93.5	$25,011	$2,256	$15	$2,271	$14,880	$7,860	$22,740
Cooper River Center for Advanced Studies	Public	9-12	1088 East Montague Avenue	North Charleston	29405	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 953-3231	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
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
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)

Cities Near Zip Code 29405

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
North Charleston	0.56 mi	34	140^th
N Charleston	2.47 mi	4	212^th
Charleston	2.75 mi	33	44^th
Hanahan	4.05 mi	4	72^nd
Goose Creek	7.55 mi	15	105^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.