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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29464

At a glance

Schools

6,133

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedBelle Hall Elementary3^rd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

East Cooper Montessori Charter up 39 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

East Cooper Montessori Charter 14.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

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Summary:

Zip code 29464 in Mount Pleasant, SC, is home to 7 schools within the Charleston 01 district, serving approximately 6,133 students across elementary, middle, and high school levels, and represents one of the most consistently high-performing educational areas in the state.

This zip code is a true hotspot for academic excellence, with all 7 schools earning 5-star ratings and ranking in the top 7% of their respective school types statewide. Belle Hall Elementary leads the pack as the #3 elementary school in South Carolina, maintaining a top-3 position for three consecutive years with extraordinary ELA proficiency rates of 94.7-96.2%. Mt. Pleasant Academy (#8) and Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary (#16) round out a formidable elementary trio, while Moultrie Middle (#15 of 335) and Lucy Garrett Beckham High (#17 of 245) continue the trend at the secondary level. The most dramatic improvement comes from East Cooper Montessori Charter, which jumped 39 spots to #25, highlighted by a stunning 28.2-point surge in 3rd grade math proficiency. James B. Edwards Elementary (#36) completes the picture, though it spends the most per student ($18,901) while ranking lower than Belle Hall, which achieves its #3 ranking with $17,585 per student.

While elementary schools post remarkably low chronic absenteeism rates (5.3-7.6%), Lucy Garrett Beckham High stands out as an anomaly at 23.7%—well above district and state averages—despite a 95.5% graduation rate and a dropout rate under 1%. Parents should also note the slight performance dip at Moultrie Middle, where math proficiency (74.2-82%) trails the top elementary schools, and a consistent science proficiency gap of 5-10 points across all elementary campuses. East Cooper Montessori Charter offers a unique alternative with the lowest per-student spending ($13,022) and smallest class sizes (14.3:1), proving that the Montessori model can deliver top-tier results efficiently. Overall, this zip code offers parents an exceptional range of high-performing options, with stability and excellence the norm rather than the exception.

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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
Mt. Pleasant Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Center Street	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2826	630	38	16.5	16.7%	539 (85.6%)	34 (5.4%)	27 (4.3%)	14 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	97.1	8^th of 661 public elementary schools	98.8%		96.3	14^th of 639 public elementary schools	97.8%	6	90.0	93.0	87.1				90.0	93.0	82.4				91.0						$17,083	$3,001	$1,208	$4,210	$10,908	$1,965	$12,873
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1565 Rifle Range Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2838	767	48	16.0	20.3%	654 (85.3%)	37 (4.8%)	38 (5.0%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.5%)	96.2	17^th of 661 public elementary schools	97.4%		96	16^th of 639 public elementary schools	97.5%	1	89.2	90.8	90.3				89.2	82.4	79.0				83.0						$17,714	$3,690	$1,252	$4,942	$10,424	$2,349	$12,773
East Cooper Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1120 Rifle Range Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 216-2883	433	30	14.3	20.3%	375 (86.6%)	16 (3.7%)	15 (3.5%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.8%)	94.2	25^th of 661 public elementary schools	96.2%		87.6	64^th of 639 public elementary schools	90.0%	39	86.8	89.1	89.6	84.4	88.6	91.4	86.8	71.0	75.0	65.6	79.5	80.0	80.0	87.5
Moultrie Middle	Public	6-8	645 Coleman Boulevard	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2819	1,130	65	17.4	20.1%	969 (85.8%)	67 (5.9%)	50 (4.4%)	23 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.7%)	96.5	16^th of 341 public middle schools	95.3%		97.5	8^th of 321 public middle schools	97.5%	8				84.0	81.5	82.9				82.0	74.2	79.3		80.1					$16,249	$2,911	$1,141	$4,052	$9,964	$2,233	$12,196
James B. Edwards Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	885 Von Kolnitz Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 849-2805	767	53	14.4	23.6%	621 (81.0%)	54 (7.0%)	41 (5.3%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.2%)	91.7	36^th of 661 public elementary schools	94.6%		88.6	58^th of 639 public elementary schools	90.9%	22	86.7	89.9	78.9				85.8	74.8	67.7				79.8						$18,901	$3,093	$1,237	$4,330	$12,082	$2,489	$14,571
Belle Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	385 Egypt Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 849-2841	649	38	17.3	18.1%	521 (80.3%)	63 (9.7%)	28 (4.3%)	20 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	98.3	3^rd of 661 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.7	3^rd of 639 public elementary schools	99.5%		95.5	94.7	96.2				94.4	87.4	91.4				87.4						$17,585	$3,232	$1,248	$4,480	$10,910	$2,195	$13,105
Lucy Garrett Beckham High	Public	9-12	1560 Mathis Ferry Road	Mount Pleasant	29464	Charleston County	Charleston 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 856-6790	1,757	101	17.3	19.8%	1,439 (81.9%)	157 (8.9%)	84 (4.8%)	32 (1.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (2.4%)	91.2	17^th of 248 public high schools	93.1%		87.4	15^th of 240 public high schools	93.8%	2																82.2	83.8	95.8	$17,746	$3,060	$1,143	$4,203	$10,662	$2,881	$13,543

Cities Near Zip Code 29464

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Mount Pleasant	0.39 mi	18	2^nd
Charleston	4.2 mi	33	44^th
Sullivans Island	4.23 mi	1	1^st
Wando	6.46 mi	2	24^th
North Charleston	7.38 mi	34	140^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.

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