C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art

As a sizable middle school in Charleston, South Carolina, C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art instructs 1,299 students from grades 6 through 8, one of the schools within Charleston 01. That puts it 109% bigger than the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 622 students.

Within Charleston 01, which oversees 81 schools and 52,009 students, C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art records that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 37% Black, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art has 95 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Charleston County shows the typical household earns roughly $88,494 per year, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art is one of 98 public schools in Charleston County (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students).

The closest other public school is West Ashley High, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 96%: 664 students in 2018 compared to 1,299 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 48% to 42%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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