Haut Gap Middle

Haut Gap Middle is a close-knit middle school in Johns Island, South Carolina, one of the schools within Charleston 01. The school instructs 412 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, South Carolina's public schools average about 622 students each, so Haut Gap Middle sits 34% below that benchmark.

Charleston 01 comprises 81 schools with combined enrollment of 52,009 students; Haut Gap Middle is among them.

In terms of who attends, Haut Gap Middle lists that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 28% Hispanic, 26% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Charleston County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Haut Gap Middle shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Haut Gap Middle tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Charleston County shows median household income runs about $88,494, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Charleston County runs 98 public schools (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students), of which Haut Gap Middle is one.

St. Johns High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Haut Gap Middle.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Haut Gap Middle has contracted 13%, going from 475 students in 2018 to 412 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 35% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.