1
If you had an hour of school board time for Laing Middle, what would you bring up?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
986
Middle
DISTRICT 719 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144001217
Laing Middle
2705 Bulrush Basket Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 · (843) 849-2809 · Charleston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL986 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% of South Carolina public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 295 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 339 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 352 | 36% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
82.4%
SC avg 59.7% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
69.9%
SC avg 44.2% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.4% | 69.9% |
| 2023-24 | 82.5% | 70.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Laing Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #11 of 249 ▼ 3 | #4 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #10 of 249 ▼ 4 | #4 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 986 | #28 of 256 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #203 of 241 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #216 of 241 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #29 of 137 | #2 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
986
-65 (-6%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 768
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 986 | 60.5 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,024 | 57.5 | 17.8:1 | 21% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 1,012 | 58 | 17.4:1 | 21% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 1,051 | 65 | 16.2:1 | 12% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 1,258 | 68.5 | 18.4:1 | 10% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 1,101 | 56 | 19.7:1 | 16% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 33% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 35 | 16.4:1 | 26% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 768 | 43 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laing Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,258 to 986); teachers down 12% (68.5 to 60.5).
About Laing Middle
Laing Middle is the name of a large middle school in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. In all, 986 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That is 59% larger than the average of about 622 students for middle schools in South Carolina.
Charleston 01 runs 81 schools with a combined 52,009 students. Laing Middle is one of them.
The share of White students at Laing Middle is 80%, a majority. It is also 11% Black, 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Charleston County is roughly 66% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 16.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Laing Middle, which has 60.5. Middle schools in South Carolina have an average ratio of 13.8:1.
Laing Middle holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 96% of South Carolina public middle schools.
Charleston County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $88,494, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Charleston County's 98 public schools enroll about 55,933 students and include Laing Middle.
Among nearby public schools, Jennie Moore Elementary is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Laing Middle.
NCES assigns Laing Middle the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 6%, from 1,051 to 986.
You can use this page to share news and ask questions about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Charleston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
420,264
Census ACS
Median income
$88,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
98
55,933 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Charleston 01
- Wando HighHigh · 2,588 students
- R. B. Stall HighHigh · 2,135 students
- West Ashley HighHigh · 2,069 students
- Lucy Garrett Beckham HighHigh · 1,757 students
- James Island Charter HighHigh · 1,612 students
- C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific ArtMiddle · 1,299 students
Other schools in Mount Pleasant
- Wando HighHigh · 2,588 students
- Moultrie MiddleMiddle · 1,130 students
- Oceanside Collegiate AcademyHigh · 653 students
- Mt. Pleasant AcademyElementary · 630 students
- East Cooper Center for Advanced StudiesHigh
Nearby schools
- Jennie Moore Elementary0.2 mi · 993
- Charles Pinckney Elementary1.8 mi · 644
- Laurel Hill Primary1.9 mi · 691
- Thomas C. Cario Middle2.0 mi · 1,105
- Wando High3.2 mi · 2,588
- Oceanside Collegiate Academy3.3 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About Laing MiddleHow many students attend Laing Middle?
Laing Middle enrolls approximately 986 students in grades 06-08.
Is Laing Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Laing Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Laing Middle have?
Laing Middle employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
How diverse is Laing Middle?
Laing Middle reports a student body of 80% White, 4% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Laing Middle?
Laing Middle is overseen by Charleston 01 in Charleston County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.