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Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori
- CTest 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 elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 108 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 18 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 15 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 327% larger than its 8th grade class (15).
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsWhat this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 35.6% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 32.5% |
Where Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #479 of 635 ▼ 2 | #32 of 49 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #325 of 635 ▲ 34 | #26 of 49 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #387 of 709 | #28 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #266 of 656 | #17 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #116 of 656 | #6 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.0% | #34 of 187 | #8 of 21 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 471 | 36 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 35 | 13.6:1 | 100% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 100% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 403 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 100% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 100% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 32 | 9.8:1 | 66% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 27 | 11.9:1 | 83% (265) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 91% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 27 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (365 to 471); teachers up 29% (28 to 36).
About Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori
Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in North Charleston, South Carolina. The school teaches pre-K through 8 and enrolls 471 students.
Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori is one of 81 schools in Charleston 01, which enrolls 52,009 students in total.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori is White, with 43% of students. The remaining shares are 34% Black, 13% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Charleston County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori scores 67%.
With 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Carolina is similar, at 13.3:1.
Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Charleston County show that median household income comes to about $88,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 98, with about 55,933 students.
Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori's closest public school neighbor is Meeting Street at Burns, about 0.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori holds at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 17%, from 403 to 471.
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