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What advice would you give to incoming students at Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary?
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Enrollment
767
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144000236
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary
1565 Rifle Range Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 · (843) 849-2838 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL767 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of South Carolina public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 73 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
27%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
90.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
84.4%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.5% | 84.4% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 77.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #11 of 635 ▲ 23 | #4 of 49 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.5% | #14 of 635 ▼ 6 | #7 of 49 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 767 | #112 of 709 | #10 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #586 of 656 | #41 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.7% | #606 of 656 | #41 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #136 of 187 | #14 of 21 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
767
+58 (+8%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 767 | 47.8 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 828 | 48.5 | 17.1:1 | 20% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 834 | 47.5 | 17.6:1 | 17% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 709 | 47 | 15.1:1 | 12% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 729 | 42 | 17.4:1 | 14% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 675 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 22% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 650 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 33% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 40 | 16.2:1 | 21% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 639 | 36 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (729 to 767); teachers up 14% (42 to 47.8).
About Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 767 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students.
Charleston 01 counts 52,009 students in its 81 schools, and Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary is one of them.
About 85% of the student body at Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 66% of Charleston County residents are White. Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dividing enrollment by its 47.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.1:1. That is higher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Across Charleston County, the median household income is $88,494, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Charleston County is home to 98 public schools and about 55,933 public school students.
James B. Edwards Elementary is located about 1.3 miles from Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES assigns Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary 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.
Enrollment has grown by 58 students since 2020-21, to 767.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Mamie P. Whitesides ElementaryHow large is Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary?
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary enrolls approximately 767 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary serve?
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary.
How diverse is Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary?
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary reports a student body of 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary in?
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary is part of Charleston 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.