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Morningside Middle

1999 Singley Lane, North Charleston, SC 29405 · (843) 745-2000 · Charleston County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of South Carolina public middle schools
  • FTest 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

Enrollment
552
Middle
DISTRICT 719 · STATE 622
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
50 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 618433%
Grade 718233%
Grade 818634%
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
244%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
24244%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
26748%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
132%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
30355%
Female
24945%

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Test scores

SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations
English Language Arts
24.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
9.6%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

SC READY results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2524.0%9.6%
2023-2421.2%8.9%
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Morningside Middle ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn Charleston County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
9.6%#239 of 249
▼ 2
#11 of 12
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
24.0%#249 of 249
▼ 1
#12 of 12
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
552#144 of 256#7 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.2:1#20 of 241#2 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
57.1%#137 of 241#6 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-18.1%#39 of 137#4 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 2024-25
Enrollment
552
-141 (-20%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 762
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 12.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2555249.511.2:1N/A
2023-245554911.3:1100% (555)
2022-235675310.7:1100% (567)
2020-216935712.2:1100% (693)
2017-1867452.512.8:1100% (674)
2015-166705212.9:169% (462)
2010-11530638.4:183% (441)
2000-019154719.5:164% (583)
1990-917624417.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Morningside Middle.

Since 2017-18: students down 18% (674 to 552); teachers down 6% (52.5 to 49.5).

About Morningside Middle

Morningside Middle is a mid-sized middle school in North Charleston, South Carolina, administered by Charleston 01. In all, 552 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8.

Federal data list 81 schools in Charleston 01, with 52,009 students enrolled.

Black students make up 48% of enrollment at Morningside Middle, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 44% Hispanic, 4% White, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Charleston County's population at about 23%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.

There are 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Morningside Middle, giving a ratio of 11.2:1. Middle schools in South Carolina average 13.8:1, 2.7 more students per teacher than here.

Morningside Middle earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 0% of South Carolina public middle schools.

In Charleston County, median household income comes to about $88,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Charleston County counts 98 public schools with about 55,933 students.

Charleston School of the Arts, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Morningside Middle is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.

Enrollment fell 20% over 4 years, reaching 552 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.2:1) than in 2020-21 (12.2:1).

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Charleston County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Morningside Middle
District
Charleston 01
Address
1999 Singley Lane, North Charleston, SC 29405
Phone
(843) 745-2000
County
Charleston County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
552
Teachers (FTE)
50
Student–teacher ratio
11.2:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
450144000215
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Other Morningside Middle schools

One other US public school is named Morningside Middle. Morningside Middle is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Morningside Middle
How large is Morningside Middle?
Morningside Middle enrolls approximately 552 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Morningside Middle serve?
Morningside Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Morningside Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Morningside Middle is approximately 11.2:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Morningside Middle?
Student demographics at Morningside Middle are roughly 4% White, 44% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Morningside Middle in?
Morningside Middle is part of Charleston 01.
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