Mt. Zion Elementary

Mt. Zion Elementary is one of the intimate K-5 schools in Johns Island, South Carolina, overseen by Charleston 01, with 295 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 526.

Mt. Zion Elementary is one of 81 schools operated by Charleston 01, a district that teaches 52,009 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Mt. Zion Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 34% White, 23% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 7%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Mt. Zion Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Around the school, Charleston County reports that the typical household earns roughly $88,494 per year, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Mt. Zion Elementary is one of 98 public schools in Charleston County (combined enrollment of about 55,933 students).

Haut Gap Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.6 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Mt. Zion Elementary's enrollment has grew 12% since 2018, when it stood at 264 (now 295). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 16% to 34%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Mt. Zion Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.