Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHARLESTON 01·NCES 450144001404
Mt. Zion Elementary
3464 River Road, Johns Island, SC 29455 · (843) 559-3841 · Charleston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C+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
10.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 100% · STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 55 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 71% larger than its 5th grade class (34).
Student demographics
68%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
47.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
57.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.5% | 57.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 49.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mt. Zion Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Charleston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #218 of 635 ▲ 79 | #21 of 49 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #492 of 635 ▼ 51 | #30 of 49 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #600 of 709 | #44 of 57 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #51 of 656 | #8 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #99 of 656 | #4 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #83 of 187 | #13 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
295
+46 (+18%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 295 | 27.8 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 27 | 11.1:1 | 100% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 20.5 | 12.6:1 | 100% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 249 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 100% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | 100% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 17 | 15.7:1 | 81% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 20 | 12.6:1 | 76% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 87% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 19 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt. Zion Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (264 to 295); teachers up 74% (16 to 27.8).
About Mt. Zion Elementary
Mt. Zion Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves part of Johns Island, South Carolina. It teaches 295 students in pre-K through 5. It has 44% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in South Carolina (about 526).
Federal data list 81 schools in Charleston 01, with 52,009 students enrolled.
The student body at Mt. Zion Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 39%. The remaining shares are 34% White, 23% Black, and 4% multiracial. Charleston County as a whole is about 7% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.6:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina have an average ratio of 13.3:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Mt. Zion Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 40% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Charleston County show that the median household earns about $88,494 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Charleston County has 98 public schools with about 55,933 students, including Mt. Zion Elementary.
Haut Gap Middle is about 3.6 miles from Mt. Zion Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's enrollment rose 18% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Mt. Zion Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Johns Island
- Angel Oak ElementaryElementary · 828 students
- Haut Gap MiddleMiddle · 412 students
- St. Johns HighHigh · 390 students
Nearby schools
- Haut Gap Middle3.6 mi · 412
- James Island Elementary4.3 mi · 580
- St. Johns High4.6 mi · 390
- Angel Oak Elementary4.7 mi · 828
- Murray-LaSaine Montessori5.7 mi · 347
- Camp Road Middle5.7 mi · 901
Frequently asked questions
About Mt. Zion ElementaryHow many students attend Mt. Zion Elementary?
Mt. Zion Elementary enrolls approximately 295 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mt. Zion Elementary serve?
Mt. Zion Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mt. Zion Elementary?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Mt. Zion Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Mt. Zion Elementary?
Student demographics at Mt. Zion Elementary are roughly 34% White, 39% Hispanic, 23% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Mt. Zion Elementary public or private?
Mt. Zion Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Charleston 01.
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