Murray-LaSaine Montessori

Murray-LaSaine Montessori is a small elementary school in Charleston 01, located in Charleston, South Carolina. In all, 347 students attend the school in pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 34% below the 526-student average for elementary schools in South Carolina.

Charleston 01 is the local district for Murray-LaSaine Montessori. It runs 81 schools with 52,009 students.

The share of White students at Murray-LaSaine Montessori is 82%. The remaining shares are 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. Charleston County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Murray-LaSaine Montessori scores 32%.

On staff are 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average 13.3:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here.

Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Murray-LaSaine Montessori outscored 81%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.

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.

Camp Road Middle is about 1.0 miles from Murray-LaSaine Montessori, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Federal data place Murray-LaSaine Montessori in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

The school's student count decreased 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.

The Murray-LaSaine Montessori discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.