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Mt. Pleasant Academy

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

605 Center Street, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 · (843) 849-2826 · Part of Charleston County School District

Mount Pleasant’s School Grade A better than 86% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
630
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mt. Pleasant Academy

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 47 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 36 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 14.5% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mount Pleasant kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Mount Pleasant kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Mt. Pleasant AcademyYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency85%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts84%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

605 Center Street, Mount Pleasant

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten96
Grade 182
Grade 2115
Grade 399
Grade 4114
Grade 5106
Enrollment over time
550’20
628’21
658’22
651’23
630’24

Up 14.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 86%Black 5%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mt. Pleasant Academy from Mount Pleasant families.

Other schools in Charleston County School District

The district →
Orange Grove Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Charleston
A
1,170 students16:1
Jennie Moore Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mt. Pleasant
A
993 students15:1
Ladson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ladson
C−
907 students14:1
Stiles Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Charleston
A
866 students17:1
Angel Oak Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Johns Island
C+
828 students15:1
Meeting Street Brentwood
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · North Charleston
806 students7:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Mount Pleasant’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.