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Thomas C. Cario Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

3500 Thomas Cario Boulevard, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466 · (843) 856-4595 · Part of Charleston County School District

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

Directions
Students
1,105
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Thomas C. Cario Middle

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Mount Pleasant kids: 2 high schools

On the path

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

PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Thomas C. Cario MiddleYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency73%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts75%
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 ↗

3500 Thomas Cario Boulevard, Mt. Pleasant

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6341
Grade 7391
Grade 8373
Enrollment over time
1,141’20
1,142’21
1,125’22
1,130’23
1,105’24

Down 3.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 83%Hispanic 6%Black 4%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Thomas C. Cario Middle 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.