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Laing Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

2705 Bulrush Basket Lane, Mount Pleasant, SC 29466 · (843) 849-2809 · Part of Charleston County School District

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

Directions
Students
986
Students per teacher
16:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Laing Middle

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 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
6–8Laing MiddleYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts77%
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 ↗

2705 Bulrush Basket Lane, Mount Pleasant

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6295
Grade 7339
Grade 8352
Enrollment over time
1,051’20
1,006’21
1,012’22
1,024’23
986’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Black 11%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 3%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Laing 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.