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Lucy Garrett Beckham High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1560 Mathis Ferry Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 · (843) 856-6790 · Part of Charleston County School District

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

Directions
Students
1,757
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Lucy Garrett Beckham High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 40 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 138.1% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Lucy Garrett Beckham HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency78%
State average 38.3%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Results for small groups the state suppresses are left out. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1560 Mathis Ferry Road, Mt. Pleasant

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9449
Grade 10462
Grade 11414
Grade 12432
Enrollment over time
738’20
1,237’21
1,673’22
1,763’23
1,757’24

Up 138.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 82%Black 9%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lucy Garrett Beckham High 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.