Morningside Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · North Charleston, South Carolina
Morningside Middle in North Charleston, South Carolina enrolled 552 students in 2024-25 with 49.5 full-time teachers, 11.2 students per teacher against the South Carolina middle-school median of 13.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 18% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 8% proficient in math in 2022-23 (South Carolina: 52.1% and 43%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
567 students in 2022-23, 555 students in 2023-24, 552 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 53.0 to 49.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 567 | 53.0 | 10.7 |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 49.0 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | 552 | 49.5 | 11.2 |
11.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 90 of every 100 South Carolina middle schools
Among the 242 South Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 306 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Morningside Middle enrolled 611 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 249 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 306 of the 611 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions249
- Chronically absent63.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
48.4% of students were Black, 43.8% Hispanic, 4.3% White in 2024-25.
- Black48.4%
- Hispanic43.8%
- White4.3%
- Two or more races2.4%
- Asian0.7%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Morningside Middle scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within South Carolina, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | South Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 18% | 57% | 52.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 8% | 51% (2021-22) | 43% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in North Charleston
5 public middle schools in North Charleston report 2024-25 enrollment; Morningside Middle is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| River Oaks Middle | 728 | 13.0 | 76.4% |
| Northwoods Middle | 708 | 14.4 | 100.0% |
| Morningside Middle | 552 | 11.2 | 100.0% |
| Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science | 513 | 8.9 | 100.0% |
| Deer Park Middle | 315 | 11.9 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Morningside Middle
- Hanahan MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.2 miles away: 799 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Jerry Zucker Middle School of ScienceThe next nearest public middle school, 3.5 miles away: 513 students, 8.9 per teacher (2024-25).3.5 mi
- Compare Morningside Middle with Hanahan MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Charleston County School District spends per student$16,635 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,635
- The largest public schools in South CarolinaMorningside Middle is the number 142 by size of 242 South Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#142 of 242
- South Carolina schools by students per teacher11.2 students per teacher here against the South Carolina median of 13.8 for middle schools.11.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Morningside Middle
How many students attend Morningside Middle?
552 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 567 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in North Charleston, SC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Morningside Middle?
11.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the South Carolina median for middle schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Morningside Middle a Title I school?
Morningside Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Morningside Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Morningside Middle scored proficient or above: 18% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 52.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23 across South Carolina. South Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Morningside Middle in?
Charleston County School District, NCES district ID 4501440. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 450144000215 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.