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James Simons Montessori

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Regular School · Charleston, SC

James Simons Montessori is a regular school school in Charleston, South Carolina, serving grades PK–08 with 392 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 08
Enrollment
392
Teachers (FTE)
27.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 219 56%
Black or African American 111 28%
Hispanic/Latino 34 9%
Two or more races 25 6%
Asian 3 1%
Total enrollment 392 198M / 194F

English Language Learners: 6 (2% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.80 grade levels
Math
-0.21 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
30 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
16
4.1% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
75
19.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 392 100%

Contact & Location

741 King Street

Charleston, SC 29403

Phone: (843)724-7763

District

Charleston 01

Per-pupil expenditure: $23,120

District enrollment: 49,929

NCES ID

450144000228

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD