State/Public Elementary Open

Murray-LaSaine Montessori

๐Ÿ“ 691 Riverland Drive, Charleston, Charleston County, 29412

363
Pupils
15.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Murray-LaSaine Montessori is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charleston, Charleston County. The school has 363 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charleston 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“8 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Charleston 01

Enrollment & staffing

Murray-LaSaine Montessori enrolls 363 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.

Male students
177 (49%)
Female students
186 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
23.5
Student-teacher ratio
15.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 10% Black or African American and 4.1% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White30083%
Black or African American3710%
Hispanic or Latino154.1%
Two or more races102.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

134 of the school's 363 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 132 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“8Supplemental VirtualTitle I

Murray-LaSaine Montessori is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-10, state senate district 41, state house district 115.

School district: Charleston 01

Murray-LaSaine Montessori is one of 82 schools in Charleston 01, based in Charleston, South Carolina. The district serves 50,856 students district-wide and employs 3,791 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 363 students, Murray-LaSaine Montessori is smaller than the district average of about 620 students per school.

50,856
District students
82
Schools
3,791
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

52%
Reading proficient
47%
Math proficient
16%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Midsize

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