📍 741 King Street, Charleston, Charleston County, 29403
James Simons Montessori is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Charleston, Charleston County. The school has 360 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Charleston 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Simons Montessori enrolls 360 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 36% Black or African American and 4.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 192 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 131 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
360 of the school's 360 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 360 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James Simons Montessori is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-60, state senate district 42, state house district 111.
James Simons 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 360 students, James Simons Montessori is smaller than the district average of about 620 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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