Other · South Carolina

Lowcountry Montessori School

Charter

Lowcountry Montessori School, a public other school in Beaufort, South Carolina: grades pre-k–12, 408 students, 14.2 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of SC Public Charter School District.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 408
Teachers (FTE): 28.6
Students per teacher: 14.2
Grades: Pre-K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 57% of schools in South Carolina

Median 13.1 · 28 schools compared

More students per teacher than 58% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Smaller than 71% of schools in South Carolina

Median 661 · 28 schools compared

Larger than 68% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

South Carolina: 60%

63%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A higher share proficient than 73% of schools in South Carolina

Median 58% · 22 schools compared

123 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Math

South Carolina: 44%

17%proficient

−6.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 73% of schools in South Carolina

Median 33% · 22 schools compared

123 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades Pre-K–12
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Area: Small city
Run by: SC Public Charter School District

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with SC Public Charter School District.

Location

Address: 749 Broad River Drive, Beaufort, SC 29906
Phone: (843)322-0577
City or town: Port Royal
County: Beaufort County

Quality of life in Port Royal Schools in Port Royal

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Bridges Preparatory SchoolCharter	K–12	1,472	15.0	70%	48%	2.6 mi
Polaris Tech Charter SchoolCharter	K–12	514	11.7	37%	13%	16.9 mi
Royal Live Oaks Academy of the Arts and Sciences Charter SchCharter	K–12	688	12.8	54%	38%	20.7 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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