Local Independent School Directory
The East Cooper area is part of the Charleston County School District’s Moultrie Constituent School District 2, which includes 11 public schools: one high school (Wando High), three middle schools (Thomas Cario, Laing and Moultrie) and seven elementary schools (Belle Hall, James B. Edwards, Jennie Moore, Mount Pleasant Academy, Mamie Whitesides, Charles Pinckney, and Sullivan’s Island Elementary).
Dr. Lynda Davis is the associate superintendent in charge of Moultrie Constituent District 2. Contact information for the District 2 office and the main Charleston County School District office is below.
MOULTRIE CONSTITUENT DISTRICT 2
Dr. Lynda Davis,
Associate Superintendent
665 Coleman Blvd.
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-4017
Phone: (843) 849-2878
CHARLESTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Dr. Maria Goodloe-Johnson,
Superintendent
75 Calhoun St.
Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: (843) 937-6300
www.CCSDSchools.com
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
BELLE HALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
385 Egypt Road
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-7200
Phone: (843) 849-2841
Principal: Terri H. Nichols
BelleHall.CCSDSchools.com
Enrollment: 739
Average Class Size: Approximately 20
Sends Students To: Moultrie Middle, Cario Middle
School Colors: Red, white and blue
Superlatives: SC Department of Education Palmetto Gold Award winner 2004-2005.
JAMES B. EDWARDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
885 Von Kolnitz Blvd.
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-3238
Phone: (843) 849-2805
Principal: Thomas Lee
www.JBEdwards.org
Enrollment: 735
Average Class Size: Approximately 22
Sends Students To: Moultrie Middle, Laing Middle
School Colors: Blue and white
Superlatives: Showcase Technology School, 2002-present; SC Department of Education Palmetto Gold award winner 2004-2005.
JENNIE MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1256 Hamlin Road
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Phone: (843) 849-2815
Principal: Karen Felder
JennieMoore.CCSDSchools.com
Enrollment: 603
Average Class Size: 15 in first grade, 22 in others
Sends Students To: Laing Middle, Cario Middle
School Color: Blue
Superlatives: SC Department of Education Palmetto Gold Award winner 2004-2005, Arts-Infused Magnet School.
MOUNT PLEASANT ACADEMY
605 Center St.
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-4901
Phone: (843) 849-2826
Principal: Jane Davis
MtPleasant.CCSDSchools.com
Enrollment: 420
Average Class Size: 20-24 in Kaleidoscope program
Sends Students To: Moultrie Middle
School Colors: Blue and white
Superlatives: SC Department of Education Palmetto Gold Award winner 2004-2005, named a U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School, oldest public elementary school in South Carolina.
CHARLES PINCKNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3300 Thomas Cario Blvd.
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Phone: (843) 856-4585
Principal: Leanne Sheppard
Pinckney.CCSDSchools.com
Enrollment: 1,430
Average Class Size: Approximately 26
Sends Students To: Cario Middle
School Colors: Red, navy blue, light blue, khaki and white
Superlatives: SC Department of Education Palmetto Gold Award winner 2004-2005.
SULLIVAN’S ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1015 I’on St.
Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482-9799
Phone: (843) 883-3118
Principal: Susan King
SullivansIsland.CCSDSchools.com
Enrollment: 375
Average Class Size: Varies by grade level, approx 15-22
Sends Students To: Laing Middle
School Color: Blue
Superlatives: SC Department of Education Palmetto Gold Award winner 2004-2005.
MAMIE P. WHITESIDES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1120 Rifle Range Road
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-4229
Phone: (843) 849-2838
Principal: Lona Pounder
Whitesides.CCSDSchools.com
Enrollment: Approximately 700
Average Class Size: Varies
Sends Students To: Cario Middle, Laing Middle, Moultrie Middle
School Colors: Navy blue and gold
Superlatives: Teacher Carol Olney named Wal-Mart’s National Teacher of the Year for 2004, SC Department of Education Palmetto Gold Award winner 2004-2005.
MIDDLE SCHOOLS
THOMAS C. CARIO MIDDLE SCHOOL
3500 Thomas Cario Blvd.
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Phone: (843) 856-4595
Principal: Carol Beckmann-Bartlett
Cario.CCSDSchools.com
Enrollment: 1,000
Average Class Size: Approximately 30
Sends Students To: Wando High School
School Colors: Blue and silver
Superlatives: Technology Showcase School SC Department of Education Palmetto Gold Award winner 2004-2005.
LAING MIDDLE SCHOOL
2213 Highway 17 North
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-6811
Phone: (843) 849-2809
Principal: Deborah Price
Laing.CCSDSchools.com
Enrollment: 486
Average Class Size: Approximately 24-25 students
Sends Students To: Wando High School
School Colors: Maroon and white
Superlatives: Award-winning band and chorus programs; Outstanding Character Education Program.
MOULTRIE MIDDLE SCHOOL
645 Coleman Blvd.
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-4099
Phone: (843) 849-2819
Principal: Anna E. Dassing
Moultrie.CCSDSchools.com
Enrollment: 812
Average Class Size: Approximately 25
Sends Students To: Wando High School
School Colors: Blue and white
Superlatives: SC Department of Education Palmetto Gold winner 2004-2005.
HIGH SCHOOLS
WANDO HIGH SCHOOL
1000 Warrior Way
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Phone: (843) 849-2830
Principal: Lucy Beckham
www.WandoHigh.com
Enrollment: 2,700
Average Student-Teacher Ratio: 25-to-1
School Colors: Burgundy, black and white
Superlatives: SC Department of Education Palmetto Gold winner 2004-2005. “Tribal Tribune” newspaper named best high school newspaper in America in 2004. More students in All-State Band than any other high school. Latin Team ranked first in state. SAT Team region champion for five consecutive years. Warriors won region championships in volleyball, golf, girls track, girls soccer, boys soccer, girls tennis and boys tennis; boys soccer team has been ranked at the top of national polls; swim team is the AAAA state champion. More than 170 academic course offerings, 73 clubs and organizations, and 32 athletic teams.
Sources: Charleston County School District website
(www.CCSDSchools.com); individual schools and their websites.
