Meeting Street Elementary

Summary:

Meeting Street Elementary is a public school in North Charleston, South Carolina, serving 1,133 students in grades PK-8. The school has a predominantly African American (72.02%) and Hispanic (19.77%) student population, with all students coming from low-income households.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $19,276 to $21,180 over the past four years, Meeting Street Elementary consistently performs below the Charleston 01 district and state averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 20.5% in 3rd grade to 34.2% in 5th grade, compared to the district averages of 59% to 62.2% and the state averages of 53.8% to 57.2%. Similarly, in Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 14.4% in 8th grade to 28.5% in 5th grade, significantly lower than the district and state averages.

When comparing Meeting Street Elementary to other nearby schools, such as Springfield Elementary, located just 3.51 miles away, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of academic performance, with Springfield consistently outperforming Meeting Street Elementary by 20-40 percentage points in ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. Additionally, two nearby Montessori schools, Orange Grove Charter School and Malcolm C. Hursey Montessori, significantly outperform Meeting Street Elementary across all grade levels and subject areas, despite serving student populations with similar demographic characteristics.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 2685 Leeds Avenue
       North Charleston, SC  29405


(843) 735-7102

District: Charleston 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
590th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,558 Help


Students who attend Meeting Street Elementary usually attend:

High:    North Charleston High

Student/teacher ratio:  8.6 Help
Number of students:  1,153

Racial breakdown:

African American:
65.4%
Hispanic:
26.5%
White:
3.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Compare Details Meeting Street Elementary ranks worse than 92.5% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 37th among 44 ranked elementary schools in the Charleston 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 10.68. (See more...)
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Compare Details Meeting Street Elementary ranks worse than 84.6% of middle schools in South Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.91. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (65.4%), Hispanic (26.5%), White (3.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Meeting Street Elementary is 8.6, which is the 4th best among 44 elementary schools in the Charleston 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Meeting Street Elementary is $19,558, which is the 19th highest among 44 elementary schools in the Charleston 01 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Meeting Street Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Meeting Street Elementary 590th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Meeting Street Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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SchoolDigger ranks Meeting Street Elementary 275th of 325 South Carolina public middle schools. (See Meeting Street Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Charleston 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Charleston 01 24th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Meeting Street Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.55 418th 624 33.0%
2019 27.97 473rd 643 26.4%
2021 11.71 557th 622 10.5%
2022 9.62 587th 625 6.1%
2023 10.44 604th 644 6.2%
2024 10.68 590th 638 7.5%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.05 60th 72 16.7%
2024 24.80 61st 79 22.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.35 320th 588 45.6%
2019 36.15 413th 600 31.2%
2021 16.51 505th 580 12.9%
2022 12.58 558th 600 7.0%
2023 16.29 540th 608 11.2%
2024 16.25 532nd 599 11.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.50 381st 570 33.2%
2019 25.35 460th 588 21.8%
2021 11.96 504th 554 9.0%
2022 8.66 546th 573 4.7%
2023 12.60 525th 580 9.5%
2024 12.96 519th 565 8.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 8.39 121st 122 0.8%
2022 9.36 148th 151 2.0%
2023 18.47 159th 174 8.6%
2024 7.90 142nd 143 0.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.61 419th 571 26.6%
2019 29.44 424th 590 28.1%
2021 10.12 518th 561 7.7%
2022 10.45 534th 579 7.8%
2023 9.09 546th 582 6.2%
2024 9.12 534th 568 6.0%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.69 99th 412 76.0%
2019 51.03 205th 421 51.3%
2021 32.17 252nd 350 28.0%
2022 27.97 308th 393 21.6%
2023 27.15 320th 394 18.8%
2024 32.14 263rd 369 28.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 20.08 97th 115 15.7%
2024 18.64 100th 115 13.0%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Meeting Street Elementary

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Rank History for all middle school students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 17.53 256th 311 17.7%
2022 16.17 263rd 310 15.2%
2023 11.46 301st 325 7.4%
2024 16.91 275th 325 15.4%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.55 81st 95 14.7%
2024 43.91 53rd 105 49.5%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.70 216th 288 25.0%
2022 21.57 247th 300 17.7%
2023 17.67 274th 313 12.5%
2024 27.22 232nd 307 24.4%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 17.37 233rd 279 16.5%
2022 14.33 252nd 290 13.1%
2023 14.62 262nd 299 12.4%
2024 25.46 220th 294 25.2%
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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 17.26 169th 177 4.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.35 221st 279 20.8%
2022 21.86 223rd 292 23.6%
2023 9.56 284th 303 6.3%
2024 14.14 263rd 294 10.5%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.02 130th 235 44.7%
2022 38.63 146th 249 41.4%
2023 26.16 201st 253 20.6%
2024 46.73 119th 248 52.0%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Meeting Street Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.02 129th 141 8.5%
2024 26.72 113th 144 21.5%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Carolina Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Meeting Street Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2015 12 75 1 7 0 0 1 0 96
2016 24 170 3 19 0 0 15 0 231
2017 25 257 8 31 0 0 15 0 336
2018 31 460 8 56 0 0 13 0 568
2019 39 553 8 65 0 0 22 0 687
2020 45 695 8 92 0 0 24 0 864
2021 32 734 3 125 0 0 24 103 1021
2022 56 879 6 154 0 1 38 0 1134
2023 42 816 5 224 1 0 45 0 1133
2024 44 754 4 306 2 1 41 1 1153

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Meeting Street Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2015 96 19.0 5.0 45.8
2016 231 18.0 12.8 66.2
2017 336 55.0 6.1 100
2018 568 88.0 6.4 100
2019 687 70.5 9.7 100
2020 864 87.0 9.9 100
2021 1021 108.0 9.4 100
2022 1134 103.5 10.9 100
2023 1133 140.5 8.0 100
2024 1153 133.5 8.6 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Meeting Street Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2015 96 19.0 5.0 45.8
2016 231 18.0 12.8 66.2
2017 336 55.0 6.1 100
2018 568 88.0 6.4 100
2019 687 70.5 9.7 100
2020 864 87.0 9.9 100
2021 1021 108.0 9.4 100
2022 1134 103.5 10.9 100
2023 1133 140.5 8.0 100
2024 1153 133.5 8.6 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Meeting Street Elementary

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $366 (2.0%) $882 (4.7%) $1,248 (6.7%) $13,226 (70.9%) $4,189 (22.4%) $17,415 (93.3%) $18,662
2020 $433 (2.2%) $1,077 (5.6%) $1,510 (7.8%) $13,922 (72.2%) $3,844 (19.9%) $17,766 (92.2%) $19,276
2021 $779 (4.0%) $1,019 (5.3%) $1,798 (9.3%) $13,889 (71.9%) $3,631 (18.8%) $17,520 (90.7%) $19,318
2022 $976 (4.6%) $982 (4.6%) $1,958 (9.2%) $14,738 (69.6%) $4,483 (21.2%) $19,221 (90.8%) $21,180
2023 $1,216 (6.2%) $1,577 (8.1%) $2,793 (14.3%) $13,151 (67.2%) $3,614 (18.5%) $16,765 (85.7%) $19,558

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Meeting Street Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 473rd of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 604th of 644 Elementary schools
 20.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Meeting Street Elementary)28.624.6
 4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Charleston 01)51.859.2
 7.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Meeting Street Elementary)51.433.6
 17.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Charleston 01)58.261.3
 3.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Meeting Street Elementary)20.39.8
 10.5%
   4th Grade Science (Charleston 01)50.451.1
 0.7%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Meeting Street Elementary)40.536.9
 3.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Charleston 01)52.463.1
 10.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Meeting Street Elementary)48.121.1
 27%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Charleston 01)52.954.2
 1.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Meeting Street Elementary)15.125.6
 10.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Charleston 01)43.561.5
 18%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Meeting Street Elementary)51.517.4
 34.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Charleston 01)45.454.9
 9.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)45.444.6
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students6871133
 64.9%
African American553816
 47.6%
American Indian01
Asian85
 37.5%
Hispanic65224
 244.6%
Pacific Islander00
White3942
 7.7%
Two or More Races2245
 104.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 1,153 students attended Meeting Street Elementary.

Meeting Street Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.5% of South Carolina elementary schools.

Students at Meeting Street Elementary are 65% African American, 27% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% Two or more races.

Students who attend Meeting Street Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : North Charleston High


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