Mount Pleasant Neighborhoods / Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
The East Cooper Area is Part of the Charleston County School District
The 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), seven elementary schools (Belle Hall, James B. Edwards, Jennie Moore, Mount Pleasant Academy, Mamie Whitesides, Charles Pinckney and Sullivan’s Island Elementary) and one charter (East Cooper Montessori).
Ms. Marty Belk is the Chair in charge of Moultrie Constituent District 2. Please note that the attendance lines are slated for change. Contact information for the District 2 office, the main Charleston County School District and all District 2 schools are listed below.
Moultrie Constituent District 2
						Marty Belk
						Chair
						665 Coleman Boulevard
						Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-4017
						Phone: (843) 849-2878
						www.CCSDSchools.com
Charleston County School District
						Michael Bobby
						Acting Superintendent
						75 Calhoun Street
						Charleston, SC 29401
						Phone: (843) 937-6300
						www.CCSDSchools.com
Belle Hall Elementary School
						385 Egypt Road
						Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-7200
						Phone: (843) 849-2841
						Principal: Kevin Conklin
						BelleHall.CCSDSchools.com
						Enrollment: 735
						Average Class Size: Approx. 20
						Sends Students To: Moultrie Middle or Cario Middle School
						School Colors: Red, White and Blue
						Superlatives: Palmetto Gold Award Winner
						Over 40% of students in grades 3-5 participate in the Gifted & Talented Program
						80% of teachers hold a master’s degree or higher
James B. Edwards Elementary School
						885 Von Kolnitz Boulevard
						Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-3238
						Phone: (843) 849-2805
						Principal: Francine Mitchell
						www.JBEdwards.org
						Enrollment: 578
						Average Class Size: Approx. 22
						Sends Students To: Moultrie Middle and Laing Middle School
						School Colors: Blue and White
						Superlatives: Palmetto Gold Award Winner
						Recognized by The Studer Education Group as a ‘What’s Right in Education’ piece on JBE Global Leadership
						Showcase Technology School
Jennie Moore Elementary School
						942 Whipple Road
						Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
						Phone: (843) 849-2815
						Principal: Karen Felder
						JennieMoore.CCSDSchools.com
						Enrollment: 760
						Average Class Size: Approx. 22
						Sends Students To: Laing Middle or Cario Middle
						Schools Color: Blue
						Superlatives: Palmetto Gold Award Winner
						Partial Magnet School for Arts Infused
						80% of teachers hold advanced degrees
Mount Pleasant Academy
						605 Center Street
						Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-4901
						Phone: (843) 849-2826
						Principal: Jane McGee-Davis
						MtPleasant.CCSDSchools.com
						Enrollment: 566
						Average Class Size: Approx. 20-24
						Kaleidoscope Program
						Sends Students To: Moultrie Middle
						School Colors: Blue and White
						Superlatives: Palmetto Gold Award Winner
						U.S. Department of Education National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence
						Oldest public elementary school in South Carolina
Charles Pinckney Elementary School
						3300 Thomas Cario Boulevard
						Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
						Phone: (843) 856-4585
						Principal: Leanne Sheppard
						Pinckney.CCSDSchools.com
						Enrollment: 1,251
						Grades: 3-5
						Average Class Size: 26
						Sends Students To: Cario Middle School
						School Colors: Red, Navy Blue, Light Blue, Khaki and White
						Superlatives: Palmetto Gold Award Winner
Sullivan’s Island Elementary School
						1015 I’on Street
						Sullivan’s Island, SC 29482-9799
						Phone: (843) 883-3118
						Principal: Susan King
						SullivansIsland.CCSDSchools.com
						Enrollment: 465
						Average Class Size: Varied by Grade
						Kaleidoscope
						Sends Students To: Laing Middle School
						School Color: Blue
						Superlatives: Palmetto Gold Award Winner
						Partial Magnet began 2011-2012 for Science/Math/Coastal Environment
Mamie P. Whitesides Elementary School
						1565 Rifle Range Road
						Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-4229
						Phone: (843) 849-2838
						Principal: Lona Pounder
						Whitesides.CCSDSchools.com
						Enrollment: 654
						Average Class Size: Varies
						Sends Students To: Cario Middle, Laing Middle, or Moultrie Middle School
						School Colors: Navy Blue and Gold
						Superlatives: Palmetto Gold Award Winner
						ESEA Federal Report Card ‘A’ Rating in 2014
						2013 PASS results earned “Excellent” Absolute Rating
						2014 Palmetto Gold Recognition for “Achievement”
Thomas C. Cario Middle School
						3500 Thomas Cario Boulevard
						Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
						Phone: (843) 856-4595
						Principal: Sharon Randall
						Cario.CCSDSchools.com
						Enrollment: 1,310
						Average Class Size: 30
						Sends Students To: Wando High School
						School Colors: Blue and Silver
						Superlatives: Technology Showcase School
						Palmetto Gold Award Winner
Laing Middle School
						1560 Mathis Ferry Road
						Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-6811
						Phone: (843) 849-2809
						Principal: James Whitehair
						Laing.CCSDSchools.com
						Enrollment: 670
						Average Class Size: 24-25
						Sends Students To: Wando High School
						School Colors: Maroon and White
						Superlatives: Award-winning band and chorus programs
						Outstanding Character Education Program
						Partial Magnet Science & Technology Infused Instruction
Moultrie Middle School
						645 Coleman Boulevard
						Mount Pleasant, SC 29464-4099
						Phone: (843) 849-2819
						Principal: Anna Dassing
						Moultrie.CCSDSchools.com
						Enrollment: 821
						Average Class Size: 25
						Sends Students To: Wando High School
						School Colors: Blue and White
						Superlatives: Palmetto Gold Winner
						One of the highest performing middle schools in the state
Wando High School
						1000 Warrior Way
						Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
						Phone: (843) 849-2830
						Principal: Lucy Beckham
						WandoHigh.CCSDSchools.com
						Enrollment: 3,688
						Average Student/Teacher Ratio: 25 to 1
						School Colors: Burgundy, Black and White
						Superlatives: Palmetto Gold Winner
						Claimed 71 Scholastic Art Awards at Regional Competition
						FBLA Students win 1st Place at District Leadership Conference
						Wando Volleyball AAAA State Champions 2014
						Boys Soccer team has been ranked at top of national polls
						More than 170 academic course offerings
						More than 70 Clubs and Organizations
						More than 30 Athletic Teams
East Cooper Montessori Charter School
						Ponsbury Road Campus (Grades 1-6)
						250 Ponsbury Road
						Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
						Phone: (843) 216-2883
						Old Whitesides Campus (Grades 7-8)
						1120 Rifle Range Road
						Mount Pleasant, SC 29462
						Phone: (843) 849-2839
						Principal (Head of School): Jody Swanigan
						EastCooper.CCSDSchools.com
						Enrollment: 262
						Grades: 1-8
						Admission: Long waiting list/lottery
						School Colors: Blue, Green and Beige
						Superlatives: Palmetto Gold & Silver Awards
						CCSD School of Choice
Sources: Charleston County School District website (www.CCSDSchools.com); individual schools and their websites.
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