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Forestbrook Elementary

Q: Is Forestbrook Elementary a good school?

Forestbrook Elementary ranks 120 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Forestbrook Elementary is a public elementary school in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, serving 881 students in grades PK-5. As part of the Horry 01 school district, which is ranked 9 out of 75 districts in the state, Forestbrook Elementary consistently ranks among the top 100-150 elementary schools in South Carolina with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Forestbrook Elementary's academic performance is particularly strong, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency rate was 71.6%, compared to the state average of 61.8% and the district average of 67.2%. The school also excels in serving Hispanic and low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking among the top schools in the state for these subgroups. However, Forestbrook Elementary has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and district averages, which could be an area for further investigation and improvement.

Compared to nearby schools, Forestbrook Elementary generally outperforms its peers in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA and Mathematics. However, some nearby schools, such as Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter, have even stronger academic performance, especially in the upper grades, which could provide valuable insights for Forestbrook Elementary. Overall, Forestbrook Elementary is a high-performing school with a consistent track record of academic excellence, and its resource allocation and focus on supporting student learning and well-being suggest a commitment to continuous improvement.

930

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,757

Per pupil spending ?

49.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4000 Panthers Parkway
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579

(843) 236-8100

District: Horry 01

Students who attend Forestbrook Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Forestbrook Middle
High:	Socastee High

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.5%

Hispanic:

21.4%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (68% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of South Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg63%

South Carolina avg56%

120^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Horry 01

9^th of 75Horry 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	120 of 640	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	99 of 638	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	89 of 644	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	96 of 625	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	88 of 622	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	98 of 643	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	76 of 624	87.8%	★★★★☆
2017	86.1	68 of 639	89.4%	★★★★☆
2016	86.6	58 of 619	90.6%	★★★★★
2015	81.4	79 of 638	87.6%	★★★★☆
2014	89.9	21 of 630	96.7%	★★★★★
2013	87.6	34 of 599	94.3%	★★★★★
2012	89.6	20 of 594	96.6%	★★★★★
2011	92.7	9 of 597	98.5%	★★★★★
2010	93.2	8 of 589	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	92.5	13 of 580	97.8%	★★★★★
2008	88.3	23 of 577	96.0%	★★★★★
2007	90.5	13 of 566	97.7%	★★★★★
2006	90.0	19 of 559	96.6%	★★★★★
2005	91.3	10 of 557	98.2%	★★★★★
2004	93.1	7 of 550	98.7%	★★★★★
2003	91.4	13 of 542	97.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	41.6	262 of 421	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	79 of 147	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.9	27 of 143	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	33 of 174	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	23 of 151	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	23 of 122	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.5	71 of 189	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	91.6	7 of 161	95.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	54 of 104	48.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	66 of 104	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	137 of 581	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	135 of 565	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	103 of 580	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	124 of 573	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	86 of 554	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	111 of 588	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	73 of 570	87.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	45 of 101	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.8	9 of 109	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	79.8	4 of 147	97.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	26 of 156	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	24 of 115	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	90.0	3 of 86	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	51.7	61 of 116	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.1	19 of 104	81.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	32 of 613	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	24 of 599	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	20 of 608	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	43 of 600	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.3	32 of 580	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.2	48 of 600	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	36 of 588	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	100 of 586	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	63 of 568	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	80 of 582	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	71 of 579	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	82 of 561	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	91 of 590	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	89 of 571	84.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	195 of 460	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.0	139 of 441	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	140 of 463	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	156 of 455	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	135 of 439	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	114 of 472	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	101 of 457	77.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)76th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)58th percentile-24 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)55th percentile-26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile-33 vs school

Disabled (2025)46th percentile-35 vs school

African American (2019)38th percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts73%+10 vs state

Mathematics66%+13 vs state

Science63%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)					SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Forestbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Panthers Parkway	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-8100	930	60	15.5		563 (60.5%)	72 (7.7%)	199 (21.4%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.9%)	79.4	120^th of 640 public elementary schools	81.3%		82.9	99^th of 638 public elementary schools	84.5%	21	71.6	74.6	73.0			69.9	65.4	61.4				62.7		$13,757	$1,413	$550	$1,963	$10,113	$1,681	$11,794
Palmetto Bays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Highway 544	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 236-6200	556	41	13.5		237 (42.6%)	68 (12.2%)	189 (34.0%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	57.6	267^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.3%		63.4	225^th of 638 public elementary schools	64.7%	42	53.3	58.5	78.9			57.2	50.0	54.4				50.0		$15,549	$2,127	$712	$2,839	$10,989	$1,721	$12,710
Socastee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4223 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 650-2606	850	60	14.1		275 (32.4%)	101 (11.9%)	406 (47.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.3%)	50 (5.9%)	59.4	256^th of 640 public elementary schools	60.0%		55.4	282^nd of 638 public elementary schools	55.8%	26	56.8	62.7	61.5			64.9	56.8	58.5				48.5		$14,216	$1,759	$629	$2,388	$10,258	$1,570	$11,828
Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3021 Fred Nash Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 293-1725	320	22	14.5		258 (80.6%)	10 (3.1%)	27 (8.4%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	91	43^rd of 640 public elementary schools	93.3%		88.3	65^th of 638 public elementary schools	89.8%	22	91.6		80.5	82.9	97.2	88.9	85.3	52.8	54.3	48.5	53.2	91.2	74.3	$10,311	$775	$2,067	$2,841	$7,118	$352	$7,470
Carolina Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Carolina Forest Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-0001	1,336	87	15.3		739 (55.3%)	181 (13.5%)	219 (16.4%)	43 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	151 (11.3%)	79.3	122^nd of 640 public elementary schools	80.9%		81.7	103^rd of 638 public elementary schools	83.9%	19	72.4	75.3	75.9			66.4	61.6	71.4				58.2		$12,960	$1,239	$603	$1,842	$9,401	$1,717	$11,118
Bridgewater Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	191 River Landing Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 236-3689	125	18	6.9		51 (40.8%)	49 (39.2%)	16 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.2%)								(n/a)														$19,311	$2,752	$488	$3,239	$10,439	$5,633	$16,072
Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1675 Highway 396	Myrtle Beach	29575	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-6768	866	61	14.3		536 (61.9%)	73 (8.4%)	135 (15.6%)	10 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	100 (11.5%)	77.2	139^th of 640 public elementary schools	78.3%		77.5	141^st of 638 public elementary schools	77.9%	2	67.5	71.5	71.4			63.0	65.1	67.1				66.6		$14,028	$1,225	$551	$1,776	$10,759	$1,493	$12,252
Burgess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9645 Scipio Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-4600	697	44	15.8		407 (58.4%)	53 (7.6%)	149 (21.4%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (9.6%)	64.4	228^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.4%		80.2	120^th of 638 public elementary schools	81.2%	108	67.5	68.6				56.0	59.9					52.5		$13,554	$972	$492	$1,464	$10,531	$1,559	$12,090
River Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Augusta Plantation Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6300	1,426	92	15.5		825 (57.9%)	141 (9.9%)	315 (22.1%)	21 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (8.3%)	77.5	135^th of 640 public elementary schools	78.9%		82.3	101^st of 638 public elementary schools	84.2%	34	68.5	75.4	69.0			65.1	71.8	58.8				63.3		$11,914	$1,173	$432	$1,605	$8,977	$1,332	$10,309
Myrtle Beach Primary	Public	1-2	620 29th Avenue North	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 448-1774	710	44	16.1		196 (27.6%)	150 (21.1%)	266 (37.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	92 (13.0%)								(n/a)														$13,413	$1,486	$691	$2,177	$9,644	$1,592	$11,236

Frequently Asked Questions about Forestbrook Elementary

What district is Forestbrook Elementary in?

Horry 01

How many students attend Forestbrook Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 930 students attended Forestbrook Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Forestbrook Elementary?

Students at Forestbrook Elementary are 61% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Forestbrook Elementary a good school?

Forestbrook Elementary ranks 120^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Forestbrook Elementary attend?

Students who attend Forestbrook Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Forestbrook Middle
High : Socastee High

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