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Best Public Schools in Conway, SC

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Schools

9,857

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedHCS Scholars Academy High1^st of 235 South Carolina high schools

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Biggest riser

Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM) up 37 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Academy of Hope Charter 8.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Atlantic Collegiate Academy

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The city of Conway, South Carolina is home to 14 schools, including 7 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 4 high schools, serving students from diverse backgrounds. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, with several standout institutions like HCS Scholars Academy High and HCS Early College High ranking among the top schools in the state.

The top-performing schools, HCS Scholars Academy High and HCS Early College High, are public schools with exceptional test scores and low free/reduced lunch rates, suggesting they serve a more advantaged student population. In contrast, several elementary schools, such as Waccamaw Elementary, Pee Dee Elementary, and Homewood Elementary, have 100% free/reduced lunch rates, indicating they serve predominantly low-income communities.

The data also reveals a noticeable gap in performance between the top-ranked schools and the lower-ranked schools, with the proficiency rates at HCS Scholars Academy High over 30 percentage points higher than the state averages in several subject areas. Additionally, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% is quite high, which could be an area of concern that warrants further investigation. Overall, the schools in Horry 01 district present a diverse landscape, with both high-performing and lower-performing institutions serving the community.

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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)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (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 English Language Arts 8th 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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	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
Conway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Snowhill Drive	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-0696	583	42	13.8		316 (54.2%)	150 (25.7%)	61 (10.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.7%)	73.4	177^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.3%		68.9	188^th of 638 public elementary schools	70.5%	11	73.5	69.1	65.9				71.1	62.6	56.8				57.9						$14,528	$749	$616	$1,365	$11,557	$1,606	$13,163
South Conway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 Fourth Avenue	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 488-0272	642	49	13.1		329 (51.2%)	167 (26.0%)	78 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.4%)	73.8	170^th of 640 public elementary schools	73.4%		69.5	185^th of 638 public elementary schools	71.0%	15	69.2	78.2	66.4				60.7	61.9	60.6				60.9						$16,393	$1,953	$837	$2,790	$11,909	$1,695	$13,603
Homewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 North Clemson Circle	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 365-2512	671	50	13.4		251 (37.4%)	190 (28.3%)	174 (25.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.2%)	62.8	237^th of 640 public elementary schools	63.0%		58.9	259^th of 638 public elementary schools	59.4%	22	60.8	71.9	60.9				56.6	61.4	47.5				56.1						$14,925	$2,484	$765	$3,248	$10,070	$1,607	$11,677
Kingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4580 Highway 472	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 365-3777	517	40	12.9		332 (64.2%)	52 (10.1%)	88 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.5%)	86.1	76^th of 640 public elementary schools	88.1%		85.8	79^th of 638 public elementary schools	87.6%	3	82.0	78.0	75.1				74.1	74.6	58.8				72.9						$15,422	$1,553	$501	$2,054	$11,573	$1,795	$13,368
Waccamaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Claridy Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 347-4684	1,047	69	15.1		518 (49.5%)	185 (17.7%)	240 (22.9%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	92 (8.8%)	55.2	274^th of 640 public elementary schools	57.2%		54.4	287^th of 638 public elementary schools	55.0%	13	68.5	65.4	60.5				64.8	49.4	36.4				49.1						$13,533	$1,602	$620	$2,223	$9,834	$1,476	$11,311
Pee Dee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6555 Highway 134	Conway	29527	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 397-2579	927	67	13.8		453 (48.9%)	174 (18.8%)	219 (23.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (8.2%)	51.7	299^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.3%		57.5	267^th of 638 public elementary schools	58.2%	32	68.9	58.2	58.6				60.1	47.5	42.3				46.4						$14,291	$1,641	$838	$2,479	$10,308	$1,504	$11,812
Conway Middle	Public	6-8	1104 Elm Street	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-6040	578	41	14.0		351 (60.7%)	119 (20.6%)	67 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	60.6	108^th of 320 public middle schools	66.3%		62	111^th of 325 public middle schools	65.8%	3				55.6	59.9	59.0				43.8	38.3	34.5		49.4	100.0				$13,551	$1,072	$559	$1,631	$10,107	$1,814	$11,920
Conway High	Public	9-12	2301 Church Street	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-0662	1,724	97	17.7		847 (49.1%)	489 (28.4%)	270 (15.7%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (5.9%)	58.4	82^nd of 235 public high schools	65.1%		52.2	92^nd of 235 public high schools	60.9%	10															85.9	58.2	60.7	89.7	$13,969	$746	$440	$1,185	$10,926	$1,857	$12,784
Academy for Technology and Academics	Public	9-12	5639 Highway 701 North	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-6600	0	40	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Whittemore Park Middle	Public	6-8	1808 Rhue Street	Conway	29527	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 488-0669	1,013	70	14.4		477 (47.1%)	277 (27.3%)	184 (18.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (6.6%)	46.6	156^th of 320 public middle schools	51.3%		40.6	183^rd of 325 public middle schools	43.7%	27				47.6	57.6	50.7				33.1	27.9	29.0		52.0	98.3				$13,712	$1,451	$703	$2,154	$10,102	$1,455	$11,558
Black Water Middle	Public	6-8	900 East Cox Ferry Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 903-8440	789	51	15.4		338 (42.8%)	154 (19.5%)	225 (28.5%)	10 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	49.2	149^th of 320 public middle schools	53.4%		58.6	118^th of 325 public middle schools	63.7%	31				48.5	54.8	57.1				34.1	31.0	35.0		44.9	100.0				$13,311	$1,222	$578	$1,800	$10,079	$1,433	$11,512
HCS Early College High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2050 Highway 501 East HGTC	Conway	29528	Horry County	Horry 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 349-3131	360	23	15.6		151 (41.9%)	101 (28.1%)	81 (22.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	93.2	6^th of 235 public high schools	97.4%		92.7	7^th of 235 public high schools	97.0%	1															98.8	97.3	91.0	100.0	$14,777	$1,137	$665	$1,802	$11,289	$1,686	$12,975
Academy of Hope Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3521 Juniper Bay Road	Conway	29527	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 397-5712	100	12	8.3		19 (19.0%)	66 (66.0%)	6 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	8 (8.0%)								(n/a)																			$15,327	$2,677	$1,153	$3,830	$11,067	$430	$11,498
Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM)	Public, Charter	9-12	826 West Cox Ferry Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 903-6600	195	13	15.0		167 (85.6%)	5 (2.6%)	14 (7.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	62.2	71^st of 235 public high schools	69.8%		48	108^th of 235 public high schools	54.0%	37															91.7	45.7	70.2	93.0	$17,355	$1,001	$161	$1,162	$10,296	$5,897	$16,193
HCS Scholars Academy High	Public	9-12	642 Century Circle	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 349-4117	209	13	16.7		158 (75.6%)	9 (4.3%)	8 (3.8%)	21 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	97.7	1^st of 235 public high schools	99.6%		97.7	2^nd of 235 public high schools	99.1%	1																100.0	100.0	100.0	$14,110	$154	$122	$276	$12,432	$1,402	$13,834
Atlantic Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5086 Bear Bluff Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 286-5990	502	16	31.3		370 (73.7%)	42 (8.4%)	49 (9.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.2%)	83.2	21^st of 235 public high schools	91.1%					(n/a)															85.3	82.8	61.7	98.9	$9,591	$204	$559	$763	$3,695	$5,133	$8,828

Cities Near Conway

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Myrtle Beach	5.58 mi	29	49^th
Aynor	14.3 mi	2	21^st
Galivants Ferry	14.55 mi	2	31^st
Murrells Inlet	14.99 mi	2	11^th
Loris	15.28 mi	4	123^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.