Best Public Schools in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				SC READY English Language Arts (2023)						SC READY Mathematics (2023)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2023)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2023)	EOCEP English 1 (2023)	EOCEP English 2 (2023)	SCPASS Science (2023)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	SCPASS Science 4th Grade	SCPASS 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
Myrtle Beach Middle	Public	6-8	3101 North Oak Street	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 448-3932	1,213	79	15.4	100.0%	452 (37.3%)	292 (24.1%)	358 (29.5%)	19 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	85 (7.0%)	46.2	164^th of 325 public middle schools	49.5%		55.2	122^nd of 310 public middle schools	60.6%	42				44.4	48.1	49.1				28.3	32.1	33.0	99.3					33.1	$11,102	$987	$1,095	$2,082	$8,148	$873	$9,020
Myrtle Beach High	Public	9-12	3302 Robert Grissom Parkway	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 839-7148	1,570	84	18.6	29.0%	642 (40.9%)	354 (22.5%)	419 (26.7%)	39 (2.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (6.9%)	53.3	92^nd of 237 public high schools	61.2%		56	80^th of 226 public high schools	64.6%	12													68.3	53.4	81.5	75.3			$12,669	$838	$1,251	$2,089	$9,106	$1,474	$10,579
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	312	20	15.6	7.4%	248 (79.5%)	9 (2.9%)	31 (9.9%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	84.1	92^nd of 644 public elementary schools	85.7%		81.6	106^th of 625 public elementary schools	83.0%	14	77.8	80.5	58.3	83.4	68.6	82.8	63.9	72.2	47.2	47.2	31.4	37.9	51.4				72.2	80.6	$7,359	$372	$714	$1,086	$6,063	$210	$6,274
Myrtle Beach Elementary	Public	3-5	950 Seahawk Way	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 626-5831	1,060	69	15.4	100.0%	394 (37.2%)	264 (24.9%)	311 (29.3%)	12 (1.1%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (6.6%)	28	460^th of 644 public elementary schools	28.6%		31.7	430^th of 625 public elementary schools	31.2%	30	40.7	38.9	39.8				45.3	34.2	34.5								29.4
Myrtle Beach Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	612 29th Avenue North	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 448-1658	509	33	15.6	100.0%	161 (31.6%)	120 (23.6%)	173 (34.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.4%)								(n/a)
Myrtle Beach Primary	Public	1-2	620 29th Avenue North	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 448-1774	695	44	15.7	100.0%	289 (41.6%)	158 (22.7%)	194 (27.9%)	10 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.8%)								(n/a)
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	1,186	74	16.0	22.0%	715 (60.3%)	134 (11.3%)	243 (20.5%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (7.0%)	75.2	153^rd of 644 public elementary schools	76.2%		79.3	121^st of 625 public elementary schools	80.6%	32	62.7	62.1	64.6				67.0	57.9	57.5								57.0		$10,607	$1,121	$441	$1,562	$8,093	$952	$9,045
Socastee Middle	Public	6-8	151 Sheffield Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6051	563	41	13.7	27.2%	383 (68.0%)	55 (9.8%)	60 (10.7%)	18 (3.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (7.3%)	89.6	25^th of 325 public middle schools	92.3%		86.8	36^th of 310 public middle schools	88.4%	11				76.1	66.1	62.3				61.5	55.5	51.6	98.2					70.9	$12,305	$1,082	$917	$1,998	$9,294	$1,013	$10,307
St. James Intermediate	Public	5-6	9641 Scipio Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6005	827	50	16.7	23.9%	607 (73.4%)	41 (5.0%)	105 (12.7%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (7.6%)								(n/a)			66.0	66.3					53.8	52.4								57.8	$11,498	$871	$1,042	$1,913	$8,665	$920	$9,585
Ten Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	150 Revolutionary War Way	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-8896	1,166	66	17.6	21.0%	743 (63.7%)	138 (11.8%)	165 (14.2%)	31 (2.7%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	80 (6.9%)	86	42^nd of 325 public middle schools	87.1%		81.4	51^st of 310 public middle schools	83.5%	9				71.0	59.9	64.7				60.0	51.5	49.5	100.0					61.4	$10,819	$750	$940	$1,690	$8,308	$821	$9,129
Academy For Arts/Science/Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	895 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 903-8460	0	35	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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	117	18	6.5	47.9%	44 (37.6%)	50 (42.7%)	16 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)								(n/a)																			$15,760	$2,394	$694	$3,089	$8,557	$4,114	$12,671
Burgess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9645 Scipio Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-4600	640	42	15.2	25.6%	400 (62.5%)	60 (9.4%)	119 (18.6%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.9%)	80.7	111^th of 644 public elementary schools	82.8%		77.3	135^th of 625 public elementary schools	78.4%	24	63.9	69.0					70.3	64.6									58.2		$12,243	$1,151	$459	$1,610	$9,515	$1,117	$10,632
St. James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9711 St. James Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-8220	816	54	15.2	21.9%	625 (76.6%)	47 (5.8%)	80 (9.8%)	13 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	44 (5.4%)	90.1	59^th of 644 public elementary schools	90.8%		86.9	76^th of 625 public elementary schools	87.8%	17	75.7	74.1					76.1	68.8									69.4		$11,207	$965	$438	$1,403	$8,846	$958	$9,804
Forestbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Panthers Parkway	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-8100	870	63	13.8	21.3%	610 (70.1%)	61 (7.0%)	132 (15.2%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	51 (5.9%)	84.5	89^th of 644 public elementary schools	86.2%		83.6	96^th of 625 public elementary schools	84.6%	7	68.9	71.7	70.5				70.8	61.7	60.9								66.7		$12,152	$1,136	$463	$1,599	$9,446	$1,107	$10,553
St. James Middle	Public	6-8	9775 St. James Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-5543	944	58	16.4	20.7%	731 (77.4%)	60 (6.4%)	90 (9.5%)	15 (1.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.8%)	84	47^th of 325 public middle schools	85.5%		88.3	31^st of 310 public middle schools	90.0%	16					60.7	68.6					48.4	45.4	97.4						$11,094	$702	$969	$1,671	$8,328	$1,095	$9,423
Ocean Bay Middle	Public	6-8	905 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-8420	721	49	14.7	14.7%	533 (73.9%)	69 (9.6%)	60 (8.3%)	15 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.4%)	93.9	17^th of 325 public middle schools	94.8%		85.3	41^st of 310 public middle schools	86.8%	24				74.6	68.2	76.3				67.9	56.6	59.9	100.0					70.7	$11,487	$1,059	$934	$1,993	$8,390	$1,104	$9,493
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	1,189	75	15.8	27.7%	738 (62.1%)	141 (11.9%)	167 (14.0%)	32 (2.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (9.0%)	84	94^th of 644 public elementary schools	85.4%		78.6	126^th of 625 public elementary schools	79.8%	32	66.1	75.2	71.7				70.3	56.6	66.1								62.2		$10,750	$1,169	$464	$1,633	$8,163	$954	$9,116
Forestbrook Middle	Public	6-8	4430 Gator Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-7300	838	55	15.2		488 (58.2%)	73 (8.7%)	205 (24.5%)	9 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	59 (7.0%)	68.1	89^th of 325 public middle schools	72.6%		68.5	85^th of 310 public middle schools	72.6%	4				55.7	56.1	57.7				44.9	36.9	38.3	98.0					48.8	$12,088	$897	$1,057	$1,954	$8,930	$1,204	$10,134
Carolina Forest High	Public	9-12	700 Gardner Lacy Road	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-7997	2,973	140	21.3	22.7%	1,925 (64.7%)	381 (12.8%)	450 (15.1%)	66 (2.2%)	8 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	140 (4.7%)	78.6	29^th of 237 public high schools	87.8%		75.9	27^th of 226 public high schools	88.1%	2													78.1	75.8	90.1	76.4			$11,330	$660	$1,072	$1,733	$8,283	$1,314	$9,598
Socastee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4223 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 650-2606	794	59	13.5	100.0%	346 (43.6%)	102 (12.8%)	304 (38.3%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	29 (3.7%)	64.7	220^th of 644 public elementary schools	65.8%		56.9	259^th of 625 public elementary schools	58.6%	39	56.1	58.1	63.2				56.9	50.0	49.6								55.4		$12,686	$1,839	$539	$2,379	$9,326	$982	$10,308
Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1675 Highway 396	Myrtle Beach	29575	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-6768	908	59	15.5	27.1%	585 (64.4%)	89 (9.8%)	117 (12.9%)	17 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.9%)	90 (9.9%)	75.5	151^st of 644 public elementary schools	76.6%		81.9	104^th of 625 public elementary schools	83.4%	47	58.3	73.3	68.1				53.2	59.0	58.1								64.8		$12,049	$1,247	$495	$1,742	$9,154	$1,153	$10,307
Socastee High	Public	9-12	4900 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 293-2513	1,726	90	19.2	23.4%	1,103 (63.9%)	142 (8.2%)	315 (18.3%)	44 (2.5%)	7 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	107 (6.2%)	65.7	59^th of 237 public high schools	75.1%		68.8	47^th of 226 public high schools	79.2%	12													62.4	68.7	86.8	74.0			$12,563	$757	$986	$1,744	$9,450	$1,369	$10,819
Ocean Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	950 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-8400	1,015	62	16.3	12.6%	746 (73.5%)	81 (8.0%)	84 (8.3%)	39 (3.8%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.3%)	92.1	38^th of 644 public elementary schools	94.1%		93.7	39^th of 625 public elementary schools	93.8%	1	75.4	88.2	73.1				75.5	77.1	61.4								85.1		$10,616	$792	$356	$1,148	$8,505	$964	$9,469
Palmetto Bays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Highway 544	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 236-6200	596	41	14.5	100.0%	265 (44.5%)	85 (14.3%)	204 (34.2%)	7 (1.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	65.8	213^th of 644 public elementary schools	66.9%		61.7	230^th of 625 public elementary schools	63.2%	17	58.1	57.9	58.4				60.5	61.7	39.3								57.9		$12,567	$2,006	$604	$2,609	$8,861	$1,097	$9,958
Coastal Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3710 Palmetto Pointe Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(843) 788-9898	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	56	86^th of 237 public high schools	63.7%					(n/a)													41.9	67.5	85.0	71.1

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Little River	8.31 mi	4	41^st
North Myrtle Beach	9.07 mi	1	15^th
Conway	11.23 mi	15	63^rd
Murrells Inlet	16.25 mi	2	10^th
Loris	16.3 mi	4	126^th

Best Public Schools in Myrtle Beach, SC

Ocean Bay Middle

Ocean Bay Elementary

St. James Elementary

Socastee Middle

Ten Oaks Middle

Forestbrook Elementary

Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter

St. James Middle

Carolina Forest Elementary

Burgess Elementary

Carolina Forest High

Lakewood Elementary

River Oaks Elementary

Forestbrook Middle

Palmetto Bays Elementary

Socastee High

Socastee Elementary

Coastal Leadership Academy

Myrtle Beach High

Myrtle Beach Middle

Myrtle Beach Elementary

Academy For Arts/Science/Technology

Bridgewater Academy Charter

Myrtle Beach Early Childhood

Myrtle Beach Primary

St. James Intermediate

Cities Near Myrtle Beach