Best Public Schools in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				SC READY English Language Arts (2019)						SC READY Mathematics (2019)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2019)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2019)	EOCEP English 1 (2019)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2019)	SCPASS Social Studies (2019)		SCPASS Science (2019)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)
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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	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 U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	SCPASS Social Studies 5th Grade	SCPASS Social Studies 7th Grade	SCPASS Science 4th Grade	SCPASS Science 6th Grade	SCPASS Science 8th 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	1,207	68	17.8	100.0%	449 (37.2%)	322 (26.7%)	325 (26.9%)	25 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (7.0%)	62	101^st of 315 public middle schools	67.9%		64.9	92^nd of 303 public middle schools	69.6%	9				40.9	49.9	42.0				58.3	40.9	39.4	92.2		100.0			72.2		49.9	43.0	$9,369	$640	$309	$950	$7,557	$863	$8,420
Myrtle Beach High	Public	9-12	3302 Robert Grissom Parkway	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 839-7148	1,456	83	17.6	53.4%	675 (46.4%)	330 (22.7%)	315 (21.6%)	20 (1.4%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	109 (7.5%)	58.9	59^th of 225 public high schools	73.8%		55.3	61^st of 216 public high schools	71.8%	2													64.8	73.7	76.0	79.2						$10,890	$505	$281	$785	$8,648	$1,457	$10,105
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	319	24	13.2	9.4%	260 (81.5%)	12 (3.8%)	24 (7.5%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	85.9	77^th of 643 public elementary schools	88.0%		81.9	101^st of 624 public elementary schools	83.8%	24	80.0	86.2	48.5	71.5	78.2	73.5	73.6	72.3	40.0	62.8	71.9	35.3	81.3		91.2		85.7	93.9	88.8	71.5	82.4	$7,560	$46	$08	$54	$6,154	$1,353	$7,507
Myrtle Beach Elementary	Public	3-5	3301 Oak Street	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 626-5831	1,069	62	17.3	100.0%	369 (34.5%)	268 (25.1%)	332 (31.1%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.5%)	84 (7.9%)								(n/a)
Myrtle Beach Child Development Center	Public	PK-K	612 29th Avenue North	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 448-1658	493	30	16.4	36.7%	197 (40.0%)	129 (26.2%)	144 (29.2%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)								(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	671	47	14.2	33.5%	272 (40.5%)	170 (25.3%)	175 (26.1%)	13 (1.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (5.5%)								(n/a)
Coastal Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3710 Palmetto Pointe Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 788-9898	174	19	9.0	47.1%	125 (71.8%)	6 (3.4%)	32 (18.4%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	23.9	157^th of 225 public high schools	30.2%					(n/a)														43.6	66.6	62.0
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	1,135	68	16.6	43.3%	678 (59.7%)	127 (11.2%)	224 (19.7%)	11 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (8.0%)	79.2	115^th of 643 public elementary schools	82.1%		81.8	102^nd of 624 public elementary schools	83.7%	13	59.5	61.0	52.6				70.3	65.7	61.7								80.5		66.8			$9,228	$620	$205	$825	$7,475	$929	$8,404
Socastee Middle	Public	6-8	151 Sheffield Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6051	484	32	15.1	99.4%	328 (67.8%)	40 (8.3%)	49 (10.1%)	19 (3.9%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	39 (8.1%)	91.1	28^th of 315 public middle schools	91.1%					(n/a)				54.6	64.3	72.4				65.0	62.8	67.3	99.1		100.0			80.0		66.3	80.2	$10,639	$603	$206	$809	$8,733	$1,098	$9,830
St. James Intermediate	Public	5-6	9641 Scipio Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6005	922	54	17.0	36.4%	727 (78.9%)	55 (6.0%)	77 (8.4%)	12 (1.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.0%)								(n/a)			51.4	51.4					62.6	61.0							79.1			58.1		$8,457	$371	$187	$559	$7,063	$836	$7,899
Ten Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	150 Revolutionary War Way	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-8896	1,032	61	17.0	37.6%	700 (67.8%)	87 (8.4%)	146 (14.1%)	32 (3.1%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	59 (5.7%)	86	39^th of 315 public middle schools	87.6%					(n/a)				57.1	61.8	53.0				72.6	63.0	53.9	98.8		100.0			78.5		63.8	61.5	$8,901	$366	$225	$590	$7,468	$842	$8,311
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	41	.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	No	(843) 236-3689	139	15	9.2	54.7%	62 (44.6%)	47 (33.8%)	15 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.6%)								(n/a)																						$9,705	$359	$339	$698	$6,777	$2,230	$9,007
Burgess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9645 Scipio Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-4600	709	42	16.8	47.5%	467 (65.9%)	58 (8.2%)	128 (18.1%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.1%)	84.1	89^th of 643 public elementary schools	86.2%		87.1	64^th of 624 public elementary schools	89.7%	25	72.7	63.2					76.1	65.0											68.1			$9,480	$696	$236	$932	$7,500	$1,048	$8,548
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	823	50	16.6	37.5%	624 (75.8%)	49 (6.0%)	77 (9.4%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	57 (6.9%)	92.2	35^th of 643 public elementary schools	94.6%		89.4	54^th of 624 public elementary schools	91.3%	19	70.6	76.8					78.0	78.1											77.4			$9,725	$580	$189	$769	$7,912	$1,044	$8,956
Forestbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Panthers Parkway	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-8100	966	60	16.1	46.3%	700 (72.5%)	78 (8.1%)	125 (12.9%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	51 (5.3%)	82.5	98^th of 643 public elementary schools	84.8%		85.3	76^th of 624 public elementary schools	87.8%	22	71.8	65.3	48.1				82.0	70.7	61.0								77.1		70.0			$9,635	$735	$232	$967	$7,724	$944	$8,668
St. James Middle	Public	6-8	9775 St. James Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-5543	943	59	16.1	38.4%	741 (78.6%)	66 (7.0%)	83 (8.8%)	14 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	33 (3.5%)	85	41^st of 315 public middle schools	87.0%		85.4	35^th of 303 public middle schools	88.4%	6					61.6	55.8					58.4	48.7	93.4		100.0			79.9			66.1	$9,489	$266	$175	$441	$7,984	$1,064	$9,048
Ocean Bay Middle	Public	6-8	905 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-8420	626	38	16.4	22.7%	476 (76.0%)	51 (8.1%)	50 (8.0%)	17 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	92.2	20^th of 315 public middle schools	93.7%		89.4	25^th of 303 public middle schools	91.7%	5				71.8	66.5	62.2				79.1	63.9	48.1	100.0		100.0			90.2		75.0	62.8	$9,753	$440	$193	$633	$7,912	$1,208	$9,120
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	1,148	71	16.1	43.8%	756 (65.9%)	122 (10.6%)	152 (13.2%)	30 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	78 (6.8%)	81.4	105^th of 643 public elementary schools	83.7%		86.1	71^st of 624 public elementary schools	88.6%	34	60.2	61.4	54.9				63.0	64.5	71.3								87.2		71.0			$9,223	$699	$184	$883	$7,400	$940	$8,340
Forestbrook Middle	Public	6-8	4430 Gator Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-7300	889	53	16.7	47.6%	535 (60.2%)	76 (8.5%)	204 (22.9%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (6.4%)	82.6	49^th of 315 public middle schools	84.4%		84	41^st of 303 public middle schools	86.5%	8				49.1	53.2	61.7				64.3	51.2	61.1	95.9		100.0			78.5		56.9	65.7	$9,343	$446	$197	$643	$7,640	$1,060	$8,700
Carolina Forest High	Public	9-12	700 Gardner Lacy Road	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-7997	2,616	125	20.9	37.5%	1,693 (64.7%)	352 (13.5%)	366 (14.0%)	61 (2.3%)	9 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	132 (5.0%)	69.5	26^th of 225 public high schools	88.4%		61.8	48^th of 216 public high schools	77.8%	22													84.3	85.5	80.0	76.4						$9,928	$375	$227	$602	$8,027	$1,299	$9,326
Socastee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4223 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 650-2606	855	58	14.7	100.0%	397 (46.4%)	101 (11.8%)	303 (35.4%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.3%)	54.5	291^st of 643 public elementary schools	54.7%		66.8	191^st of 624 public elementary schools	69.4%	100	49.2	47.3	35.4				66.2	51.0	44.7								70.2		51.7			$10,274	$1,268	$360	$1,628	$7,828	$818	$8,646
Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1675 Highway 396	Myrtle Beach	29575	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-6768	986	60	16.4	49.5%	696 (70.6%)	73 (7.4%)	110 (11.2%)	23 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	78 (7.9%)	83.1	94^th of 643 public elementary schools	85.4%		84.8	81^st of 624 public elementary schools	87.0%	13	64.5	63.7	49.7				72.4	64.3	65.5								87.7		73.1			$9,180	$650	$266	$916	$7,331	$933	$8,263
Socastee High	Public	9-12	4900 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 293-2513	1,646	96	17.2	35.9%	1,122 (68.2%)	130 (7.9%)	244 (14.8%)	35 (2.1%)	7 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	100 (6.1%)	69	28^th of 225 public high schools	87.6%		68.1	28^th of 216 public high schools	87.0%														72.0	85.0	81.2	79.8						$11,252	$454	$233	$687	$9,183	$1,382	$10,565
Ocean Bay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	950 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-8400	942	54	17.6	22.5%	773 (82.1%)	63 (6.7%)	45 (4.8%)	30 (3.2%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.2%)	92.1	36^th of 643 public elementary schools	94.4%		95.5	19^th of 624 public elementary schools	97.0%	17	74.2	81.4	53.8				82.5	82.7	70.0								89.6		84.7			$8,710	$398	$159	$557	$7,217	$936	$8,153
Palmetto Bays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Highway 544	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 236-6200	615	41	15.0	100.0%	277 (45.0%)	103 (16.7%)	195 (31.7%)	6 (1.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	70.6	179^th of 643 public elementary schools	72.2%		69.1	170^th of 624 public elementary schools	72.8%	9	57.6	54.9	37.1				73.9	59.8	52.5								78.4		69.5			$11,406	$1,461	$358	$1,819	$8,530	$1,057	$9,587

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Little River	8.31 mi	4	29^th
North Myrtle Beach	9.07 mi	1	10^th
Conway	9.22 mi	15	79^th
Murrells Inlet	16.25 mi	2	6^th
Loris	16.3 mi	4	123^rd

Best Public Schools in Myrtle Beach, SC

Ocean Bay Middle

St. James Elementary

Ocean Bay Elementary

Socastee Middle

Ten Oaks Middle

Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter

St. James Middle

Burgess Elementary

Lakewood Elementary

Forestbrook Middle

Forestbrook Elementary

Carolina Forest Elementary

River Oaks Elementary

Palmetto Bays Elementary

Carolina Forest High

Socastee High

Myrtle Beach Middle

Myrtle Beach High

Socastee Elementary

Coastal Leadership Academy

Academy For Arts/Science/Technology

Bridgewater Academy Charter

Myrtle Beach Child Development Center

Myrtle Beach Elementary

Myrtle Beach Primary

St. James Intermediate

Cities Near Myrtle Beach