Best Public Schools in North Myrtle Beach, SC

Summary:

The city of North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is home to a single standout elementary school, Ocean Drive Elementary. This public school serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and is part of the Horry 01 school district, which is ranked 9th out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Ocean Drive Elementary is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 20% of all elementary schools in South Carolina. The school has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 3 school years and outperforms both the Horry 01 district and the state of South Carolina in key academic metrics, including the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels. With an enrollment of 810 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.2 to 1, Ocean Drive Elementary appears to be effectively supporting student learning and achievement.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5% in the 2023-2024 school year is an area that could be further investigated and addressed, the school's overall performance and resource allocation, with $11,857 spent per student, suggest that Ocean Drive Elementary is a standout institution in the North Myrtle Beach area, providing a high-quality education to its diverse student population.

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Ocean Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 11th Avenue North	North Myrtle Beach	29582	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 663-0195	852	54	15.7		543 (63.7%)	48 (5.6%)	163 (19.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	91 (10.7%)	79.5	118^th of 640 public elementary schools	81.6%		77.9	139^th of 638 public elementary schools	78.2%	21	74.8	76.0	68.9	61.0	75.8	61.5	63.1	$13,073	$1,355	$495	$1,850	$9,630	$1,594	$11,224

Cities Near North Myrtle Beach

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Little River	1.56 mi	4	39^th
Myrtle Beach	7.29 mi	29	49^th
Conway	11.4 mi	16	52^nd
Loris	15.33 mi	4	123^rd
Murrells Inlet	24.22 mi	2	11^th

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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.

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