Middle Schools in Horry 01

Summary:

The Horry 01 school district in South Carolina is home to 13 diverse middle schools, serving students from grades 6 to 8. The schools vary significantly in size, with enrollments ranging from 540 to 1,321 students. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools, highlighting both areas of strength and opportunities for improvement within the district.

Among the standout schools in the district are Ocean Bay Middle, which consistently ranks as one of the top middle schools in the state, and Socastee Middle and North Myrtle Beach Middle, which also maintain strong academic performance and high rankings. These schools boast impressive test scores, with over 70% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

In contrast, some schools in the district, such as Myrtle Beach Middle and Whittemore Park Middle, have significantly lower proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages. The data also reveals a concerning trend of high chronic absenteeism rates across all schools in the Horry 01 district, which may contribute to the performance gaps observed.

District Detail

335 Four Mile Road
Conway, SC 29526

(843) 488-6700

SchoolDigger Rank:
9^th of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 48,662

Primary Schools: 30
Middle Schools: 13
High Schools: 14
Alternative Schools: 0

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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)	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 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 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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
Forestbrook Middle	Public	6-8	4430 Gator Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-7300	816	53	15.5		436 (53.4%)	76 (9.3%)	252 (30.9%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (4.9%)	57	119^th of 320 public middle schools	62.8%		65.8	95^th of 325 public middle schools	70.8%	24		52.7	56.8	54.7		47.0	41.4	32.1	46.9	100.0	$13,107	$1,009	$426	$1,435	$10,446	$1,225	$11,671
North Myrtle Beach Middle	Public	6-8	11240 Highway 90	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 399-6136	1,267	78	16.2		771 (60.9%)	207 (16.3%)	176 (13.9%)	9 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (7.7%)	79.9	58^th of 320 public middle schools	81.9%		83.9	49^th of 325 public middle schools	84.9%	9		65.9	64.3	69.0		51.8	45.0	53.4	63.6	100.0	$12,206	$868	$441	$1,309	$9,740	$1,157	$10,897
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
Loris Middle	Public	6-8	5209 Highway 66	Loris	29569	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 756-2181	725	55	13.3		311 (42.9%)	259 (35.7%)	88 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.7%)	22	254^th of 320 public middle schools	20.6%		35.6	202^nd of 325 public middle schools	37.8%	52		38.4	38.0	43.4		22.8	14.4	24.6	30.9	100.0	$15,598	$1,690	$812	$2,501	$11,321	$1,775	$13,096
Aynor Middle	Public	6-8	400 Frye Road	Galivants Ferry	29544	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 358-6000	742	48	15.4		580 (78.2%)	53 (7.1%)	71 (9.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	70	84^th of 320 public middle schools	73.8%		68.5	83^rd of 325 public middle schools	74.5%	1		62.0	58.1	60.1		53.3	40.0	41.1	59.5	100.0	$13,420	$1,027	$432	$1,459	$10,508	$1,452	$11,960
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
Myrtle Beach Middle	Public	6-8	3101 North Oak Street	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 448-3932	1,146	71	16.2		383 (33.4%)	259 (22.6%)	391 (34.1%)	16 (1.4%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (7.8%)	39.9	190^th of 320 public middle schools	40.6%		43.7	169^th of 325 public middle schools	48.0%	21		46.3	48.3	47.7		37.0	30.4	27.3	41.5	100.0	$12,371	$1,069	$512	$1,581	$9,328	$1,462	$10,790
St. James Middle	Public	7-8	9775 St. James Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-5543	913	58	15.7		654 (71.6%)	56 (6.1%)	122 (13.4%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (7.2%)	73.6	74^th of 320 public middle schools	76.9%		81	55^th of 325 public middle schools	83.1%	19			67.9	61.7			45.5	39.3		98.9	$12,683	$685	$391	$1,075	$10,334	$1,274	$11,608
Ocean Bay Middle	Public	6-8	905 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-8420	801	49	16.5		558 (69.7%)	70 (8.7%)	108 (13.5%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	92.5	21^st of 320 public middle schools	93.4%		93.4	19^th of 325 public middle schools	94.2%	2		70.7	77.7	77.4		65.4	60.4	61.1	71.4	100.0	$12,815	$816	$486	$1,302	$10,186	$1,327	$11,513
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
Socastee Middle	Public	6-8	151 Sheffield Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6051	527	37	14.2		351 (66.6%)	38 (7.2%)	74 (14.0%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.1%)	87.6	36^th of 320 public middle schools	88.8%		88.6	33^rd of 325 public middle schools	89.8%	3		68.2	72.6	74.7		61.1	52.4	65.0	59.6	100.0	$13,839	$648	$430	$1,078	$11,385	$1,375	$12,760
St. James Intermediate	Public	5-6	9641 Scipio Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6005	883	53	16.6		637 (72.1%)	57 (6.5%)	104 (11.8%)	27 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.1%)								(n/a)	72.1	64.4			58.8	55.4			65.4		$12,627	$945	$476	$1,421	$10,035	$1,171	$11,205
Ten Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	150 Revolutionary War Way	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-8896	1,264	80	15.8		737 (58.3%)	137 (10.8%)	235 (18.6%)	46 (3.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (8.1%)	85.3	42^nd of 320 public middle schools	86.9%		85.5	44^th of 325 public middle schools	86.5%	2		67.8	71.7	67.6		58.8	54.4	48.5	66.6	100.0	$12,138	$716	$456	$1,171	$9,853	$1,113	$10,966

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
School Public Charter School District	5.9 mi	59	30^th
Charter Institute at Erskine	5.9 mi	31	40^th
Limestone Charters Association	5.9 mi	13	22^nd
Georgetown 01	20.34 mi	19	48^th
Williamsburg 01	27.29 mi	12	50^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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