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Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

Q: Is Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy a good school?

Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy ranks 395 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

395^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy is a small, rural elementary school in Hemingway, SC, serving 301 students in grades PK-5 within the Georgetown 01 school district, where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school’s STREAM focus (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Arts, and Math) is a distinctive feature for the area, and it maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1 with high per-student spending of $18,930.

The most striking recent finding is an exceptional 4th grade cohort in the 2025-2026 school year: 86.9% scored proficient in English Language Arts (vs. 65.4% statewide) and 76.3% in math (vs. 52.3% statewide). However, this success does not carry across grade levels—5th grade math proficiency was just 20.7%, far below the district’s 43.7%. This 66-point gap between the school’s best and worst subject-grade combinations suggests a strong cohort effect rather than consistent school-wide instruction. Overall, the school’s state ranking has been volatile, peaking at the 74th percentile (4 stars) in 2022-2023 before dropping to the 40th percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026.

Compared to nearby schools, Pleasant Hill outperforms Hemingway Elementary (25th percentile, 1 star) and has a much lower chronic absenteeism rate (17.1% vs. 41%). However, it lags behind higher-performing Horry County schools like St. James Elementary (90th percentile) and Burgess Elementary (71st percentile), despite spending 50% more per student than Burgess. The school has made progress reducing chronic absenteeism, but subgroup data shows concerning declines for male students (21st percentile) and African American students (7th percentile) in the most recent year, signaling equity challenges that warrant immediate attention. For parents, this school offers a specialized STREAM curriculum and small class sizes, but academic results vary significantly by grade level and student group.

301

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,930

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

127 Schoolhouse Road
Hemingway, SC 29554

(843) 558-9417

District: Georgetown 01

Students who attend Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy
	Georgetown Middle
High:	Carvers Bay Early College and Career High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.5%

African American:

42.9%

Hispanic:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Georgetown 01

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (52% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg49%

South Carolina avg58%

395^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 8Elementary Schools in the Georgetown 01

51^st of 75Georgetown 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	395 of 661	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.5	279 of 639	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	182 of 643	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	167 of 644	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.0	267 of 625	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	294 of 622	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.1	403 of 643	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	347 of 624	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	61.5	230 of 639	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.9	240 of 619	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.1	271 of 638	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	54.9	306 of 630	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.0	156 of 599	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	58.3	271 of 594	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.4	264 of 597	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.7	385 of 589	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.0	305 of 580	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.5	199 of 577	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.2	150 of 566	73.5%	★★★★☆
2006	54.5	284 of 559	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	68.9	167 of 557	70.0%	★★★★☆
2004	61.0	221 of 550	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2003	47.4	313 of 542	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	357 of 384	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.5	242 of 380	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	136 of 394	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	87.3	28 of 393	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	46.6	231 of 421	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	233 of 412	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	359 of 599	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.6	281 of 580	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	304 of 568	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	79.5	105 of 580	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	41.9	334 of 573	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	373 of 554	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	367 of 588	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	374 of 570	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	320 of 634	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	267 of 612	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.8	123 of 602	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	122 of 608	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	163 of 600	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	181 of 580	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	395 of 600	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.2	313 of 588	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	469 of 591	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.7	266 of 585	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.7	138 of 571	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	192 of 582	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	234 of 579	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	222 of 561	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.3	391 of 590	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	311 of 571	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	287 of 463	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.3	184 of 459	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	189 of 446	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	112 of 463	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	40.2	295 of 455	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	318 of 439	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	341 of 472	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	306 of 457	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)50th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile~ school

White (2026)38th percentile~ school

Male (2026)21st percentile-20 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%-5 vs state

Science55%+4 vs state

Mathematics44%-10 vs state

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Friday, April 18, 2025

I am a parent and employee at the school. I believe PHESA has truly been the best school for my children and our family. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		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 (2024)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	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
Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	127 Schoolhouse Road	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-9417	301	25	11.8	100.0%	152 (50.5%)	129 (42.9%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	40.8	395^th of 661 public elementary schools	40.2%		54.5	279^th of 639 public elementary schools	56.3%	116	46.8	86.9	54.7				43.7	76.3	20.7				55.3		$18,930	$2,588	$1,792	$4,380	$12,263	$2,288	$14,550
Hemingway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Baxley Road	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-4444	269	19	14.1	100.0%	28 (10.4%)	228 (84.8%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	25.5	494^th of 661 public elementary schools	25.3%		26.3	475^th of 639 public elementary schools	25.7%	19	36.6	70.4	38.8				39.0	55.5	19.4				44.4		$19,312	$2,498	$2,602	$5,099	$11,819	$2,393	$14,212
Johnsonville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 East Marion Street	Johnsonville	29555	Florence County	Florence 05	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 386-2955	537	35	15.3	100.0%	332 (61.8%)	154 (28.7%)	19 (3.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	30.4	457^th of 661 public elementary schools	30.9%		34.8	415^th of 639 public elementary schools	35.1%	42	64.4	40.7	67.1				54.8	31.4	34.2				19.8		$12,975	$2,350	$1,695	$4,045	$7,586	$1,344	$8,930
Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform	Public	PK, KG-5	7292 Brown's Ferry Road	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-1325	163	15	10.7	100.0%	9 (5.5%)	143 (87.7%)	5 (3.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	15.4	587^th of 661 public elementary schools	11.2%		9.8	602^nd of 639 public elementary schools	5.8%	15	40.9	58.6	48.0				18.2	24.1	24.0				27.6		$21,716	$2,884	$3,158	$6,042	$12,938	$2,736	$15,674
Plantersville Elementary Digital Immersion School	Public	PK, KG-5	1668 Exodus Drive	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 546-8453	78	12	6.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	74 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.1%)								(n/a)															$32,548	$4,677	$4,604	$9,281	$20,097	$3,170	$23,267
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	100.0%	453 (48.9%)	174 (18.8%)	219 (23.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (8.2%)	52.4	297^th of 661 public elementary schools	55.1%		51.7	299^th of 639 public elementary schools	53.2%	2	64.9	62.0	60.7				58.5	50.4	47.4				51.2		$14,291	$1,641	$838	$2,479	$10,308	$1,504	$11,812
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	100.0%	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
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	100.0%	329 (51.2%)	167 (26.0%)	78 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.4%)	62.1	243^rd of 661 public elementary schools	63.2%		73.8	170^th of 639 public elementary schools	73.4%	73	69.2	65.3	74.2				56.7	52.2	61.8				48.9		$16,393	$1,953	$837	$2,790	$11,909	$1,695	$13,603
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	884	56	15.9	41.2%	659 (74.5%)	43 (4.9%)	98 (11.1%)	15 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.4%)	88.5	64^th of 661 public elementary schools	90.3%		89.5	51^st of 639 public elementary schools	92.0%	13	78.6	86.7					77.5	70.4					72.7		$12,592	$971	$468	$1,439	$9,772	$1,381	$11,153
Andrews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13072 County Line Road	Andrews	29510	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 264-3419	604	48	12.6	100.0%	266 (44.0%)	266 (44.0%)	48 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.3%)	27.6	479^th of 661 public elementary schools	27.5%		31.2	439^th of 639 public elementary schools	31.3%	40	46.2	49.4	56.7				40.8	40.3	48.9				27.3		$15,995	$1,829	$1,013	$2,842	$11,539	$1,613	$13,153

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy?

Students at Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy are 50% White, 43% African American, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy in?

Georgetown 01

How many students attend Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy.

Is Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy a good school?

Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy ranks 395^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy
Middle : Georgetown Middle
High : Carvers Bay Early College and Career High

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