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Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy

Public Grades 6-8

308^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 10% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy is a small middle school in Hemingway, SC, serving 259 students in grades 6-8 within the Georgetown 01 school district, where every student qualifies for free or reduced lunch.

While the school's overall state ranking has been low for several years, there are some bright spots worth noting. The most impressive is in advanced math: in 2023-2024, an extraordinary 96% of students scored proficient on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam—far exceeding the district average of 62% and the state average of 72%. This shows that when students are placed in the right classes with proper support, they can achieve at very high levels. However, performance in regular math and science classes tells a different story. In 2025-2026, math proficiency ranged from about 20-22% across grades, and science proficiency was around 30% in 6th grade. This is a notable disconnect for a school with "STEAM" in its name. There's also significant variation between grade levels—for example, 7th grade ELA proficiency was 51.7% while 8th grade was just 27.3% in the same year, suggesting that student preparedness and instructional effectiveness vary considerably from year to year.

Compared to nearby schools, the picture is mixed. Waccamaw Middle, just 15 miles away in the same district, ranks in the 97th percentile with 85% proficiency in 7th grade ELA—a stark contrast. However, Johnsonville Middle in the Florence 05 district serves a similar student population and achieves dramatically higher results (54.9% vs. 36.2% in 6th grade ELA), showing that improvement is possible. One area of concern is attendance: 23.7% of students are chronically absent, meaning nearly one in four misses significant instructional time. On the positive side, the school has a favorable 10.9:1 student-teacher ratio, and 8th grade ELA improved by 18 points in one year. The school also spends more per student ($18,559) than most comparison schools, which raises questions about how resources are being used to support student learning.

259

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,761

Per pupil spending ?

70.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

13000 Choppee Road
Hemingway, SC 29554

(843) 545-0918

District: Georgetown 01

Students who attend Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy usually attend:

High:

Carvers Bay Early College and Career High

Feeder schools for Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy:

Elementary:	Brown's Ferry Elementary School for the Creative and Perform
	Plantersville Elementary Digital Immersion School
	Pleasant Hill Elementary STREAM Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.1%

White:

31.3%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (29% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg51%

308^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle 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	14.7	308 of 341	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	272 of 321	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	251 of 322	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	287 of 325	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	237 of 310	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	281 of 311	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	274 of 315	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	253 of 303	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.2	273 of 317	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	252 of 303	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	251 of 301	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.6	219 of 291	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	236 of 276	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.0	196 of 271	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.0	223 of 269	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.1	199 of 261	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.3	184 of 249	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.8	175 of 244	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.8	167 of 236	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.4	177 of 231	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.2	175 of 230	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.7	186 of 230	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	31.3	168 of 225	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	228 of 258	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	205 of 251	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	165 of 246	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	226 of 253	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	179 of 249	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	203 of 235	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	196 of 252	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	168 of 237	29.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	31.0	117 of 164	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	172 of 195	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	145 of 194	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	273 of 310	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.4	250 of 295	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	229 of 293	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	281 of 299	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	232 of 290	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	259 of 279	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	264 of 296	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	236 of 281	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	304 of 325	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	260 of 308	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	220 of 304	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	281 of 313	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	238 of 300	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	263 of 288	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	251 of 289	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	228 of 280	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	279 of 310	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.7	262 of 298	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	235 of 292	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	250 of 303	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	218 of 292	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	249 of 279	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	246 of 296	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	232 of 284	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.7	192 of 271	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	202 of 256	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	236 of 260	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	186 of 249	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	232 of 244	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	240 of 258	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	203 of 250	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)29th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2021)29th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

African American (2026)12th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-22 vs state

Science30%-21 vs state

Mathematics20%-22 vs state

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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 (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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 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 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
Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	13000 Choppee Road	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 545-0918	259	24	10.9	—	81 (31.3%)	166 (64.1%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	14.7	308^th of 341 public middle schools	9.7%		16.5	272^nd of 321 public middle schools	15.3%	36			36.2	28.1	45.3			19.6	19.5	22.1		30.5	$19,761	$1,831	$1,447	$3,278	$12,589	$3,894	$16,483
Hemingway MB Lee Middle	Public	6-8	400 South Main Street	Hemingway	29554	Williamsburg County	Williamsburg 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 558-2721	131	13	10.0	97.7%	15 (11.5%)	109 (83.2%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	24.4	258^th of 341 public middle schools	24.3%		19.6	262^nd of 321 public middle schools	18.4%	4			51.2	37.7	47.4			24.4	15.5	34.2		36.6	$22,389	$1,638	$2,547	$4,185	$15,647	$2,558	$18,205
Georgetown Middle	Public	6-8	2400 Authuan Maybank Drive	Georgetown	29440	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 527-4495	671	51	13.1	—	235 (35.0%)	339 (50.5%)	82 (12.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	20.5	280^th of 341 public middle schools	17.9%		21.3	259^th of 321 public middle schools	19.3%	21			40.6	43.6	44.0			25.1	21.4	14.1		40.2	$14,984	$1,130	$833	$1,963	$10,651	$2,369	$13,021
Johnsonville Middle	Public	6-8	415 Maple Street	Johnsonville	29555	Florence County	Florence 05	No	No	No	No	(843) 386-2066	281	21	13.3	—	188 (66.9%)	66 (23.5%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.4%)	51.6	151^st of 341 public middle schools	55.7%		52.2	133^rd of 321 public middle schools	58.6%	18			54.9	53.3	60.2			42.7	30.3	48.7		52.4	$15,051	$984	$726	$1,710	$11,746	$1,595	$13,341
Waccamaw Middle	Public	7-8	247 Wildcat Way	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 237-0106	329	24	13.7	46.7%	245 (74.5%)	53 (16.1%)	27 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	97.2	12^th of 341 public middle schools	96.5%		93.5	18^th of 321 public middle schools	94.4%	6				85.0	84.4				75.1	82.7			$16,335	$971	$749	$1,720	$12,178	$2,438	$14,616
Waccamaw Intermediate	Public	4-6	320 Wildcat Way	Pawleys Island	29585	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 237-7071	415	29	14.3	44.6%	319 (76.9%)	63 (15.2%)	26 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)								(n/a)	81.1	77.4	74.9			74.9	68.8	60.9			58.5	74.2	$15,620	$888	$815	$1,703	$12,037	$1,880	$13,917
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	44.3%	654 (71.6%)	56 (6.1%)	122 (13.4%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (7.2%)	76.6	70^th of 341 public middle schools	79.5%		73.6	73^rd of 321 public middle schools	77.3%	3				73.0	72.2				50.0	48.5			$13,774	$405	$355	$759	$11,401	$1,614	$13,015
Rosemary Middle	Public	6-8	12804 County Line Road	Andrews	29510	Georgetown County	Georgetown 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 264-9780	356	28	12.7	—	116 (32.6%)	214 (60.1%)	18 (5.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	14.8	307^th of 341 public middle schools	10.0%		10.3	306^th of 321 public middle schools	4.7%	1			40.7	34.7	34.2			30.1	17.9	17.1		26.5	$16,454	$1,324	$965	$2,289	$11,758	$2,406	$14,164
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	45.1%	637 (72.1%)	57 (6.5%)	104 (11.8%)	27 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.1%)								(n/a)		73.0	73.8				59.2	60.3				77.1	$13,328	$731	$437	$1,168	$10,628	$1,533	$12,161

Frequently Asked Questions about Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy

How many students attend Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy.

What district is Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy in?

Georgetown 01

What high school do graduates of Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy attend?

Students who attend Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy usually go on to attend Carvers Bay Early College and Career High

Is Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy a good school?

Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy ranks in the bottom 9.7% of South Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy?

Students at Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy are 64% African American, 31% White, 3% Hispanic.

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