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Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy

Public Grades 6-8

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 16% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy is a public middle school in Hemingway, South Carolina, serving 262 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Georgetown 01 school district, which is ranked 48 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores, with only 39.7% and 20.6% of 6th-grade students proficient in ELA and Math, respectively, compared to state averages of 56% and 39.4%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 22.5% to 25.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than state and district averages. Additionally, the school's performance on standardized tests varies greatly among different student subgroups, with significant disparities in proficiency rates.

Despite the school's STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) focus, there is no clear evidence that this approach is having a positive impact on student outcomes. Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 237 out of 310 middle schools in 2021-2022 to 270 out of 320 middle schools in 2024-2025, with a consistent 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. In comparison, nearby schools such as St. James Middle and Waccamaw Middle are ranked much higher in the state and have higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math.

259

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,559

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (26% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 25 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg40%

South Carolina avg46%

270^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Georgetown 01

48^th 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
2025	16.5	270 of 320	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	251 of 325	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	26.4	205 of 252	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	166 of 248	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2025	16.4	249 of 295	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	228 of 294	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	21.7	258 of 307	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	219 of 307	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2025	15.7	259 of 296	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	234 of 294	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2024	24.7	201 of 255	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Disabled (2021)29th percentile+19 vs school

White (2024)21st percentile~ school

African American (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-17 vs state

Science23%-25 vs state

Mathematics13%-22 vs state

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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 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	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
Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	13000 Choppee Road	Hemingway	29554	Georgetown 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%)	16.5	270^th of 320 public middle schools	15.6%		22.4	251^st of 325 public middle schools	22.8%	19			39.7	51.7	27.3			20.6	10.3	9.1		23.3		$18,559	$2,853	$1,784	$4,637	$11,383	$2,539	$13,922
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		15 (11.5%)	109 (83.2%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	19.6	260^th of 320 public middle schools	18.8%		16.3	277^th of 325 public middle schools	14.8%	17			31.0	47.6	40.5			11.9	21.4	14.3		33.4		$20,289	$2,428	$1,836	$4,264	$13,992	$2,033	$16,025
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%)	21.3	257^th of 320 public middle schools	19.7%		20.8	258^th of 325 public middle schools	20.6%	1			42.0	39.1	40.4			22.8	13.7	13.7		38.9	95.0	$14,543	$1,913	$898	$2,811	$9,859	$1,874	$11,733
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%)	52.2	133^rd of 320 public middle schools	58.4%		58	120^th of 325 public middle schools	63.1%	13			44.1	63.8	53.7			36.3	37.4	33.6		48.5	100.0	$16,670	$1,443	$2,020	$3,462	$11,501	$1,707	$13,208
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		245 (74.5%)	53 (16.1%)	27 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	93.5	18^th of 320 public middle schools	94.4%		94.2	18^th of 325 public middle schools	94.5%					77.0	73.3				64.1	65.6			100.0	$15,423	$1,913	$836	$2,749	$10,812	$1,863	$12,675
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		319 (76.9%)	63 (15.2%)	26 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)								(n/a)	78.6	82.3	80.6			70.5	76.6	68.3			59.9	76.2		$14,806	$1,081	$889	$1,970	$11,175	$1,662	$12,837
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
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%)	10.3	304^th of 320 public middle schools	5.0%		16	279^th of 325 public middle schools	14.2%	25			21.5	35.8	34.1			18.7	12.5	7.3		20.5	100.0	$16,529	$2,133	$1,418	$3,551	$10,901	$2,076	$12,977
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy

What district is Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy in?

Georgetown 01

Is Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy a good school?

Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy ranks in the bottom 15.6% of South Carolina middle schools.

How many students attend Carvers Bay Middle STEAM Academy?

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

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

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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