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Forestbrook Middle

Q: Is Forestbrook Middle a good school?

Forestbrook Middle ranks 94 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

94^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 72% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Forestbrook Middle in Myrtle Beach, SC, is a mid-sized school serving 816 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Horry 01 school district, which ranks in the top 12% of districts statewide.

Forestbrook Middle is a solid, above-average school that ranks 91st out of 335 South Carolina middle schools (73rd percentile, 4 stars). What really sets this school apart is its exceptional work with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds—it ranks in the 82nd percentile statewide for serving these students, meaning it's getting better results than most schools with a similar demographic profile. The school also achieves near-perfect results on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam, with 100% proficiency in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 74%. If your child is on an advanced math track, this is a clear strength. One unusual pattern worth noting: male students significantly outperform female students (76th vs. 62nd percentile statewide), which is the opposite of what you typically see in middle schools. The school also shows a slight decline in ELA proficiency as students progress from 6th grade (64.4%) to 8th grade (62.4%).

Compared to nearby schools, Forestbrook sits in a competitive middle ground. It outperforms Whittemore Park Middle, Myrtle Beach Middle, and Black Water Middle, but trails top-tier neighbors like Ocean Bay Middle, Ten Oaks Middle, and Socastee Middle. For example, Socastee Middle (just 3.7 miles away) outperforms Forestbrook in both ELA and math across all grade levels, while spending slightly more per student. The school has shown dramatic recent improvement with Hispanic students (jumping from the 29th to 52nd percentile) and English Language Learners (25th to 56th percentile), suggesting targeted interventions are working. However, support for disabled students has been inconsistent year-to-year, which is worth investigating if your child receives special education services. Chronic absenteeism sits at 21.3%, slightly above the district average but improving.

816

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,107

Per pupil spending ?

52.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4430 Gator Lane
Myrtle Beach, SC 29588

(843) 236-7300

District: Horry 01

Students who attend Forestbrook Middle usually attend:

High:

Socastee High

Feeder schools for Forestbrook Middle:

Elementary:	Forestbrook Elementary
	Socastee Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.4%

Hispanic:

30.9%

African American:

9.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg51%

94^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 12Middle Schools in the Horry 01

9^th of 75Horry 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	67.4	94 of 341	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	57.0	119 of 321	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	94 of 322	70.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	89 of 325	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	85 of 310	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	80 of 311	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	49 of 315	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	41 of 303	86.5%	★★★★☆
2017	87.2	33 of 317	89.6%	★★★★☆
2016	87.0	33 of 303	89.1%	★★★★☆
2015	84.2	34 of 301	88.7%	★★★★☆
2014	85.9	31 of 291	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	87.0	24 of 276	91.3%	★★★★★
2012	83.4	24 of 271	91.1%	★★★★★
2011	84.4	24 of 269	91.1%	★★★★★
2010	76.2	52 of 261	80.1%	★★★★☆
2009	79.1	40 of 249	83.9%	★★★★☆
2008	82.7	26 of 244	89.3%	★★★★☆
2007	83.1	23 of 236	90.3%	★★★★★
2006	83.3	29 of 231	87.4%	★★★★☆
2005	87.8	16 of 230	93.0%	★★★★★
2004	86.0	19 of 230	91.7%	★★★★★
2003	81.5	34 of 225	84.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	84 of 258	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.5	88 of 251	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	79 of 246	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	52 of 249	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	52.8	91 of 235	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	38 of 252	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.2	13 of 237	94.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	110 of 192	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.5	82 of 184	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.7	150 of 177	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.8	46 of 187	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	36 of 183	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	48.6	63 of 164	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	31 of 195	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	12 of 194	93.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	50 of 113	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.3	83 of 110	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	82 of 104	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	66 of 95	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	66 of 97	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.9	42 of 87	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	41 of 117	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.1	23 of 93	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	120 of 310	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.1	166 of 295	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	104 of 293	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	87 of 299	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	77 of 290	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	67 of 279	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	41 of 296	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	37 of 281	86.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	100 of 197	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.5	86 of 173	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	97 of 184	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.4	73 of 185	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	60 of 182	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	59 of 179	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	75 of 159	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.3	109 of 156	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	103 of 144	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	92 of 141	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	77 of 129	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.0	60 of 111	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.5	47 of 139	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	35 of 123	71.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	59 of 325	81.8%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	55 of 308	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	34 of 304	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	40 of 313	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	57 of 300	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	34 of 288	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	94.2	15 of 289	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	11 of 280	96.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	77 of 310	75.2%	★★★★☆
2025	67.2	86 of 298	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	77 of 292	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	84 of 303	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	82 of 292	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	86 of 279	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.7	54 of 296	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	38 of 284	86.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	54.4	18 of 52	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	30 of 58	48.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	23 of 44	47.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.6	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	15 of 39	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.7	5 of 31	83.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	100 of 271	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.7	109 of 259	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.9	74 of 256	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	76 of 260	70.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	83 of 249	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.0	90 of 244	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	45 of 250	82.0%	★★★★☆

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)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)67th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)65th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)63rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)49th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2026)43rd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts64%+6 vs state

Science57%+5 vs state

Mathematics47%+5 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, May 17, 2018

This school actually sucks. Like, most of the teachers here are great and the staff is great. Now let’s talk about the negatives. Like,their dress code is so STUPIDLY STUPID because apparently shoulders, holly jeans, and leggings turn guys on, if girls wear dress code they get dress coded and told to change or go home, but if guys wear it the administration doesn’t dress code them, and in grade-level meetings they address dress code towards girls, this is what they say, “Now to talk about dress code, LADIES you guys can’t wear off-shoulder the shirts the rules are to keep you safe, cover yourself up, those clothes can be distracting” talk about sexist, that isn’t all, the same person that says the statement above, e-mail all the teachers, during testy. with a message that read like this, “ I am aware that dress code is being violated by primarily LADIES if they don’t change than they will not receive recess after testing tommorow or next week” get this my teacher told us that HE wrote “ primarily ladies” in all caps and bold. Now the students in this school are dumb and stupid, they bully(primarily popular kids) each other, and spread rumors out loud and on the bathroom walls, some girl wrote my teacher’s phone number on the wall, and some other girl pooped in the bathroom(according to one of my teachers), my science and social studies teacher gave the boys a lecture because the poor janitor lady had to clean up the bathroom, which(according to the teacher) had pee on the floor and it was trashed. Now let’s talk about sexism in P.E. first of all, the girl’s locker room smells like SEWER DRAINAGE, it is so bad and strong you can smell it the cafeteria when the gym door is open. But the boy’s locker room doesn’t stink, I know because if it did I would smell when my gym teacher makes us do P.E. outside. There are 3 gym teacher 1 girl coach and 2 guy coaches, of course I get stuck with one of the 2 sexist guy coaches(I have had both of them and they bothe make sexist comments) the one this year always separates us by gender, like, the guys get the best field to run in and the girls get the in the sun muddy gross field, it’s not sexist if it’s one time, but it was the same thing everydaywe did frisbee. A few weeks ago, we were playing baseball and he said this, “Girl’s, the way you decide to participate will get you a grade you either get an A or a big fat D, guys just keep doing what your doing” did you catch the sexism there, like what the HECK. If you are a parent, if you bring your child here ask the guidance counselor to give them Coach Moore she might be strict in changing out be she ain’t sexist. And if your child gets a computer class make sure they have Mr.Clifton, don’t let them give you the other teacher 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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (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 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	52.6%	436 (53.4%)	76 (9.3%)	252 (30.9%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (4.9%)	67.4	94^th of 341 public middle schools	72.4%		57	119^th of 321 public middle schools	62.9%	25		64.4	65.2	62.4		46.9	46.2	48.8	56.6		$13,107	$1,009	$426	$1,435	$10,446	$1,225	$11,671
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	42.6%	351 (66.6%)	38 (7.2%)	74 (14.0%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.1%)	82.7	47^th of 341 public middle schools	86.2%		87.6	35^th of 321 public middle schools	89.1%	12		67.6	71.8	72.8		54.6	61.1	64.2	61.0		$13,839	$648	$430	$1,078	$11,385	$1,375	$12,760
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	44.7%	737 (58.3%)	137 (10.8%)	235 (18.6%)	46 (3.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (8.1%)	83.9	45^th of 341 public middle schools	86.8%		85.3	41^st of 321 public middle schools	87.2%	4		71.0	76.9	70.8		55.9	56.2	58.6	67.7		$12,138	$716	$456	$1,171	$9,853	$1,113	$10,966
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		$12,627	$945	$476	$1,421	$10,035	$1,171	$11,205
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	65.1%	338 (42.8%)	154 (19.5%)	225 (28.5%)	10 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	53.6	145^th of 341 public middle schools	57.5%		49.2	148^th of 321 public middle schools	53.9%	3		58.0	61.1	57.4		38.6	41.8	39.4	49.7		$13,311	$1,222	$578	$1,800	$10,079	$1,433	$11,512
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	100.0%	383 (33.4%)	259 (22.6%)	391 (34.1%)	16 (1.4%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (7.8%)	44.5	182^nd of 341 public middle schools	46.6%		39.9	189^th of 321 public middle schools	41.1%	7		54.0	58.0	48.0		34.5	37.5	37.9	49.2		$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	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			$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	31.5%	558 (69.7%)	70 (8.7%)	108 (13.5%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	89.2	32^nd of 341 public middle schools	90.6%		92.5	21^st of 321 public middle schools	93.5%	11		70.2	76.7	78.4		57.2	67.8	71.2	68.4		$12,815	$816	$486	$1,302	$10,186	$1,327	$11,513
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	100.0%	477 (47.1%)	277 (27.3%)	184 (18.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (6.6%)	50.8	156^th of 341 public middle schools	54.3%		46.6	155^th of 321 public middle schools	51.7%	1		56.8	58.5	62.6		33.3	30.4	41.8	53.4		$13,712	$1,451	$703	$2,154	$10,102	$1,455	$11,558
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	52.2%	351 (60.7%)	119 (20.6%)	67 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	59.1	120^th of 341 public middle schools	64.8%		60.6	107^th of 321 public middle schools	66.7%	13		63.0	62.1	60.5		41.0	41.5	42.5	53.0		$13,551	$1,072	$559	$1,631	$10,107	$1,814	$11,920

Frequently Asked Questions about Forestbrook Middle

What district is Forestbrook Middle in?

Horry 01

What high school do graduates of Forestbrook Middle attend?

Students who attend Forestbrook Middle usually go on to attend Socastee High

Is Forestbrook Middle a good school?

Forestbrook Middle ranks 94^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Forestbrook Middle?

Students at Forestbrook Middle are 53% White, 31% Hispanic, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Forestbrook Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 816 students attended Forestbrook Middle.

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