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Conway Elementary

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Conway Elementary ranks 162 nd of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Conway Elementary is a mid-sized public school in Conway, SC, serving 583 students in grades PK-5 within the Horry 01 school district. The school has earned a solid 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and has shown steady improvement, moving from the 69th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 75th percentile in 2025-2026.

What truly sets Conway Elementary apart is its exceptional work with students who often face additional challenges. The school ranks in the 82nd percentile statewide for its effectiveness with low-income students—a remarkable jump from the 60th percentile just two years ago. Similarly, its support for African American students has improved dramatically, climbing from the 32nd percentile to the 83rd percentile over the same period. The school also excels in early literacy, with 76.4% of 3rd graders proficient in English Language Arts, outpacing both the district (69.4%) and state (64.1%). Chronic absenteeism is notably low at 12.5%, compared to 19.4% for the district and 22.3% statewide, suggesting a welcoming and engaging school environment.

While Conway Elementary is a strong choice, it faces competition from higher-ranked nearby schools like River Oaks Elementary (92nd percentile) and Forestbrook Elementary (82nd percentile). However, it outperforms South Conway Elementary (63rd percentile) and Waccamaw Elementary (54th percentile). The school's performance is most comparable to Carolina Forest Elementary, though Conway boasts a lower student-teacher ratio (13.8 vs. 15.3) and lower chronic absenteeism. One area for growth is math in the upper grades, where proficiency dips compared to ELA. Additionally, while the school excels with many subgroups, its support for students with disabilities (27th percentile) and gifted students (35th percentile) could use attention. Overall, Conway Elementary is on a positive trajectory, making it a compelling option for families seeking a school that prioritizes equity and early literacy.

583

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,528

Per pupil spending ?

57.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 Snowhill Drive
Conway, SC 29526

(843) 488-0696

District: Horry 01

Students who attend Conway Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Conway Middle
High:	Conway High

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.2%

African American:

25.7%

Hispanic:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (67% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of South Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg63%

South Carolina avg58%

162^nd of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 26Elementary 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	74.4	162 of 649	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	177 of 640	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	188 of 638	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	201 of 644	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	208 of 625	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.1	153 of 622	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	133 of 643	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	103 of 624	83.5%	★★★★☆
2017	73.4	148 of 639	76.8%	★★★★☆
2016	70.0	165 of 619	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	62.5	201 of 638	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.7	242 of 630	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.6	242 of 599	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	262 of 594	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.9	224 of 597	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.6	299 of 589	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.0	272 of 580	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.4	294 of 577	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.5	224 of 566	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.7	193 of 559	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.7	135 of 557	75.8%	★★★★☆
2004	69.1	164 of 550	70.2%	★★★★☆
2003	48.8	302 of 542	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	65 of 379	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	55.5	156 of 381	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.4	251 of 369	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	274 of 394	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	212 of 393	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.1	128 of 350	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	95 of 421	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	32 of 412	92.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	107 of 147	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	94 of 174	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	90 of 151	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.8	34 of 189	82.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	173 of 589	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	63.9	212 of 581	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	170 of 565	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	123 of 580	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	168 of 573	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	128 of 554	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.6	106 of 588	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	85 of 570	85.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	59 of 91	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.9	34 of 82	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.4	88 of 105	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	66.2	53 of 109	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	113 of 624	81.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	144 of 613	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.5	241 of 599	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	301 of 608	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	320 of 600	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.5	192 of 580	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	160 of 600	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	71 of 588	87.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	132 of 583	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.5	119 of 586	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	192 of 568	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	261 of 582	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	246 of 579	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	169 of 561	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	161 of 590	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	118 of 571	79.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	141 of 454	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.0	149 of 460	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	137 of 441	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	158 of 463	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	168 of 455	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.7	92 of 439	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	66 of 472	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	70 of 457	84.7%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)83rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)82nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)35th percentile-40 vs school

Disabled (2025)27th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+11 vs state

Mathematics62%+8 vs state

Science58%+7 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 (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Conway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Snowhill Drive	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-0696	583	42	13.8	57.5%	316 (54.2%)	150 (25.7%)	61 (10.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.7%)	74.4	162^nd of 649 public elementary schools	75.0%		73.4	177^th of 640 public elementary schools	72.3%	15	76.4	83.4	67.5	74.1	56.0	55.8	58.4	$14,528	$749	$616	$1,365	$11,557	$1,606	$13,163
Homewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 North Clemson Circle	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 365-2512	671	50	13.4	100.0%	251 (37.4%)	190 (28.3%)	174 (25.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.2%)	58.4	256^th of 649 public elementary schools	60.6%		62.8	237^th of 640 public elementary schools	63.0%	19	62.5	64.9	69.7	57.1	50.0	58.7	51.1	$14,925	$2,484	$765	$3,248	$10,070	$1,607	$11,677
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%)	62.2	238^th of 649 public elementary schools	63.3%		73.8	170^th of 640 public elementary schools	73.4%	68	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
Waccamaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Claridy Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 347-4684	1,047	69	15.1	100.0%	518 (49.5%)	185 (17.7%)	240 (22.9%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	92 (8.8%)	51.8	296^th of 649 public elementary schools	54.4%		55.2	274^th of 640 public elementary schools	57.2%	22	68.9	66.0	56.1	63.7	47.9	38.6	52.1	$13,533	$1,602	$620	$2,223	$9,834	$1,476	$11,311
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
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%)	52.5	291^st of 649 public elementary schools	55.2%		51.7	299^th of 640 public elementary schools	53.3%	8	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
Kingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4580 Highway 472	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 365-3777	517	40	12.9	64.0%	332 (64.2%)	52 (10.1%)	88 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.5%)	82.7	104^th of 649 public elementary schools	84.0%		86.1	76^th of 640 public elementary schools	88.1%	28	72.8	77.6	76.3	72.6	71.8	69.1	65.8	$15,422	$1,553	$501	$2,054	$11,573	$1,795	$13,368
Carolina Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Carolina Forest Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-0001	1,336	87	15.3	53.1%	739 (55.3%)	181 (13.5%)	219 (16.4%)	43 (3.2%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	151 (11.3%)	74.2	164^th of 649 public elementary schools	74.7%		79.3	122^nd of 640 public elementary schools	80.9%	42	77.0	71.3	72.3	74.3	57.0	54.6	60.7	$12,960	$1,239	$603	$1,842	$9,401	$1,717	$11,118
Palmetto Bays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Highway 544	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 236-6200	556	41	13.5	100.0%	237 (42.6%)	68 (12.2%)	189 (34.0%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	46.2	338^th of 649 public elementary schools	47.9%		57.6	267^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.3%	71	61.8	54.4	58.8	58.4	43.2	46.3	53.1	$15,549	$2,127	$712	$2,839	$10,989	$1,721	$12,710
Forestbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Panthers Parkway	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-8100	930	60	15.5	49.6%	563 (60.5%)	72 (7.7%)	199 (21.4%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.9%)	80.7	118^th of 649 public elementary schools	81.8%		79.4	120^th of 640 public elementary schools	81.3%	2	75.8	77.4	77.0	73.5	63.9	63.0	62.0	$13,757	$1,413	$550	$1,963	$10,113	$1,681	$11,794

Frequently Asked Questions about Conway Elementary

Is Conway Elementary a good school?

Conway Elementary ranks 162^nd of 649 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Conway Elementary?

Students at Conway Elementary are 54% White, 26% African American, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Conway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Conway Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Conway Middle
High : Conway High

What district is Conway Elementary in?

Horry 01

How many students attend Conway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Conway Elementary.

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