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North Myrtle Beach Middle

Q: Is North Myrtle Beach Middle a good school?

North Myrtle Beach Middle ranks 73 rd of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 78% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

North Myrtle Beach Middle in Little River, SC, serves 1,267 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly-rated Horry 01 school district, which ranks in the top 12% of districts statewide.

This school is a consistent academic performer, earning a 4-star rating for a decade and ranking in the 78th percentile of South Carolina middle schools. Its standout strength is mathematics, particularly at the 8th grade level, where 55.5% of students scored proficient—well above the state average of 44.2%. Even more impressive is the school's Algebra 1 program, which achieved a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the End-of-Course exam for two consecutive years, far surpassing the state average of 73.95%. The school also excels in 6th grade science, with 66.1% of students proficient compared to 51.9% statewide. Notably, North Myrtle Beach Middle is exceptionally effective with students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide for this group, a significant achievement given that over half of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, North Myrtle Beach Middle sits in a strong second tier. It outperforms Myrtle Beach Middle (47th percentile), Black Water Middle (58th percentile), and Loris Middle (29th percentile), while trailing slightly behind Ocean Bay Middle (91st percentile) and Ten Oaks Middle (87th percentile). The school has also made progress reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from 23.5% to 19.3% in one year. However, parents should be aware of declining outcomes for students with disabilities and English language learners, where state rankings have fallen significantly over the past two years. Despite these challenges, the school's efficient use of resources and consistent decade-long performance make it a solid choice for families.

1,267

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,206

Per pupil spending ?

52.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11240 Highway 90
Little River, SC 29566

(843) 399-6136

District: Horry 01

Students who attend North Myrtle Beach Middle usually attend:

High:

North Myrtle Beach High

Feeder schools for North Myrtle Beach Middle:

Elementary:	Ocean Drive Elementary
	Riverside Elementary
	Waterway Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

African American:

16.3%

Hispanic:

13.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2016 → 78th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (59% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of South Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

73^rd of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	74.9	73 of 335	78.2%	★★★★☆
2025	79.9	58 of 320	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	49 of 325	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	60 of 325	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	63 of 310	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	65 of 311	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	65 of 315	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	54 of 303	82.2%	★★★★☆
2017	72.9	71 of 317	77.6%	★★★★☆
2016	71.3	71 of 303	76.6%	★★★★☆
2015	70.9	70 of 301	76.7%	★★★★☆
2014	68.8	83 of 291	71.5%	★★★★☆
2013	71.5	61 of 276	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	75.2	57 of 271	79.0%	★★★★☆
2011	74.3	60 of 269	77.7%	★★★★☆
2010	65.4	95 of 261	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.7	74 of 249	70.3%	★★★★☆
2008	74.7	56 of 244	77.0%	★★★★☆
2007	71.5	64 of 236	72.9%	★★★★☆
2006	71.4	74 of 231	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	80.8	38 of 230	83.5%	★★★★☆
2004	80.6	39 of 230	83.0%	★★★★☆
2003	73.9	62 of 225	72.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	82 of 257	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.3	43 of 252	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.7	41 of 248	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.5	55 of 253	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	73 of 249	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	53.1	90 of 235	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	77 of 252	69.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.6	71 of 237	70.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	123 of 191	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.9	62 of 184	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.5	23 of 177	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	34 of 187	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	45 of 183	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	46.1	71 of 164	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	27 of 195	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	24 of 194	87.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	58 of 113	48.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.6	39 of 108	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.2	17 of 105	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	17 of 95	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.3	5 of 97	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.2	12 of 87	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	39 of 117	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.9	16 of 93	82.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	61 of 305	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.0	56 of 295	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	49 of 294	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	47 of 299	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.9	56 of 290	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	63 of 279	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	64 of 296	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.1	57 of 281	79.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	42 of 185	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	29 of 173	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	42 of 183	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	39 of 185	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	41 of 182	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	49 of 179	72.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	43 of 159	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	32 of 156	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	16 of 144	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	26 of 141	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	24 of 129	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	21 of 111	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	40 of 139	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	10 of 123	91.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	34 of 320	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	87.1	24 of 307	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	17 of 307	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	23 of 313	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	25 of 300	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.2	35 of 288	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	27 of 289	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	24 of 280	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	73 of 306	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.5	50 of 296	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	40 of 294	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	67 of 303	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	62 of 292	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	61 of 279	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	59 of 296	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	50 of 284	82.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	16 of 65	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	8 of 63	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	4 of 52	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	78.2	6 of 58	89.7%	★★★★★
2022	67.2	10 of 44	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	11 of 39	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	7 of 31	77.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	77 of 268	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	65 of 257	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	55 of 255	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	61 of 260	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	64 of 249	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.8	70 of 244	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	61 of 258	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	57 of 250	77.2%	★★★★☆

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)89th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)80th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)77th percentile~ school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)68th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile-30 vs school

Disabled (2026)36th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts67%+8 vs state

Science66%+14 vs state

Mathematics50%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

You have a teacher/teachers that bully/harrass your child and nothing is done. My daughter teacher stood in her face and compared her to a friend since elementary school that was sitting right beside her. I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS SCHOOL UNLESS THEY CHANGE THE WAY THEY INVESTIGATE A TEACHER WRONG BEHAVIOR 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	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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th 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
North Myrtle Beach Middle	Public	6-8	11240 Highway 90	Little River	29566	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 399-6136	1,267	78	16.2		771 (60.9%)	207 (16.3%)	176 (13.9%)	9 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (7.7%)	74.9	73^rd of 335 public middle schools	78.2%		79.9	58^th of 320 public middle schools	81.9%	15	63.1	68.7	68.2	46.9	46.1	55.5	66.1	$12,206	$868	$441	$1,309	$9,740	$1,157	$10,897
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		558 (69.7%)	70 (8.7%)	108 (13.5%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	89.8	30^th of 335 public middle schools	91.0%		92.5	21^st of 320 public middle schools	93.4%	9	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
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		383 (33.4%)	259 (22.6%)	391 (34.1%)	16 (1.4%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (7.8%)	44.8	179^th of 335 public middle schools	46.6%		39.9	190^th of 320 public middle schools	40.6%	11	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
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		737 (58.3%)	137 (10.8%)	235 (18.6%)	46 (3.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (8.1%)	84.7	43^rd of 335 public middle schools	87.2%		85.3	42^nd of 320 public middle schools	86.9%	1	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
Loris Middle	Public	6-8	5209 Highway 66	Loris	29569	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 756-2181	725	55	13.3		311 (42.9%)	259 (35.7%)	88 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.7%)	30.1	239^th of 335 public middle schools	28.7%		22	254^th of 320 public middle schools	20.6%	15	49.6	50.9	49.8	28.6	23.3	25.7	41.8	$15,598	$1,690	$812	$2,501	$11,321	$1,775	$13,096
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		338 (42.8%)	154 (19.5%)	225 (28.5%)	10 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	54.1	142^nd of 335 public middle schools	57.6%		49.2	149^th of 320 public middle schools	53.4%	7	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
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		436 (53.4%)	76 (9.3%)	252 (30.9%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (4.9%)	68.1	91^st of 335 public middle schools	72.8%		57	119^th of 320 public middle schools	62.8%	28	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

Frequently Asked Questions about North Myrtle Beach Middle

What is the racial makeup of North Myrtle Beach Middle?

Students at North Myrtle Beach Middle are 61% White, 16% African American, 14% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend North Myrtle Beach Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,267 students attended North Myrtle Beach Middle.

Is North Myrtle Beach Middle a good school?

North Myrtle Beach Middle ranks 73^rd of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is North Myrtle Beach Middle in?

Horry 01

What high school do graduates of North Myrtle Beach Middle attend?

Students who attend North Myrtle Beach Middle usually go on to attend North Myrtle Beach High

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