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Pee Dee Elementary

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Pee Dee Elementary ranks 297 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pee Dee Elementary in Conway, SC, is a mid-sized school serving 927 students in grades PK through 5 within the highly rated Horry 01 school district, which ranks in the 88th percentile statewide.

Pee Dee Elementary is a solid, middle-of-the-pack school that shows real strengths in supporting students who face economic challenges. The school ranks in the 67th percentile statewide for low-income students, which is notably better than its overall 55th percentile ranking. This means the school is particularly effective at helping economically disadvantaged students succeed compared to other schools across South Carolina. Another bright spot is attendance: the chronic absenteeism rate dropped to 16.0%, which is better than both the district average (19.4%) and the state average (22.3%). This is especially impressive given that 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1 is also favorable and consistent with nearby schools. When compared to neighbors, Pee Dee sits in a similar performance range as Waccamaw Elementary (54th percentile) and South Conway Elementary (63rd percentile), but trails higher-performing schools like Forestbrook Elementary (82nd percentile) and Carolina Forest Elementary (75th percentile).

The most significant concern is a noticeable decline in academic performance as students move through the upper grades. While 3rd-grade math proficiency sits at a competitive 58.5%, it drops to 50.4% in 4th grade and 47.4% in 5th grade—an 11.1-point gap. This decline is steeper than at peer schools like Socastee Elementary, which only sees a 7-point drop, and Aynor Elementary, which actually improves in math from 3rd to 5th grade. The school also struggles with specific student groups, particularly students with disabilities (ranking in the 26th percentile) and White students (37th percentile). Per-student spending of $14,291 is in the middle range of nearby schools—higher than Palmetto Bays Elementary spends more but doesn't outperform Pee Dee, suggesting that additional funding alone doesn't guarantee better results. Overall, Pee Dee is a stable, dependable school that excels with disadvantaged students but faces clear challenges in maintaining math growth through 5th grade.

927

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,291

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6555 Highway 134
Conway, SC 29527

(843) 397-2579

District: Horry 01

Students who attend Pee Dee Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Whittemore Park Middle
High:	Conway High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.9%

Hispanic:

23.6%

African American:

18.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 46th percentile in 2022 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 55th (2026) from a 46th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the South Carolina median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Horry 01's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg63%

South Carolina avg58%

297^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 28Elementary 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	52.4	297 of 661	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	299 of 639	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	269 of 643	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	330 of 644	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	335 of 625	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	287 of 622	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	295 of 643	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	219 of 624	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.3	252 of 639	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.8	248 of 619	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	39.0	400 of 638	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.0	419 of 630	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.2	435 of 599	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	47.3	357 of 594	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.6	377 of 597	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.1	388 of 589	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.1	400 of 580	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.3	408 of 577	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.6	386 of 566	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	47.6	326 of 559	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.9	302 of 557	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.8	336 of 550	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	43.3	340 of 542	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	139 of 384	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.4	127 of 380	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	100 of 369	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	96 of 394	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	47.7	196 of 393	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	97 of 350	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	67 of 421	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	55 of 412	86.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	109 of 147	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	117 of 143	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	126 of 174	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	120 of 151	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	88 of 122	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	141 of 189	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	78 of 161	51.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	56 of 106	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.7	33 of 104	68.3%	★★★★☆
2024	39.9	43 of 79	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.0	32 of 104	69.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	13 of 82	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	237 of 599	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.2	257 of 580	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	257 of 568	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	368 of 580	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	384 of 573	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	259 of 554	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	312 of 588	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	254 of 570	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.0	88 of 159	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.1	96 of 156	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	67 of 114	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	76 of 115	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	75 of 115	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	57 of 116	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	23 of 104	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	209 of 634	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.8	174 of 612	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	141 of 602	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	230 of 608	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	242 of 600	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	157 of 580	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.5	212 of 600	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.9	98 of 588	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	348 of 591	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	330 of 585	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	248 of 571	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	266 of 582	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	267 of 579	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	278 of 561	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.7	265 of 590	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.8	181 of 571	68.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	291 of 463	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	304 of 459	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	223 of 446	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.2	338 of 463	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	324 of 455	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	304 of 439	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	338 of 472	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	252 of 457	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2026)64th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)47th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2025)26th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts63%~ state avg

Mathematics52%~ state avg

Science51%~ state avg

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd 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
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%)	52.4	297^th of 661 public elementary schools	55.1%		51.7	299^th of 639 public elementary schools	53.2%	2	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
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
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%)	62.1	243^rd of 661 public elementary schools	63.2%		73.8	170^th of 639 public elementary schools	73.4%	73	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
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%)	74.3	164^th of 661 public elementary schools	75.2%		73.4	177^th of 639 public elementary schools	72.3%	13	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%)	58.3	262^nd of 661 public elementary schools	60.4%		62.8	237^th of 639 public elementary schools	62.9%	25	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
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%)	51.7	302^nd of 661 public elementary schools	54.3%		55.2	274^th of 639 public elementary schools	57.1%	28	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
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%)	46.1	344^th of 661 public elementary schools	48.0%		57.6	267^th of 639 public elementary schools	58.2%	77	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%)	80.5	120^th of 661 public elementary schools	81.8%		79.4	120^th of 639 public elementary schools	81.2%		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
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%)	74.1	166^th of 661 public elementary schools	74.9%		79.3	122^nd of 639 public elementary schools	80.9%	44	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
Aynor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Jordanville Road	Aynor	29511	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 488-7070	781	50	15.6	58.5%	536 (68.6%)	45 (5.8%)	145 (18.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.7%)	68.5	204^th of 661 public elementary schools	69.1%		73.5	176^th of 639 public elementary schools	72.5%	28	61.8	72.0	71.8				61.0	57.6	66.7				61.9		$13,112	$825	$548	$1,373	$10,215	$1,523	$11,739

Frequently Asked Questions about Pee Dee Elementary

How many students attend Pee Dee Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 927 students attended Pee Dee Elementary.

What district is Pee Dee Elementary in?

Horry 01

What schools do graduates of Pee Dee Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pee Dee Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whittemore Park Middle
High : Conway High

What is the racial makeup of Pee Dee Elementary?

Students at Pee Dee Elementary are 49% White, 24% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is Pee Dee Elementary a good school?

Pee Dee Elementary ranks 297^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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