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Lakewood Elementary

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Lakewood Elementary ranks 139 th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

139^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lakewood Elementary is a public elementary school located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 883 students. This school is part of the Horry 01 School District, which is ranked 9 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakewood Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in South Carolina, with a statewide ranking between 45 and 151 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (SC READY) is notably higher than the district and state averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas, including English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Lakewood Elementary's 3rd-grade proficiency rates were 67.5% in ELA and 63% in Math, compared to the district's 67.2% and 63.1%, and the state's 61.8% and 56.3%, respectively. Lakewood Elementary also performs exceptionally well in serving specific student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While Lakewood Elementary has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, reaching 24.7% in 2022-2023, the school's rates remain lower than the state average. Additionally, Lakewood Elementary outperforms many of the nearby elementary schools in the Myrtle Beach area, including Palmetto Bays Elementary, Socastee Elementary, and Burgess Elementary, on state assessments and overall school rankings. However, St. James Elementary, located approximately 5 miles from Lakewood, is a standout performer, consistently ranking among the top 10% of South Carolina elementary schools and outperforming Lakewood on several academic measures.

866

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,028

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1675 Highway 396
Myrtle Beach, SC 29575

(843) 650-6768

District: Horry 01

Students who attend Lakewood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Socastee Middle
High:	Socastee High

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

Hispanic:

15.6%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (68% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg63%

South Carolina avg56%

139^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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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
2025	77.2	139 of 640	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	141 of 638	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	151 of 644	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	104 of 625	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.6	70 of 622	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	94 of 643	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	81 of 624	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	86.0	70 of 639	89.0%	★★★★☆
2016	88.3	45 of 619	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	85.4	57 of 638	91.1%	★★★★★
2014	86.6	41 of 630	93.5%	★★★★★
2013	86.2	41 of 599	93.2%	★★★★★
2012	82.8	61 of 594	89.7%	★★★★☆
2011	85.9	41 of 597	93.1%	★★★★★
2010	89.9	22 of 589	96.3%	★★★★★
2009	92.4	14 of 580	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	90.1	15 of 577	97.4%	★★★★★
2007	86.7	32 of 566	94.3%	★★★★★
2006	88.2	27 of 559	95.2%	★★★★★
2005	88.6	21 of 557	96.2%	★★★★★
2004	89.0	23 of 550	95.8%	★★★★★
2003	89.3	19 of 542	96.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	23 of 147	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	23 of 143	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	36 of 174	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	34 of 151	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	41 of 189	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	37.3	96 of 161	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	26 of 104	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	16 of 84	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	95.6	6 of 104	94.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	158 of 581	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	139 of 565	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	150 of 580	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	128 of 573	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	80.7	96 of 554	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.7	125 of 588	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	121 of 570	78.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	51.7	76 of 105	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	75.0	19 of 147	87.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	64.1	35 of 115	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	56.1	50 of 115	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	47 of 115	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.5	17 of 104	83.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	58 of 613	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	55 of 599	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	83.4	70 of 608	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	53 of 600	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	9 of 580	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	32 of 600	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	21 of 588	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	129 of 586	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	128 of 568	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	142 of 582	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.3	82 of 579	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	90.1	47 of 561	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	71 of 590	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	53 of 571	90.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	161 of 460	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	152 of 441	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	184 of 463	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	145 of 455	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.7	118 of 439	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	157 of 472	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.2	114 of 457	75.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2025)84th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)70th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)28th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+8 vs state

Science67%+18 vs state

Mathematics65%+12 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)		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 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 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
Lakewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1675 Highway 396	Myrtle Beach	29575	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-6768	866	61	14.3		536 (61.9%)	73 (8.4%)	135 (15.6%)	10 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	100 (11.5%)	77.2	139^th of 640 public elementary schools	78.3%		77.5	141^st of 638 public elementary schools	77.9%	2	67.5	71.5	71.4			63.0	65.1	67.1				66.6		$14,028	$1,225	$551	$1,776	$10,759	$1,493	$12,252
Socastee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4223 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 650-2606	850	60	14.1		275 (32.4%)	101 (11.9%)	406 (47.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.3%)	50 (5.9%)	59.4	256^th of 640 public elementary schools	60.0%		55.4	282^nd of 638 public elementary schools	55.8%	26	56.8	62.7	61.5			64.9	56.8	58.5				48.5		$14,216	$1,759	$629	$2,388	$10,258	$1,570	$11,828
Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	3021 Fred Nash Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	No	(843) 293-1725	320	22	14.5		258 (80.6%)	10 (3.1%)	27 (8.4%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	91	43^rd of 640 public elementary schools	93.3%		88.3	65^th of 638 public elementary schools	89.8%	22	91.6		80.5	82.9	97.2	88.9	85.3	52.8	54.3	48.5	53.2	91.2	74.3	$10,311	$775	$2,067	$2,841	$7,118	$352	$7,470
Burgess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9645 Scipio Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-4600	697	44	15.8		407 (58.4%)	53 (7.6%)	149 (21.4%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (9.6%)	64.4	228^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.4%		80.2	120^th of 638 public elementary schools	81.2%	108	67.5	68.6				56.0	59.9					52.5		$13,554	$972	$492	$1,464	$10,531	$1,559	$12,090
Seaside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1605 Woodland Drive	Murrells Inlet	29576	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 650-3490	398	32	12.4		313 (78.6%)	14 (3.5%)	36 (9.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	81	107^th of 640 public elementary schools	83.3%		86.1	78^th of 638 public elementary schools	87.8%	29	81.3	76.1				72.5	63.0					58.7		$16,330	$1,441	$404	$1,845	$12,815	$1,670	$14,484
Bridgewater Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	191 River Landing Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 236-3689	125	18	6.9		51 (40.8%)	49 (39.2%)	16 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.2%)								(n/a)														$19,311	$2,752	$488	$3,239	$10,439	$5,633	$16,072
St. James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9711 St. James Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-8220	884	56	15.9		659 (74.5%)	43 (4.9%)	98 (11.1%)	15 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.4%)	89.5	51^st of 640 public elementary schools	92.0%		89.6	60^th of 638 public elementary schools	90.6%	9	75.2	82.0				79.1	73.7					76.3		$12,592	$971	$468	$1,439	$9,772	$1,381	$11,153
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		563 (60.5%)	72 (7.7%)	199 (21.4%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.9%)	79.4	120^th of 640 public elementary schools	81.3%		82.9	99^th of 638 public elementary schools	84.5%	21	71.6	74.6	73.0			69.9	65.4	61.4				62.7		$13,757	$1,413	$550	$1,963	$10,113	$1,681	$11,794
Myrtle Beach Primary	Public	1-2	620 29th Avenue North	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 448-1774	710	44	16.1		196 (27.6%)	150 (21.1%)	266 (37.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	92 (13.0%)								(n/a)														$13,413	$1,486	$691	$2,177	$9,644	$1,592	$11,236
Myrtle Beach Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	612 29th Avenue North	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 448-1658	555	31	17.9		151 (27.2%)	107 (19.3%)	203 (36.6%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (15.3%)								(n/a)														$15,103	$2,826	$601	$3,427	$9,930	$1,746	$11,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakewood Elementary

How many students attend Lakewood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 866 students attended Lakewood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lakewood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lakewood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Socastee Middle
High : Socastee High

What district is Lakewood Elementary in?

Horry 01

Is Lakewood Elementary a good school?

Lakewood Elementary ranks 139^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood Elementary?

Students at Lakewood Elementary are 62% White, 16% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 8% African American, 1% Asian.

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