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Loris Middle

Q: Is Loris Middle a good school?

Loris Middle ranks 239 th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

239^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 335 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 29% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Loris Middle serves 725 students in grades 6-8 in the rural community of Loris, SC, and is part of the Horry 01 school district.

Loris Middle currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking in the bottom third of South Carolina middle schools. The school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics, where proficiency rates (23-29%) are roughly half the district average. For example, 7th grade math proficiency is 23.3% compared to the district's 45.3%. However, there are bright spots: students in advanced Algebra 1 courses achieved a perfect 100% proficiency rate, and English Language Arts scores improved dramatically this year, jumping 6-13 percentage points across all grade levels. The school also maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1, the lowest among nearby middle schools like Ten Oaks Middle (15.8:1) and North Myrtle Beach Middle (16.2:1).

One notable concern is that Loris Middle spends more per student ($15,598) than any comparable school in the area—including Whittemore Park Middle ($13,712) and Ocean Bay Middle ($12,815)—yet achieves lower academic outcomes. Chronic absenteeism affects 24.7% of students, higher than the district average of 19.4%. While the school's overall performance has been inconsistent over the years, the recent gains in ELA and the exceptional performance of advanced math students suggest that targeted interventions could yield meaningful improvements. For parents, this school offers small class sizes and dedicated resources, but families should be aware of the persistent achievement gaps and consider discussing support options with the school.

725

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,598

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5209 Highway 66
Loris, SC 29569

(843) 756-2181

District: Horry 01

Students who attend Loris Middle usually attend:

High:

Loris High

Feeder schools for Loris Middle:

Elementary:	Daisy Elementary
	Loris Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.9%

African American:

35.7%

Hispanic:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (38% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

239^th of 335

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	30.1	239 of 335	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	254 of 320	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	202 of 325	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	211 of 325	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	190 of 310	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	183 of 311	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	238 of 315	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	220 of 303	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.5	208 of 317	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.6	182 of 303	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.9	188 of 301	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.8	218 of 291	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.1	167 of 276	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.4	133 of 271	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.2	138 of 269	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.3	181 of 261	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.1	158 of 249	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	59.5	113 of 244	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.4	107 of 236	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.6	124 of 231	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.6	154 of 230	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.3	159 of 230	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2003	35.7	158 of 225	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	231 of 257	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	244 of 252	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	195 of 248	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	184 of 253	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	193 of 249	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	147 of 235	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	217 of 252	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	211 of 237	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	185 of 191	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.8	133 of 184	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	115 of 177	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	89 of 187	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.2	155 of 183	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	149 of 164	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	168 of 195	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	139 of 194	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	67.6	31 of 117	73.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	228 of 305	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	239 of 295	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	190 of 294	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	193 of 299	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	183 of 290	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	165 of 279	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	223 of 296	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	194 of 281	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	116 of 185	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.4	132 of 173	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.3	120 of 183	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	100 of 185	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	114 of 182	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.6	68 of 179	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	112 of 159	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.4	126 of 156	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	104 of 144	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.9	54 of 141	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.7	80 of 129	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	77 of 139	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.2	56 of 123	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	228 of 320	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	243 of 307	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	157 of 307	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	161 of 313	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	165 of 300	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	150 of 288	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	210 of 289	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	197 of 280	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	197 of 306	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.1	229 of 296	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	185 of 294	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	201 of 303	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	192 of 292	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	180 of 279	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	225 of 296	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	218 of 284	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	41.8	31 of 52	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	32 of 44	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	198 of 268	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	223 of 257	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	178 of 255	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	203 of 260	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	163 of 249	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	136 of 244	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	195 of 258	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	177 of 250	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)74th percentile+49 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)40th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)37th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school

White (2026)26th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)10th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2026)3rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts50%-8 vs state

Science42%-10 vs state

Mathematics26%-17 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	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
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
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
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
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		351 (60.7%)	119 (20.6%)	67 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	59.7	117^th of 335 public middle schools	65.1%		60.6	108^th of 320 public middle schools	66.3%	9	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
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
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		477 (47.1%)	277 (27.3%)	184 (18.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (6.6%)	51.2	153^rd of 335 public middle schools	54.3%		46.6	156^th of 320 public middle schools	51.3%	3	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Loris Middle

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Loris Middle ranks 239^th of 335 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Loris Middle in?

Horry 01

What is the racial makeup of Loris Middle?

Students at Loris Middle are 43% White, 36% African American, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Loris Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 725 students attended Loris Middle.

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Students who attend Loris Middle usually go on to attend Loris High

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