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Socastee High

Q: Is Socastee High a good school?

Socastee High ranks 56 th of 245 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

56^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 245 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 77% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Socastee High is a large public high school in Myrtle Beach, SC, serving 1,720 students in grades 9-12 as part of the highly rated Horry 01 school district.

Socastee High is a solid, above-average school with a strong graduation rate of 89.0%, which beats the state average and nearly matches its district. What truly sets it apart is its exceptional support for students with disabilities, ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide, and its outstanding performance with students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 89th percentile. This means the school has developed highly effective, targeted programs that help some of its most vulnerable students thrive. However, there are areas of concern. Algebra 1 proficiency has dropped dramatically to just 55.16%, far below the district average of 77.66% and a 20-point decline from the prior year. Chronic absenteeism is also a persistent challenge at 23.0%, higher than both the district and state averages. Interestingly, the school's performance varies significantly by student group, with strong results for some populations but below-average outcomes for others, suggesting that successful strategies for certain groups aren't being applied consistently across the entire student body.

When compared to nearby schools, Socastee holds its own in several areas. It clearly outperforms Myrtle Beach High, ranking much higher overall (56th vs. 151st) with a better graduation rate and lower chronic absenteeism. It also has a lower dropout rate than Carolina Forest High and a higher graduation rate, though Carolina Forest excels in math proficiency. The most striking gap is with St. James High, which significantly outperforms Socastee in Algebra 1 (97.06% vs. 55.16%) and English. While Socastee's per-student spending of $14,081 is higher than several peers, the school's next step is clear: address the math decline and absenteeism to unlock its full potential.

1,720

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,081

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4900 Socastee Boulevard
Myrtle Beach, SC 29588

(843) 293-2513

District: Horry 01

Feeder schools for Socastee High:

Elementary:	Forestbrook Elementary
	Lakewood Elementary
	Socastee Elementary
Middle:	Forestbrook Middle
	Socastee Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.1%

Hispanic:

21.7%

African American:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (77% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of South Carolina high schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

South Carolina avg69%

56^th of 245

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 12High 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	73.6	56 of 245	77.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.0	51 of 235	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	65 of 235	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	59 of 237	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	47 of 226	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	33 of 227	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	28 of 225	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	28 of 216	87.0%	★★★★☆
2017	61.7	48 of 223	78.5%	★★★★☆
2016	72.1	31 of 231	86.6%	★★★★☆
2015	66.9	43 of 232	81.5%	★★★★☆
2014	69.9	60 of 210	71.4%	★★★★☆
2013	85.8	21 of 203	89.7%	★★★★★
2012	73.1	53 of 202	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	86.2	26 of 199	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.1	33 of 199	83.4%	★★★★☆
2009	70.0	54 of 188	71.3%	★★★★☆
2008	76.3	34 of 185	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	73.6	21 of 191	89.0%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	18 of 191	90.6%	★★★★★
2005	79.1	16 of 187	91.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	58 of 198	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	39 of 194	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	65 of 194	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	53 of 199	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	28 of 190	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	24 of 178	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	19 of 184	89.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	11 of 183	94.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	10 of 136	92.6%	★★★★★
2025	77.4	21 of 139	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	22 of 145	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	14 of 141	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	18 of 139	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	53 of 115	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	36 of 143	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	27 of 137	80.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.1	30 of 59	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.9	46 of 69	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	58 of 71	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	50 of 68	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	45 of 61	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.9	26 of 64	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	27 of 58	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	64 of 227	71.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.9	62 of 225	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	73 of 225	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	67 of 223	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	57 of 220	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	30 of 213	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	26 of 213	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	38 of 210	81.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	40 of 155	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	69.0	35 of 153	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	51 of 157	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	61 of 156	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	71 of 124	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.1	67 of 121	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	97 of 121	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	90 of 119	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.1	41 of 108	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	42 of 93	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	48 of 86	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	43 of 80	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	27 of 238	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	27 of 226	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	29 of 229	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	28 of 226	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	21 of 220	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	78.6	18 of 213	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.9	15 of 217	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	76.9	9 of 214	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	49 of 231	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	44 of 224	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	53 of 228	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	64 of 229	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	40 of 224	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	32 of 215	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	32 of 218	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	25 of 213	88.3%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.3	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.9	17 of 21	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	13 of 61	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	62.2	21 of 59	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	17 of 53	67.9%	★★★★☆
2023	27.4	44 of 57	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	77.9	6 of 48	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.2	3 of 31	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	48.6	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	59 of 201	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	52 of 196	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	53 of 196	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	54 of 197	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	59 of 192	69.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	49 of 189	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	35 of 191	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	49 of 185	73.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2026)93rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)79th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)71st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)49th percentile-28 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile-34 vs school

Military Connected (2026)19th percentile-58 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 287%+3 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution76%+13 vs state

English 172%+11 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 255%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, June 8, 2019

This is not a family friendly campus. The teachers in general do not respect the parents. Worst part is they lock down their graduation ceremony with no overflow room for family members who are late as a result of extenuating circumstances. I "got in" but some of my family members who were coming from out of town and ran into traffic making them late were refused entry. They hire police to keep families out and treat you like a criminal for wanting to support your children. Very disappointed in this school. The policies are rigid and geared towards humiliation. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 1 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	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
Socastee High	Public	9-12	4900 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 293-2513	1,720	95	18.1		1,051 (61.1%)	135 (7.8%)	373 (21.7%)	34 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	116 (6.7%)	73.6	56^th of 245 public high schools	77.1%		69	51^st of 235 public high schools	78.3%	5	55.2	72.0	75.5	86.8	$14,081	$686	$426	$1,111	$11,278	$1,691	$12,969
Coastal High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3710 Palmetto Pointe Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 788-9898	198	21	9.6		139 (70.2%)	24 (12.1%)	19 (9.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.6%)	64.4	82^nd of 245 public high schools	66.5%		53.4	97^th of 235 public high schools	58.7%	15		63.9	61.4	88.2	$14,745	$831	$69	$899	$7,316	$6,530	$13,846
St. James High	Public	9-12	10800 Highway 707	Murrells Inlet	29576	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-5600	1,826	104	17.5		1,337 (73.2%)	116 (6.4%)	231 (12.7%)	31 (1.7%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (5.9%)	88	25^th of 245 public high schools	89.8%		80.8	24^th of 235 public high schools	89.8%	1	97.1	83.7	78.0	92.8	$13,791	$623	$434	$1,057	$11,003	$1,731	$12,733
Carolina Forest High	Public	9-12	700 Gardner Lacy Road	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-7997	3,176	165	19.3		1,788 (56.3%)	437 (13.8%)	639 (20.1%)	72 (2.3%)	13 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	224 (7.1%)	78.1	46^th of 245 public high schools	81.2%		72.9	43^rd of 235 public high schools	81.7%	3	80.9	70.3	73.4	90.4	$12,194	$659	$390	$1,049	$9,682	$1,464	$11,146
HCS Early College High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2050 Highway 501 East HGTC	Conway	29528	Horry County	Horry 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 349-3131	360	23	15.6		151 (41.9%)	101 (28.1%)	81 (22.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	96.8	5^th of 245 public high schools	98.0%		93.2	6^th of 235 public high schools	97.4%	1		96.1	90.7	100.0	$14,777	$1,137	$665	$1,802	$11,289	$1,686	$12,975
Myrtle Beach High	Public	9-12	3302 Robert Grissom Parkway	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 839-7148	1,510	84	18.0		539 (35.7%)	331 (21.9%)	481 (31.9%)	32 (2.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	118 (7.8%)	41.6	151^st of 245 public high schools	38.4%		40.9	138^th of 235 public high schools	41.3%	13		59.2	60.5	73.5	$13,613	$778	$398	$1,176	$10,701	$1,736	$12,437
HCS Scholars Academy High	Public	9-12	642 Century Circle	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 349-4117	209	13	16.7		158 (75.6%)	9 (4.3%)	8 (3.8%)	21 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	98.1	1^st of 245 public high schools	99.6%		97.7	1^st of 235 public high schools	99.6%			100.0	100.0	100.0	$14,110	$154	$122	$276	$12,432	$1,402	$13,834
Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM)	Public, Charter	9-12	826 West Cox Ferry Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 903-6600	195	13	15.0		167 (85.6%)	5 (2.6%)	14 (7.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	35.6	159^th of 245 public high schools	35.1%		62.2	71^st of 235 public high schools	69.8%	88		44.2	56.4	80.0	$17,355	$1,001	$161	$1,162	$10,296	$5,897	$16,193
Academy For Arts/Science/Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	895 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 903-8460	0	43	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Conway High	Public	9-12	2301 Church Street	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-0662	1,724	97	17.7		847 (49.1%)	489 (28.4%)	270 (15.7%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (5.9%)	56.2	110^th of 245 public high schools	55.1%		58.4	82^nd of 235 public high schools	65.1%	28		56.9	68.5	83.4	$13,969	$746	$440	$1,185	$10,926	$1,857	$12,784

Frequently Asked Questions about Socastee High

What district is Socastee High in?

Horry 01

What is the racial makeup of Socastee High?

Students at Socastee High are 61% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Socastee High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,720 students attended Socastee High.

What schools feed into Socastee High?

Socastee High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Forestbrook Elementary
Elementary : Lakewood Elementary
Elementary : Socastee Elementary
Middle : Forestbrook Middle
Middle : Socastee Middle

Is Socastee High a good school?

Socastee High ranks 56^th of 245 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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