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Whittemore Park Middle

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Whittemore Park Middle ranks 156 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 54% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Whittemore Park Middle in Conway, SC, serves approximately 1,013 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Horry 01 school district, a highly-rated district ranked 9th in the state.

This is a school on a clear upward trajectory. Over the past nine years, Whittemore Park has climbed from the 27th percentile to the 54th percentile in statewide rankings, earning a 3-star rating. The most impressive highlight is its exceptional Algebra 1 program, where 98.34% of students scored proficient on the End-of-Course exam—a full 24 percentage points above the state average and competitive with much higher-ranked schools like Ocean Bay Middle and St. James Middle. The school also shows particular strength in serving students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 67th percentile statewide for this group. Additionally, the school has made dramatic progress with English Language Learners, jumping 37 percentile points in a single year.

While the school excels in advanced math, general mathematics proficiency still lags behind English Language Arts, though 8th grade math has shown remarkable improvement—jumping from 19.5% to 41.8% proficiency in just two years. The school invests more per student ($13,712) than nearby Ten Oaks Middle and Myrtle Beach Middle, and maintains a favorable 14.4:1 student-teacher ratio. Chronic absenteeism (24.8%) remains a challenge, exceeding both district and state averages. Compared to its nearest neighbor, Conway Middle, Whittemore Park is closing the performance gap—from 22 percentile points to just 11—and now actually outperforms Conway in 8th grade ELA. For parents, this is a school that is clearly investing resources effectively and building momentum year after year.

1,013

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,712

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1808 Rhue Street
Conway, SC 29527

(843) 488-0669

District: Horry 01

Students who attend Whittemore Park Middle usually attend:

High:

Conway High

Feeder schools for Whittemore Park Middle:

Elementary:	Homewood Elementary
	Pee Dee Elementary
	South Conway Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.1%

African American:

27.3%

Hispanic:

18.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the South Carolina median (54th 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 school48%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

156^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 20 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	50.8	156 of 341	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	155 of 321	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	184 of 322	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	190 of 325	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	184 of 310	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	180 of 311	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	197 of 315	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	205 of 303	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	230 of 317	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	37.7	200 of 303	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.7	242 of 301	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.2	232 of 291	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.4	220 of 276	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.1	225 of 271	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.9	185 of 269	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.1	184 of 261	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.7	142 of 249	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.6	116 of 244	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.5	88 of 236	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.4	108 of 231	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.7	106 of 230	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	51.0	127 of 230	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	50.4	123 of 225	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	88 of 258	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	79 of 251	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	121 of 246	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	130 of 253	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	145 of 249	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	88 of 235	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	104 of 252	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	123 of 237	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	143 of 192	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.2	96 of 184	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	118 of 177	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	122 of 187	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	146 of 183	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.8	114 of 164	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	131 of 195	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	143 of 194	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	52 of 113	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	23.9	92 of 110	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	69 of 104	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	56 of 95	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	42 of 97	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	24 of 87	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	42.0	65 of 117	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	40 of 93	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	161 of 310	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	156 of 295	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	179 of 293	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	181 of 299	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	180 of 290	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	178 of 279	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	206 of 296	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	203 of 281	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	83 of 197	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.2	44 of 173	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	45.1	130 of 184	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.4	74 of 185	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.0	112 of 182	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	125 of 179	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	78 of 159	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.2	88 of 156	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	109 of 144	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	84 of 141	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	70 of 129	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.5	54 of 111	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.2	72 of 139	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.5	45 of 123	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	108 of 325	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	91 of 308	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	54.4	116 of 304	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	113 of 313	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	137 of 300	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	130 of 288	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	127 of 289	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	159 of 280	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.6	136 of 310	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.8	152 of 298	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	163 of 292	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	164 of 303	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	177 of 292	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	158 of 279	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.0	162 of 296	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	185 of 284	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	31 of 65	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.2	34 of 63	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	39 of 52	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	168 of 271	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	159 of 259	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	171 of 256	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	177 of 260	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	180 of 249	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	173 of 244	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	191 of 258	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	200 of 250	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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+13 vs school

African American (2026)66th percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)58th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)54th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)52nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)38th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2026)26th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%~ state avg

Science53%~ state avg

Mathematics35%-7 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)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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 (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 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 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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
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	100.0%	477 (47.1%)	277 (27.3%)	184 (18.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	67 (6.6%)	50.8	156^th of 341 public middle schools	54.3%		46.6	155^th of 321 public middle schools	51.7%	1		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
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	52.2%	351 (60.7%)	119 (20.6%)	67 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	59.1	120^th of 341 public middle schools	64.8%		60.6	107^th of 321 public middle schools	66.7%	13		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
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	65.1%	338 (42.8%)	154 (19.5%)	225 (28.5%)	10 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	53.6	145^th of 341 public middle schools	57.5%		49.2	148^th of 321 public middle schools	53.9%	3		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	52.6%	436 (53.4%)	76 (9.3%)	252 (30.9%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (4.9%)	67.4	94^th of 341 public middle schools	72.4%		57	119^th of 321 public middle schools	62.9%	25		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
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	44.7%	737 (58.3%)	137 (10.8%)	235 (18.6%)	46 (3.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (8.1%)	83.9	45^th of 341 public middle schools	86.8%		85.3	41^st of 321 public middle schools	87.2%	4		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
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	31.5%	558 (69.7%)	70 (8.7%)	108 (13.5%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	89.2	32^nd of 341 public middle schools	90.6%		92.5	21^st of 321 public middle schools	93.5%	11		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
Socastee Middle	Public	6-8	151 Sheffield Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6051	527	37	14.2	42.6%	351 (66.6%)	38 (7.2%)	74 (14.0%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.1%)	82.7	47^th of 341 public middle schools	86.2%		87.6	35^th of 321 public middle schools	89.1%	12		67.6	71.8	72.8		54.6	61.1	64.2	61.0		$13,839	$648	$430	$1,078	$11,385	$1,375	$12,760
St. James Intermediate	Public	5-6	9641 Scipio Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6005	883	53	16.6	45.1%	637 (72.1%)	57 (6.5%)	104 (11.8%)	27 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.1%)								(n/a)	73.0	73.8			59.2	60.3			77.1		$12,627	$945	$476	$1,421	$10,035	$1,171	$11,205
Aynor Middle	Public	6-8	400 Frye Road	Galivants Ferry	29544	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 358-6000	742	48	15.4	56.0%	580 (78.2%)	53 (7.1%)	71 (9.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.0%)	64.7	103^rd of 341 public middle schools	69.8%		70	83^rd of 321 public middle schools	74.1%	20		65.5	66.4	58.2		45.7	44.1	47.4	54.8		$13,420	$1,027	$432	$1,459	$10,508	$1,452	$11,960
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	100.0%	383 (33.4%)	259 (22.6%)	391 (34.1%)	16 (1.4%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	89 (7.8%)	44.5	182^nd of 341 public middle schools	46.6%		39.9	189^th of 321 public middle schools	41.1%	7		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Whittemore Park Middle

What is the racial makeup of Whittemore Park Middle?

Students at Whittemore Park Middle are 47% White, 27% African American, 18% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Whittemore Park Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,013 students attended Whittemore Park Middle.

What high school do graduates of Whittemore Park Middle attend?

Students who attend Whittemore Park Middle usually go on to attend Conway High

What district is Whittemore Park Middle in?

Horry 01

Is Whittemore Park Middle a good school?

Whittemore Park Middle ranks 156^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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