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Myrtle Beach Middle

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Myrtle Beach Middle ranks 182 nd of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 47% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Myrtle Beach Middle is a large public school in Myrtle Beach, SC, serving 1,146 students in grades 6-8 within the Horry 01 school district.

If you're looking at this school, the most important thing to know is that it's facing some real academic challenges, especially in reading and math. For example, only 48% of 8th graders are proficient in English Language Arts, compared to the district average of 64%. Math scores tell a similar story, with 6th graders at 34.5% proficiency versus the district's 46%. This gap becomes even more noticeable when you look at nearby schools. Ten Oaks Middle and Ocean Bay Middle, both just a few miles away, post ELA proficiency rates in the 70s and math scores in the 50s-70s—consistently 15-25 points higher. The school's state ranking has also been sliding over the past decade, from the 70th percentile in 2017-2018 down to the 47th percentile today.

There are some bright spots worth noting. The school's Algebra 1 program is exceptional—100% of students passed the end-of-course exam, far exceeding the state average of 74%. The school also does relatively well supporting students from low-income families, ranking in the 66th percentile statewide for that group. However, there are concerns. Chronic absenteeism runs at 21.1%, higher than the district average, and support for students with disabilities has dropped dramatically, now ranking in the bottom 17th percentile statewide. The school also spends less per student ($12,371) than most comparable schools in the area. For parents, this means the school has strong advanced programs but struggles to lift overall achievement—a challenge that will likely require focused attention on attendance and foundational skills.

1,146

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,371

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3101 North Oak Street
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

(843) 448-3932

District: Horry 01

Students who attend Myrtle Beach Middle usually attend:

High:

Myrtle Beach High

Feeder schools for Myrtle Beach Middle:

Elementary:	Myrtle Beach Early Childhood
	Myrtle Beach Elementary
	Myrtle Beach Primary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.1%

White:

33.4%

African American:

22.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2016 → 47th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

!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 school46%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

182^nd of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	44.5	182 of 341	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	189 of 321	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	170 of 322	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	164 of 325	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	122 of 310	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	144 of 311	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.0	101 of 315	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	92 of 303	69.6%	★★★★☆
2017	60.6	111 of 317	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.6	105 of 303	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.4	152 of 301	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	40.1	184 of 291	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.1	148 of 276	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.4	132 of 271	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.5	152 of 269	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.4	129 of 261	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.6	117 of 249	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.5	93 of 244	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.3	77 of 236	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.3	76 of 231	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.0	77 of 230	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	74.1	60 of 230	73.9%	★★★★☆
2003	77.9	48 of 225	78.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	131 of 258	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.6	127 of 251	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	152 of 246	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	150 of 253	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	95 of 249	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	126 of 235	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.0	71 of 252	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	69 of 237	70.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	159 of 192	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	120 of 184	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	154 of 177	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	114 of 187	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	128 of 183	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.5	92 of 164	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	115 of 195	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.0	148 of 194	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	53 of 113	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.2	51 of 110	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	58 of 104	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.0	48 of 95	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	43 of 97	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	48 of 87	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	48 of 117	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	26 of 93	72.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	170 of 310	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.6	198 of 295	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	177 of 293	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	164 of 299	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	104 of 290	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	136 of 279	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	89 of 296	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	86 of 281	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	86 of 197	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.1	48 of 173	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	89 of 184	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.6	24 of 185	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	30 of 182	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	22 of 179	87.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	105 of 159	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.2	105 of 156	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	98 of 144	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.6	87 of 141	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	63 of 129	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	65 of 111	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	73 of 139	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.9	42 of 123	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	111 of 325	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.4	95 of 308	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	105 of 304	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	118 of 313	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	79 of 300	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	87 of 288	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	54 of 289	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	38 of 280	86.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	174 of 310	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	162 of 298	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	146 of 292	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	148 of 303	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	125 of 292	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	129 of 279	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	100 of 296	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	93 of 284	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	33 of 63	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	29 of 52	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	46 of 58	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	30 of 44	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	14 of 25	44.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	22 of 39	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	120 of 271	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	128 of 259	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	107 of 256	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	101 of 260	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	91 of 249	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.1	87 of 244	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	63 of 258	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	56 of 250	77.6%	★★★★☆

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)66th percentile+19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)56th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)53rd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile~ school

Male (2026)44th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2026)17th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts53%-5 vs state

Science49%-3 vs state

Mathematics37%-6 vs state

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I think i might wanna switch from Forestbrook to Myrtle Beach but idk if this school is better you should tell me about this school! Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
St. James Middle	Public	7-8	9775 St. James Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-5543	913	58	15.7	44.3%	654 (71.6%)	56 (6.1%)	122 (13.4%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (7.2%)	76.6	70^th of 341 public middle schools	79.5%		73.6	73^rd of 321 public middle schools	77.3%	3			73.0	72.2			50.0	48.5			$12,683	$685	$391	$1,075	$10,334	$1,274	$11,608
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
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	52.2%	771 (60.9%)	207 (16.3%)	176 (13.9%)	9 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	98 (7.7%)	74.1	76^th of 341 public middle schools	77.7%		79.9	57^th of 321 public middle schools	82.2%	19		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Myrtle Beach Middle

What district is Myrtle Beach Middle in?

Horry 01

How many students attend Myrtle Beach Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,146 students attended Myrtle Beach Middle.

Is Myrtle Beach Middle a good school?

Myrtle Beach Middle ranks 182^nd of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Myrtle Beach Middle attend?

Students who attend Myrtle Beach Middle usually go on to attend Myrtle Beach High

What is the racial makeup of Myrtle Beach Middle?

Students at Myrtle Beach Middle are 34% Hispanic, 33% White, 23% African American, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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