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Ocean Bay Middle

Public Grades 6-8

32^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 91% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Ocean Bay Middle in Myrtle Beach, SC, is a high-performing public school serving 801 students in grades 6-8 as part of the highly ranked Horry 01 school district.

This school is a true standout in the Myrtle Beach area, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all middle schools in South Carolina—currently 30th out of 335 schools statewide. What really sets Ocean Bay apart is its exceptional math program. Proficiency rates climb dramatically as students progress, from 57% in 6th grade to an impressive 71% in 8th grade—a trend that's the opposite of what most schools see and a strong sign of effective instruction. In fact, 8th-grade math scores are nearly 23 points higher than the district average and beat every nearby school, including Ten Oaks Middle (58.6%) and Socastee Middle (64.2%). The school also shines in English and science, with all core subjects well above state averages, and 100% of Algebra 1 students passed the end-of-course exam.

Perhaps most remarkable is how well Ocean Bay supports students from low-income backgrounds—this subgroup ranks 11th in the entire state, placing them in the 97th percentile. That's a huge differentiator compared to nearby schools like Whittemore Park Middle and Myrtle Beach Middle, which serve similar populations but rank in the bottom half statewide. Attendance is also a strength, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 14.8%—far better than the district (19.4%) and state (22.3%) averages. The only area to watch is support for students with disabilities, where the school's state ranking has slipped from 12th to 42nd over the past few years, though it remains above average. Overall, Ocean Bay Middle offers a rigorous, supportive environment that consistently delivers top-tier results.

801

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,815

Per pupil spending ?

31.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

905 International Drive
Myrtle Beach, SC 29579

(843) 903-8420

District: Horry 01

Students who attend Ocean Bay Middle usually attend:

High:

Carolina Forest High

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.7%

Hispanic:

13.5%

African American:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2016 → 91st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (70% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Horry 01

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg56%

South Carolina avg51%

32^nd of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	89.2	32 of 341	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	92.5	21 of 321	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	19 of 322	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	17 of 325	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.3	41 of 310	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	92.7	19 of 311	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	20 of 315	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	25 of 303	91.7%	★★★★★
2017	85.8	37 of 317	88.3%	★★★★☆
2016	88.3	26 of 303	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	86.4	31 of 301	89.7%	★★★★★
2014	79.8	46 of 291	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	86.9	25 of 276	90.9%	★★★★★
2012	83.3	25 of 271	90.8%	★★★★★
2011	78.3	51 of 269	81.0%	★★★★☆
2010	81.0	36 of 261	86.2%	★★★★☆
2009	83.6	25 of 249	90.0%	★★★★★
2008	88.1	13 of 244	94.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	29 of 258	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	10 of 246	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.6	29 of 249	88.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.0	41 of 192	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	28 of 184	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	12 of 177	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	13 of 187	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	10 of 183	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	3 of 164	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	4 of 195	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	4 of 194	97.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	12 of 113	89.4%	★★★★★
2025	82.9	14 of 110	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	6 of 104	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	3 of 95	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	79.4	14 of 97	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	11 of 117	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	5 of 93	94.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.1	22 of 310	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	92.4	16 of 295	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	17 of 293	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	18 of 299	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	44 of 290	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.0	25 of 279	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	19 of 296	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	26 of 281	90.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	25 of 197	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	25 of 173	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	12 of 184	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	11 of 185	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	68.0	57 of 182	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.4	18 of 179	89.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	21 of 159	86.8%	★★★★☆
2025	87.2	14 of 156	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	8 of 144	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	9 of 141	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	19 of 129	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	88.1	9 of 111	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	66.0	45 of 139	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	92.0	13 of 325	96.0%	★★★★★
2025	97.1	8 of 308	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	8 of 304	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	9 of 313	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	39 of 300	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	96.1	7 of 288	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.0	12 of 289	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	10 of 280	96.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	32 of 310	89.7%	★★★★☆
2025	92.1	20 of 298	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	20 of 292	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	16 of 303	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	40 of 292	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	94.5	15 of 279	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	25 of 296	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	23 of 284	91.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	42 of 271	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	85.6	30 of 259	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	29 of 256	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	26 of 260	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	73.2	60 of 249	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	32 of 244	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	37 of 258	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	47 of 250	81.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)90th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)89th percentile~ school

African American (2026)89th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)87th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)85th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2026)79th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+17 vs state

Science68%+16 vs state

Mathematics66%+23 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ocean Bay Middle

What is the racial makeup of Ocean Bay Middle?

Students at Ocean Bay Middle are 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Ocean Bay Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended Ocean Bay Middle.

What high school do graduates of Ocean Bay Middle attend?

Students who attend Ocean Bay Middle usually go on to attend Carolina Forest High

What district is Ocean Bay Middle in?

Horry 01

Is Ocean Bay Middle a good school?

Yes. Ocean Bay Middle ranks in the top 9.4% of South Carolina middle schools.

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