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Socastee Middle

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Socastee Middle ranks 47 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

47^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 86% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Socastee Middle, located in Myrtle Beach, SC, serves 527 students in grades 6-8 and is part of the highly-rated Horry 01 school district. This school has built a reputation as a consistent top performer, maintaining a 4-star or 5-star rating for years and ranking in the top 15% of middle schools statewide.

What truly sets Socastee Middle apart is its remarkable success with students from low-income backgrounds. Despite over 40% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the school ranks in the top 4% statewide for this subgroup—a feat that nearby schools with similar demographics haven't matched. For example, Whittemore Park Middle serves a similar population but ranks in the 54th percentile overall. Socastee also shines in math, with 8th grade proficiency rates (64.2%) that are 20 points above the state average, and it has achieved a perfect 100% pass rate on the Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam for two consecutive years. Students with disabilities also perform exceptionally well here, ranking in the 90th percentile statewide.

Compared to nearby schools, Socastee outperforms Forestbrook Middle and St. James Middle in nearly every subject, and it far exceeds Myrtle Beach Middle—where 8th grade ELA proficiency is 48% versus Socastee's 72.8%. Only Ocean Bay Middle consistently ranks higher, though Socastee achieves more with a more challenging student population. The school also does this efficiently, spending slightly less per student than several lower-performing neighbors. While chronic absenteeism has risen to 19.8% and male student performance has dipped slightly in recent years, Socastee's core strengths—especially its support for disadvantaged students—remain rock-solid, making it a standout choice for families in the area.

527

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,107

Per pupil spending ?

42.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

151 Sheffield Road
Myrtle Beach, SC 29588

(843) 903-6051

District: Horry 01

Students who attend Socastee Middle usually attend:

High:

Socastee High

Feeder schools for Socastee Middle:

Elementary:

Lakewood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.6%

Hispanic:

14.0%

Two or more races:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2019 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (65% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Horry 01

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg51%

47^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From top 9% (2019) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	82.7	47 of 341	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	87.6	35 of 321	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	32 of 322	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	25 of 325	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	36 of 310	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	32 of 311	89.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	28 of 315	91.1%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	20 of 192	89.6%	★★★★★
2024	68.8	28 of 177	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	27 of 187	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	12 of 164	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	7 of 195	96.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	28 of 113	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	15 of 104	85.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.5	35 of 310	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.5	32 of 295	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	35 of 293	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	25 of 299	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	40 of 290	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	45 of 279	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	91.3	23 of 296	92.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	36 of 197	81.7%	★★★★☆
2025	75.9	26 of 173	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	14 of 184	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	75.1	33 of 185	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.5	15 of 182	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	75.5	24 of 179	86.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	34 of 159	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	61.6	49 of 156	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	33 of 144	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.2	11 of 141	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	4 of 129	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	69.0	39 of 139	71.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.7	14 of 325	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	94.4	10 of 308	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	14 of 304	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	7 of 313	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	22 of 300	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	14 of 288	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.1	11 of 289	96.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	58 of 310	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	33 of 298	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	30 of 292	89.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	29 of 303	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	34 of 292	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	90.5	23 of 279	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	29 of 296	90.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	17 of 63	73.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	58 of 271	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	50 of 259	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	46 of 256	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	52 of 260	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	49 of 249	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	47 of 244	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	42 of 258	83.7%	★★★★☆

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+9 vs school

Disabled (2026)90th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)81st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)73rd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts71%+12 vs state

Science61%+9 vs state

Mathematics60%+18 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 (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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
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		$15,107	$502	$466	$967	$12,378	$1,762	$14,140
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		$13,328	$731	$437	$1,168	$10,628	$1,533	$12,161
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		$14,138	$698	$449	$1,147	$11,483	$1,507	$12,990
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			$13,774	$405	$355	$759	$11,401	$1,614	$13,015
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	—	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		$13,058	$824	$461	$1,285	$10,157	$1,617	$11,773
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		$13,099	$586	$402	$989	$10,585	$1,525	$12,111
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		$13,466	$708	$413	$1,121	$10,700	$1,645	$12,345
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		$13,963	$1,049	$591	$1,640	$10,412	$1,911	$12,323
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%)	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		$14,917	$1,364	$621	$1,985	$11,186	$1,746	$12,932
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		$15,096	$802	$520	$1,322	$11,941	$1,833	$13,774

Frequently Asked Questions about Socastee Middle

What high school do graduates of Socastee Middle attend?

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

How many students attend Socastee Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Socastee Middle.

What district is Socastee Middle in?

Horry 01

What is the racial makeup of Socastee Middle?

Students at Socastee Middle are 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Socastee Middle a good school?

Socastee Middle ranks 47^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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