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Socastee Middle

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Socastee Middle ranks 36 th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 89% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Socastee Middle is a public middle school located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 540. The school is part of the Horry 01 school district, which is ranked 9 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Socastee Middle has consistently ranked among the top middle schools in South Carolina, with a statewide ranking between 25 and 36 over the past several years, and has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Socastee Middle consistently outperforms the state and district averages in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Socastee Middle had 100% proficiency in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, compared to 90.02% for the Horry 01 district and 73.95% for the state. The school also had higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades compared to the district and state. Additionally, Socastee Middle has strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking highly in the state for female, male, Hispanic, and multi-racial students, as well as for students with low socioeconomic status and students with disabilities.

While Socastee Middle generally outperforms the nearby middle schools in the Horry 01 district, such as Whittemore Park Middle, Conway Middle, and Myrtle Beach Middle, in terms of academic performance, subgroup performance, and overall statewide ranking, other schools in the area, such as Ocean Bay Middle and Ten Oaks Middle, also demonstrate strong academic results, suggesting a high-performing cluster of middle schools in the Myrtle Beach area.

527

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,839

Per pupil spending ?

42.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2019 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (67% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Horry 01

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg57%

South Carolina avg50%

36^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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
2025	87.6	36 of 320	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	33 of 325	89.8%	★★★★★
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
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
2024	82.1	15 of 105	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	33 of 295	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.4	35 of 294	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
2025	75.9	26 of 173	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	14 of 183	92.3%	★★★★★
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
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
2025	94.4	10 of 307	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	14 of 307	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
2025	88.1	33 of 296	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	30 of 294	89.8%	★★★★★
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
2025	80.9	51 of 257	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	46 of 255	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 (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)85th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2024)84th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-9 vs school

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

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts72%+15 vs state

Science60%+11 vs state

Mathematics59%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)				SC READY Mathematics (2025)				SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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		351 (66.6%)	38 (7.2%)	74 (14.0%)	13 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	48 (9.1%)	87.6	36^th of 320 public middle schools	88.8%		88.6	33^rd of 325 public middle schools	89.8%	3		68.2	72.6	74.7		61.1	52.4	65.0	59.6	100.0	$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		637 (72.1%)	57 (6.5%)	104 (11.8%)	27 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.1%)								(n/a)	72.1	64.4			58.8	55.4			65.4		$12,627	$945	$476	$1,421	$10,035	$1,171	$11,205
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		436 (53.4%)	76 (9.3%)	252 (30.9%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (4.9%)	57	119^th of 320 public middle schools	62.8%		65.8	95^th of 325 public middle schools	70.8%	24		52.7	56.8	54.7		47.0	41.4	32.1	46.9	100.0	$13,107	$1,009	$426	$1,435	$10,446	$1,225	$11,671
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		654 (71.6%)	56 (6.1%)	122 (13.4%)	13 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	66 (7.2%)	73.6	74^th of 320 public middle schools	76.9%		81	55^th of 325 public middle schools	83.1%	19			67.9	61.7			45.5	39.3		98.9	$12,683	$685	$391	$1,075	$10,334	$1,274	$11,608
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%)	39.9	190^th of 320 public middle schools	40.6%		43.7	169^th of 325 public middle schools	48.0%	21		46.3	48.3	47.7		37.0	30.4	27.3	41.5	100.0	$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		737 (58.3%)	137 (10.8%)	235 (18.6%)	46 (3.6%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (8.1%)	85.3	42^nd of 320 public middle schools	86.9%		85.5	44^th of 325 public middle schools	86.5%	2		67.8	71.7	67.6		58.8	54.4	48.5	66.6	100.0	$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		558 (69.7%)	70 (8.7%)	108 (13.5%)	18 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.9%)	92.5	21^st of 320 public middle schools	93.4%		93.4	19^th of 325 public middle schools	94.2%	2		70.7	77.7	77.4		65.4	60.4	61.1	71.4	100.0	$12,815	$816	$486	$1,302	$10,186	$1,327	$11,513
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		338 (42.8%)	154 (19.5%)	225 (28.5%)	10 (1.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.2%)	49.2	149^th of 320 public middle schools	53.4%		58.6	118^th of 325 public middle schools	63.7%	31		48.5	54.8	57.1		34.1	31.0	35.0	44.9	100.0	$13,311	$1,222	$578	$1,800	$10,079	$1,433	$11,512
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%)	46.6	156^th of 320 public middle schools	51.3%		40.6	183^rd of 325 public middle schools	43.7%	27		47.6	57.6	50.7		33.1	27.9	29.0	52.0	98.3	$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		351 (60.7%)	119 (20.6%)	67 (11.6%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.9%)	60.6	108^th of 320 public middle schools	66.3%		62	111^th of 325 public middle schools	65.8%	3		55.6	59.9	59.0		43.8	38.3	34.5	49.4	100.0	$13,551	$1,072	$559	$1,631	$10,107	$1,814	$11,920

Frequently Asked Questions about Socastee Middle

Is Socastee Middle a good school?

Socastee Middle ranks 36^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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 high school do graduates of Socastee Middle attend?

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

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.

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