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HCS Scholars Academy High

Public Grades 9-12

1^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 100% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

HCS Scholars Academy High is a small, high-performing public high school in Conway, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with just 184 students. This school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in the state, earning a statewide ranking of 1 out of 235 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

HCS Scholars Academy High stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with 100% of students proficient or better in all End of Course (EOCEP) exams across subjects like English, U.S. History, and Biology - significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school has also consistently ranked among the top in the state for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, white students, and gifted and talented students. Additionally, HCS Scholars Academy High boasts a very high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.8% to 100% over the past few years, and a low dropout rate between 0-2.4%.

Interestingly, HCS Scholars Academy High is located just 0.26 miles away from another high-performing school in the district, HCS Early College High, suggesting that the Horry County School District has a strong focus on providing high-quality education options for students in the area. While HCS Scholars Academy High outperforms the nearby high schools in most metrics, the other schools in the district, such as Myrtle Beach High, Socastee High, and Conway High, also perform well, indicating that the district as a whole is dedicated to providing a quality education to its students.

209

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,110

Per pupil spending ?

1.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

642 Century Circle
Conway, SC 29526

(843) 349-4117

District: Horry 01

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Asian:

10.0%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2023 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (100% vs 70% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of South Carolina high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school100%

District avg77%

South Carolina avg70%

1^st of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 12High 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	97.7	1 of 235	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	2 of 235	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	2 of 237	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	3 of 225	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	3 of 225	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	2 of 223	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	2 of 220	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	3 of 213	98.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	2 of 153	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	75.1	4 of 157	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	6 of 156	96.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	1 of 224	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	1 of 228	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	2 of 229	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	4 of 224	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	2 of 215	99.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	1 of 196	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	2 of 196	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	3 of 197	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	2 of 192	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	3 of 189	98.4%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 1100%+38 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution100%+39 vs state

English 2100%+14 vs state

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Schools Near HCS Scholars Academy High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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
HCS Scholars Academy High	Public	9-12	642 Century Circle	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 349-4117	209	13	16.7		158 (75.6%)	9 (4.3%)	8 (3.8%)	21 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	97.7	1^st of 235 public high schools	99.6%		97.7	2^nd of 235 public high schools	99.1%	1		100.0	100.0	100.0	$14,110	$154	$122	$276	$12,432	$1,402	$13,834
HCS Early College High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2050 Highway 501 East HGTC	Conway	29528	Horry County	Horry 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(843) 349-3131	360	23	15.6		151 (41.9%)	101 (28.1%)	81 (22.5%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	93.2	6^th of 235 public high schools	97.4%		92.7	7^th of 235 public high schools	97.0%	1	98.8	97.3	91.0	100.0	$14,777	$1,137	$665	$1,802	$11,289	$1,686	$12,975
Carolina Forest High	Public	9-12	700 Gardner Lacy Road	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-7997	3,176	165	19.3		1,788 (56.3%)	437 (13.8%)	639 (20.1%)	72 (2.3%)	13 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	224 (7.1%)	72.9	43^rd of 235 public high schools	81.7%		75.4	36^th of 235 public high schools	84.7%	7	86.2	69.3	78.0	89.9	$12,194	$659	$390	$1,049	$9,682	$1,464	$11,146
Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM)	Public, Charter	9-12	826 West Cox Ferry Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 903-6600	195	13	15.0		167 (85.6%)	5 (2.6%)	14 (7.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	62.2	71^st of 235 public high schools	69.8%		48	108^th of 235 public high schools	54.0%	37	91.7	45.7	70.2	93.0	$17,355	$1,001	$161	$1,162	$10,296	$5,897	$16,193
Conway High	Public	9-12	2301 Church Street	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-0662	1,724	97	17.7		847 (49.1%)	489 (28.4%)	270 (15.7%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	102 (5.9%)	58.4	82^nd of 235 public high schools	65.1%		52.2	92^nd of 235 public high schools	60.9%	10	85.9	58.2	60.7	89.7	$13,969	$746	$440	$1,185	$10,926	$1,857	$12,784
Atlantic Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	5086 Bear Bluff Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 286-5990	502	16	31.3		370 (73.7%)	42 (8.4%)	49 (9.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.2%)	83.2	21^st of 235 public high schools	91.1%					(n/a)	85.3	82.8	61.7	98.9	$9,591	$204	$559	$763	$3,695	$5,133	$8,828
Academy For Arts/Science/Technology	Public, Magnet	9-12	895 International Drive	Myrtle Beach	29579	Horry County	Horry 01	No	Yes	No	No	(843) 903-8460	0	43	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Socastee High	Public	9-12	4900 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 293-2513	1,720	95	18.1		1,051 (61.1%)	135 (7.8%)	373 (21.7%)	34 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	116 (6.7%)	69	51^st of 235 public high schools	78.3%		63.8	65^th of 235 public high schools	72.3%	14	75.7	75.0	74.6	89.4	$14,081	$686	$426	$1,111	$11,278	$1,691	$12,969
Coastal High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3710 Palmetto Pointe Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 788-9898	198	21	9.6		139 (70.2%)	24 (12.1%)	19 (9.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.6%)	53.4	97^th of 235 public high schools	58.7%		47.8	111^th of 235 public high schools	52.8%	14	82.4	61.5	58.0	86.5	$14,745	$831	$69	$899	$7,316	$6,530	$13,846
Myrtle Beach High	Public	9-12	3302 Robert Grissom Parkway	Myrtle Beach	29577	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 839-7148	1,510	84	18.0		539 (35.7%)	331 (21.9%)	481 (31.9%)	32 (2.1%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	118 (7.8%)	40.9	138^th of 235 public high schools	41.3%		54.6	88^th of 235 public high schools	62.6%	50	84.8	52.4	55.7	80.3	$13,613	$778	$398	$1,176	$10,701	$1,736	$12,437

Frequently Asked Questions about HCS Scholars Academy High

What district is HCS Scholars Academy High in?

Horry 01

Is HCS Scholars Academy High a good school?

Yes! HCS Scholars Academy High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 1^st of 235 South Carolina high schools.

How many students attend HCS Scholars Academy High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 209 students attended HCS Scholars Academy High.

What is the racial makeup of HCS Scholars Academy High?

Students at HCS Scholars Academy High are 76% White, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Hispanic.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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