Summary:
Zip code 29566, located in the Little River area of South Carolina, is home to just one high school, North Myrtle Beach High, which serves grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 1,673 students within the highly ranked Horry 01 district.
As the only high school in this zip code, North Myrtle Beach High is a standout performer that consistently beats both district and state averages across all tested subjects. The school has maintained a 4-star rating and ranked in the top 16% of South Carolina high schools for three straight years, peaking at #25 out of 235 schools in 2024-2025. Its most impressive results come in Algebra 1, where 92.17% of students are proficient—a remarkable 18.22 percentage points above the state average—and in U.S. History, where proficiency sits at 78.29%, outpacing the state by 15.72 points. English 1 and English 2 proficiency rates also exceed state averages by 14.25 and 5.44 points, respectively. The school's graduation rate of 89.7% tops the state's 86.7% figure, and per-student spending of $13,551 supports a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
While academics are clearly a strength, there are a few areas worth noting. Chronic absenteeism affects 23.9% of students, which is higher than both the district (19.4%) and state (22.3%) averages, and the dropout rate of 2.6% slightly exceeds the state's 2.1%. The school also saw a modest ranking dip from #25 to #38 in the most recent year, though it retained its 4-star rating. Test scores show some year-to-year variability—English 1 dropped from 79.26% to 75.16% while U.S. History rose from 74.13% to 78.29%—but all results remain well above state benchmarks. For parents, this school offers strong academic outcomes, particularly in math and history, with the main opportunity for improvement lying in attendance and retention efforts.
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