Summary:
In zip code 29569, there is just one high school, Loris High, serving grades 9 through 12 in the Loris, SC area as part of the Horry 01 school district.
For parents considering this area, Loris High presents a mixed picture. The school’s biggest academic strength is in math: 80.96% of students were proficient in Algebra 1, which is well above the state average of 64.58% and even beats the district’s 77.66%. However, the school struggles significantly in other core subjects. Proficiency in English 1 (56.45%) and U.S. History (54.73%) falls far below both district and state averages, and English 2 proficiency (80.63%) also trails the district (87.17%) and state (83.79%). This creates a clear "math vs. everything else" pattern that suggests resources or teaching strengths may be concentrated in mathematics while other areas need more support.
A major concern is chronic absenteeism, which sits at a very high 32.5%—far above the district’s 19.4% and the state’s 22.3%. This likely drags down overall performance and helps explain the school’s 2-star rating and 137th place ranking out of 245 South Carolina high schools. On a positive note, the school spends a substantial $17,291 per student and has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.8, indicating smaller class sizes. The graduation rate is 88.0%, slightly above the state average, and the dropout rate is a low 1.2%, better than both district and state figures. While the school’s state ranking has improved slightly over three years, test scores in Algebra 1 and English 1 have actually declined year-over-year, suggesting the ranking change may reflect other schools’ performance rather than improvement at Loris High itself. Overall, this is a school with a strong math program and good student retention, but attendance issues and weak English/history scores are key areas for parents to investigate.
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