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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29588

At a glance

Schools

8,044

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedSt. James Elementary51^st of 640 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Socastee Elementary up 26 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Coastal High School 9.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

5★

4★

3★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 29588 zip code area in South Carolina is home to 11 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools, all part of the Horry 01 school district. While the district is highly ranked, the schools in this area show a wide range of performance, with some standout institutions like St. James Elementary and St. James Middle consistently outperforming others.

The top-performing schools in the area, St. James Elementary and St. James Middle, are ranked among the best in the state, with 5-star and 4-star ratings respectively from SchoolDigger. These schools excel in standardized test scores, with over 75% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, some schools like Socastee Elementary and Palmetto Bays Elementary perform below the district and state averages.

Across the schools in the 29588 zip code, there are some common challenges, such as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5%, which is above the state average. The schools also show a wide range of free/reduced lunch rates, from 41.18% at St. James Elementary to 100% at Socastee Elementary and Palmetto Bays Elementary, indicating significant socioeconomic diversity in the area. Overall, the data provides a nuanced picture of the educational landscape in the 29588 zip code, with both high-performing and low-performing schools coexisting within the Horry 01 school district.

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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)	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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	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
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
Socastee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4223 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 650-2606	850	60	14.1		275 (32.4%)	101 (11.9%)	406 (47.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.3%)	50 (5.9%)	59.4	256^th of 640 public elementary schools	60.0%		55.4	282^nd of 638 public elementary schools	55.8%	26	56.8	62.7	61.5				64.9	56.8	58.5				48.5						$14,216	$1,759	$629	$2,388	$10,258	$1,570	$11,828
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
Palmetto Bays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Highway 544	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 236-6200	556	41	13.5		237 (42.6%)	68 (12.2%)	189 (34.0%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	57.6	267^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.3%		63.4	225^th of 638 public elementary schools	64.7%	42	53.3	58.5	78.9				57.2	50.0	54.4				50.0						$15,549	$2,127	$712	$2,839	$10,989	$1,721	$12,710
St. James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9711 St. James Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-8220	884	56	15.9		659 (74.5%)	43 (4.9%)	98 (11.1%)	15 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.4%)	89.5	51^st of 640 public elementary schools	92.0%		89.6	60^th of 638 public elementary schools	90.6%	9	75.2	82.0					79.1	73.7					76.3						$12,592	$971	$468	$1,439	$9,772	$1,381	$11,153
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
Burgess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9645 Scipio Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-4600	697	44	15.8		407 (58.4%)	53 (7.6%)	149 (21.4%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (9.6%)	64.4	228^th of 640 public elementary schools	64.4%		80.2	120^th of 638 public elementary schools	81.2%	108	67.5	68.6					56.0	59.9					52.5						$13,554	$972	$492	$1,464	$10,531	$1,559	$12,090
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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 29588

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Myrtle Beach	1.1 mi	29	49^th
Murrells Inlet	4.78 mi	2	11^th
Conway	8.17 mi	16	52^nd
Pawleys Island	13.56 mi	5	27^th
Georgetown	15.21 mi	8	162^nd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.