Schools · Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach, SC schools

8 public, charter and private schools in Myrtle Beach. Search by name or narrow by level, type.

A-School Grade #91Best schools in SC (of 141)#118Highest graduation rate in SC (of 160)

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Myrtle Beach’s School Grade: A-

The public schools Myrtle Beach’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 79% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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South Carolina school districts we grade (86)Better than 79%

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South Carolina towns with similar household incomes (169)Better than 78%

High confidence. Built on 20,692 tested students and a graduating class of 3,269; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.

How the School Grade works

Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on South Carolina’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of South Carolina only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in South Carolina with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Test scores · 2020–21

State test results

Math (Horry County)46%

State average 38.3%

Graduation · class of 2020

83% graduate on time

Graduation rate

83%

SC: 82%

Graduating class

3,269

students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #118 of 160 SC towns →

Districts

The district serving Myrtle Beach

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Horry County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 57 schools · 48,662 students

$14,340 per studentSC $15,090A-

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Within reach

Colleges near Myrtle Beach

There’s no college in Myrtle Beach, but 3 colleges are within 30 miles. The closest is Miller-Motte College-Conway in Conway, 8.2 miles away.

Miller-Motte College-ConwayCareer school · For-profit · Conway8.2 mi164 students

Horry-Georgetown Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Conway9 mi5,432 students Coastal Carolina UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Conway9.3 mi10,318 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Myrtle Beach. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Colleges marked › have their own page; the others are too small or don’t report enough to the Department of Education for one.

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