Which Horry schools had the best, worst in SC report cards? Here’s how they ranked

Caroline Williamson
Bob Brawdy/Tri-City Herald

New report cards from the South Carolina Board of Education revealed how Horry County schools ranked for the first time since 2019.

Every high school, middle school and elementary school in the district received ratings on a 100 point scale. The rankings followed categories outlined by the South Carolina Board of Education — Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average and Unsatisfactory.

The scale is as follows:

Excellent: 61 to 100

Good: 53-60

Average: 42-52

Below Average: 34-41

Unsatisfactory: 33 and below

20.6% of schools recieved an Excellent rating statewide, about the same as what was reported in 2019 according to a press release.

Here’s how Horry County schools ranked in the 2021-22 school year.

Excellent

  • Aynor High School 71

  • HCS Early College High School 82

  • St. James High School 69

  • Myrtle Beach Middle School 56

  • Socastee Middle School 65

  • St. James Middle School 57

  • Ten Oaks Middle School 59

  • Carolina Forest Elementary School 62

  • Green Sea Floyds 61

  • Lakewood Elementary School 65

  • Ocean Bay Elementary School 70

  • Ocean Drive Elementary School 62

  • Socastee Elementary School 61

  • St. James Elementary School 61

Good

  • Carolina Forest High School 64

  • North Myrtle Beach 64

  • Socastee High School 64

  • Bridge Water Academy Charter 49

  • North Myrtle Beach Middle School 54

  • Ocean Bay Middle School 50

  • Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success 48

  • Burgess Elementary School 56

  • Conway Elementary School 54

  • Forestbrook Elementary School 59

  • Kingston Elementary School 60

  • Midland Elementary School 59

  • Pee Dee Elementary School 53

  • River Oaks Elementary School 59

  • Riverside Elementary School 56

  • Seaside Elementary School 56

  • South Conway Elementary 54

  • Waterway Elementary School 59

Average

  • Conway High School 57

  • Green Sea Floyd 56

  • Loris High School 59

  • Myrtle Beach High School 56

  • Palmetto Academy for Learning 52

  • Aynor Middle School 46

  • Academy of Hope 38

  • Black Water Middle School 47

  • Conway Middle School 44

  • Forestbrook Middle School 46

  • Loris Middle School 40

  • Aynor Elementary School 52

  • Bridgewater Academy Charter 48

  • Daisy Elementary School 46

  • Homewood Elementary School 47

  • Loris Elementary School 49

  • Myrtle Beach Elementary School 47

  • Palmetto Bays Elementary 51

  • St. James Intermediate school

  • Waccamaw Elementary School 51

  • Whittmore Park Middle School 40

Below Average

  • Academy of Hope (elementary) 36

  • Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success (elementary) 40

To view report cards for every school, click here.

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