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Seaside Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

1605 Woodland Drive, Garden City, SC 29576 · (843) 650-3490 · Part of Horry County School District

Garden City’s School Grade A− better than 77% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
398
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Seaside Elementary

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Garden City kids: 13 middle schools

On the path

Where Garden City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Seaside ElementaryYou are here
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1605 Woodland Drive, Garden City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K27
Kindergarten70
Grade 172
Grade 264
Grade 381
Grade 484
Enrollment over time
459’20
499’21
432’22
429’23
398’24

Down 13.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 8%Black 4%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Seaside Elementary from Garden City families.

Other schools in Horry County School District

The district →
River Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
B+
1,426 students16:1
Carolina Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
A−
1,336 students15:1
Ocean Bay Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
A
1,181 students17:1
Waccamaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
B−
1,047 students15:1
Forestbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
A−
930 students16:1
Pee Dee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
B−
927 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Garden City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.