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Schools in Live Oak

Live Oak’s public schools

Horry County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Live Oak. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?37/46schools above South Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▼ 5% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.7
SC 14.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
45,263 students on the public path
In brief

Live Oak’s schools, in brief

School by school

37 of Live Oak’s 46 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. HCS Early College High places highest (better than 99%); Whittemore Park Middle lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

25 elementary schools serve Live Oak, graded from C+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 13 middle schools and 11 high schools: Carolina Forest High, St. James High, Conway High, Socastee High, North Myrtle Beach High, Myrtle Beach High, Aynor High, Loris High, Green Sea Floyds High, HCS Early College High and HCS Scholars Academy High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Live Oak, with each school’s own grade.

25 schools teach K in Live Oak’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C+ to A, so check the specific school.
River Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
B+
1,426 students16:1Rate it →
Carolina Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
A−
1,336 students15:1Rate it →
Ocean Bay Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
A
1,181 students17:1Rate it →
Waccamaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
B−
1,047 students15:1Rate it →
Forestbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
A−
930 students16:1Rate it →
Pee Dee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
B−
927 students14:1Rate it →
Waterway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little River
B
912 students16:1Rate it →
St. James Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Myrtle Beach
A
884 students16:1Rate it →
Lakewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
A−
866 students14:1Rate it →
Ocean Drive Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Myrtle Beach
A−
852 students16:1Rate it →
Socastee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
B−
850 students14:1Rate it →
Loris Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Loris
C+
790 students14:1Rate it →
Aynor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aynor
B
781 students16:1Rate it →
Midland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Galivants Ferry
B+
744 students16:1Rate it →
Burgess Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Myrtle Beach
A−
697 students16:1Rate it →
Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little River
B
697 students15:1Rate it →
Homewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
C+
671 students13:1Rate it →
South Conway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
B
642 students13:1Rate it →
Daisy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Loris
B−
631 students13:1Rate it →
Conway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
B+
583 students14:1Rate it →
Green Sea Floyds Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Green Sea
B
560 students12:1Rate it →
Palmetto Bays Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
B
556 students14:1Rate it →
Myrtle Beach Early Childhood
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Myrtle Beach
555 students18:1Rate it →
Kingston Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
B
517 students13:1Rate it →
Seaside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Garden City
B+
398 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–525 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
9–1211 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Horry County School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Horry County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 55 schools · 48,662 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$14,340SC $15,090 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 52.1% · 25182 students tested
Math49%
State average 41% · 24099 students tested

Live Oak vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Live Oak’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Live Oak—Horry County

Every school in Live Oak

48 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Live Oakin other towns
River Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
B+
1,426 students16:1Rate it →
Carolina Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
A−
1,336 students15:1Rate it →
Ocean Bay Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
A
1,181 students17:1Rate it →
Waccamaw Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
B−
1,047 students15:1Rate it →
Forestbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
A−
930 students16:1Rate it →
Pee Dee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
B−
927 students14:1Rate it →
Waterway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little River
B
912 students16:1Rate it →
St. James Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Myrtle Beach
A
884 students16:1Rate it →
Lakewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
A−
866 students14:1Rate it →
Ocean Drive Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Myrtle Beach
A−
852 students16:1Rate it →
Socastee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
B−
850 students14:1Rate it →
Loris Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Loris
C+
790 students14:1Rate it →
Aynor Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Aynor
B
781 students16:1Rate it →
Midland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Galivants Ferry
B+
744 students16:1Rate it →
Burgess Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Myrtle Beach
A−
697 students16:1Rate it →
Riverside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little River
B
697 students15:1Rate it →
Homewood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
C+
671 students13:1Rate it →
South Conway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
B
642 students13:1Rate it →
Daisy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Loris
B−
631 students13:1Rate it →
Conway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
B+
583 students14:1Rate it →
Green Sea Floyds Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Green Sea
B
560 students12:1Rate it →
Palmetto Bays Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
B
556 students14:1Rate it →
Myrtle Beach Early Childhood
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Myrtle Beach
555 students18:1Rate it →
Kingston Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
B
517 students13:1Rate it →
Seaside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Garden City
B+
398 students12:1Rate it →
North Myrtle Beach Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Little River
B
1,267 students16:1Rate it →
Ten Oaks Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Myrtle Beach
B+
1,264 students16:1Rate it →
Myrtle Beach Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Myrtle Beach
C+
1,146 students16:1Rate it →
Whittemore Park Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Conway
C
1,013 students14:1Rate it →
Forestbrook Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Myrtle Beach
B−
816 students16:1Rate it →
Ocean Bay Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Myrtle Beach
A−
801 students17:1Rate it →
Black Water Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Conway
C+
789 students15:1Rate it →
Aynor Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Galivants Ferry
B−
742 students15:1Rate it →
Loris Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Loris
C
725 students13:1Rate it →
Green Sea Floyds High
High · Grades 6–12 · Green Sea
B−
693 students12:1Rate it →
Conway Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Conway
B−
578 students14:1Rate it →
Socastee Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Myrtle Beach
B+
527 students14:1Rate it →
St. James Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Myrtle Beach
B+
913 students16:1Rate it →
Carolina Forest High
High · Grades 9–12 · Myrtle Beach
A+
3,176 students19:1Rate it →
St. James High
High · Grades 9–12 · Murrells Inlet
A+
1,826 students18:1Rate it →
Conway High
High · Grades 9–12 · Conway
A
1,724 students18:1Rate it →
Socastee High
High · Grades 9–12 · Myrtle Beach
A
1,720 students18:1Rate it →
North Myrtle Beach High
High · Grades 9–12 · Little River
A
1,673 students18:1Rate it →
Myrtle Beach High
High · Grades 9–12 · Myrtle Beach
A
1,510 students18:1Rate it →
Aynor High
High · Grades 9–12 · Aynor
A+
901 students18:1Rate it →
Loris High
High · Grades 9–12 · Loris
A
857 students16:1Rate it →
HCS Early College High
High · Grades 9–12 · Conway
A+
360 students16:1Rate it →
HCS Scholars Academy High
High · Grades 9–12 · Conway
209 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Live Oak’s schools

Are Live Oak’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Live Oak. Horry County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Live Oak. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 37 of its 46 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Live Oak in?

Horry County School District.

Where do Live Oak kids go to high school?

One of 11 high schools, depending on your address: Carolina Forest High, St. James High, Conway High, Socastee High, North Myrtle Beach High, Myrtle Beach High, Aynor High, Loris High, Green Sea Floyds High, HCS Early College High and HCS Scholars Academy High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.