Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Red Hill

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B−

Waccamaw Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

251 Claridy Road, Conway, SC 29526 · (843) 347-4684 · Part of Horry County School District

Red Hill’s School Grade A− better than 77% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
1,047
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Waccamaw Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 51% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 20.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Red Hill kids: 13 middle schools

On the path

Where Red Hill kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Waccamaw ElementaryYou are here
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts44%
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 ↗

251 Claridy Road, Conway

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K79
Kindergarten162
Grade 1139
Grade 2156
Grade 3166
Grade 4168
Grade 5177
Enrollment over time
867’20
980’21
993’22
1,003’23
1,047’24

Up 20.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Hispanic 23%Black 18%Two or more races 9%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Waccamaw Elementary from Red Hill 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
Forestbrook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Myrtle Beach
A−
930 students16:1
Pee Dee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conway
B−
927 students14:1
Waterway Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little River
B
912 students16:1

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; Red Hill’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.