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Palmetto Bays Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

8900 Highway 544, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588 · (843) 236-6200 · Part of Horry County School District

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

Directions
Students
556
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Palmetto Bays Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 56% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • 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–5Palmetto Bays ElementaryYou are here
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts48%
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 ↗

8900 Highway 544, Myrtle Beach

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K50
Kindergarten77
Grade 179
Grade 291
Grade 385
Grade 485
Grade 589
Enrollment over time
562’20
596’21
594’22
569’23
556’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 43%Hispanic 34%Black 12%Two or more races 10%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Palmetto Bays 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
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; Red Hill’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.