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Socastee Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4223 Socastee Boulevard, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588 · (843) 650-2606 · Part of Horry County School District

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

Directions
Students
850
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Socastee Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 8.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Socastee kids: Socastee Middle

On the path

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

PK–5Socastee ElementaryYou are here
6–8Socastee Middlein Myrtle Beach

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts38%
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 ↗

4223 Socastee Boulevard, Myrtle Beach

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K73
Kindergarten133
Grade 1117
Grade 2119
Grade 3137
Grade 4133
Grade 5138
Enrollment over time
781’20
794’21
798’22
815’23
850’24

Up 8.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 32%Black 12%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Socastee Elementary from Socastee 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; Socastee’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.