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What advice would you give to incoming students at Black Water Middle?
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Enrollment
789
Middle
DISTRICT 882 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORRY 01·NCES 450249001471
Black Water Middle
900 East Cox Ferry Road, Conway, SC 29526 · (843) 903-8440 · Horry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL789 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of South Carolina public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 247 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 273 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 269 | 34% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
53.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
33.5%
SC avg 44.2% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.5% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 35.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Black Water Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Horry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #109 of 249 ▼ 10 | #10 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #127 of 249 ▼ 32 | #10 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 789 | #79 of 256 | #9 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #176 of 241 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #19 of 241 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.3% | #30 of 81 | #5 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
789
+33 (+4%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 789 | 51 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 54 | 14.7:1 | 65% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 802 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 85% (679) |
| 2020-21 | 756 | 52 | 14.5:1 | 53% (399) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 100% (690) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 66% (449) |
| 2010-11 | 661 | 44 | 15.0:1 | 72% (474) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black Water Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (690 to 789); teachers up 16% (44 to 51).
About Black Water Middle
Black Water Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school for students in Conway, South Carolina. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 789 students. Statewide, middle schools in South Carolina average about 622 students each.
Horry 01 has 48,662 students spread across 55 schools.
White students are the largest group at Black Water Middle, with 43% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 29% Hispanic, 20% Black, and 7% multiracial. Horry County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school's share is lower. The chance that two students picked at random at Black Water Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
The count of teachers at Black Water Middle is 51 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.5:1. Among middle schools in South Carolina, the typical ratio is 13.8:1.
The allk12 Grade for Black Water Middle is B. Compared with South Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Census estimates describe Horry County this way: median household income is about $66,880, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 60 public schools in Horry County, with a combined enrollment of about 49,639.
The nearest other public school, HCS Early College High, is about 1.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
NCES describes the area around Black Water Middle as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 4%, from 756 to 789.
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Horry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
383,016
Census ACS
Median income
$66,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
60
49,639 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Horry 01
- Carolina Forest HighHigh · 3,176 students
- St. James HighHigh · 1,826 students
- Conway HighHigh · 1,724 students
- Socastee HighHigh · 1,720 students
- North Myrtle Beach HighHigh · 1,673 students
- Myrtle Beach HighHigh · 1,510 students
Other schools in Conway
- Conway HighHigh · 1,724 students
- Waccamaw ElementaryElementary · 1,047 students
- Whittemore Park MiddleMiddle · 1,013 students
- Pee Dee ElementaryElementary · 927 students
- Homewood ElementaryElementary · 671 students
- South Conway ElementaryElementary · 642 students
Nearby schools
- HCS Early College High1.7 mi · 360
- HCS Scholars Academy High1.8 mi · 209
- Waccamaw Elementary2.3 mi · 1,047
- Carolina Forest High2.5 mi · 3,176
- Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM)2.9 mi · 195
- Carolina Forest Elementary3.9 mi · 1,336
Frequently asked questions
About Black Water MiddleHow many students attend Black Water Middle?
Black Water Middle enrolls approximately 789 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Black Water Middle serve?
Black Water Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Black Water Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Black Water Middle is approximately 15.5:1 (51 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Black Water Middle?
Black Water Middle reports a student body of 43% White, 29% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Black Water Middle?
Black Water Middle is overseen by Horry 01 in Horry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.