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What's the one class at Homewood Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
671
Elementary
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORRY 01·NCES 450249000626
Homewood Elementary
108 North Clemson Circle, Conway, SC 29526 · (843) 365-2512 · Horry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 61% of South Carolina public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 71 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
71%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
65.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
55.9%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.3% | 55.9% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 51.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Homewood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Horry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #238 of 635 ▲ 27 | #19 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #250 of 635 ▲ 3 | #17 of 26 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #174 of 709 | #19 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #320 of 656 | #5 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #41 of 656 | #4 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #124 of 187 | #9 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
671
+74 (+12%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 671 | 50 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 54 | 12.4:1 | 100% (668) |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 48 | 14.7:1 | 100% (707) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 43 | 13.9:1 | 100% (597) |
| 2017-18 | 630 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 100% (630) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 81% (500) |
| 2010-11 | 674 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 84% (563) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 49 | 13.1:1 | 79% (508) |
| 1990-91 | 664 | 36 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Homewood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (630 to 671); teachers up 19% (42 to 50).
About Homewood Elementary
This page covers Homewood Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school in Conway, South Carolina. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 671 students. That compares with an average of about 526 students for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Homewood Elementary is one of 55 schools in Horry 01, which enrolls 48,662 students in total.
White students make up 37% of enrollment at Homewood Elementary, the largest share of any group. Next come 28% Black, 26% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 77% White among all Horry County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
Based on 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, Homewood Elementary has a ratio of 13.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in South Carolina is similar, at 13.3:1.
Homewood Elementary holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 61% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
For the population of Horry County, median household income comes to about $66,880, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Horry County counts 60 public schools with about 49,639 students.
Conway Elementary is the nearest public school to Homewood Elementary, about 1.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles.
Under the NCES locale system, Homewood Elementary is City: Small.
Enrollment increased 12% over 4 years, reaching 671 in 2024-25.
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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
- Black Water MiddleMiddle · 789 students
- South Conway ElementaryElementary · 642 students
Nearby schools
- Conway Elementary1.7 mi · 583
- Conway High2.0 mi · 1,724
- Conway Middle2.0 mi · 578
- Whittemore Park Middle2.7 mi · 1,013
- South Conway Elementary3.9 mi · 642
- Waccamaw Elementary4.5 mi · 1,047
Frequently asked questions
About Homewood ElementaryHow large is Homewood Elementary?
Homewood Elementary enrolls approximately 671 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Homewood Elementary serve?
Homewood Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Homewood Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Homewood Elementary.
How diverse is Homewood Elementary?
Homewood Elementary reports a student body of 37% White, 26% Hispanic, 28% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Homewood Elementary?
Homewood Elementary is overseen by Horry 01 in Horry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.