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What advice would you give to incoming students at Lakewood Elementary?
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Enrollment
866
Elementary
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORRY 01·NCES 450249000632
Lakewood Elementary
1675 Highway 396, Myrtle Beach, SC 29575 · (843) 650-6768 · Horry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL866 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
14.3:1
61 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 | 51 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 129 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 167 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (167).
Student demographics
57%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
70.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
65.2%
SC avg 44.2% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.1% | 65.2% |
| 2023-24 | 69.1% | 60.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Lakewood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Horry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #132 of 635 ▲ 24 | #10 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #186 of 635 ▼ 66 | #13 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 866 | #59 of 709 | #10 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #433 of 656 | #12 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #349 of 656 | #20 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #205 of 395 | #3 of 11 |
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
866
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 866 | 60.5 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 883 | 60.5 | 14.6:1 | 56% (494) |
| 2022-23 | 880 | 57.5 | 15.3:1 | 68% (602) |
| 2020-21 | 864 | 58 | 14.9:1 | 35% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 995 | 60.5 | 16.4:1 | 49% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 1,094 | 58 | 18.9:1 | 55% (599) |
| 2010-11 | 821 | 44 | 18.7:1 | 56% (459) |
| 2000-01 | 593 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 24% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 727 | 39 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakewood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (995 to 866); teachers unchanged (60.5 to 60.5).
About Lakewood Elementary
Lakewood Elementary sits in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrolled students number 866 students, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in South Carolina average about 526 students.
Lakewood Elementary is one of the 55 schools that make up Horry 01 (48,662 students in total).
White students make up a majority at Lakewood Elementary, at 62%. Next come 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 8% Black. That compares with about 77% White among all Horry County residents. Lakewood Elementary's diversity index is 57%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.3:1, with 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.0 students per teacher above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Lakewood Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In the county around the school, Horry County, the median household income is $66,880, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 60 public schools in Horry County, enrolling about 49,639 students in all.
The shortest distance from Lakewood Elementary to another public school is about 1.7 miles, to Socastee Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Lakewood Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Lakewood Elementary had 864 students in 2020-21 and 866 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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 Myrtle Beach
- Carolina Forest HighHigh · 3,176 students
- Socastee HighHigh · 1,720 students
- Myrtle Beach HighHigh · 1,510 students
- River Oaks ElementaryElementary · 1,426 students
- Carolina Forest ElementaryElementary · 1,336 students
- Ten Oaks MiddleMiddle · 1,264 students
Other Lakewood Elementary schools
31 other US public schools in 22 states are named Lakewood Elementary. Lakewood Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 32.
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 1,067 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolTOMBALL, TX · 756 students
- Lakewood ElementaryBuchanan, TN · 752 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolEULESS, TX · 573 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolBELTON, TX · 572 students
Nearby schools
- Socastee Middle1.7 mi · 527
- Coastal High School2.3 mi · 198
- Socastee Elementary2.8 mi · 850
- Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter3.0 mi · 320
- Socastee High3.5 mi · 1,720
- St. James Intermediate3.6 mi · 883
Frequently asked questions
About Lakewood ElementaryHow many students attend Lakewood Elementary?
Lakewood Elementary enrolls approximately 866 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lakewood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lakewood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Lakewood Elementary?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Lakewood Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakewood Elementary?
At Lakewood Elementary, the student body is approximately 62% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Lakewood Elementary?
Lakewood Elementary is overseen by Horry 01 in Horry County.
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