1
Enrollment
790
Elementary
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORRY 01·NCES 450249000622
Loris Elementary
901 Highway 9 Business East, Loris, SC 29569 · (843) 390-6860 · Horry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL790 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C+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
13.6:1
58 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 | 70 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 130 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (119).
Student demographics
66%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
55.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.6pp since 2023
Math
46.5%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 47.7% | 45.5% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Loris Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Horry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #352 of 635 ▼ 12 | #25 of 26 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #387 of 635 ▼ 6 | #25 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 790 | #99 of 709 | #13 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #344 of 656 | #8 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #142 of 656 | #11 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #382 of 395 | #10 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
790
+29 (+4%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 701
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 790 | 58 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 791 | 58 | 13.6:1 | 100% (791) |
| 2022-23 | 790 | 57.8 | 13.7:1 | 100% (790) |
| 2020-21 | 761 | 59 | 12.9:1 | 100% (761) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 57 | 14.0:1 | 100% (799) |
| 2015-16 | 810 | 54 | 15.0:1 | 76% (616) |
| 2010-11 | 789 | 50 | 15.8:1 | 83% (652) |
| 2000-01 | 701 | 49 | 14.3:1 | 78% (548) |
| 1990-91 | 701 | 45 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loris Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (799 to 790); teachers up 2% (57 to 58).
About Loris Elementary
Loris Elementary is an elementary school in Loris, South Carolina, and it is part of Horry 01. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 790 students. The school's enrollment is 50% larger than the 526 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Horry 01 has 48,662 students spread across 55 schools.
White students are the largest group at Loris Elementary, with 42% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 38% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. Horry County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school's share is lower. By the diversity index, Loris Elementary comes in at 66%.
Loris Elementary's 58 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.6:1. Elementary schools in South Carolina average about 13.3:1, a similar figure.
Loris Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 43% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Horry County census figures show that median household income is about $66,880, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Loris Elementary is among the 60 public schools in Horry County.
The school nearest to Loris Elementary is Loris High, at a distance of about 0.6 miles. Within five miles of Loris Elementary, there are 3 other public schools.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Loris Elementary had 761 students in 2020-21 and 790 in 2024-25, a 4% gain.
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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 Loris
- Loris HighHigh · 857 students
- Loris MiddleMiddle · 725 students
- Daisy ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Nearby schools
- Loris High0.6 mi · 857
- Loris Middle1.6 mi · 725
- Daisy Elementary4.0 mi · 631
- Tabor City School7.1 mi · 598
- South Columbus High8.9 mi · 669
- Kingston Elementary10.7 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Loris ElementaryHow many students attend Loris Elementary?
Loris Elementary enrolls approximately 790 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Loris Elementary serve?
Loris Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Loris Elementary have?
Loris Elementary employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
How diverse is Loris Elementary?
Loris Elementary reports a student body of 42% White, 9% Hispanic, 38% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Loris Elementary public or private?
Loris Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Horry 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.