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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Midland Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
744
Elementary
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORRY 01·NCES 450249000623
Midland Elementary
3011 Nichols Highway, Galivants Ferry, SC 29544 · (843) 358-3036 · Horry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL744 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% 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
16.2:1
46 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 | 40 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 144 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (144) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
38%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
74.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
SC avg 44.2% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.3% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.5% | 68.4% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Midland Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Horry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #140 of 635 ▼ 47 | #11 of 26 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.3% | #127 of 635 ▼ 40 | #7 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 744 | #131 of 709 | #15 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #595 of 656 | #25 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #540 of 656 | #26 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.1% | #31 of 187 | #3 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
744
+187 (+34%) vs 2020
+209% since 1990-91, when it was 241
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 744 | 46 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 43 | 15.4:1 | 55% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 68% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 45% (251) |
| 2017-18 | 572 | 34 | 16.8:1 | 51% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 56% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 30 | 17.2:1 | 63% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 20 | 13.9:1 | 56% (157) |
| 1990-91 | 241 | 12 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midland Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (572 to 744); teachers up 35% (34 to 46).
About Midland Elementary
Midland Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school based in Galivants Ferry, South Carolina. It enrolls 744 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. It has 41% more students than the average for elementary schools in South Carolina (about 526).
Midland Elementary is part of Horry 01, where 55 schools serve 48,662 students.
More than half of enrollment at Midland Elementary is White: 78%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. In Horry County overall, the White share is about 77%. The diversity index for Midland Elementary is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Midland Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1, with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina, this school's ratio is higher.
Midland Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 84% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In the surrounding county, Horry County, the median household earns about $66,880 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Midland Elementary, Horry County has 60 public schools.
The closest school to Midland Elementary is Aynor High, located about 3.4 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 557 (2020-21) to 744 (2024-25). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.2:1) than in 2020-21 (14.7:1).
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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 Midland Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Midland Elementary. Midland Elementary is the largest of the 11.
- Midland ElementaryPoway, CA · 580 students
- Midland ElementaryMoreno Valley, CA · 553 students
- Midland ElementaryTacoma, WA · 399 students
- MIDLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFLORAL, AR · 291 students
- Midland Elementary SchoolLacon, IL · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Aynor High3.4 mi · 901
- Aynor Middle4.0 mi · 742
- Aynor Elementary4.0 mi · 781
- Creek Bridge STEM Academy10.3 mi · 324
- Green Sea Floyds Elementary11.4 mi · 560
- Green Sea Floyds High11.5 mi · 693
Frequently asked questions
About Midland ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Midland Elementary?
Midland Elementary enrolls approximately 744 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Midland Elementary serve?
Midland Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Midland Elementary have?
Midland Elementary employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Midland Elementary?
At Midland Elementary, the student body is approximately 78% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Midland Elementary public or private?
Midland 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.