Myrtle Beach Elementary

Myrtle Beach Elementary is a primary school of large scale in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, part of Horry 01, enrolling 1,066 students in grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 103% above typical.

Horry 01 comprises 55 schools with combined enrollment of 48,662 students; Myrtle Beach Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Myrtle Beach Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 34% Hispanic, 22% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Horry County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.3:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Horry County) shows that median household income runs about $66,880, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Horry County runs 60 public schools (combined enrollment of about 49,639 students), of which Myrtle Beach Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Myrtle Beach High, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.