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If you could change one rule at Ocean Bay Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,181
Elementary
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORRY 01·NCES 450249001470
Ocean Bay Elementary
950 International Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 · (843) 903-8400 · Horry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,181 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
17.1:1
69 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 | 28 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 173 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 186 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 190 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 201 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 188 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 215 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (173) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (215).
Student demographics
52%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
77.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
69.2%
SC avg 44.2% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.9% | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 70.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ocean Bay Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Horry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #84 of 635 ▼ 6 | #2 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #88 of 635 ▼ 42 | #5 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,181 | #9 of 709 | #3 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #627 of 656 | #27 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #428 of 656 | #23 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.8% | #21 of 187 | #1 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
1,181
+261 (+28%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 1,107
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 1,181 | 69 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,109 | 65.6 | 16.9:1 | 41% (456) |
| 2022-23 | 1,054 | 67 | 15.7:1 | 48% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 920 | 60 | 15.3:1 | 23% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 845 | 48.5 | 17.4:1 | 25% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 750 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 24% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 1,107 | 61 | 18.1:1 | 42% (465) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean Bay Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (845 to 1,181); teachers up 42% (48.5 to 69).
About Ocean Bay Elementary
Located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Ocean Bay Elementary is a large elementary school. It reports enrollment of 1,181 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in South Carolina enroll around 526, and this school is 125% bigger than that mark.
Horry 01 includes 55 schools. Together they enroll 48,662 students.
More than half of the students at Ocean Bay Elementary are White (67%). Next come 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 77% White among all Horry County residents. The diversity index for Ocean Bay Elementary is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 69 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina, this school's ratio is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Ocean Bay Elementary lands at A, ahead of 90% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
In the wider Horry County area, median household income comes to about $66,880, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Horry County's 60 public schools enroll about 49,639 students and include Ocean Bay Elementary.
Ocean Bay Elementary's nearest public school is Ocean Bay Middle (about 0.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ocean Bay Elementary.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 920 to 1,181, a 28% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.3:1 to 17.1:1.
On allk12, people connected to Ocean Bay Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Nearby schools
- Ocean Bay Middle0.2 mi · 801
- Ten Oaks Middle2.3 mi · 1,264
- River Oaks Elementary2.3 mi · 1,426
- Myrtle Beach High3.4 mi · 1,510
- Myrtle Beach Elementary3.4 mi · 1,066
- Myrtle Beach Primary3.7 mi · 710
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean Bay ElementaryHow large is Ocean Bay Elementary?
Ocean Bay Elementary enrolls approximately 1,181 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ocean Bay Elementary serve?
Ocean Bay Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ocean Bay Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ocean Bay Elementary is approximately 17.1:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ocean Bay Elementary?
Student demographics at Ocean Bay Elementary are roughly 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ocean Bay Elementary in?
Ocean Bay Elementary is part of Horry 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.