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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Ocean Bay Middle administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
801
Middle
DISTRICT 882 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORRY 01·NCES 450249001458
Ocean Bay Middle
905 International Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 · (843) 903-8420 · Horry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL801 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of South Carolina public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 251 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 296 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 254 | 32% |
Student demographics
48%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
75.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
62.2%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.4% | 62.2% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 61.5% |
% 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Horry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #18 of 249 ▼ 2 | #1 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #23 of 249 ▼ 6 | #1 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 801 | #72 of 256 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #209 of 241 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #178 of 241 | #10 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +58.6% | #3 of 81 | #1 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
801
+126 (+19%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 1,025
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 801 | 48.5 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 763 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 31% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 48 | 14.9:1 | 49% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 675 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 22% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 32% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 1,193 | 66 | 18.1:1 | 37% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 1,025 | 56 | 18.3:1 | 41% (424) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean Bay Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 59% (505 to 801); teachers up 47% (33 to 48.5).
About Ocean Bay Middle
Ocean Bay Middle operates as a medium-sized middle school in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The school's 801 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in South Carolina average about 622 students each.
The district, Horry 01, has 48,662 students enrolled across 55 schools.
White students are the majority at Ocean Bay Middle, with 70% of enrollment. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.5:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina.
Ocean Bay Middle is graded A by allk12, scoring above 94% of South Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Horry County census figures show that 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 school nearest to Ocean Bay Middle is Ocean Bay Elementary, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Under the NCES locale system, Ocean Bay Middle is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 801, a 19% rise from 675 in 2020-21.
Discussions about Ocean Bay Middle may include enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Elementary0.2 mi · 1,181
- River Oaks Elementary2.1 mi · 1,426
- Ten Oaks Middle2.1 mi · 1,264
- Myrtle Beach High3.3 mi · 1,510
- Myrtle Beach Elementary3.3 mi · 1,066
- Myrtle Beach Primary3.6 mi · 710
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean Bay MiddleHow large is Ocean Bay Middle?
Ocean Bay Middle enrolls approximately 801 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Ocean Bay Middle serve?
Ocean Bay Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Ocean Bay Middle have?
Ocean Bay Middle employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Ocean Bay Middle?
Student demographics at Ocean Bay Middle are roughly 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Ocean Bay Middle?
Ocean Bay Middle is overseen by Horry 01 in Horry County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.