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Does Ocean Drive Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
852
Elementary
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORRY 01·NCES 450249001635
Ocean Drive Elementary
901 11th Avenue North, North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582 · (843) 663-0195 · Horry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL852 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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.
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
15.8:1
54 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 | 51 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 159 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 136 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (136).
Student demographics
54%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
73.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.2pp since 2023
Math
66.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.3% | 66.7% |
| 2023-24 | 65.1% | 64.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ocean Drive Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Horry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #117 of 635 ▲ 3 | #5 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #135 of 635 ▲ 23 | #8 of 26 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 852 | #65 of 709 | #11 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #567 of 656 | #21 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #396 of 656 | #21 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #206 of 395 | #4 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
852
+85 (+11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 852 | 54 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 810 | 53 | 15.3:1 | 46% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 52 | 15.9:1 | 66% (543) |
| 2020-21 | 767 | 54 | 14.2:1 | 43% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 978 | 56.5 | 17.3:1 | 50% (491) |
| 2015-16 | 912 | 50 | 18.2:1 | 53% (482) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ocean Drive Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (978 to 852); teachers down 4% (56.5 to 54).
About Ocean Drive Elementary
Ocean Drive Elementary is the name of a large elementary school in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The school had 852 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526, so this school runs 62% above that.
Ocean Drive Elementary is one school in Horry 01, a system of 55 schools with 48,662 students.
Ocean Drive Elementary is 64% White by enrollment. Other students are 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% Black. By comparison, Horry County residents are about 77% White. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.8:1, with 54 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Ocean Drive Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
County data help place the school in context: in Horry County, the median household income is $66,880, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Horry County is home to 60 public schools and about 49,639 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Waterway Elementary is the closest, at about 1.5 miles. Ocean Drive Elementary has 4 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has grown by 85 students since 2020-21, to 852. By 2024-25, the school had 15.8 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.
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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
Nearby schools
- Waterway Elementary1.5 mi · 912
- North Myrtle Beach Middle1.6 mi · 1,267
- North Myrtle Beach High2.1 mi · 1,673
- Riverside Elementary3.8 mi · 697
- Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy8.3 mi · 277
- Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary10.5 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Ocean Drive ElementaryHow large is Ocean Drive Elementary?
Ocean Drive Elementary enrolls approximately 852 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ocean Drive Elementary serve?
Ocean Drive Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ocean Drive Elementary?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Ocean Drive Elementary.
How diverse is Ocean Drive Elementary?
Ocean Drive Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Ocean Drive Elementary in?
Ocean Drive Elementary is part of Horry 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.