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Enrollment
850
Elementary
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORRY 01·NCES 450249000246
Socastee Elementary
4223 Socastee Boulevard, Myrtle Beach, SC 29588 · (843) 650-2606 · Horry County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL850 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.2:1
60 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 | 73 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (133) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (138).
Student demographics
65%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
60.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.3% | 53.3% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Socastee Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Horry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #188 of 635 ▲ 60 | #16 of 26 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #311 of 635 ▲ 1 | #24 of 26 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 850 | #66 of 709 | #12 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #412 of 656 | #11 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #170 of 656 | #12 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #179 of 187 | #13 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
850
+69 (+9%) vs 2020
+28% since 2000-01, when it was 666
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 850 | 60 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 815 | 57 | 14.3:1 | 100% (815) |
| 2022-23 | 798 | 57 | 14.0:1 | 100% (798) |
| 2020-21 | 781 | 59 | 13.2:1 | 100% (781) |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 54 | 15.6:1 | 100% (841) |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 48 | 14.9:1 | 77% (553) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 43 | 15.9:1 | 82% (561) |
| 2000-01 | 666 | 47 | 14.2:1 | 57% (378) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Socastee Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (841 to 850); teachers up 11% (54 to 60).
About Socastee Elementary
Socastee Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, under Horry 01. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 850 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students.
Horry 01 oversees Socastee Elementary and 54 other schools, with 48,662 students in total.
At Socastee Elementary, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 48%. After that, the student body is 32% White, 12% Black, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Horry County is about 7% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 60 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.2:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Socastee Elementary receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Horry County has these Census figures: the median household income is $66,880, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. In all, Horry County has 60 public schools and roughly 49,639 students.
The next-closest public school is Coastal High School, about 0.5 miles away. Socastee Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
Socastee Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Socastee Elementary's enrollment climbed from 781 in 2020-21 to 850 in 2024-25.
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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 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
- Coastal High School0.5 mi · 198
- Socastee High1.1 mi · 1,720
- Socastee Middle1.3 mi · 527
- Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter2.0 mi · 320
- Forestbrook Elementary2.3 mi · 930
- Forestbrook Middle2.4 mi · 816
Frequently asked questions
About Socastee ElementaryHow large is Socastee Elementary?
Socastee Elementary enrolls approximately 850 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Socastee Elementary serve?
Socastee Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Socastee Elementary?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Socastee Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Socastee Elementary?
Student demographics at Socastee Elementary are roughly 32% White, 48% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Socastee Elementary in?
Socastee Elementary is part of Horry 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.