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Enrollment
1,013
Middle
DISTRICT 882 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HORRY 01·NCES 450249001178
Whittemore Park Middle
1808 Rhue Street, Conway, SC 29527 · (843) 488-0669 · Horry County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,013 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of South Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test 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
14.5:1
70 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 | 373 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 324 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 316 | 31% |
Student demographics
67%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
51.8%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
30.1%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 are up about 6 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.8% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 23.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Whittemore Park Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Horry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #126 of 249 ▲ 30 | #12 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #137 of 249 ▼ 11 | #11 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,013 | #22 of 256 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #149 of 241 | #4 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.6% | #44 of 241 | #4 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.2% | #10 of 81 | #3 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
1,013
+204 (+25%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 836
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 1,013 | 70 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 956 | 63 | 15.2:1 | 100% (956) |
| 2022-23 | 892 | 62 | 14.4:1 | 100% (892) |
| 2020-21 | 809 | 59 | 13.7:1 | 100% (809) |
| 2017-18 | 778 | 56 | 13.9:1 | 100% (778) |
| 2015-16 | 796 | 59 | 13.5:1 | 79% (626) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 42 | 13.3:1 | 83% (467) |
| 2000-01 | 703 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 73% (511) |
| 1990-91 | 836 | 52 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whittemore Park Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (778 to 1,013); teachers up 25% (56 to 70).
About Whittemore Park Middle
Among the schools in Conway, South Carolina, is Whittemore Park Middle, a large middle school. Total enrollment is 1,013 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. That is 63% larger than the average of about 622 students for middle schools in South Carolina.
Horry 01 has 48,662 students in 55 schools, and Whittemore Park Middle is one of those schools.
White students make up 47% of enrollment at Whittemore Park Middle, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 27% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. In Horry County overall, about 77% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Whittemore Park Middle comes to 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.5:1. The average for middle schools in South Carolina is about 13.8:1.
Whittemore Park Middle holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of South Carolina public middle schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Horry County show that the median household earns about $66,880 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Horry County, 60 public schools serve about 49,639 students.
Of the public schools around it, Whittemore Park Middle is closest to Conway Middle, about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Whittemore Park Middle has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Enrollment was 1,013 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 809.
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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 Conway
- Conway HighHigh · 1,724 students
- Waccamaw ElementaryElementary · 1,047 students
- Pee Dee ElementaryElementary · 927 students
- Black Water MiddleMiddle · 789 students
- Homewood ElementaryElementary · 671 students
- South Conway ElementaryElementary · 642 students
Nearby schools
- Conway Middle1.0 mi · 578
- Conway High1.1 mi · 1,724
- South Conway Elementary1.2 mi · 642
- Conway Elementary1.6 mi · 583
- Homewood Elementary2.7 mi · 671
- Waccamaw Elementary3.1 mi · 1,047
Frequently asked questions
About Whittemore Park MiddleHow large is Whittemore Park Middle?
Whittemore Park Middle enrolls approximately 1,013 students in grades 06-08.
Is Whittemore Park Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whittemore Park Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Whittemore Park Middle?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Whittemore Park Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whittemore Park Middle?
At Whittemore Park Middle, the student body is approximately 47% White, 18% Hispanic, 27% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Whittemore Park Middle public or private?
Whittemore Park Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Horry 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.