Horry County Schools Report Cards Show Strong Performance with 26% Earning Excellent Ratings

Report Cards Are In: Horry County Schools Shine Bright!

Hello, Myrtle Beach! It’s that time of year again when report cards come out, but don’t worry, we’re not talking about your kiddos’ individual grades just yet. Nope, the South Carolina Department of Education has just released the report cards for schools across the state, and we can’t wait to share how our schools in Horry County stacked up this year!

Spotlight on Performance

As always, these report cards evaluate schools based on key indicators like academic achievement, graduation rates, student progress, and college and career readiness. Each school gets rated on a 100-point scale, which ultimately plays a part in determining whether they fall into the categories of excellent, good, average, below average, or unsatisfactory.

Guess what? Out of 57 schools in our beloved Horry County, approximately 26% scored an excellent rating, while 44% earned a good rating. That’s right—our schools are doing great with only 28% of them falling into the average category and a teeny 2% landing unsatisfactorily. And here’s the kicker: No school fell below the average rating this time around!

Top Honors Go to HCS Scholars Academy

Now, let’s give a big shout-out to HCS Scholars Academy High School in Conway! These talented students earned a jaw-dropping 99 points out of 100, making them the highest scoring school in the entire state! Impressive, right? This awesome program allows students in eighth grade to apply and earn not just their high school diplomas but also college credits through Advanced Placement and dual-enrollment courses at Coastal Carolina University.

Individual scores for categories like academic achievement and school climate at HCS Scholars Academy showed they’re clearly doing something right.

Good Ratings Abound

Curious about which schools are lighting up the report card stage? Well, here’s the full list of our 15 schools that scored excellent ratings:

• Aynor High School
• Carolina Forest Elementary School
• Green Sea Floyds Elementary
• HCS Early College High School
• HCS Scholars Academy High School
• Lakewood Elementary School
• Midland Elementary
• North Myrtle Beach Middle School
• Ocean Bay Elementary School
• Ocean Bay Middle School
• Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success (Elementary)
• River Oaks Elementary School
• Socastee Elementary
• Socastee Middle School
• St. James High School

Next on the list, we’ve got 25 schools earning good ratings:

• Aynor Elementary School
• Black Water Middle School
• Bridgewater Academy (Middle)
• Burgess Elementary School
• Carolina Forest High School
• Conway Elementary
• Forestbrook Elementary
• Green Sea Floyds High School (High School)
• Kingston Elementary
• Loris Elementary
• Myrtle Beach Middle School
• North Myrtle Beach High School
• Ocean Drive Elementary School
• Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success (Middle School)
• Palmetto Academy Of Learning Motorsports (PALM)
• Palmetto Bays Elementary
• Pee Dee Elementary
• Riverside Elementary
• Socastee High School
• South Conway Elementary
• St. James Elementary School
• St. James Intermediate School
• St. James Middle School
• Ten Oaks Middle School
• Waterway Elementary

Average and Unsatisfactory Ratings

We have 16 schools that fell into the average category:

• Academy of Hope Public Charter School (Middle School)
• Aynor Middle School
• Bridgewater Academy (Elementary School)
• Conway High School
• Conway Middle School
• Daisy Elementary
• Forestbrook Middle School
• Green Sea Floyds High School (Middle School)
• Homewood Elementary
• Loris High School
• Loris Middle School
• Myrtle Beach Elementary School
• Myrtle Beach High School
• Seaside Elementary
• Waccamaw Elementary School
• Whittemore Park Middle School

And there’s only one little hiccup to report: the elementary division of Academy of Hope Public Charter School received an unsatisfactory rating—specifically struggling with student progress and academic achievement. However, they did manage a good rating for school climate, so it’s not all bad news!

Wrapping It Up

Let’s keep our fingers crossed for even more improvements next year! You can check out each individual school report card and see how they are doing, and remember to celebrate the successes and hard work our educators and students put in every day here in Horry County!