Forestbrook Middle

Summary:

Forestbrook Middle is a public middle school in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, serving 829 students in grades 6-8. As part of the Horry 01 school district, which is ranked 9th out of 75 districts in the state, Forestbrook Middle has consistently ranked in the top 25% of South Carolina middle schools over the past decade.

Forestbrook Middle stands out for its strong academic performance, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had a 99.99% proficiency rate in Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, significantly higher than the Horry 01 district (88.32%) and the state (72.5%) averages. Additionally, Forestbrook Middle's student population is more racially diverse compared to some nearby schools, such as Waccamaw Middle and Whittemore Park Middle, with a higher percentage of Hispanic and multi-racial students.

Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 73.58% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, Forestbrook Middle has maintained its strong academic performance, ranking 35th out of 307 South Carolina middle schools for low socioeconomic status students in the 2023-2024 school year. This suggests that the school has effective strategies in place to support and uplift students from disadvantaged backgrounds, which could serve as a model for other schools facing similar challenges.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4430 Gator Lane
       Myrtle Beach, SC  29588


(843) 236-7300

District: Horry 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
95th of 325 South Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,088 Help


Students who attend Forestbrook Middle usually attend:

High:    Socastee High

Feeder schools for Forestbrook Middle:

Elementary:    Forestbrook Elementary
    Socastee Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  15.9 Help
Number of students:  829

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.5%
Hispanic:
28.1%
Two or more races:
8.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Forestbrook Middle ranks better than 70.8% of middle schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 7th among 12 ranked middle schools in the Horry 01 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 65.81. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Forestbrook Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Horry 01 School District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forestbrook Middle is $12,088, which is the 6th highest among 12 middle schools in the Horry 01 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Forestbrook Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Forestbrook Middle 95th of 325 South Carolina public middle schools. (See Forestbrook Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Horry 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Horry 01 9th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Forestbrook Middle

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Rank History for all students at Forestbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 81.45 34th 225 84.9%
2004 86.02 19th 230 91.7%
2005 87.79 16th 230 93.0%
2006 83.26 29th 231 87.4%
2007 83.07 23rd 236 90.3%
2008 82.68 26th 244 89.3%
2009 79.10 40th 249 83.9%
2010 76.17 52nd 261 80.1%
2011 84.44 24th 269 91.1%
2012 83.40 24th 271 91.1%
2013 87.01 24th 276 91.3%
2014 85.89 31st 291 89.3%
2015 84.23 34th 301 88.7%
2016 87.05 33rd 303 89.1%
2017 87.16 33rd 317 89.6%
2018 84.02 41st 303 86.5%
2019 82.62 49th 315 84.4%
2021 69.26 80th 311 74.3%
2022 68.46 85th 310 72.6%
2023 68.07 89th 325 72.6%
2024 65.81 95th 325 70.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Forestbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.75 5th 31 83.9%
2019 56.46 15th 39 61.5%
2021 60.63 11th 25 56.0%
2022 43.39 23rd 44 47.7%
2023 50.35 30th 58 48.3%
2024 54.44 18th 52 65.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Forestbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.08 23rd 93 75.3%
2019 58.80 41st 117 65.0%
2021 49.91 42nd 87 51.7%
2022 33.76 66th 97 32.0%
2023 32.25 66th 95 30.5%
2024 25.50 83rd 105 21.0%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Forestbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.02 11th 280 96.1%
2019 94.15 15th 289 94.8%
2021 83.16 34th 288 88.2%
2022 75.71 57th 300 81.0%
2023 81.56 40th 313 87.2%
2024 82.29 35th 307 88.6%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Forestbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.09 37th 281 86.8%
2019 85.14 41st 296 86.1%
2021 72.31 67th 279 76.0%
2022 69.43 77th 290 73.4%
2023 65.46 87th 299 70.9%
2024 60.32 103rd 294 65.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Forestbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.19 12th 194 93.8%
2019 70.31 31st 195 84.1%
2021 48.56 63rd 164 61.6%
2022 64.97 36th 183 80.3%
2023 62.84 46th 187 75.4%
2024 25.66 149th 177 15.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Forestbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.75 59th 179 67.0%
2022 67.47 60th 182 67.0%
2023 64.38 73rd 185 60.5%
2024 59.49 97th 183 47.0%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Middle Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Forestbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.55 38th 284 86.6%
2019 79.68 54th 296 81.8%
2021 64.65 86th 279 69.2%
2022 67.18 82nd 292 71.9%
2023 68.76 84th 303 72.3%
2024 69.06 78th 294 73.5%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Forestbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.18 13th 237 94.5%
2019 71.99 38th 252 84.9%
2021 52.80 91st 235 61.3%
2022 65.08 52nd 249 79.1%
2024 58.13 79th 248 68.1%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Forestbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.96 35th 123 71.5%
2019 63.48 47th 139 66.2%
2021 50.05 60th 111 45.9%
2022 39.88 77th 129 40.3%
2023 39.58 92nd 141 34.8%
2024 35.37 102nd 144 29.2%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Forestbrook Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.48 45th 250 82.0%
2019 76.68 53rd 258 79.5%
2021 62.02 90th 244 63.1%
2022 65.94 83rd 249 66.7%
2023 68.38 76th 260 70.8%
2024 66.89 75th 255 70.6%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Data source: South Carolina State Department of Education

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by a student
Thursday, May 17, 2018

Open Quote This school actually sucks. Like, most of the teachers here are great and the staff is great. Now let’s talk about the negatives. Like,their dress code is so STUPIDLY STUPID because apparently shoulders, holly jeans, and leggings turn guys on, if girls wear dress code they get dress coded and told to change or go home, but if guys wear it the administration doesn’t dress code them, and in grade-level meetings they address dress code towards girls, this is what they say, “Now to talk about dress code, LADIES you guys can’t wear off-shoulder the shirts the rules are to keep you safe, cover yourself up, those clothes can be distracting” talk about sexist, that isn’t all, the same person that says the statement above, e-mail all the teachers, during testy. with a message that read like this, “ I am aware that dress code is being violated by primarily LADIES if they don’t change than they will not receive recess after testing tommorow or next week” get this my teacher told us that HE wrote “ primarily ladies” in all caps and bold. Now the students in this school are dumb and stupid, they bully(primarily popular kids) each other, and spread rumors out loud and on the bathroom walls, some girl wrote my teacher’s phone number on the wall, and some other girl pooped in the bathroom(according to one of my teachers), my science and social studies teacher gave the boys a lecture because the poor janitor lady had to clean up the bathroom, which(according to the teacher) had pee on the floor and it was trashed. Now let’s talk about sexism in P.E. first of all, the girl’s locker room smells like SEWER DRAINAGE, it is so bad and strong you can smell it the cafeteria when the gym door is open. But the boy’s locker room doesn’t stink, I know because if it did I would smell when my gym teacher makes us do P.E. outside. There are 3 gym teacher 1 girl coach and 2 guy coaches, of course I get stuck with one of the 2 sexist guy coaches(I have had both of them and they bothe make sexist comments) the one this year always separates us by gender, like, the guys get the best field to run in and the girls get the in the sun muddy gross field, it’s not sexist if it’s one time, but it was the same thing everydaywe did frisbee. A few weeks ago, we were playing baseball and he said this, “Girl’s, the way you decide to participate will get you a grade you either get an A or a big fat D, guys just keep doing what your doing” did you catch the sexism there, like what the HECK. If you are a parent, if you bring your child here ask the guidance counselor to give them Coach Moore she might be strict in changing out be she ain’t sexist. And if your child gets a computer class make sure they have Mr.Clifton, don’t let them give you the other teacher Close Quote



Enrollment information for Forestbrook Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 677 677
1999 602 73 15 9 3 n/a n/a 0 702
2000 588 90 15 14 1 n/a n/a 0 708
2001 643 96 19 17 0 n/a n/a 0 775
2002 787 115 22 47 3 n/a n/a 3 977
2003 787 115 22 47 3 n/a n/a 3 977
2004 819 112 28 48 2 n/a n/a 4 1013
2005 817 107 25 68 3 n/a n/a 5 1025
2006 791 96 24 71 5 n/a n/a 7 994
2007 823 101 22 91 6 n/a n/a 0 1043
2008 841 84 25 90 3 n/a n/a 5 1048
2009 827 103 30 78 4 n/a n/a 9 1051
2010 838 96 27 90 5 n/a n/a 16 1072
2011 778 91 14 101 7 3 59 0 1053
2012 760 84 15 102 7 6 69 0 1043
2013 775 91 20 105 6 5 68 0 1070
2014 774 103 20 123 5 5 63 0 1093
2015 834 109 22 146 7 5 72 0 1195
2016 874 118 22 165 7 4 79 0 1269
2017 892 114 25 181 7 5 89 0 1313
2018 540 70 12 159 4 4 55 0 844
2019 555 57 13 186 3 3 56 0 873
2020 535 76 13 204 3 1 57 0 889
2021 539 75 8 193 2 5 51 0 873
2022 488 73 9 205 2 2 59 0 838
2023 460 59 7 233 1 1 68 0 829

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Forestbrook Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 677 41.0 16.5 33.1
1999 702 43.0 16.3 42.7
2000 708 45.0 15.7 44.5
2001 775 45.0 17.2 42.2
2002 977 54.1 18.1 44.9
2003 977 54.1 18.1 44.9
2004 1013 60.0 16.9 45.7
2005 1025 62.0 16.5 44.2
2006 994 60.0 16.6 42.7
2007 1043 78.8 13.2 44.1
2008 1048 63.0 16.6 41.9
2009 1051 66.5 15.8 48.8
2010 1072 67.0 16.0 54.2
2011 1053 65.0 16.2 52.3
2012 1043 65.0 16.0 56.5
2013 1070 67.0 15.9 56.2
2014 1093 66.0 16.5 55.2
2015 1195 71.0 16.8 56.7
2016 1269 71.0 17.8 53
2017 1313 78.5 16.7 50.3
2018 844 51.0 16.5 50.2
2019 873 54.0 16.1 48.2
2020 889 53.0 16.7 47.6
2021 873 54.0 16.1 46.8
2022 838 55.0 15.2 n/a
2023 829 52.0 15.9 73.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Forestbrook Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 677 41.0 16.5 33.1
1999 702 43.0 16.3 42.7
2000 708 45.0 15.7 44.5
2001 775 45.0 17.2 42.2
2002 977 54.1 18.1 44.9
2003 977 54.1 18.1 44.9
2004 1013 60.0 16.9 45.7
2005 1025 62.0 16.5 44.2
2006 994 60.0 16.6 42.7
2007 1043 78.8 13.2 44.1
2008 1048 63.0 16.6 41.9
2009 1051 66.5 15.8 48.8
2010 1072 67.0 16.0 54.2
2011 1053 65.0 16.2 52.3
2012 1043 65.0 16.0 56.5
2013 1070 67.0 15.9 56.2
2014 1093 66.0 16.5 55.2
2015 1195 71.0 16.8 56.7
2016 1269 71.0 17.8 53
2017 1313 78.5 16.7 50.3
2018 844 51.0 16.5 50.2
2019 873 54.0 16.1 48.2
2020 889 53.0 16.7 47.6
2021 873 54.0 16.1 46.8
2022 838 55.0 15.2 n/a
2023 829 52.0 15.9 73.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Forestbrook Middle

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $709 (7.6%) $198 (2.1%) $907 (9.8%) $7,356 (79.4%) $1,005 (10.8%) $8,361 (90.2%) $9,268
2020 $446 (4.8%) $197 (2.1%) $643 (6.9%) $7,640 (81.8%) $1,060 (11.3%) $8,700 (93.1%) $9,343
2021 $332 (3.5%) $192 (2.0%) $525 (5.5%) $8,028 (84.0%) $1,005 (10.5%) $9,033 (94.5%) $9,558
2022 $508 (4.8%) $398 (3.7%) $906 (8.5%) $8,743 (82.0%) $1,015 (9.5%) $9,758 (91.5%) $10,664
2023 $897 (7.4%) $1,057 (8.7%) $1,954 (16.2%) $8,930 (73.9%) $1,204 (10.0%) $10,134 (83.8%) $12,088

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Forestbrook Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 49th of 315 Middle schoolsRanks 89th of 325 Middle schools
 11.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Science (Forestbrook Middle)56.948.8
 8.1%
   6th Grade Science (Horry 01)53.450.7
 2.7%
   6th Grade Science (South Carolina)47.143
 4.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Forestbrook Middle)49.155.7
 6.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Horry 01)45.958.9
 13%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)41.153.4
 12.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Forestbrook Middle)64.344.9
 19.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Horry 01)57.344
 13.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)43.936.7
 7.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Forestbrook Middle)53.256.1
 2.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Horry 01)50.955.3
 4.4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4450.1
 6.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Forestbrook Middle)51.236.9
 14.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Horry 01)4739.4
 7.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)35.331
 4.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Forestbrook Middle)61.757.7
 4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Horry 01)49.259.1
 9.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)44.553.1
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Forestbrook Middle)61.138.3
 22.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Horry 01)44.441
 3.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)36.631.6
 5%
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Forestbrook Middle)95.998
 2.1%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Horry 01)81.881.4
 0.4%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina)68.668.3
 0.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students873829
 5%
African American5759
 3.5%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian137
 46.2%
Hispanic186233
 25.3%
Pacific Islander31
 66.7%
White555460
 17.1%
Two or More Races5668
 21.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients48.2%73.6%
 25.4%


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Students who attend Forestbrook Middle usually go on to attend Socastee High

Students at Forestbrook Middle are 55% White, 28% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 829 students attended Forestbrook Middle.

Forestbrook Middle ranks 95th of 325 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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