Conway Middle

Summary:

Conway Middle is a public middle school in Conway, South Carolina, serving 597 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Horry 01 District, which is ranked 9 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past few years, Conway Middle has maintained a 3-star rating, ranking between 102-111 out of 325 South Carolina middle schools.

While Conway Middle has a more diverse student population compared to some nearby schools, its academic performance has been mixed. The school excelled in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, with 100% of students proficient or better, significantly outperforming the district and state averages. However, in other subjects like English Language Arts and Mathematics, Conway Middle's proficiency rates were generally lower than the district and state. Interestingly, the school's African American and Hispanic student subgroups performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 4 and top 3 schools in the state, respectively, for their academic performance.

Despite the school's increased spending per student, from $9,760 in 2019-2020 to $12,899 in 2022-2023, Conway Middle's student-teacher ratio has remained relatively consistent, suggesting the additional funding may be directed towards other resources and programs. When compared to nearby schools like St. James Middle and Ocean Bay Middle, which have higher overall academic performance and rankings, Conway Middle faces challenges in maintaining consistent academic outcomes across all subject areas and student subgroups.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1104 Elm Street
       Conway, SC  29526


(843) 488-6040

District: Horry 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
111th of 325 South Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,899 Help


Students who attend Conway Middle usually attend:

High:    Conway High

Feeder schools for Conway Middle:

Elementary:    Conway Elementary
    Kingston Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  597

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.5%
African American:
22.9%
Hispanic:
8.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.5% Help


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Compare Details Conway Middle ranks better than 65.8% of middle schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 8th 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 62.01. (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 Conway 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 Conway Middle is $12,899, which is the 2nd highest among 12 middle schools in the Horry 01 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Conway Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Conway Middle 111th of 325 South Carolina public middle schools. (See Conway 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 Conway Middle

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Rank History for all students at Conway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 54.62 106th 225 52.9%
2004 59.18 104th 230 54.8%
2005 51.29 122nd 230 47.0%
2006 59.94 101st 231 56.3%
2007 50.98 132nd 236 44.1%
2008 49.73 142nd 244 41.8%
2009 37.23 182nd 249 26.9%
2010 42.32 174th 261 33.3%
2011 41.22 182nd 269 32.3%
2012 51.26 144th 271 46.9%
2013 42.53 174th 276 37.0%
2014 43.70 171st 291 41.2%
2015 47.20 156th 301 48.2%
2016 66.15 89th 303 70.6%
2017 71.02 76th 317 76.0%
2018 65.11 90th 303 70.3%
2019 49.28 146th 315 53.7%
2021 61.84 107th 311 65.6%
2022 58.94 105th 310 66.1%
2023 63.94 102nd 325 68.6%
2024 62.01 111th 325 65.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Conway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 76.48 25th 117 78.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Conway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.98 57th 280 79.6%
2019 52.03 120th 289 58.5%
2021 54.59 114th 288 60.4%
2022 55.32 108th 300 64.0%
2023 59.87 100th 313 68.1%
2024 59.74 97th 307 68.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Conway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.34 73rd 281 74.0%
2019 50.05 144th 296 51.4%
2021 61.15 102nd 279 63.4%
2022 56.80 107th 290 63.1%
2023 56.03 114th 299 61.9%
2024 59.38 108th 294 63.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Conway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.40 107th 194 44.8%
2019 33.44 137th 195 29.7%
2021 50.82 58th 164 64.6%
2022 35.38 121st 183 33.9%
2023 50.09 81st 187 56.7%
2024 40.72 98th 177 44.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Conway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 65.48 63rd 179 64.8%
2022 60.42 85th 182 53.3%
2023 57.10 99th 185 46.5%
2024 57.97 101st 183 44.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Conway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.12 106th 284 62.7%
2019 50.72 130th 296 56.1%
2021 61.65 98th 279 64.9%
2022 59.54 101st 292 65.4%
2023 69.74 79th 303 73.9%
2024 62.27 92nd 294 68.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Conway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.91 105th 237 55.7%
2019 41.94 135th 252 46.4%
2021 59.37 69th 235 70.6%
2022 59.05 70th 249 71.9%
2023 65.81 62nd 253 75.5%
2024 61.95 63rd 248 74.6%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Conway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 79.73 25th 139 82.0%
2024 71.05 32nd 144 77.8%
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Rank History for White students at Conway Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.16 101st 250 59.6%
2019 37.51 158th 258 38.8%
2021 50.53 112th 244 54.1%
2022 47.00 128th 249 48.6%
2023 50.64 120th 260 53.8%
2024 48.28 129th 255 49.4%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Conway Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 498 258 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 759
1989 586 227 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 820
1990 656 260 7 2 1 n/a n/a 0 926
1991 709 306 8 3 0 n/a n/a 0 1026
1992 699 299 7 3 1 n/a n/a 0 1009
1993 651 278 7 4 1 n/a n/a 0 941
1994 636 265 6 3 2 n/a n/a 0 912
1995 606 272 4 6 2 n/a n/a 0 890
1996 606 272 4 6 2 n/a n/a 0 890
1997 653 259 6 7 1 n/a n/a 0 926
1998 393 146 4 6 1 n/a n/a 0 550
1999 351 184 4 3 0 n/a n/a 0 542
2000 301 215 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 522
2001 344 234 0 8 0 n/a n/a 0 586
2002 304 252 2 10 1 n/a n/a 0 569
2003 304 252 2 10 1 n/a n/a 0 569
2004 296 223 1 12 2 n/a n/a 0 534
2005 325 218 0 14 3 n/a n/a 0 560
2006 329 200 0 12 1 n/a n/a 0 542
2007 342 205 3 15 2 n/a n/a 0 567
2008 395 225 4 23 2 n/a n/a 3 652
2009 394 202 5 22 2 n/a n/a 4 629
2010 426 228 4 25 1 n/a n/a 3 687
2011 412 210 3 31 0 0 14 0 670
2012 406 190 1 37 4 0 13 0 651
2013 392 188 4 36 0 0 23 0 643
2014 373 176 4 42 0 1 20 0 616
2015 318 132 5 35 1 1 23 0 515
2016 337 130 4 43 1 2 26 0 543
2017 361 128 7 34 1 0 23 0 554
2018 379 147 5 35 2 0 22 0 590
2019 424 174 5 45 3 1 23 0 675
2020 394 159 2 45 1 1 27 0 629
2021 357 141 2 45 3 3 32 0 583
2022 335 130 1 42 3 2 37 0 550
2023 367 137 0 53 3 2 35 0 597

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Conway Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 759 51.8 14.6 n/a
1989 820 53.7 15.2 n/a
1990 926 56.9 16.2 n/a
1991 1026 63.4 16.1 39.7
1992 1009 61.3 16.4 43.8
1993 941 60.8 15.5 46.1
1994 912 61.0 15.0 44.7
1995 890 55.5 16.0 43.7
1996 890 55.5 16.0 43.7
1997 926 56.0 16.5 42.7
1998 550 37.0 14.9 60.9
1999 542 33.0 16.4 60.3
2000 522 36.0 14.5 60
2001 586 36.6 16.0 63.3
2002 569 39.6 14.4 67.3
2003 569 39.6 14.4 67.3
2004 534 36.5 14.6 65.2
2005 560 36.5 15.3 64.6
2006 542 37.0 14.6 62.9
2007 567 49.3 11.5 66.5
2008 652 40.0 16.3 63.5
2009 629 42.0 15.0 63.7
2010 687 41.0 16.7 66.2
2011 670 45.0 14.8 67
2012 651 44.0 14.7 69
2013 643 42.3 15.2 68.1
2014 616 41.3 14.9 65.4
2015 515 34.0 15.1 64.1
2016 543 32.0 16.9 53.6
2017 554 34.0 16.2 52.7
2018 590 38.0 15.5 53.7
2019 675 44.0 15.3 52
2020 629 40.5 15.5 53.6
2021 583 41.0 14.2 45.3
2022 550 37.0 14.8 39.6
2023 597 40.0 14.9 68.5

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 Conway Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 759 51.8 14.6 n/a
1989 820 53.7 15.2 n/a
1990 926 56.9 16.2 n/a
1991 1026 63.4 16.1 39.7
1992 1009 61.3 16.4 43.8
1993 941 60.8 15.5 46.1
1994 912 61.0 15.0 44.7
1995 890 55.5 16.0 43.7
1996 890 55.5 16.0 43.7
1997 926 56.0 16.5 42.7
1998 550 37.0 14.9 60.9
1999 542 33.0 16.4 60.3
2000 522 36.0 14.5 60
2001 586 36.6 16.0 63.3
2002 569 39.6 14.4 67.3
2003 569 39.6 14.4 67.3
2004 534 36.5 14.6 65.2
2005 560 36.5 15.3 64.6
2006 542 37.0 14.6 62.9
2007 567 49.3 11.5 66.5
2008 652 40.0 16.3 63.5
2009 629 42.0 15.0 63.7
2010 687 41.0 16.7 66.2
2011 670 45.0 14.8 67
2012 651 44.0 14.7 69
2013 643 42.3 15.2 68.1
2014 616 41.3 14.9 65.4
2015 515 34.0 15.1 64.1
2016 543 32.0 16.9 53.6
2017 554 34.0 16.2 52.7
2018 590 38.0 15.5 53.7
2019 675 44.0 15.3 52
2020 629 40.5 15.5 53.6
2021 583 41.0 14.2 45.3
2022 550 37.0 14.8 39.6
2023 597 40.0 14.9 68.5

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Conway 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 $730 (7.0%) $231 (2.2%) $962 (9.2%) $8,184 (78.7%) $1,256 (12.1%) $9,440 (90.8%) $10,402
2020 $406 (4.2%) $270 (2.8%) $676 (6.9%) $7,964 (81.6%) $1,120 (11.5%) $9,084 (93.1%) $9,760
2021 $376 (3.6%) $256 (2.4%) $632 (6.0%) $8,743 (83.6%) $1,086 (10.4%) $9,829 (94.0%) $10,461
2022 $621 (5.2%) $431 (3.6%) $1,051 (8.7%) $9,760 (81.2%) $1,213 (10.1%) $10,973 (91.3%) $12,025
2023 $1,240 (9.6%) $1,090 (8.5%) $2,330 (18.1%) $9,309 (72.2%) $1,260 (9.8%) $10,569 (81.9%) $12,899

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Conway Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 146th of 315 Middle schoolsRanks 102nd of 325 Middle schools
 15%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Science (Conway Middle)40.945.9
 5%
   6th Grade Science (Horry 01)53.450.7
 2.7%
   6th Grade Science (South Carolina)47.143
 4.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Conway Middle)36.451.2
 14.8%
   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 (Conway Middle)4329.5
 13.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Horry 01)57.344
 13.3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)43.936.7
 7.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Conway Middle)39.450
 10.6%
   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 (Conway Middle)37.437.8
 0.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Horry 01)4739.4
 7.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)35.331
 4.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Conway Middle)41.268
 26.8%
   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 (Conway Middle)35.747.8
 12.1%
   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 (Conway Middle)88.998.8
 9.8%
   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 Students675597
 11.6%
African American174137
 21.3%
American Indian33
Asian50
 100%
Hispanic4553
 17.8%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White424367
 13.4%
Two or More Races2335
 52.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients52%68.5%
 16.5%


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Conway Middle ranks 111th of 325 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 597 students attended Conway Middle.

Students at Conway Middle are 61% White, 23% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Students who attend Conway Middle usually go on to attend Conway High


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