Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29526

Summary:

The 29526 zip code area in South Carolina is home to 10 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools, all part of the Horry 01 school district. While the district is highly ranked, the schools within the 29526 zip code show a wide range of performance, with some standout institutions and others struggling to meet state averages.

The top-performing school in the area is HCS Scholars Academy High, which is ranked 2nd out of 235 high schools in South Carolina and boasts exceptional test scores, with 100% of students proficient or better in several end-of-course exams. Other high-achieving schools include Kingston Elementary and South Conway Elementary, both of which have significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to state and district averages. In contrast, schools with higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as Waccamaw Elementary, Homewood Elementary, and South Conway Elementary, tend to have lower test scores.

The two public charter high schools in the area, Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM) and HCS Scholars Academy High, have vastly different performance outcomes, with HCS Scholars Academy High being one of the top-ranked high schools in the state. This highlights the importance of analyzing school-level data rather than relying solely on district-level information when evaluating the quality of education in a given area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SC READY English Language Arts (2024)						SC READY Mathematics (2024)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2024)	EOCEP English 1 (2024)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2024)	EOCEP English 2 (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Conway Middle	Public	6-8	1104 Elm Street	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-6040	630	39	16.1	52.2%	357 (56.7%)	140 (22.2%)	77 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (7.9%)	62	111^th of 325 public middle schools	65.8%		63.9	102^nd of 325 public middle schools	68.6%	9				52.5	52.0	55.4				42.6	34.7	35.3	100.0				$12,899	$1,240	$1,090	$2,330	$9,309	$1,260	$10,569
Conway High	Public	9-12	2301 Church Street	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-0662	1,711	95	18.0	65.1%	874 (51.1%)	484 (28.3%)	246 (14.4%)	8 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	92 (5.4%)	52.2	92^nd of 235 public high schools	60.9%		53.3	93^rd of 237 public high schools	60.8%	1													78.9	60.3	67.8	80.7	$12,814	$864	$1,109	$1,973	$9,318	$1,523	$10,841
Conway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Snowhill Drive	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-0696	593	41	14.4	57.5%	320 (54.0%)	174 (29.3%)	50 (8.4%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.7%)	68.9	188^th of 638 public elementary schools	70.5%		68.1	201^st of 644 public elementary schools	68.8%	13	59.0	57.9	63.3				66.1	60.2	49.5								$13,277	$1,152	$526	$1,678	$10,382	$1,216	$11,598
Homewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	108 North Clemson Circle	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 365-2512	668	54	12.3	100.0%	259 (38.8%)	210 (31.4%)	147 (22.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	47 (7.0%)	58.9	259^th of 638 public elementary schools	59.4%		51.3	305^th of 644 public elementary schools	52.6%	46	62.9	56.8	51.9				61.9	51.9	40.6								$12,443	$1,661	$588	$2,249	$8,962	$1,232	$10,194
Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM)	Public, Charter	9-12	826 West Cox Ferry Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 903-6600	190	13	14.6	40.5%	159 (83.7%)	5 (2.6%)	16 (8.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	48	108^th of 235 public high schools	54.0%		27.9	164^th of 237 public high schools	30.8%	56													79.5	62.8	62.5	76.1	$13,996	$3,200	$163	$3,363	$7,059	$3,574	$10,633
HCS Scholars Academy High	Public	9-12	642 Century Circle	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 349-4117	184	12	15.3	1.6%	143 (77.7%)	6 (3.3%)	7 (3.8%)	17 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	97.7	2^nd of 235 public high schools	99.1%		98.1	2^nd of 237 public high schools	99.2%															100.0	100.0	100.0
Waccamaw Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Claridy Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 347-4684	1,003	68	14.7	100.0%	510 (50.8%)	178 (17.7%)	217 (21.6%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.7%)	4 (0.4%)	83 (8.3%)	54.4	287^th of 638 public elementary schools	55.0%		59.1	251^st of 644 public elementary schools	61.0%	36	57.0	61.2	53.8				57.8	50.6	30.3								$11,149	$1,538	$519	$2,056	$8,114	$978	$9,092
Academy for Technology and Academics	Public	9-12	5639 Highway 701 North	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-6600	0	40	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Black Water Middle	Public	6-8	900 East Cox Ferry Road	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 903-8440	796	54	14.7	65.1%	359 (45.1%)	142 (17.8%)	217 (27.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (8.9%)	58.6	118^th of 325 public middle schools	63.7%		55.6	124^th of 325 public middle schools	61.8%	6				48.1	54.8	55.6				32.4	34.8	38.0	100.0				$12,449	$1,178	$1,251	$2,429	$8,954	$1,066	$10,020
Kingston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4580 Highway 472	Conway	29526	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 365-3777	483	35	13.8	64.0%	321 (66.5%)	55 (11.4%)	73 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	85.8	79^th of 638 public elementary schools	87.6%		78.9	123^rd of 644 public elementary schools	80.9%	44	67.2	76.1	68.0				73.5	77.4	59.7								$14,040	$1,471	$542	$2,013	$10,614	$1,412	$12,027

Cities Near Zip Code 29526

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Conway	1.03 mi	15	55^th
Myrtle Beach	5.58 mi	30	37^th
Aynor	14.3 mi	2	18^th
Galivants Ferry	14.55 mi	2	23^rd
Murrells Inlet	14.99 mi	2	10^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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