Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29527

Summary:

The 29527 zip code area is home to 3 schools - 2 elementary schools and 1 middle school - all part of the Horry 01 school district, which is ranked 9th out of 75 districts in South Carolina. While Whittemore Park Middle School excels in one subject area, the two elementary schools, Pee Dee Elementary and Academy of Hope Charter, struggle to meet district and state averages in academic performance.

Whittemore Park Middle School stands out with the largest student enrollment and the highest percentage of students proficient or better in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 at 98%, significantly higher than the Horry 01 district (88.32%) and the state average (72.5%). However, its performance in other subject areas, such as English Language Arts and Mathematics, is below the district and state averages, and it has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The two elementary schools in the area face additional challenges. Academy of Hope Charter has the smallest student enrollment and a significantly higher percentage of African American students (62.61%), but it has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools with a 1-star rating. Meanwhile, Pee Dee Elementary generally performs better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 3-5. All three schools have 100% of their students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage in the 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)	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	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
Whittemore Park Middle	Public	6-8	1808 Rhue Street	Conway	29527	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 488-0669	892	62	14.3	100.0%	392 (43.9%)	281 (31.5%)	154 (17.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	58 (6.5%)	40.6	183^rd of 325 public middle schools	43.7%		40.1	190^th of 325 public middle schools	41.5%	7				57.5	44.5	42.6				30.0	22.3	19.5	98.0	$12,231	$1,177	$1,163	$2,340	$8,870	$1,021	$9,891
Academy of Hope Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	3521 Juniper Bay Road	Conway	29527	Horry County	Horry 01	Yes	No	No	Yes	(843) 397-5712	115	13	8.8	100.0%	29 (25.2%)	72 (62.6%)	9 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)														$14,376	$7,825	$595	$8,419	$5,517	$440	$5,957
Pee Dee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6555 Highway 134	Conway	29527	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 397-2579	871	65	13.4	100.0%	462 (53.0%)	202 (23.2%)	161 (18.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.4%)	57.5	267^th of 638 public elementary schools	58.2%		47.5	330^th of 644 public elementary schools	48.8%	63	62.2	53.2	57.4				66.7	45.1	38.6					$12,861	$1,684	$690	$2,374	$9,448	$1,039	$10,487

Cities Near Zip Code 29527

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Myrtle Beach	3.3 mi	30	35^th
Conway	4.48 mi	15	63^rd
Murrells Inlet	9.09 mi	2	10^th
Georgetown	16.85 mi	8	177^th
Hemingway	16.85 mi	7	169^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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