Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29588

Summary:

The 29588 zip code area is home to 10 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools, all part of the Horry 01 school district, which is ranked 9th out of 75 districts in South Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Among the standout schools in the area are St. James Middle School, which ranks 55th out of 325 middle schools in the state and has a 4-star rating, with exceptional performance in Algebra 1/Mathematics, and Socastee Middle School, which ranks 33rd and has a 5-star rating, with 100% of students proficient or better in Algebra 1/Mathematics. Additionally, St. James Elementary School ranks 60th out of 638 elementary schools in the state and has a 5-star rating, consistently outperforming district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

The schools in the 29588 zip code area demonstrate a mix of high-performing and more challenged institutions, with socioeconomic factors playing a role. While the middle schools stand out as particularly strong performers, the high rates of free and reduced lunch recipients at some elementary schools, such as Socastee Elementary and Palmetto Bays Elementary, suggest that these schools may face additional challenges that could impact student performance.

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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
Forestbrook Middle	Public	6-8	4430 Gator Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-7300	820	52	15.7	52.6%	453 (55.2%)	69 (8.4%)	232 (28.3%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.6%)	65.8	95^th of 325 public middle schools	70.8%		68.1	89^th of 325 public middle schools	72.6%	6				58.4	54.6	50.1				45.3	38.8	36.6	100.0				$12,088	$897	$1,057	$1,954	$8,930	$1,204	$10,134
Socastee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4223 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 650-2606	815	57	14.2	100.0%	319 (39.1%)	105 (12.9%)	335 (41.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.1%)	41 (5.0%)	55.4	282^nd of 638 public elementary schools	55.8%		64.7	220^th of 644 public elementary schools	65.8%	62	48.1	60.7	50.0				53.4	62.0	42.5								$12,686	$1,839	$539	$2,379	$9,326	$982	$10,308
Socastee High	Public	9-12	4900 Socastee Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 293-2513	1,712	97	17.6	45.3%	1,072 (62.6%)	131 (7.7%)	352 (20.6%)	37 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	107 (6.3%)	63.8	65^th of 235 public high schools	72.3%		65.7	59^th of 237 public high schools	75.1%	6													76.8	75.3	65.8	85.6	$12,563	$757	$986	$1,744	$9,450	$1,369	$10,819
St. James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9711 St. James Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-8220	901	57	15.9	41.2%	687 (76.2%)	44 (4.9%)	100 (11.1%)	16 (1.8%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (5.2%)	89.6	60^th of 638 public elementary schools	90.6%		90.1	59^th of 644 public elementary schools	90.8%	1	74.5	76.2					79.8	69.1									$11,207	$965	$438	$1,403	$8,846	$958	$9,804
Forestbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4000 Panthers Parkway	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 236-8100	881	59	14.9	49.6%	572 (64.9%)	61 (6.9%)	163 (18.5%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	70 (7.9%)	82.9	99^th of 638 public elementary schools	84.5%		84.5	89^th of 644 public elementary schools	86.2%	10	72.4	67.9	71.7				75.1	57.3	66.2								$12,152	$1,136	$463	$1,599	$9,446	$1,107	$10,553
St. James Middle	Public	6-8	9775 St. James Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-5543	907	57	16.0	44.3%	651 (71.8%)	42 (4.6%)	129 (14.2%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	74 (8.2%)	81	55^th of 325 public middle schools	83.1%		84	47^th of 325 public middle schools	85.5%	8					60.2	65.5					44.8	42.3	97.9				$11,094	$702	$969	$1,671	$8,328	$1,095	$9,423
Burgess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9645 Scipio Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 650-4600	690	43	16.0	56.7%	427 (61.9%)	59 (8.6%)	124 (18.0%)	20 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.7%)	80.2	120^th of 638 public elementary schools	81.2%		80.7	111^th of 644 public elementary schools	82.8%	9	65.2	71.0					66.0	65.7									$12,243	$1,151	$459	$1,610	$9,515	$1,117	$10,632
Socastee Middle	Public	6-8	151 Sheffield Road	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6051	540	38	14.2	42.6%	357 (66.1%)	49 (9.1%)	72 (13.3%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	45 (8.3%)	88.6	33^rd of 325 public middle schools	89.8%		89.6	25^th of 325 public middle schools	92.3%	8				69.2	68.7	64.7				52.9	62.2	49.7	100.0				$12,305	$1,082	$917	$1,998	$9,294	$1,013	$10,307
St. James Intermediate	Public	5-6	9641 Scipio Lane	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 903-6005	872	54	16.1	45.1%	621 (71.2%)	63 (7.2%)	104 (11.9%)	20 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (7.2%)								(n/a)			69.3	71.8					56.2	55.9							$11,498	$871	$1,042	$1,913	$8,665	$920	$9,585
Coastal High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3710 Palmetto Pointe Boulevard	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 788-9898	215	19	11.3	52.1%	140 (65.1%)	27 (12.6%)	29 (13.5%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.4%)	47.8	111^th of 235 public high schools	52.8%		56	86^th of 237 public high schools	63.7%	25													50.0	58.8	73.2	83.9
Palmetto Bays Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8900 Highway 544	Myrtle Beach	29588	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 236-6200	569	45	12.6	100.0%	263 (46.2%)	79 (13.9%)	181 (31.8%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	63.4	225^th of 638 public elementary schools	64.7%		65.8	213^th of 644 public elementary schools	66.9%	12	48.8	63.2	60.4				52.6	62.1	51.9								$12,567	$2,006	$604	$2,609	$8,861	$1,097	$9,958

Cities Near Zip Code 29588

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Myrtle Beach	1.1 mi	30	37^th
Murrells Inlet	4.78 mi	2	10^th
Conway	8.17 mi	15	55^th
Pawleys Island	13.56 mi	5	45^th
Georgetown	15.21 mi	8	177^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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