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Horry County Schools: 2026-27 calendar, closings and school ratings

Next day with no school: Tue, Nov 3 in Horry (Election Day, schools closed). Source: each district's 2026-27 calendar, checked Nov. 1, 2026.

Dates checked on Nov. 1, 2026 against each district's published calendar. Districts can change days off and make-up days; the district always wins.

Next day with no school, by district

2026-27 school calendar, by district

Horry County Schools

Early release days send students home 2 1/2 hours early. Progress reports go home Sep 18 and Dec 3, 2026, Feb 24 and May 7, 2027; report cards no later than Oct 29, 2026, Jan 22, Apr 2 and Jun 14, 2027.

DateWhat
Tue, Nov 3No schoolElection Day, schools closed
Mon, Nov 23–27No schoolThanksgiving break, schools closed
Mon, Dec 21 – Fri, Jan 1No schoolWinter break, schools closed
Fri, Jan 15, 2027Early dismissalStudents dismissed 2 1/2 hours early
Mon, Jan 18, 2027No schoolMartin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed
Tue, Jan 19, 2027No schoolTeacher workday and training, no classes
Mon, Feb 15, 2027No schoolSchools closed (possible make-up day)
Tue, Feb 16, 2027No schoolTeacher workday, no classes (possible make-up day)
Mon, Mar 8, 2027Early dismissalStudents dismissed 2 1/2 hours early
Fri, Mar 26, 2027No schoolSchools closed
Mon, Apr 12–16No schoolSpring break, schools closed
Mon, May 31, 2027No schoolMemorial Day, schools closed
Mon, Jun 7, 2027Early dismissalStudents dismissed 2 1/2 hours early
Tue, Jun 8, 2027Last dayLast day of classes (students dismissed 2 1/2 hours early)
Earlier this school year
Wed, Aug 19First dayFirst day of classes
Mon, Sep 7No schoolLabor Day, schools closed
Mon, Oct 12No schoolSchools closed (possible make-up day)
Tue, Oct 13No schoolTeacher workday, no classes (possible make-up day)

Weather make-up days: The calendar marks Feb 15 (schools closed) and Feb 16 (teacher workday) as possible make-up days, and says any day without classes, including Saturdays, can become a make-up day if schools close. HCS is an eLearning district approved by the SC Department of Education: it can use up to 5 eLearning days for emergencies like bad weather or power outages, and those days are not on the calendar.

Source: Horry County Schools 2026-27 calendar (official PDF)

Download every date: school-calendar.csv (official calendar dates only; free to reuse with credit to Grand Strand Dispatch).

Delays and closings: where each district announces them

  • Horry County Schools

    If HCS delays, dismisses early or closes schools, it notifies families through its mass notification system, HCS-TV, the district website, the HCS mobile app, its social media and local media. Keep your contact information current with your school so the messages reach you. In hurricane season, follow the district and your county's emergency management.

    Today's official status ›

    Get the district's alerts: HCS mobile app · HCS: eLearning days

    Source: HCS: School closing and delay information

For storm prep, roads and power, see our hurricane and road guides.

Moving here? Find your zoned school and enroll

Step 1: find your zoned school. Your home address sets it. Horry and Brunswick have an official lookup where you type your address. Georgetown doesn't post an address lookup: ask the district office which school serves your address (843-436-7000, the number on the district's 2026-27 calendar), then use its online registration.

Step 2: gather the child's birth certificate and shot records, and proof that you live in the district, since residency decides where your child enrolls. Step 3: register online or at the school, as your district's registration page explains. To ask for a different school than your zoned one, use the district's transfer process.

South Carolina (Horry and Georgetown): a child can start kindergarten if they turn 5 on or before Sept 1 of that school year, and first grade if they turn 6 by Sept 1 (S.C. Code 59-63-20). A child attends free in the district where the parent or guardian they live with resides (59-63-30). Schools need a South Carolina Certificate of Immunization; a transfer student waiting for records can get a one-time special exemption valid for 30 calendar days from enrollment (44-29-180).

North Carolina (Brunswick): kindergarten if the child turns 5 on or before Aug 31. A first-time enrollee needs a certified copy of the birth certificate (or other accepted proof of age) and an immunization certificate (G.S. 115C-364). If shots are missing on the first day, you have 30 calendar days to get them (G.S. 130A-155), and 30 calendar days to turn in the health assessment form, from an exam done no more than 12 months before entry (G.S. 130A-440).

Source: S.C. Code Title 59, Chapter 63: school age and residency (59-63-20, 59-63-30); S.C. Code 44-29-180: immunization certificates for school; N.C. G.S. 115C-364: kindergarten age and documents for first-time enrollment; N.C. G.S. 130A-155: immunization certificate, 30 days; N.C. G.S. 130A-440: health assessment for school entry; each district's own pages.

How each school did: 2026 ratings and test results

Every public school in the three districts, from each state's official 2026 data. Horry and Georgetown show South Carolina's rating (Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory); Brunswick shows North Carolina's test results and growth. The two states measure differently, so compare schools within the same state.

Horry County Schools

21 Excellent26 Good11 Average1 Below Average

South Carolina gives a separate rating for each level a school serves, so a school with grades 6-12 can have both a middle school and a high school rating. Points are the school's overall score out of 100. Each level (elementary, middle, high) has its own cut-offs for each rating, so compare points only between schools of the same level. In the 2026 statewide data, elementary report cards rated Excellent had 61 points or more and middle school ones 56 or more; high school ratings overlap more (Good ranged from 60 to 72 points, Excellent started at 67). If your child is in middle school, look at the middle school rating, even when the school also has another level. The town is the school's mailing address in the state file: many schools in Carolina Forest, Forestbrook, Socastee and Ocean Bay have a Myrtle Beach address, so type the area's name in the search box to find the schools named after it. Horry County Schools is organized in nine attendance areas, each with its own bus office on the district's 2026-27 calendar: Aynor, Carolina Forest, Conway, Green Sea Floyds, Loris, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Socastee and St. James. Charter schools and HCS program schools (Early College and Scholars Academy) take students by application, not by address.

School2026 ratingPoints
Academy of Hope CharterConway · Elementary report card · Grades PK-8 · Charter school · Title IBelow Average41 of 100
Academy of Hope CharterConway · Middle school report card · Grades PK-8 · Charter school · Title IGood51 of 100
Aynor Elementary SchoolAynor · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5Good59 of 100
Aynor High SchoolAynor · High school report card · Grades 9-12Excellent75 of 100
Aynor Middle SchoolGalivants Ferry · Middle school report card · Grades 6-8Average46 of 100
Black Water Middle SchoolConway · Middle school report card · Grades 6-8 · Title IGood52 of 100
Bridgewater Academy CharterMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades K-8 · Charter school · Title IGood57 of 100
Bridgewater Academy CharterMyrtle Beach · Middle school report card · Grades K-8 · Charter school · Title IExcellent56 of 100
Burgess Elementary SchoolMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades PK-4Good54 of 100
Carolina Forest ElementaryMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5Good58 of 100
Carolina Forest High SchoolMyrtle Beach · High school report card · Grades 9-12Good65 of 100
Conway ElementaryConway · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5Good57 of 100
Conway High SchoolConway · High school report card · Grades 9-12Good66 of 100
Conway Middle SchoolConway · Middle school report card · Grades 6-8Average46 of 100
Daisy Elementary SchoolLoris · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IGood58 of 100
Forestbrook ElementaryMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5Good57 of 100
Forestbrook Middle SchoolMyrtle Beach · Middle school report card · Grades 6-8Good52 of 100
Green Sea Floyds Elementary SchoolGreen Sea · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IExcellent68 of 100
Green Sea Floyds Middle/High SchoolGreen Sea · Middle school report card · Grades 6-12 · Title IGood53 of 100
Green Sea Floyds Middle/High SchoolGreen Sea · High school report card · Grades 6-12 · Title IExcellent76 of 100
HCS Early College High SchoolConway · High school report card · Grades 9-12 · HCS program school: students apply · Title IExcellent90 of 100
HCS Scholars Academy High SchoolConway · High school report card · Grades 9-12 · HCS program school: students applyExcellent100 of 100
Homewood Elementary SchoolConway · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IAverage50 of 100
Kingston ElementaryConway · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IGood55 of 100
Lakewood Elementary SchoolMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5Excellent63 of 100
Loris ElementaryLoris · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IAverage44 of 100
Loris High SchoolLoris · High school report card · Grades 9-12 · Title IGood65 of 100
Loris Middle SchoolLoris · Middle school report card · Grades 6-8 · Title IAverage45 of 100
Midland ElementaryGalivants Ferry · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5Excellent62 of 100
Myrtle Beach ElementaryMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades 3-5 · Title IAverage48 of 100
Myrtle Beach High SchoolMyrtle Beach · High school report card · Grades 9-12Good62 of 100
Myrtle Beach Middle SchoolMyrtle Beach · Middle school report card · Grades 6-8 · Title IGood51 of 100
North Myrtle Beach High SchoolLittle River · High school report card · Grades 9-12Excellent72 of 100
North Myrtle Beach MiddleLittle River · Middle school report card · Grades 6-8Good54 of 100
Ocean Bay ElementaryMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5Excellent66 of 100
Ocean Bay Middle SchoolMyrtle Beach · Middle school report card · Grades 6-8Excellent64 of 100
Ocean Drive Elementary SchoolNorth Myrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5Excellent66 of 100
Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success CharterMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades K-8 · Charter schoolGood53 of 100
Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success CharterMyrtle Beach · Middle school report card · Grades K-8 · Charter schoolGood55 of 100
Palmetto Academy of Learning Motorsports (PALM)Conway · High school report card · Grades 9-12 · Charter schoolExcellent67 of 100
Palmetto Bays ElementaryMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IAverage50 of 100
Pee Dee ElementaryConway · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IAverage50 of 100
Pine Island Elementary SchoolMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5Good56 of 100
River Oaks Elementary SchoolMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5Excellent63 of 100
Riverside ElementaryLittle River · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IAverage47 of 100
Seaside ElementaryMurrells Inlet · Elementary report card · Grades PK-4Good54 of 100
Socastee ElementaryMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IExcellent68 of 100
Socastee High SchoolMyrtle Beach · High school report card · Grades 9-12Excellent68 of 100
Socastee Middle SchoolMyrtle Beach · Middle school report card · Grades 6-8Excellent63 of 100
South Conway ElementaryConway · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IGood57 of 100
St. James ElementaryMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades PK-4Excellent65 of 100
St. James High SchoolMurrells Inlet · High school report card · Grades 9-12Excellent75 of 100
St. James Intermediate SchoolMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades 5-6Excellent62 of 100
St. James Middle SchoolMyrtle Beach · Middle school report card · Grades 7-8Good49 of 100
Ten Oaks Elementary SchoolMyrtle Beach · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5Good60 of 100
Ten Oaks Middle SchoolMyrtle Beach · Middle school report card · Grades 6-8Excellent56 of 100
Waccamaw Elementary SchoolConway · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IAverage47 of 100
Waterway Elementary SchoolLittle River · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5Average48 of 100
Whittemore Park Middle SchoolConway · Middle school report card · Grades 6-8 · Title IGood48 of 100

Source: SC Department of Education: 2026 Report Card Data for Researchers (2025-26)

Parents, help keep this guide right

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Sources

Data for AI and developers: llms.txt and school-calendar.csv.