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Schools/Checked Nov. 1, 2026

Grand Strand school ratings, school by school

On South Carolina's 2026 report cards, 47 of Horry County Schools' 59 ratings are Excellent or Good, and 5 of Georgetown's 19. In Brunswick (North Carolina), 59.9% of 2025-26 test scores were at grade level (state: 59.2%) and 5 of 20 schools exceeded expected growth. Every school is listed below. Source: SC and NC Departments of Education.

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.

How local schools are rated

  • South Carolina School Report Cards (SC)

    Each public school gets an overall rating: Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory, from several measures, including state test results and, in high schools, the graduation rate.

    Latest: 2026 report cards (2025-26 school year). Statewide, 320 report cards were rated Excellent, 357 Good, 491 Average, 103 Below Average and 24 Unsatisfactory; 26 were not rated.

    Source: South Carolina School Report Cards (SC Department of Education)

  • North Carolina School Performance Grades (NC)

    Each public school gets a grade from A to F, based mostly on test scores and partly on student growth, plus a separate growth rating (exceeded, met or did not meet expected growth).

    Brunswick County schools are graded by the NC Department of Public Instruction; the 2025-26 results are posted on its accountability page.

    Source: NC Department of Public Instruction: accountability data sets and reports (School Performance Grades)

South Carolina and North Carolina rate schools with different systems, so a South Carolina rating and a North Carolina grade can't be compared. Compare schools within the same state.

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)

Georgetown County School District

3 Excellent2 Good10 Average3 Below Average1 Unsatisfactory

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.

School2026 ratingPoints
Andrews Elementary SchoolAndrews · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IAverage51 of 100
Andrews High SchoolAndrews · High school report card · Grades 9-12 · Title IAverage51 of 100
Brown's Ferry Elementary School For The Creative & Performing ArtGeorgetown · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IAverage43 of 100
Carvers Bay Early College & Career High SchoolHemingway · High school report card · Grades 9-12 · Title IAverage59 of 100
Carvers Bay Middle Steam AcademyHemingway · Middle school report card · Grades 6-8 · Title IBelow Average34 of 100
Coastal Montessori Charter SchoolPawleys Island · Elementary report card · Grades 1-8 · Charter schoolAverage44 of 100
Coastal Montessori Charter SchoolPawleys Island · Middle school report card · Grades 1-8 · Charter schoolGood49 of 100
Georgetown High SchoolGeorgetown · High school report card · Grades 9-12 · Title IAverage59 of 100
Georgetown Middle SchoolGeorgetown · Middle school report card · Grades 6-8 · Title IAverage38 of 100
Kensington Elementary SchoolGeorgetown · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5Average52 of 100
Maryville Elementary SchoolGeorgetown · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IBelow Average36 of 100
McDonald ElementaryGeorgetown · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IAverage48 of 100
Plantersville Digital Immersion SchoolGeorgetown · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IUnsatisfactory33 of 100
Pleasant Hill Elementary Stream AcademyHemingway · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IGood55 of 100
Rosemary Middle SchoolAndrews · Middle school report card · Grades 6-8 · Title IAverage36 of 100
Sampit Elementary SchoolGeorgetown · Elementary report card · Grades PK-5 · Title IBelow Average39 of 100
Waccamaw High SchoolPawleys Island · High school report card · Grades 9-12Excellent81 of 100
Waccamaw Intermediate SchoolPawleys Island · Elementary report card · Grades 4-6Excellent62 of 100
Waccamaw Middle SchoolPawleys Island · Middle school report card · Grades 7-8Excellent76 of 100

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

Brunswick County Schools

District: 59.9% of test scores at grade level (state: 59.2%)5 schools exceeded expected growth9 schools met expected growth6 schools did not meet expected growth

North Carolina's 2025-26 results for all students and all tested subjects together. "At grade level" is the percent of test scores at Level 3 or above; "college and career ready" is Level 4 or above. "Growth" says whether students grew as much as expected in a year (met), more (exceeded) or less (not met). Statewide, 59.2% of scores were at grade level and 37.5% college and career ready. North Carolina's A-F letter grades are not in this data file.

SchoolAt grade levelCollege and career readyGrowth
Belville ElementaryGrades K-564.4%43.6%Met
Bolivia ElementaryGrades Pre-K-553.6%33%Met
Cedar Grove MiddleGrades 6-852.9%30%Met
Early College High SchoolGrades 9-1393.7%77.3%Met
Jessie Mae Monroe ElementaryGrades Pre-K-557%27.2%Not Met
Leland MiddleGrades 6-856.1%35.3%Exceeded
Lincoln ElementaryGrades Pre-K-553.3%28.7%Met
North Brunswick HighGrades 9-1260.3%30.9%Not Met
Shallotte MiddleGrades 6-862.1%42.1%Met
South Brunswick HighGrades 9-1263.8%36%Exceeded
South Brunswick MiddleGrades 6-852.1%31.7%Not Met
Southport ElementaryGrades K-565.1%44.4%Met
Supply ElementaryGrades Pre-K-549.2%27.8%Not Met
The COASTGrades 6-1231.2%8.8%Met
Town Creek ElementaryGrades Pre-K-571.1%48.3%Met
Town Creek MiddleGrades 6-858.2%36.8%Exceeded
Union ElementaryGrades K-574.3%54.3%Exceeded
Virginia Williamson ElementaryGrades Pre-K-558.8%35.7%Not Met
WaccamawGrades K-869.6%44.9%Exceeded
West Brunswick HighGrades 9-1258.6%35.7%Not Met

Source: NC DPI: 2025-26 School Assessment and Other Indicator Data

Parents, help keep this guide right

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Sources

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