📍 247 Wildcat Way, Pawleys Island, Georgetown County, 29585
Waccamaw Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Pawleys Island, Georgetown County. The school has 343 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Georgetown 01 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Waccamaw Middle enrolls 343 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 18% Black or African American and 5.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 257 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 61 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
145 of the school's 343 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 137 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Waccamaw Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-70, state senate district 34, state house district 108.
Waccamaw Middle is one of 19 schools in Georgetown 01, based in Georgetown, South Carolina. The district serves 8,208 students district-wide and employs 621 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 343 students, Waccamaw Middle is smaller than the district average of about 432 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe