📍 4430 Gator Lane, Myrtle Beach, Horry County, 29588
Forestbrook Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Myrtle Beach, Horry County. The school has 829 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Horry 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Forestbrook Middle enrolls 829 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 52 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 460 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 233 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 8.2% |
| Black or African American | 59 | 7.1% |
| Asian | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
610 of the school's 829 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 554 qualify for free lunch and 56 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.
Forestbrook Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 33, state house district 68.
Forestbrook Middle is one of 57 schools in Horry 01, based in Conway, South Carolina. The district serves 48,662 students district-wide and employs 3,242 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 829 students, Forestbrook Middle is close to the district average of about 854 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large