📍 251 Claridy Road, Conway, Horry County, 29526
Waccamaw Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Conway, Horry County. The school has 993 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Horry 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Waccamaw Elementary enrolls 993 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 68 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 504 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 208 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 188 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 83 | 8.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
993 of the school's 993 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 993 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Waccamaw Elementary 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 105.
Waccamaw Elementary 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 993 students, Waccamaw Elementary is larger than the district average of about 854 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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