📍 700 Sandridge Road, Little River, Horry County, 29566
Waterway Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Little River, Horry County. The school has 810 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Horry 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Waterway Elementary enrolls 810 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 18% Black or African American and 15% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 427 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 149 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 95 | 12% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
597 of the school's 810 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 550 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
Waterway 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 28, state house district 104.
Waterway 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 810 students, Waterway Elementary 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
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