📍 9775 St. James Road, Myrtle Beach, Horry County, 29588
St. James Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Myrtle Beach, Horry County. The school has 920 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Horry 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
St. James Middle enrolls 920 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 6.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 672 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 109 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 6.6% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
544 of the school's 920 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 478 qualify for free lunch and 66 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.
St. James 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 34, state house district 106.
St. James 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 920 students, St. James 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