📍 905 International Drive, Myrtle Beach, Horry County, 29579
Ocean Bay Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Myrtle Beach, Horry County. The school has 715 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Horry 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ocean Bay Middle enrolls 715 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 8.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 515 | 72% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 75 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 6.2% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
352 of the school's 715 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 299 qualify for free lunch and 53 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.
Ocean Bay 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 56.
Ocean Bay 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 715 students, Ocean Bay Middle is smaller than the district average of about 854 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large