📍 900 East Cox Ferry Road, Conway, Horry County, 29526
Black Water Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Conway, Horry County. The school has 802 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Horry 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Black Water Middle enrolls 802 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 51 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 25% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 381 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 202 | 25% |
| Black or African American | 151 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 7.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
679 of the school's 802 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 611 qualify for free lunch and 68 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.
Black Water Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Black Water 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 802 students, Black Water 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: Rural - Fringe