📍 9645 Scipio Lane, Myrtle Beach, Horry County, 29588
Burgess Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Myrtle Beach, Horry County. The school has 711 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Horry 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 61% of students are proficient in reading. 61% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Burgess Elementary enrolls 711 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 451 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 129 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 48 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 14 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
491 of the school's 711 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 462 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Burgess 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 34, state house district 68.
Burgess 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 711 students, Burgess Elementary 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