📍 151 Sheffield Road, Myrtle Beach, Horry County, 29588
Socastee Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Myrtle Beach, Horry County. The school has 558 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Horry 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Socastee Middle enrolls 558 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 8.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 387 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
360 of the school's 558 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 309 qualify for free lunch and 51 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.
Socastee 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 68.
Socastee 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 558 students, Socastee 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