Best Elementary Schools in the Myrtle Beach, SC Area
Top Elementary Schools in the Myrtle Beach Area
Rank |
School Name |
City |
School Type |
|
|
Grades Served |
1 |
Ocean Bay Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
2 |
St. James Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-4 |
3 |
Ocean Drive Elementary School |
North Myrtle Beach, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
4 |
Forestbrook Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
5 |
Lakewood Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
6 |
Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
Charter
|
K-8 |
7 |
River Oaks Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
8 |
Seaside Elementary School |
Garden City, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-4 |
9 |
Kingston Elementary School |
Conway, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
10 |
Burgess Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-4 |
11 |
Carolina Forest Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
12 |
St. James Intermediate School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
Other
|
5-6 |
13 |
Midland Elementary School |
Galivants Ferry, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
14 |
Waterway Elementary School |
Little River, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
15 |
Conway Elementary School |
Conway, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
16 |
Riverside Elementary School |
Little River, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
17 |
Aynor Elementary School |
Aynor, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
18 |
South Conway Elementary School |
Conway, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
19 |
Palmetto Bays Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
20 |
Waccamaw Elementary School |
Conway, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
21 |
Socastee Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
22 |
Green Sea Floyds Elementary School |
Green Sea, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
23 |
Daisy Elementary School |
Loris, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
24 |
Pee Dee Elementary School |
Conway, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
25 |
Homewood Elementary School |
Conway, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
26 |
Loris Elementary School |
Loris, SC
|
Regular
|
PK-5 |
27 |
Myrtle Beach Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
Other
|
3-5 |
Rank |
School Name |
City |
1 |
Ocean Bay Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
2 |
St. James Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
3 |
Ocean Drive Elementary School |
North Myrtle Beach, SC
|
4 |
Forestbrook Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
5 |
Lakewood Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
6 |
Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
7 |
River Oaks Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
8 |
Seaside Elementary School |
Garden City, SC
|
9 |
Kingston Elementary School |
Conway, SC
|
10 |
Burgess Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
11 |
Carolina Forest Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
12 |
St. James Intermediate School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
13 |
Midland Elementary School |
Galivants Ferry, SC
|
14 |
Waterway Elementary School |
Little River, SC
|
15 |
Conway Elementary School |
Conway, SC
|
16 |
Riverside Elementary School |
Little River, SC
|
17 |
Aynor Elementary School |
Aynor, SC
|
18 |
South Conway Elementary School |
Conway, SC
|
19 |
Palmetto Bays Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
20 |
Waccamaw Elementary School |
Conway, SC
|
21 |
Socastee Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
22 |
Green Sea Floyds Elementary School |
Green Sea, SC
|
23 |
Daisy Elementary School |
Loris, SC
|
24 |
Pee Dee Elementary School |
Conway, SC
|
25 |
Homewood Elementary School |
Conway, SC
|
26 |
Loris Elementary School |
Loris, SC
|
27 |
Myrtle Beach Elementary School |
Myrtle Beach, SC
|
Rankings for the best elementary schools in the Myrtle Beach area were created independently by Carolina School Hub. The test data for this site was derived from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and South Carolina Department of Education.
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Choosing an Elementary School in the Myrtle Beach Area
When comparing regular Myrtle Beach-area elementary schools to charter and magnet schools,
one should keep in mind the differences between charter schools, magnet schools and traditional
public schools.
Magnet schools are in most cases alternative public schools that offer a specialized curriculum.
At the highest level, North and South Carolina magnet schools and traditional elementary schools tend to be
managed by the same entity - the county school superintendent's office. Magnet schools normally
can accept students from anywhere in the county in which they are located, and often limit the
acceptance pool through a lottery system.
Charter schools, on the other hand, are each independently managed. They tend to accept
students not only from the county in which they're located, but surrounding counties as well.
Like magnets, charters tend to use a lottery-based acceptance method.
Regular elementary schools are sometimes called "zoned schools," "neighborhood schools" or "zip code schools."
This is because they accept students from a limited geographical area - such as a town or a specific
set of subdivisions. Regular schools do not tend to use a lottery system. Regular elementary
schools are the most common kinds of schools in North and South Carolina.
Which Elementary Schools are Covered in the Myrtle Beach Area
We hope you find the ratings and other information on elementary schools in the Myrtle Beach area to be useful. Elementary Schools on this page were drawn from the following counties: