Elementary · South Carolina
Palmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter
CharterPalmetto Academy of Learning and Success Charter, a public elementary school in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina: grades k–8, 320 students, 14.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Horry 01.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 320
- Teachers (FTE)
- 22.0
- Students per teacher
- 14.5
- Grades
- K–8
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 69% of elementary schools in South Carolina
Median 13.4 · 691 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 50% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 82% of elementary schools in South Carolina
Median 505 · 691 schools compared
Smaller than 69% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on South Carolina's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
South Carolina: 60%92%proficient
New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.
A higher share proficient than 99% of elementary schools in South Carolina
Median 60% · 637 elementary schools compared
208 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
South Carolina: 44%64%proficient
+7.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 77% of elementary schools in South Carolina
Median 49% · 637 elementary schools compared
208 students tested, grades 3–8 · SC Ready; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades K–8
- Type
- Charter school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Area
- Small city
- Run by
- Horry 01
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Horry 01.
Location
- Address
- 3021 Fred Nash Boulevard, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
- Phone
- (843)293-1725
- City or town
- Myrtle Beach
- County
- Horry County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socastee ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 850 | 14.2 | 60% | 60% |
Bridgewater Academy CharterCharter | K–8 | 125 | 6.9 | — | — |
| Pre-K–5 | 866 | 14.3 | 70% | 65% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 930 | 15.5 | 73% | 65% | |
Myrtle Beach PrimaryFree meals for all | 1–2 | 710 | 16.1 | — | — |
Myrtle Beach Early ChildhoodFree meals for all | Pre-K–K | 555 | 17.9 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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