SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the SC proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 63%Projected 52%

Waccamaw High Meets Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the SC proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the SC average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 44%SC 46%

English proficiency

School 83%SC 60%

Science proficiency

School 63%SC 46%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

90%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

24%

Students in at least one AP course. 12 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

16%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes16%
AP courses offered12
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

3%
2%

AP computer science

0%
1%

AP math

4%
2%

Gold marks the SC average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

C

36.65 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

C

3.89 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

B-

17.61 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$93,403

SC average $74,922

Median home value

$456,013

SC average $269,059

Median rent

$1,553 /mo

SC average $1,234

Unemployment rate

2.2%

SC average 5.0%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 96.1%SC 89.7%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

16:1

SC average 13:1

Teachers

59

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$55,660

All teachers in Georgetown 01.

Student to counselor ratio SC average 370:1286:1
Support staff6
Psychologists1
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers1
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%SC 97%

Experienced teachers

School 45%SC 38%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days146
Out-of-school suspension days77
Total days missed to suspension276
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation1
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$7573 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$6.37

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

76%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1%

Black

14%

Latino

5%

Multiracial

3%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged33%
Students with disabilities13%
English as a second language1%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected1%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Waccamaw High

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Georgetown High

  • Actual: 48%
  • Projected: 26%
  • Distance: 10.1 mi
St. James High

  • Actual: 71%
  • Projected: 52%
  • Distance: 12.6 mi
Socastee High

  • Actual: 61%
  • Projected: 47%
  • Distance: 18.3 mi
Myrtle Beach High

  • Actual: 51%
  • Projected: 44%
  • Distance: 24.5 mi
Andrews High

  • Actual: 33%
  • Projected: 18%
  • Distance: 24.6 mi
Carolina Forest High

  • Actual: 66%
  • Projected: 55%
  • Distance: 24.8 mi
Palmetto Academy Of Learning Motorsports (palm)

  • Actual: 58%
  • Projected: 37%
  • Distance: 25.0 mi
Conway High

  • Actual: 56%
  • Projected: 43%
  • Distance: 27.9 mi
Johnsonville High

  • Actual: 51%
  • Projected: 25%
  • Distance: 30.5 mi
Aynor High

  • Actual: 69%
  • Projected: 38%
  • Distance: 37.4 mi