Socastee High High School
4900 Socastee Blvd Myrtle Beach SC, 29588, Horry County Phone: 843-293-2513 Ranking:  (28 out of 202, top 14%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Horry County School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 85 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 85 | 81 | 81 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,542 | 1,475 | 1,540 | 1,453 | 1,443 | 1,491 | 1,390 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 442 | 28.7% | 368 | 24.9% | 412 | 26.8% | 409 | 28.1% | 391 | 27.1% | 442 | 29.6% | 368 | 26.5% |
| Grade 10: | 393 | 25.5% | 426 | 28.9% | 391 | 25.4% | 393 | 27.0% | 407 | 28.2% | 345 | 23.1% | 383 | 27.6% |
| Grade 11: | 397 | 25.7% | 360 | 24.4% | 401 | 26.0% | 386 | 26.6% | 305 | 21.1% | 364 | 24.4% | 375 | 27.0% |
| Grade 12: | 310 | 20.1% | 321 | 21.8% | 336 | 21.8% | 265 | 18.2% | 340 | 23.6% | 340 | 22.8% | 264 | 19.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 785 | 50.9% | 758 | 51.4% | 808 | 52.5% | 768 | 52.9% | 736 | 51.0% | 747 | 50.1% | 680 | 48.9% |
| Female: | 757 | 49.1% | 717 | 48.6% | 732 | 47.5% | 685 | 47.1% | 690 | 47.8% | 724 | 48.6% | 692 | 49.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 6 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 29 | 1.9% | 36 | 2.4% | 37 | 2.4% | 37 | 2.5% | 43 | 3.0% | 38 | 2.5% | 44 | 3.2% |
| Hispanic: | 129 | 8.4% | 115 | 7.8% | 106 | 6.9% | 98 | 6.7% | 105 | 7.3% | 109 | 7.3% | 104 | 7.5% |
| Black: | 132 | 8.6% | 113 | 7.7% | 124 | 8.1% | 119 | 8.2% | 137 | 9.5% | 141 | 9.5% | 114 | 8.2% |
| White: | 1,171 | 75.9% | 1,140 | 77.3% | 1,207 | 78.4% | 1,143 | 78.7% | 1,143 | 79.2% | 1,184 | 79.4% | 1,110 | 79.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 68 | 4.4% | 60 | 4.1% | 59 | 3.8% | 50 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 542 | 35.1% | 560 | 38.0% | 650 | 42.2% | 576 | 39.6% | 527 | 36.5% | 494 | 33.1% | 419 | 30.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 88 | 5.7% | 77 | 5.2% | 80 | 5.2% | 102 | 7.0% | 111 | 7.7% | 106 | 7.1% | 103 | 7.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.14 | 16.95 | 18.22 | 17.98 | 17.08 | 18.40 | 17.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| HSAP | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 88.3% | 86.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 87.5% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 90.8% | 88.1% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 89.4% | 87.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 87.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 56.9% | 54.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 65.6% | 60.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 58.9% | 57.4% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 63.4% | 61.4% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 81.7% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 86.3% | 80.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 84.3% | 79.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 87.4% | 84.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 85.8% | 80.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 55.6% | 50.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 59.7% | 51.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 58.5% | 54.2% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 72% | 59.1% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 41.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 58.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,084.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,199.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,400.0 |
* Socastee High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.