St. James Middle Middle School
9775 St James Rd Myrtle Beach SC, 29588, Horry County Phone: 843-650-5543 Ranking:  (46 out of 841, top 5%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 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: | 72 | 72 | 66 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 62 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,171 | 1,166 | 1,100 | 1,051 | 1,051 | 1,033 | 998 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 371 | 31.7% | 410 | 35.2% | 381 | 34.6% | 347 | 33.0% | 347 | 33.0% | 340 | 32.9% | 363 | 36.4% |
| Grade 7: | 420 | 35.9% | 377 | 32.3% | 367 | 33.4% | 357 | 34.0% | 342 | 32.5% | 373 | 36.1% | 311 | 31.2% |
| Grade 8: | 380 | 32.5% | 379 | 32.5% | 352 | 32.0% | 347 | 33.0% | 362 | 34.4% | 320 | 31.0% | 324 | 32.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 580 | 49.5% | 569 | 48.8% | 532 | 48.4% | 506 | 48.1% | 511 | 48.6% | 508 | 49.2% | 475 | 47.6% |
| Female: | 591 | 50.5% | 597 | 51.2% | 568 | 51.6% | 545 | 51.9% | 525 | 50.0% | 508 | 49.2% | 510 | 51.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 18 | 1.5% | 11 | 0.9% | 8 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.7% | 17 | 1.6% | 20 | 1.9% | 17 | 1.7% |
| Hispanic: | 69 | 5.9% | 59 | 5.1% | 49 | 4.5% | 35 | 3.3% | 39 | 3.7% | 37 | 3.6% | 30 | 3.0% |
| Black: | 91 | 7.8% | 91 | 7.8% | 81 | 7.4% | 66 | 6.3% | 101 | 9.6% | 84 | 8.1% | 95 | 9.5% |
| White: | 925 | 79.0% | 946 | 81.1% | 910 | 82.7% | 903 | 85.9% | 886 | 84.3% | 883 | 85.5% | 843 | 84.5% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 61 | 5.2% | 54 | 4.6% | 47 | 4.3% | 36 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 463 | 39.5% | 506 | 43.4% | 502 | 45.6% | 421 | 40.1% | 395 | 37.6% | 361 | 34.9% | 341 | 34.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 72 | 6.1% | 66 | 5.7% | 49 | 4.5% | 60 | 5.7% | 52 | 4.9% | 55 | 5.3% | 56 | 5.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.38 | 16.31 | 16.67 | 16.68 | 15.69 | 15.10 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 73% | 65.7% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 74.1% | 64% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 74.2% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 78.1% | 69.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 83.9% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 84.9% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 74.4% | 71.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 73.9% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 75.2% | 70.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 74.7% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 77% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 84.3% | 75.5% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 87% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 88.1% | 78.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 86.5% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 89.1% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92% | 86.2% | 75.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 76.5% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 75.4% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 79.4% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 79.8% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 78.6% | 71.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 62% | 58.4% |
| 2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 58.2% | 54.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 61.9% | 56.2% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 54.1% | 51.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 66.7% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 57% | 56.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 65.6% | 63.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 63.8% | 60.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 70% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 71.8% | 66.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 72.4% | 68.3% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 62.9% | 59.6% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 69.5% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 74% | 64.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 71.7% | 67.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.2% | 81% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 80.3% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 80.9% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 81.3% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 79% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 80.2% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 83% | 81.3% | 78% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 75.4% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 74.7% | 71.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 77.8% | 74.7% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 77.4% | 70.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 80.5% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 80.6% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 80.4% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 79.3% | 69.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 83% | 73% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 71% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 71% | 69.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 72.6% | 68.4% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 75.6% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 76.8% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 77.1% | 68.8% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 80% | 71.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 81.7% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 84% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 86.1% | 76.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 87.3% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 72.2% | 69.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 70.1% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 74.5% | 69.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 76.8% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 74.2% | 68.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 66.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 65.9% | 61.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 61.6% | 57% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 69.7% | 64.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 76% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 74.3% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 77.2% | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 76.1% | 71.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 81.7% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 79.9% | 75.5% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 61.6% | 60% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 64.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 61.1% | 53.9% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 62.4% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 65.9% | 56.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 60% | 60.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 64.5% | 62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 67.5% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 72.5% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 70% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 72.7% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 73.9% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 79.9% | 76.5% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 75.3% | 66.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 82.9% | 73.3% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 81.8% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 80.4% | 72.7% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 81.5% | 71.3% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 79.7% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 74% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 66.3% | 63.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 70.9% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 73.1% | 69.8% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 72.8% | 67.5% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 78.4% | 67.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 78.6% | 67.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 75.9% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 74.2% | 65.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 78.1% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.9% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 70.9% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 67.8% | 63.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 73.5% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 75.8% | 68.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 75.3% | 70.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 59% | 56.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 63.3% | 58.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 64.6% | 60% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 65.3% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 69% | 63.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 68.9% | 63.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 70.4% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 70.3% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 74.8% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 79.8% | 75.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 79.5% | 71% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 62.2% | 60.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 69% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70.5% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 74.9% | 67.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 72.6% | 65.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 71.7% | 68.7% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 73.9% | 69.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 69.5% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 72.7% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 75.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 76.8% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 75.6% | 68.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 73.3% | 71.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 71.4% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 76.5% | 74.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 78.1% | 75.7% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 51.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 27.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 72.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,386.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,897.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,838.0 |
* St. James Middle Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.