Palmetto Bays Elementary

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Regular School · Myrtle Beach, SC

Palmetto Bays Elementary is a regular school school in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, serving grades PK–05 with 556 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

556

Teachers (FTE)

41.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	237	43%
Hispanic/Latino	189	34%
Black or African American	68	12%
Two or more races	54	10%
Asian	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	556	274M / 282F

English Language Learners: 92 (17% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.10 grade levels

Math

+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

32 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

13.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	556	100%

Contact & Location

8900 Highway 544

Myrtle Beach, SC 29588

Phone: (843)236-6200

District

Horry 01

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,430

District enrollment: 47,357

Other Schools in District

View all 56 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 29588) → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina population & income data → CensusDepth.com
South Carolina teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

450249000747

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD