St. James Middle

Middle school·Grades 7-8 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina·29588
Score
79.3/100
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#49
Among 234 South Carolina middle schools
#4
In Horry 01
#4
In Myrtle Beach
Top 21%
In South Carolina

Score 79.3/100: better than 79% of South Carolina middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meets or exceeds expectations on state tests in South Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar South Carolina schools.

English language arts
73%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 85% of them
858 students tested
Math
49%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 43%, better than 70% of them
855 students tested
All South Carolina schools (ELA / math)
61% / 48%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 12 published results by grade and test

As published by South Carolina Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 4SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 5SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 6SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 7SC READY73426
English language artsGrade 8SC READY72.2432
MathGrade 3SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 4SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 5SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 6SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 7SC READY50424
MathGrade 8SC READY48.5431

School profile

Grades
7-8
Students
907
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
907
Typical middle school: 659
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Horry County

Contact

Address
9775 St. James Road
Myrtle Beach, SC 29588

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in South Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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St. James Middle at a glance

St. James Middle is a public middle school in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, serving grades 7-8. It is part of the Horry 01 school district. It has about 907 students (a typical South Carolina middle school has 659).

In 2025-26 state tests, 73% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 49% in math (similar schools: 43%) reached the state standard (% meets or exceeds expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other South Carolina middle schools, it scores 79.3 out of 100: better than 79% of them, ranking #49 of 234. Its English language arts result rose by 8 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.