Black Water Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Conway, South Carolina·29526
Score
57.9/100
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#99
Among 234 South Carolina middle schools
#9
In Horry 01
#2
In Conway
Top 43%
In South Carolina

Score 57.9/100: better than 57% 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
59%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 62% of them
739 students tested
Math
40%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 43%, better than 52% of them
735 students tested
Science
50%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 52%, better than 51% of them
225 students tested
All South Carolina schools (ELA / math)
61% / 48%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 13 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 READY58226
English language artsGrade 7SC READY61.1257
English language artsGrade 8SC READY57.4256
MathGrade 3SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 4SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 5SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 6SC READY38.7225
MathGrade 7SC READY41.8256
MathGrade 8SC READY39.4254
ScienceGrade 6SC READY49.8225

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
796
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
796
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
900 East Cox Ferry Road
Conway, SC 29526

"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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Black Water Middle at a glance

Black Water Middle is a public middle school in Conway, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the Horry 01 school district. It has about 796 students (a typical South Carolina middle school has 659).

In 2025-26 state tests, 59% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 40% 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 57.9 out of 100: better than 57% of them, ranking #99 of 234. Its English language arts result rose by 5 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.