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St. James Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 4

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
9711 St. James Road
Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
Phone
(843) 650-8220
District
Horry 01
County
HORRY COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
844
Classroom Teachers
57

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to South Carolina

10

(10 is best)

Better than 93.7% of all SC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

St. James Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
76%
53%
75%
53%
76%
53%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
71%
52%
74%
57%
68%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 49 5.8%
Kindergarten 159 18.8%
Grade 1 156 18.5%
Grade 2 146 17.3%
Grade 3 187 22.2%
Grade 4 147 17.4%
Total 844 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 83.1% 62.4% 50.8%
Black 4.6% 18.2% 33.4%
Hispanic 9.9% 17.5% 13.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.6% 1.3% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.9% 0.6% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 52.5% 74.1% 70.0%
Free lunch eligible 45.1% 69.3% 66.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.3% 4.8% 3.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 356,578 5,282,634
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 314.7 174
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.3% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.9% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.7% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.8% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 25.2% 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 142,383 2,023,085
Single Parent Households With Children 7.6% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.6% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 25.4% 30.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.6% 14.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.4% 15.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.0% 17.5%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.3% 16.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.2% 12.7%
$15,000 or less 8.9% 10.3%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,847 $324,240,000 52.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $799 $37,820,659 6.2%
Staff $555 $26,271,000 4.3%
General Administration $29 $1,392,000 0.2%
School Administration $584 $27,660,000 4.5%
Operation $1,153 $54,619,000 8.9%
Transportation $484 $22,912,341 3.7%
Other $346 $16,405,000 2.7%
Total Support $3,950 $187,080,000 30.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,163 $102,449,000 16.7%
Total Expenditures $12,960 $613,769,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,168 $5,657,337,000 48.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $903 $712,782,320 6.1%
Staff $704 $555,750,000 4.8%
General Administration $104 $82,105,000 0.7%
School Administration $780 $615,561,000 5.3%
Operation $1,170 $923,498,000 7.9%
Transportation $430 $339,663,680 2.9%
Other $537 $424,054,000 3.6%
Total Support $4,629 $3,653,414,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,013 $2,378,175,000 20.3%
Total Expenditures $14,811 $11,688,926,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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