Overview of Waterway Elementary: Waterway Elementary is a public school situated in Little River, SC, which is in a fringe rural environment. The learner population of Waterway Elementary is 692, and the school serves PK-5. At Waterway Elementary, 62% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 51% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 47%. The learner-teacher ratio is 16:1, which is worse than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school serves 54% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 43 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Waterway Elementary: At Waterway Elementary, 62% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 51% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school performed better in math and better in reading, according to this measure. In Horry 01, 48% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 57% tested above or at that level for math.

Waterway Elementary performed better in math and better in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In South Carolina, 39% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 43% tested above or at that level for math.