Best Public Schools in Rock Hill, SC

Summary:

The city of Rock Hill, South Carolina is home to 26 schools spanning 15 elementary schools, 5 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 2 alternative schools across the York 03, School Public Charter School District, and Charter Institute at Erskine districts.

A few schools stand out in the data, including York Preparatory Academy, a public charter high school with consistently high test scores and a 5-star rating, and Legion Collegiate Academy, another high-performing public charter school that ranks 19th out of 235 high schools in the state. At the elementary level, Mount Gallant Elementary stands out with over 70% of its students proficient in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

However, the data also reveals stark disparities in performance, with some schools struggling to reach 40% proficiency while others exceed 80%. There appears to be a strong correlation between a school's socioeconomic status, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and its academic achievement. While the high-performing charter schools demonstrate the potential for excellence, the district as a whole has room for improvement in ensuring equitable access to quality education for all students in Rock Hill.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SC READY English Language Arts (2024)						SC READY Mathematics (2024)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2024)	EOCEP English 1 (2024)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2024)	EOCEP English 2 (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Saluda Trail Middle	Public	6-8	2300 Saluda Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1800	780	57	13.6	100.0%	251 (32.2%)	427 (54.7%)	58 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.0%)	46.2	161^st of 325 public middle schools	50.5%		49.1	154^th of 325 public middle schools	52.6%	7				51.0	44.0	51.0				33.4	21.3	29.2	97.9				$13,032	$791	$1,113	$1,904	$9,651	$1,478	$11,129
Old Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	380 Old Pointe School Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 980-2040	569	37	15.5	71.0%	271 (47.6%)	195 (34.3%)	58 (10.2%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.3%)	41.8	373^rd of 638 public elementary schools	41.5%		58.5	256^th of 644 public elementary schools	60.2%	117	45.4	64.4	53.9				48.0	41.1	20.2								$11,834	$770	$1,106	$1,876	$8,623	$1,335	$9,958
Central Child Development Center	Public	PK	414 East Black Street	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 980-2060	222	15	14.7	1.4%	63 (28.4%)	101 (45.5%)	29 (13.1%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.6%)								(n/a)
South Pointe High	Public	9-12	801 Neely Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 980-2100	1,181	78	15.2	58.3%	355 (30.1%)	676 (57.2%)	78 (6.6%)	6 (0.5%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.1%)	50.8	96^th of 235 public high schools	59.1%		52.3	101^st of 237 public high schools	57.4%	5													63.2	88.0	62.0	85.1	$14,543	$592	$1,368	$1,960	$10,948	$1,635	$12,583
The Palmetto School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	386 East Black Street	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 328-6555	58	5	12.8	27.6%	19 (32.8%)	32 (55.2%)	5 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)																	$20,960	$1,186	$1,351	$2,537	$13,202	$5,221	$18,423
Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montesorri Inquiry	Public	PK, KG-5	242 Ebenezer Avenue	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1435	463	35	13.2	67.6%	130 (28.1%)	245 (52.9%)	41 (8.9%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.2%)	57.4	268^th of 638 public elementary schools	58.0%		62.4	231^st of 644 public elementary schools	64.1%	37	63.1	58.9	48.0				75.3	49.3	36.0								$12,829	$865	$1,213	$2,078	$9,535	$1,215	$10,750
Ebinport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2142 India Hook Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1550	459	37	12.4	100.0%	153 (33.3%)	196 (42.7%)	66 (14.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.1%)	41.5	376^th of 638 public elementary schools	41.1%		39	398^th of 644 public elementary schools	38.2%	22	48.3	56.2	46.8				46.7	46.6	33.8								$13,900	$901	$1,286	$2,187	$10,487	$1,226	$11,712
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 North Annafrel Street	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1570	474	40	11.8	100.0%	151 (31.9%)	225 (47.5%)	59 (12.4%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	30 (6.3%)	27.2	463^rd of 638 public elementary schools	27.4%		25.8	481^st of 644 public elementary schools	25.3%	18	39.3	45.0	46.3				39.4	38.1	27.5								$13,221	$982	$1,415	$2,397	$9,594	$1,229	$10,824
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1129 Oakdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1585	482	38	12.8	100.0%	110 (22.8%)	288 (59.8%)	39 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (8.7%)	55.9	279^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.3%		44.9	348^th of 644 public elementary schools	46.0%	69	54.6	53.0	60.7				53.0	53.1	43.8								$12,321	$1,144	$1,259	$2,403	$8,723	$1,195	$9,918
Richmond Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1162 Richmond Drive	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1930	496	37	13.4	100.0%	67 (13.5%)	251 (50.6%)	127 (25.6%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	33 (6.7%)	16.3	544^th of 638 public elementary schools	14.7%		25.1	491^st of 644 public elementary schools	23.8%	53	36.9	31.8	44.6				20.2	17.0	33.8								$14,210	$1,051	$1,165	$2,216	$10,562	$1,431	$11,994
Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies	Public	PK, KG-5	1036 Ogden Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1260	465	32	14.5	100.0%	80 (17.2%)	321 (69.0%)	36 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.4%)	51	306^th of 638 public elementary schools	52.0%		43.6	359^th of 644 public elementary schools	44.3%	53	52.2	54.6	56.0				52.2	40.7	49.4								$12,172	$890	$1,379	$2,268	$8,713	$1,190	$9,903
York Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2254 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1950	436	33	13.4	100.0%	144 (33.0%)	212 (48.6%)	40 (9.2%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.1%)	24	490^th of 638 public elementary schools	23.2%		26	479^th of 644 public elementary schools	25.6%	11	26.8	56.5	40.0				31.3	39.1	22.7								$15,077	$1,386	$1,199	$2,585	$10,926	$1,566	$12,492
W. C. Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	1825 Eden Terrace	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1450	805	64	12.5	62.2%	314 (39.0%)	255 (31.7%)	180 (22.4%)	18 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.1%)	47.1	158^th of 325 public middle schools	51.4%		45.5	166^th of 325 public middle schools	48.9%	8				58.1	45.4	45.8				32.8	27.1	23.4	85.2				$12,717	$653	$1,209	$1,862	$9,599	$1,256	$10,855
Rawlinson Road Middle	Public	6-8	2631 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1500	654	49	13.3	100.0%	190 (29.1%)	357 (54.6%)	71 (10.9%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.1%)	33.8	210^th of 325 public middle schools	35.4%		34	215^th of 325 public middle schools	33.8%	5				39.5	43.4	41.3				22.5	30.3	18.4	95.8				$15,570	$1,043	$1,310	$2,353	$11,583	$1,634	$13,217
Northwestern High	Public	9-12	2503 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1200	1,764	106	16.6	52.0%	682 (38.7%)	728 (41.3%)	245 (13.9%)	22 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.5%)	79 (4.5%)	46.6	116^th of 235 public high schools	50.6%		52.6	98^th of 237 public high schools	58.6%	18													52.7	74.8	65.6	82.2	$13,016	$567	$1,199	$1,766	$9,847	$1,403	$11,250
Mount Gallant Elementary	Public	K-5	4664 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1360	502	34	14.9	42.0%	299 (59.6%)	109 (21.7%)	58 (11.6%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	87.3	75^th of 638 public elementary schools	88.2%		80.8	109^th of 644 public elementary schools	83.1%	34	81.4	77.7	72.7				78.5	66.0	58.5								$12,225	$671	$1,071	$1,743	$9,311	$1,171	$10,482
Applied Technology Center	Public	9-12	2399 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1100	0	24	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dutchman Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4757 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1700	868	58	14.9	53.5%	412 (47.5%)	312 (35.9%)	84 (9.7%)	19 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.6%)	62.1	110^th of 325 public middle schools	66.2%		57.7	117^th of 325 public middle schools	64.0%	7				60.7	51.4	51.4				42.7	39.9	27.6	90.2				$12,246	$682	$1,103	$1,785	$9,184	$1,277	$10,461
Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion	Public	K-5	1835 Eden Terrace	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-2255	815	49	16.8	31.2%	403 (49.4%)	169 (20.7%)	183 (22.5%)	9 (1.1%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.4%)	90.2	49^th of 638 public elementary schools	92.3%		87.4	80^th of 644 public elementary schools	87.6%	31	77.6	82.0	79.3				70.9	70.3	65.3
Legion Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	505 University Drive	Rock Hill	29730	York County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 620-6040	602	28	21.5	3.7%	443 (73.6%)	76 (12.6%)	34 (5.6%)	14 (2.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.8%)	85.1	19^th of 235 public high schools	91.9%		78	30^th of 237 public high schools	87.3%	11													85.9	87.5	72.2	96.8
Riverwalk Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5750 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 327-8400	680	65	10.3	20.9%	513 (75.4%)	76 (11.2%)	46 (6.8%)	6 (0.9%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)								(n/a)	54.0	60.3	67.8	73.4	53.3	52.1	38.0	47.6	67.8	26.6	11.3	20.9	72.1	61.3	34.5	95.3	$9,823	$676	$472	$1,147	$6,355	$2,321	$8,676
India Hook Elementary	Public	K-5	2068 Yukon Drive	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1600	544	37	14.7	67.6%	266 (48.9%)	141 (25.9%)	69 (12.7%)	14 (2.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (9.0%)	64.6	216^th of 638 public elementary schools	66.1%		62.4	232^nd of 644 public elementary schools	64.0%	16	53.0	69.2	70.0				54.1	60.2	40.9								$12,138	$710	$1,084	$1,793	$9,187	$1,157	$10,344
Lesslie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Neely Store Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1910	481	36	13.3	67.6%	275 (57.2%)	23 (4.8%)	35 (7.3%)	5 (1.0%)	56 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (18.1%)	56	277^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.6%		56.8	272^nd of 644 public elementary schools	57.8%	5	44.5	56.5	64.1				54.1	47.1	50.6								$12,273	$931	$1,154	$2,085	$8,921	$1,267	$10,188
Rock Hill High	Public	9-12	320 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1300	1,998	118	16.8	57.1%	832 (41.6%)	611 (30.6%)	346 (17.3%)	38 (1.9%)	50 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (6.1%)	38.2	137^th of 235 public high schools	41.7%		40.1	132^nd of 237 public high schools	44.3%	5													57.9	60.2	55.0	82.1	$12,900	$589	$1,185	$1,774	$9,680	$1,445	$11,125
Independence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1135	558	43	12.9	100.0%	164 (29.4%)	241 (43.2%)	88 (15.8%)	9 (1.6%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.8%)	37.7	398^th of 638 public elementary schools	37.6%		42.5	363^rd of 644 public elementary schools	43.6%	35	48.9	52.3	44.7				40.2	45.4	35.3								$12,478	$788	$1,119	$1,907	$9,438	$1,134	$10,572
Mount Holly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Porter Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1650	532	36	14.7	100.0%	256 (48.1%)	193 (36.3%)	38 (7.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.3%)	56	276^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.7%		48.8	324^th of 644 public elementary schools	49.7%	48	61.3	50.0	63.5				58.8	29.7	56.2								$14,221	$791	$1,152	$1,943	$10,928	$1,350	$12,278
Castle Heights Middle	Public	6-8	2382 Firetower Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1400	710	48	14.7	100.0%	291 (41.0%)	226 (31.8%)	97 (13.7%)	7 (1.0%)	28 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (8.6%)	38.3	191^st of 325 public middle schools	41.2%		34.8	210^th of 325 public middle schools	35.4%	19				48.3	43.6	41.1				36.2	26.1	16.7	91.9				$13,588	$509	$1,100	$1,609	$10,485	$1,494	$11,979
York Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1047 Golden Gate Court	Rock Hill	29732	York County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 324-4400	1,681	112	15.0	43.4%	1,203 (71.6%)	274 (16.3%)	76 (4.5%)	20 (1.2%)	13 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (5.7%)								(n/a)	70.5	74.6	69.7	70.6	63.1	61.0	59.7	66.9	55.0	48.8	47.4	28.9	80.3	73.7	56.1	94.7	$9,420	$853	$504	$1,357	$6,359	$1,704	$8,063

Cities Near Rock Hill

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Mill	5.41 mi	17	7^th
Tega Cay	7.69 mi	3	2^nd
Indian Land	9.56 mi	4	6^th
York	11.65 mi	8	129^th
Clover	12.49 mi	10	17^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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