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South Pointe High

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South Pointe High ranks 129 th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 45% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

South Pointe High is a public high school in Rock Hill, South Carolina, serving 1,181 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the York 03 school district, which is ranked 29 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Pointe High has shown mixed performance on end-of-course exams compared to district and state averages, with strong results in some subjects like English 2 but lagging behind in others like Algebra 1 and Biology 1. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, and it has maintained a relatively stable four-year graduation rate ranging from 80.2% to 85.4%. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased from 18.5% to 24.7%, which is higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, South Pointe High's performance is generally on par with or slightly below Rock Hill High and Northwestern High, which are also part of the York 03 district. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing Nation Ford High and Catawba Ridge High School, which are part of the York 04 district and consistently rank among the top schools in the state.

1,128

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,068

Per pupil spending ?

58.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Neely Road
Rock Hill, SC 29730

(803) 980-2100

District: York 03

Feeder schools for South Pointe High:

Elementary:	Mount Holly Elementary
	Oakdale Elementary
	Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies
Middle:	Saluda Trail Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.5%

White:

27.4%

Hispanic:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg72%

South Carolina avg71%

129^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3High Schools in the York 03

29^th of 75York 03 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	129 of 235	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	96 of 235	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	101 of 237	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.3	134 of 226	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	116 of 227	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	141 of 225	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	143 of 216	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.4	98 of 223	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.1	97 of 231	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	49.3	95 of 232	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.7	97 of 210	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.0	82 of 203	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.0	81 of 202	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.4	90 of 199	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.4	95 of 199	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.3	74 of 188	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.9	96 of 185	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.9	148 of 191	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	54.7	120 of 191	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.5	75 of 194	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	44 of 194	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	38 of 199	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	77 of 190	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.8	64 of 178	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	108 of 184	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	106 of 183	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	26 of 139	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	14 of 145	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	59.7	47 of 141	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	63 of 139	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	67 of 115	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	118 of 143	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.0	70 of 137	48.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	119 of 225	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	112 of 225	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	79 of 223	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	121 of 220	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.5	112 of 213	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	130 of 213	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	147 of 210	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	67.2	53 of 157	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	129 of 156	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	49 of 121	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	61 of 121	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	25 of 119	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.3	43 of 108	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	27 of 86	68.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	125 of 226	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	83 of 229	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	102 of 226	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	138 of 220	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.4	125 of 213	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	165 of 217	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	152 of 214	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	123 of 224	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	93 of 228	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	106 of 229	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	135 of 224	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.9	120 of 215	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	143 of 218	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	146 of 213	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	66 of 196	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	78 of 196	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	77 of 197	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	76 of 192	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	55 of 189	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	38.7	101 of 191	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	113 of 185	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)81st percentile+36 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile+21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)66th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 284%~ state avg

U.S. History and the Constitution65%+4 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 265%-9 vs state

English 154%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
South Pointe High	Public	9-12	801 Neely Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 980-2100	1,128	84	13.4		309 (27.4%)	660 (58.5%)	87 (7.7%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.1%)	43	129^th of 235 public high schools	45.1%		50.8	96^th of 235 public high schools	59.1%	33	64.9	53.8	65.4	84.1	$17,068	$739	$812	$1,551	$13,166	$2,351	$15,517
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)
Northwestern High	Public	9-12	2503 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1200	1,822	107	17.0		671 (36.8%)	762 (41.8%)	263 (14.4%)	26 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	89 (4.9%)	56.6	85^th of 235 public high schools	63.8%		46.6	116^th of 235 public high schools	50.6%	31	67.2	63.3	71.5	88.1	$14,534	$701	$807	$1,508	$11,442	$1,584	$13,026
Rock Hill High	Public	9-12	320 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1300	1,980	118	16.7		820 (41.4%)	582 (29.4%)	354 (17.9%)	38 (1.9%)	46 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (6.9%)	45.3	122^nd of 235 public high schools	48.1%		38.2	137^th of 235 public high schools	41.7%	15	75.4	59.9	57.8	83.3	$14,729	$721	$810	$1,531	$11,478	$1,720	$13,198
Legion Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	505 University Drive	Rock Hill	29730	York County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 620-6040	637	31	20.5		467 (73.3%)	77 (12.1%)	44 (6.9%)	16 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.4%)								(n/a)
Catawba Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1180 Fort Mill Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-5222	1,704	107	15.9		1,183 (69.4%)	160 (9.4%)	159 (9.3%)	98 (5.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (5.9%)	89.1	11^th of 235 public high schools	95.3%		85	20^th of 235 public high schools	91.5%	9	87.3	86.7	90.6	97.7	$11,913	$280	$405	$684	$9,411	$1,818	$11,229
Fort Mill High	Public	9-12	215 North Highway 21 Bypass	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-1900	2,115	135	15.6		1,443 (68.2%)	197 (9.3%)	226 (10.7%)	155 (7.3%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (4.2%)	88.3	13^th of 235 public high schools	94.5%		87.5	13^th of 235 public high schools	94.5%		85.9	87.1	88.8	97.4	$12,542	$328	$349	$676	$9,631	$2,235	$11,866
Lewisville High	Public	9-12	3971 Lewisville High School Ro	Richburg	29729	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 789-5131	431	29	14.8		224 (52.0%)	138 (32.0%)	30 (7.0%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.3%)	33.2	154^th of 235 public high schools	34.5%		48	109^th of 235 public high schools	53.6%	45	49.4	58.3	54.8	81.0	$15,907	$1,480	$789	$2,269	$10,835	$2,803	$13,638
York Comprehensive High	Public	9-12	275 East Alexander Love Highwa	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 684-2336	1,511	93	16.2		918 (60.8%)	300 (19.9%)	182 (12.0%)	17 (1.1%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (5.8%)	36.6	148^th of 235 public high schools	37.0%		28.4	169^th of 235 public high schools	28.1%	21	46.9	44.6	64.4	86.8	$14,660	$810	$791	$1,601	$10,726	$2,333	$13,059
Floyd D. Johnson Technology Center	Public	9-12	275 Alexander Love Highway	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 684-1910	0	20	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about South Pointe High

What district is South Pointe High in?

York 03

What schools feed into South Pointe High?

South Pointe High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mount Holly Elementary
Elementary : Oakdale Elementary
Elementary : Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies
Middle : Saluda Trail Middle

Is South Pointe High a good school?

South Pointe High ranks 129^th of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of South Pointe High?

Students at South Pointe High are 59% African American, 27% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend South Pointe High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,128 students attended South Pointe High.

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