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Gold Hill Middle

Public Grades 6-8

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 98% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Gold Hill Middle is a public middle school in Tega Cay, South Carolina, serving 878 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the York 04 School District, which is ranked 1 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Gold Hill Middle has consistently been one of the top-performing middle schools in South Carolina, ranking within the top 15 schools for the past several years and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gold Hill Middle's academic performance is exceptional, consistently outperforming the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 99.99% of students were proficient or better in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2, compared to 90.08% for the York 04 district and 73.95% for the state. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking highly in the state for various subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, African American students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, low socioeconomic status students, and disabled students.

Compared to nearby schools, Gold Hill Middle stands out with its lower chronic absenteeism rates, higher spending per student, and more favorable student-teacher ratio. These factors, combined with the school's consistent high performance and commitment to equity, suggest that Gold Hill Middle has effective instructional practices, a positive school culture, and a dedicated staff that contribute to its exceptional outcomes for students.

877

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,731

Per pupil spending ?

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1025 Dave Gibson Boulevard
Tega Cay, SC 29708

(803) 548-8300

District: York 04

Students who attend Gold Hill Middle usually attend:

High:

Fort Mill High

Feeder schools for Gold Hill Middle:

Elementary:	Gold Hill Elementary
	Tega Cay Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

Asian:

17.3%

Hispanic:

8.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (80% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in York 04

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg76%

South Carolina avg50%

7^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle Schools in the York 04

1^st of 75York 04 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	97.7	7 of 320	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	12 of 325	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	9 of 325	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	10 of 310	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	11 of 311	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	15 of 315	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	10 of 303	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	94.3	18 of 317	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	94.4	12 of 303	96.0%	★★★★★
2015	96.0	10 of 301	96.7%	★★★★★
2014	93.2	10 of 291	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	93.3	9 of 276	96.7%	★★★★★
2012	91.4	11 of 271	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	93.7	7 of 269	97.4%	★★★★★
2010	93.9	6 of 261	97.7%	★★★★★
2009	93.6	6 of 249	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	94.1	6 of 244	97.5%	★★★★★
2007	93.3	6 of 236	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	95.1	4 of 231	98.3%	★★★★★
2005	93.3	7 of 230	97.0%	★★★★★
2004	93.9	6 of 230	97.4%	★★★★★
2003	94.6	5 of 225	97.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	5 of 252	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	8 of 235	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	11 of 252	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	2 of 237	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	7 of 184	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	8 of 177	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	2 of 187	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	1 of 164	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	45.8	93 of 195	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	83 of 194	57.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	99.9	1 of 108	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	1 of 97	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	4 of 117	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	5 of 295	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	12 of 294	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	11 of 299	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	10 of 290	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	12 of 279	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	11 of 296	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	7 of 281	97.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	15 of 173	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	77.5	20 of 183	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	4 of 185	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	11 of 182	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	9 of 179	95.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	4 of 156	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	4 of 144	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	3 of 141	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	2 of 129	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	2 of 111	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	5 of 139	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	5 of 307	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	10 of 307	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	10 of 313	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	6 of 300	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	15 of 288	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	17 of 289	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	17 of 280	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	8 of 296	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	9 of 294	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	7 of 303	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	7 of 292	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	6 of 279	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	13 of 296	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	13 of 284	95.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	1 of 63	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	20 of 257	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	24 of 255	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	17 of 260	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	16 of 249	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	14 of 244	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	22 of 258	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	18 of 250	92.8%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)91st percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts86%+30 vs state

Science80%+32 vs state

Mathematics70%+35 vs state

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by a student
Monday, August 28, 2017

I think everyone keeps our school clean and the teachers are super nice but discipline if you doing something wrong or you don't have homework they basically do everything they are supposed to Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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
Gold Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1025 Dave Gibson Boulevard	Tega Cay	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8300	877	62	14.1		564 (64.3%)	43 (4.9%)	72 (8.2%)	152 (17.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.8%)	97.7	7^th of 320 public middle schools	97.8%		97.7	12^th of 325 public middle schools	96.3%	5	85.6	89.5	83.6	72.3	66.9	71.5	80.0	100.0	$11,731	$293	$357	$650	$9,773	$1,307	$11,080
Pleasant Knoll Middle	Public	6-8	2320 Pleasant Road	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-3770	916	68	13.4		595 (65.0%)	70 (7.6%)	84 (9.2%)	122 (13.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.4%)	96.8	11^th of 320 public middle schools	96.6%		98	10^th of 325 public middle schools	96.9%	1	81.6	86.7	84.5	68.9	67.9	63.1	78.0	100.0	$12,759	$586	$347	$933	$10,392	$1,434	$11,826
Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	1711 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8199	710	60	11.8		279 (39.3%)	108 (15.2%)	176 (24.8%)	108 (15.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	90.4	27^th of 320 public middle schools	91.6%		89.6	30^th of 325 public middle schools	90.8%	3	80.5	70.1	73.1	65.0	61.0	65.3	61.3	100.0	$13,901	$362	$620	$982	$11,410	$1,508	$12,918
Fort Mill Middle	Public	6-8	200 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 547-5553	620	51	12.1		365 (58.9%)	84 (13.5%)	85 (13.7%)	56 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	93.6	17^th of 320 public middle schools	94.7%		93.1	20^th of 325 public middle schools	93.8%	3	78.5	79.1	77.7	63.3	56.8	71.8	71.0	100.0	$14,477	$421	$357	$778	$12,051	$1,648	$13,699
Banks Trail Middle	Public	6-8	1640 Banks Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 578-2990	638	52	12.2		378 (59.2%)	84 (13.2%)	62 (9.7%)	61 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.2%)	92.7	20^th of 320 public middle schools	93.8%		88.5	34^th of 325 public middle schools	89.5%	14	75.9	80.8	81.5	58.8	56.8	65.0	68.0	100.0	$14,056	$745	$402	$1,147	$11,275	$1,634	$12,909
Dutchman Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4757 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1700	856	54	15.8		378 (44.2%)	310 (36.2%)	100 (11.7%)	23 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.9%)	55.7	127^th of 320 public middle schools	60.3%		62.1	110^th of 325 public middle schools	66.2%	17	50.3	67.9	56.6	35.3	47.1	32.2	36.8	94.6	$14,242	$426	$834	$1,260	$11,380	$1,602	$12,982
Forest Creek Middle	Public	6-8	2212 Whites Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 396-3450	757	56	13.5		519 (68.6%)	64 (8.5%)	74 (9.8%)	59 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	97.3	9^th of 320 public middle schools	97.2%		97.4	13^th of 325 public middle schools	96.0%	4	87.3	82.7	80.0	78.1	72.9	60.7	85.3	98.0	$13,272	$439	$347	$786	$10,921	$1,565	$12,486
W. C. Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	1825 Eden Terrace	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1450	827	64	12.9		337 (40.7%)	229 (27.7%)	200 (24.2%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.1%)	52.7	132^nd of 320 public middle schools	58.8%		47.1	158^th of 325 public middle schools	51.4%	26	63.1	62.2	53.4	43.8	24.1	19.9	49.0	95.1	$15,281	$381	$801	$1,183	$12,364	$1,734	$14,098
Rawlinson Road Middle	Public	6-8	2631 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1500	644	48	13.4		196 (30.4%)	314 (48.8%)	97 (15.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	34	209^th of 320 public middle schools	34.7%		33.8	210^th of 325 public middle schools	35.4%	1	45.5	43.2	52.3	30.8	23.4	25.0	35.5	93.2	$15,600	$514	$882	$1,395	$12,472	$1,733	$14,205
Oakridge Middle	Public	6-8	5670 Oakridge Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 631-8000	1,146	81	14.1		779 (68.0%)	124 (10.8%)	126 (11.0%)	29 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (7.6%)	90.7	25^th of 320 public middle schools	92.2%		90.9	24^th of 325 public middle schools	92.6%	1	76.7	76.1	65.2	74.2	58.8	55.7	71.1	98.4	$12,964	$286	$349	$635	$10,459	$1,870	$12,329

Frequently Asked Questions about Gold Hill Middle

Is Gold Hill Middle a good school?

Yes! Gold Hill Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Gold Hill Middle attend?

Students who attend Gold Hill Middle usually go on to attend Fort Mill High

What is the racial makeup of Gold Hill Middle?

Students at Gold Hill Middle are 64% White, 17% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Gold Hill Middle in?

York 04

How many students attend Gold Hill Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 877 students attended Gold Hill Middle.

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