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Best Public Schools in Fort Mill, SC

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At a glance

Schools

16,010

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedForest Creek Middle14^th of 335 South Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Orchard Park Elementary up 56 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Riverview Elementary 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The York 04 school district in Fort Mill, South Carolina, serves approximately 15,000 students across 17 schools (9 elementary, 5 middle, and 3 high schools) and is ranked the #1 district in the state, placing it in the 99th percentile of all 75 South Carolina districts.

This is an exceptional district where every single school ranks in the top 30% statewide, and most land in the top 10-15%. At the elementary level, Kings Town Elementary is the academic powerhouse, ranking #9 statewide with 4th grade ELA proficiency at 94.5% and math at 92.5%, while River Trail Elementary is a consistent top performer at #11 with 3rd grade math proficiency of 91.1%. Among middle schools, Forest Creek Middle leads at #14 statewide, followed closely by Pleasant Knoll Middle at #17, and both achieve 100% proficiency on the Algebra 1 EOCEP exam. At the high school level, Fort Mill High is the flagship, ranked #10 statewide with a 97.6% graduation rate and 97.95% English 2 proficiency, while Catawba Ridge High School follows at #13 with a 96.3% graduation rate. Nation Ford High, while still strong at #22 statewide, is the district's relative underperformer with a 93.4% graduation rate and notably lower Algebra 1 proficiency (74.17% vs. the district average of 90.08%).

Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low across the district—averaging just 8.5% compared to the state's 22.3%—with Doby's Bridge Elementary posting the best rate at 3.1%. Interestingly, per-student spending does not correlate with performance: Riverview Elementary spends the most ($16,907/student) yet ranks 137th, while Catawba Ridge High School spends the least ($11,913/student) and ranks 13th. The data also reveals that math proficiency tends to decline from 3rd to 5th grade across multiple elementary schools, and science proficiency is a relative weakness district-wide. The legacy "Fort Mill" schools (Fort Mill Elementary, Fort Mill Middle, and Fort Mill High) generally rank lower than their newer counterparts, suggesting newer facilities may be attracting different student populations. Overall, this district offers families an exceptional educational environment with top-tier outcomes across all grade levels.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		EOCEP English 1 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	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
Orchard Park Elementary	Public	K-5	474 Third Baxter Street	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8170	555	50	11.2		429 (77.3%)	29 (5.2%)	53 (9.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.9%)	94.1	27^th of 649 public elementary schools	95.8%		85.1	83^rd of 640 public elementary schools	87.0%	56	90.3	87.0	80.4				84.7	80.2	77.9				81.2					$15,111	$712	$346	$1,058	$12,570	$1,484	$14,053
Springfield Elementary	Public	K-5	1691 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 584-8150	798	65	12.2		367 (46.0%)	91 (11.4%)	106 (13.3%)	178 (22.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.8%)	87.6	69^th of 649 public elementary schools	89.4%		91.5	39^th of 640 public elementary schools	93.9%	30	81.5	75.6	80.8				77.2	68.6	72.5				73.2					$12,284	$374	$355	$729	$10,316	$1,239	$11,555
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%)	91.1	25^th of 335 public middle schools	92.5%		90.4	27^th of 320 public middle schools	91.6%	2				76.4	80.9	72.8				60.7	68.2	65.0		73.2				$13,901	$362	$620	$982	$11,410	$1,508	$12,918
Nation Ford High	Public	9-12	1400 AO Jones Boulevard	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-0000	1,921	139	13.7		967 (50.3%)	297 (15.5%)	341 (17.8%)	185 (9.6%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	121 (6.3%)	88.8	22^nd of 245 public high schools	91.0%		77.1	31^st of 235 public high schools	86.8%	9															81.5	85.4	92.0	$12,919	$355	$345	$700	$10,364	$1,854	$12,219
Fort Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	192 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 547-7546	729	58	12.5		389 (53.4%)	123 (16.9%)	102 (14.0%)	54 (7.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.0%)	69.8	191^st of 649 public elementary schools	70.6%		69.4	199^th of 640 public elementary schools	68.9%	8	66.6	73.0	75.5				63.5	62.7	51.9				57.4					$14,786	$650	$397	$1,047	$12,424	$1,315	$13,739
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Spratt Street	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 548-4677	711	65	11.0		364 (51.2%)	95 (13.4%)	98 (13.8%)	86 (12.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.1%)	77.4	137^th of 649 public elementary schools	78.9%		82.9	95^th of 640 public elementary schools	85.2%	42	71.6	76.6	71.7				71.5	67.2	66.6				57.0					$16,907	$1,454	$496	$1,951	$13,327	$1,629	$14,956
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%)	91.7	21^st of 335 public middle schools	93.7%		93.6	17^th of 320 public middle schools	94.7%	4				73.1	77.1	79.5				64.0	65.3	76.5		69.8				$14,477	$421	$357	$778	$12,051	$1,648	$13,699
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%)	95.1	10^th of 245 public high schools	95.9%		88.3	13^th of 235 public high schools	94.5%	3															88.6	90.0	98.0	$12,542	$328	$349	$676	$9,631	$2,235	$11,866
Sugar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1599 Farm House Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 835-0150	755	66	11.4		287 (38.0%)	80 (10.6%)	196 (26.0%)	129 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.3%)	84.3	92^nd of 649 public elementary schools	85.8%		78.8	129^th of 640 public elementary schools	79.8%	37	73.3	80.4	77.3				73.3	78.3	57.7				76.3					$14,905	$967	$463	$1,431	$12,167	$1,308	$13,475
Pleasant Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	2346 Pleasant Road	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-0090	774	61	12.7		401 (51.8%)	67 (8.7%)	84 (10.9%)	158 (20.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.5%)	88.9	60^th of 649 public elementary schools	90.8%		90.2	48^th of 640 public elementary schools	92.5%	12	75.8	84.1	81.0				77.9	76.1	66.6				76.1					$13,580	$356	$318	$675	$11,632	$1,273	$12,906
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%)	91.7	22^nd of 335 public middle schools	93.4%		92.7	20^th of 320 public middle schools	93.8%	2				74.8	73.5	78.5				61.5	66.7	75.0		74.7				$14,056	$745	$402	$1,147	$11,275	$1,634	$12,909
Doby's Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Dragon Way	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-5200	794	60	13.2		525 (66.1%)	37 (4.7%)	68 (8.6%)	98 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.2%)	91.5	39^th of 649 public elementary schools	94.0%		90.3	47^th of 640 public elementary schools	92.7%	8	81.9	80.9	83.4				83.6	82.2	78.3				69.7					$13,099	$417	$337	$753	$11,015	$1,331	$12,346
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%)	96.5	17^th of 335 public middle schools	94.9%		96.8	11^th of 320 public middle schools	96.6%	6				79.5	83.2	84.3				72.7	77.8	75.4		82.1				$12,759	$586	$347	$933	$10,392	$1,434	$11,826
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%)	93.6	13^th of 245 public high schools	94.7%		89.1	11^th of 235 public high schools	95.3%	2															86.2	88.5	96.4	$11,913	$280	$405	$684	$9,411	$1,818	$11,229
River Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	1016 Fort Mill Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-7555	704	55	12.8		478 (67.9%)	54 (7.7%)	78 (11.1%)	44 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.8%)	96.6	11^th of 649 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.9	8^th of 640 public elementary schools	98.8%	3	90.2	93.4	91.6				91.1	88.9	83.2				75.6					$13,291	$471	$344	$814	$11,092	$1,385	$12,476
Kings Town Elementary	Public	K-5	1774 Mason Bend Drive	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 396-3400	809	65	12.5		527 (65.1%)	68 (8.4%)	70 (8.7%)	87 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.9%)	96.8	9^th of 649 public elementary schools	98.6%		92.6	34^th of 640 public elementary schools	94.7%	25	89.8	94.5	88.9				86.1	92.5	84.6				80.2					$13,184	$385	$338	$723	$11,046	$1,415	$12,461
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%)	97.1	14^th of 335 public middle schools	95.8%		97.3	9^th of 320 public middle schools	97.2%	5				83.1	88.0	80.9				75.6	76.7	74.7		86.6				$13,272	$439	$347	$786	$10,921	$1,565	$12,486

Cities Near Fort Mill

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tega Cay	3.25 mi	3	2^nd
Rock Hill	4.26 mi	30	88^th
Indian Land	4.86 mi	4	5^th
Clover	10.73 mi	10	18^th
Lancaster	11.46 mi	16	108^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.