Summary:
The York 01 district contains two middle schools serving grades 5-8 with a combined enrollment of 1,413 students, split between York Intermediate (grades 5-6, 624 students) and York Middle (grades 7-8, 789 students).
York Middle stands out for its exceptional Algebra performance, with a 94% proficiency rate on the EOCEP exam—dramatically outpacing the district (57.28%) and state (73.95%) averages. However, this strength contrasts with its overall math scores: only 37.5% of 7th graders and 42.3% of 8th graders are proficient on SC READY. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 35.2%, well above the district (27.6%) and state (22.3%) averages. It spends more per student ($14,687) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (12.6:1) than York Intermediate, yet its academic results are not meaningfully better, raising questions about resource efficiency.
York Intermediate offers a more cost-effective model with a 14.3:1 student-teacher ratio and $13,375 per-student spending. Its chronic absenteeism rate (22.6%) is notably lower than its counterpart and nearly matches the state average. Academically, 5th graders show solid proficiency in ELA (51.4%) and math (41.4%), with math exceeding the state average. However, 6th-grade science proficiency dropped sharply from 46.4% to 35.2% year-over-year. Across both schools, ELA proficiency trails state averages by 8-12 points, and math proficiency declines as students progress from 5th to 7th grade, suggesting a concerning trend of academic slippage through the middle school years.
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