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Middle Schools in York 03

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At a glance

DistrictYork 0330^th of 75 South Carolina districtsFull district overview →

Schools

3,747

Students

Top rankedDutchman Creek Middle157^th of 335 South Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Rawlinson Road Middle up 24 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

W. C. Sullivan Middle 12.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

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Summary:

The five middle schools in the York 03 district serve grades 6-8 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, with enrollments ranging from 644 to 856 students. Dutchman Creek Middle is the clear standout, holding the district's best state ranking (157th of 335) and the only 3-star rating maintained across all three years. It leads in 8th-grade ELA (58.4% proficient), 8th-grade math (49.5%), and Algebra 1 EOCEP scores (94.55%). Rawlinson Road Middle is the most improved, jumping 24 spots in state ranking, and posted the district's highest 6th-grade science (58.8%) and 6th-grade ELA (57.5%) scores. Saluda Trail Middle and W. C. Sullivan Middle sit in the middle, both earning 3-star ratings, while Castle Heights Middle ranks lowest (205th) with a 2-star rating and the highest chronic absenteeism rate (24.2%).

All five schools dramatically outperform state averages in Algebra 1 EOCEP, with proficiency rates between 91.67% and 96.43%—far exceeding the state's 73.95% average. However, standard 8th-grade math proficiency is much more modest, ranging from 30.2% to 49.5%. Chronic absenteeism strongly tracks with performance: the two lowest-absenteeism schools (Saluda Trail at 12.9% and Dutchman Creek at 14.7%) are among the top performers, while the two highest (Castle Heights at 24.2% and Rawlinson Road at 21.9%) rank lowest. Notably, spending does not correlate with outcomes—Dutchman Creek spends the least ($14,242/student) yet performs best, while Rawlinson Road spends the most ($15,600/student) but ranks second-lowest.

Math scores show significant year-to-year volatility, with several schools improving by 17-25 percentage points in 8th-grade proficiency between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, suggesting targeted interventions may be working. ELA performance is a district strength, with 7th and 8th-grade proficiency clustering between 44.1% and 58.4%. However, most schools have seen their state percentile rankings decline over three years, indicating the district may be losing ground relative to other South Carolina middle schools. For parents, Dutchman Creek offers the most consistent high performance, while Castle Heights needs attention around attendance and academic support.

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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)	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 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	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	751	54	13.9		217 (28.9%)	425 (56.6%)	59 (7.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	42	191^st of 335 public middle schools	43.0%		48.1	151^st of 320 public middle schools	52.8%	40	45.6	55.8	56.4	29.0	35.4	43.5	41.0	$15,224	$590	$862	$1,452	$11,818	$1,954	$13,772
Castle Heights Middle	Public	6-8	2382 Firetower Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1400	669	48	13.9		257 (38.4%)	205 (30.6%)	104 (15.5%)	12 (1.8%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.6%)	39.4	205^th of 335 public middle schools	38.8%		42.2	177^th of 320 public middle schools	44.7%	28	44.9	54.4	44.1	38.3	37.4	38.2	45.1	$15,533	$610	$770	$1,380	$12,358	$1,795	$14,153
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%)	46.8	167^th of 335 public middle schools	50.1%		52.7	132^nd of 320 public middle schools	58.8%	35	54.3	56.1	55.5	34.7	39.2	39.4	45.2	$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%)	42.6	185^th of 335 public middle schools	44.8%		34	209^th of 320 public middle schools	34.7%	24	57.5	44.9	37.6	35.8	40.6	30.2	58.8	$15,600	$514	$882	$1,395	$12,472	$1,733	$14,205
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%)	50.2	157^th of 335 public middle schools	53.1%		55.7	127^th of 320 public middle schools	60.3%	30	52.1	50.0	58.4	37.5	43.8	49.5	44.8	$14,242	$426	$834	$1,260	$11,380	$1,602	$12,982

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Charter Institute at Erskine	5.02 mi	31	40^th
Limestone Charters Association	5.02 mi	13	25^th
School Public Charter School District	5.15 mi	59	32^nd
York 04	8.98 mi	20	1^st
Chester 01	11.11 mi	12	54^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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