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York Middle

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York Middle ranks 198 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

198^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 42% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

York Middle in York, SC, serves 789 students in grades 7 and 8 and is part of the York 01 school district, which ranks mid-tier among South Carolina districts. The school has consistently placed in the lower half of state middle schools over the past decade, with a recent dip to the 41st percentile in the 2025-2026 school year.

The most striking bright spot is the school's exceptional performance in advanced mathematics. On the Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End-of-Course exam, a remarkable 94% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, far exceeding the state average of 73.95% and the district average of 57.28%. This is not a one-year fluke—the school has posted scores in the high 80s to mid-90s for three consecutive years. This performance rivals or exceeds nearby schools like Castle Heights Middle (91.67%) and Dutchman Creek Middle (94.55%), though it trails the near-perfect scores at Pleasant Knoll Middle (100%) and Gold Hill Middle (99.99%). However, this advanced math success stands in stark contrast to standard curriculum scores, where 7th and 8th-grade SC READY math proficiency rates (37.5% and 42.3%) fall below state averages, suggesting resources may be heavily concentrated on top-tier students.

A significant concern is the school's chronic absenteeism rate, which has skyrocketed to 35.2% in 2024-2025—up from 22.6% just two years prior. This is far worse than the state average (22.3%) and dramatically higher than high-performing peers like Pleasant Knoll Middle (5.7%) and Gold Hill Middle (6.7%). The school also shows a pronounced gender gap, with female students ranking in the 50th percentile statewide while males rank in the 32nd. On a positive note, English Language Arts proficiency has shown steady improvement over three years, rising from 42.7% to 51.2% for 7th graders. Despite spending more per student ($14,687) than higher-performing regional schools like Oakridge Middle ($12,964), the school's overall outcomes remain modest, indicating potential inefficiencies in resource allocation.

789

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,687

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1010 DeVinney Road
York, SC 29745

(803) 684-5008

District: York 01

Students who attend York Middle usually attend:

High:

York Comprehensive High

Feeder schools for York Middle:

Elementary:	Cotton Belt Elementary
	Harold C. Johnson Elementary
	Hickory Grove-Sharon Elementary
	Hunter Street Elementary
	More...
	Jefferson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.9%

African American:

19.5%

Hispanic:

10.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (45% vs 51% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

South Carolina avg51%

198^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th of 75York 01 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
2026	40.1	198 of 341	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.8	199 of 321	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	174 of 322	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	194 of 325	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	160 of 310	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	192 of 311	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.3	133 of 315	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	131 of 303	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.9	134 of 317	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.7	127 of 303	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.6	110 of 301	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.6	90 of 291	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.9	89 of 276	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.5	80 of 271	70.5%	★★★★☆
2011	66.8	95 of 269	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.0	125 of 261	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.0	126 of 249	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.6	112 of 244	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.5	114 of 236	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.1	66 of 231	71.4%	★★★★☆
2005	71.5	66 of 230	71.3%	★★★★☆
2004	72.7	64 of 230	72.2%	★★★★☆
2003	57.0	100 of 225	55.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	116 of 258	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.9	163 of 251	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	185 of 246	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	214 of 253	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.6	126 of 249	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	174 of 235	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	132 of 252	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	117 of 237	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	130 of 192	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.9	132 of 184	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	142 of 177	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	93 of 187	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	44 of 183	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	29.9	122 of 164	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	82 of 195	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	123 of 194	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	53 of 110	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	22 of 104	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	52.9	37 of 87	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	32 of 117	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	30.0	71 of 93	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	154 of 310	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	161 of 295	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	158 of 293	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	199 of 299	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	172 of 290	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	187 of 279	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	124 of 296	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	118 of 281	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	121 of 197	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	128 of 173	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.6	96 of 184	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	150 of 185	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	132 of 182	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	130 of 179	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	60 of 159	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	76 of 156	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	68 of 144	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	57 of 141	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	31 of 129	76.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	30 of 111	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	42 of 139	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	47 of 123	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	206 of 325	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.7	214 of 308	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	176 of 304	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	183 of 313	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	145 of 300	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.9	195 of 288	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	119 of 289	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	133 of 280	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	209 of 310	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.6	212 of 298	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	155 of 292	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	161 of 303	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	130 of 292	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	161 of 279	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	129 of 296	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	131 of 284	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	59 of 65	9.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.4	63 of 63	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	48 of 52	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	34 of 44	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	29 of 39	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	235 of 271	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	218 of 259	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	193 of 256	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	217 of 260	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	198 of 249	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	200 of 244	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	159 of 258	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	154 of 250	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)39th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2026)32nd percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)13th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)9th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts49%-10 vs state

Mathematics40%-3 vs state

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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 (2024)	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 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 5th 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
York Middle	Public	7-8	1010 DeVinney Road	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 684-5008	789	63	12.6	63.9%	473 (59.9%)	154 (19.5%)	86 (10.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.5%)	40.1	198^th of 341 public middle schools	41.9%		36.8	199^th of 321 public middle schools	38.0%	1			51.2	47.4			37.5	42.3		$14,687	$935	$946	$1,881	$10,761	$2,045	$12,806
York Intermediate	Public	5-6	1280 Johnson Road	York	29745	York County	York 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 684-2311	624	44	14.3	100.0%	364 (58.3%)	120 (19.2%)	73 (11.7%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.3%)								(n/a)	51.4	46.8			41.4	42.9			35.2	$13,375	$934	$746	$1,680	$10,109	$1,586	$11,695
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	100.0%	196 (30.4%)	314 (48.8%)	97 (15.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	42.4	188^th of 341 public middle schools	44.9%		34	209^th of 321 public middle schools	34.9%	21		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	53.5%	378 (44.2%)	310 (36.2%)	100 (11.7%)	23 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.9%)	49.8	160^th of 341 public middle schools	53.1%		55.7	127^th of 321 public middle schools	60.4%	33		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
Clover Middle	Public	6-8	1233 Soaring Eagles Road	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 810-8300	969	70	13.8	52.4%	646 (66.7%)	127 (13.1%)	94 (9.7%)	13 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (9.1%)	73.1	79^th of 341 public middle schools	76.8%		75.6	67^th of 321 public middle schools	79.1%	12		58.5	64.2	68.7		54.2	51.8	55.7	60.6	$13,566	$421	$362	$783	$10,994	$1,789	$12,783
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	100.0%	217 (28.9%)	425 (56.6%)	59 (7.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	41.8	192^nd of 341 public middle schools	43.7%		48.1	150^th of 321 public middle schools	53.3%	42		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
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	62.2%	337 (40.7%)	229 (27.7%)	200 (24.2%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.1%)	46.4	170^th of 341 public middle schools	50.1%		52.7	132^nd of 321 public middle schools	58.9%	38		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
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	26.4%	779 (68.0%)	124 (10.8%)	126 (11.0%)	29 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (7.6%)	89.6	31^st of 341 public middle schools	90.9%		90.7	25^th of 321 public middle schools	92.2%	6		70.0	79.5	76.8		67.8	70.6	67.3	63.9	$12,964	$286	$349	$635	$10,459	$1,870	$12,329
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	10.3%	564 (64.3%)	43 (4.9%)	72 (8.2%)	152 (17.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.8%)	97.5	10^th of 341 public middle schools	97.1%		97.7	7^th of 321 public middle schools	97.8%	3		87.1	87.1	85.4		74.2	78.9	73.8	90.8	$11,731	$293	$357	$650	$9,773	$1,307	$11,080
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	100.0%	257 (38.4%)	205 (30.6%)	104 (15.5%)	12 (1.8%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.6%)	39.1	207^th of 341 public middle schools	39.3%		42.2	176^th of 321 public middle schools	45.2%	31		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

Frequently Asked Questions about York Middle

What district is York Middle in?

York 01

What high school do graduates of York Middle attend?

Students who attend York Middle usually go on to attend York Comprehensive High

What is the racial makeup of York Middle?

Students at York Middle are 60% White, 20% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend York Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 789 students attended York Middle.

Is York Middle a good school?

York Middle ranks 198^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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