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York Road Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

York Road Elementary is a PK-5 school in Rock Hill, SC, serving 431 students within the York 03 district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has seen its statewide ranking drop from the 55th percentile in 2015-2016 to the 21st percentile in 2025-2026, placing it in the bottom quarter of South Carolina elementary schools.

Academic performance shows a widening gap as students progress. While 3rd grade ELA proficiency (63.7%) nearly matches the state average (64.1%), 4th grade ELA falls to 48.7% and 5th grade to 42.0%—more than 20 points behind the state. Math scores are consistently low, with 5th grade math at 30.4% versus the state's 49.1%. This pattern suggests strong early intervention that fades in upper grades. The school spends $15,904 per student—more than nearby Mount Gallant Elementary ($14,644) and Cherry Park Elementary ($12,583)—yet those schools rank in the 83rd and 85th percentiles respectively, with 5th grade ELA proficiency near 80%. Chronic absenteeism (20.2%) remains a persistent challenge, exceeding the district average of 18.1%.

Subgroup performance is concerning, with low-income students ranking in the 12th percentile and disabled students in the 10th percentile statewide. However, there are bright spots: 3rd grade ELA improved dramatically from 26.8% to 63.7% in two years, and African American students rose from the 8th to 20th percentile. The school maintains a favorable 12.6:1 student-teacher ratio. While Richmond Drive Elementary (2.8 miles away) performs worse, most nearby schools—including India Hook Elementary (63rd percentile)—outperform York Road, suggesting school-level factors beyond demographics are driving outcomes.

431

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,581

Per pupil spending ?

64.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

95%

Students (all grades) with required immunizations (2025-26)

2254 West Main Street
Rock Hill, SC 29732

(803) 981-1950

District: York 03

Students who attend York Road Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rawlinson Road Middle
High:	Northwestern High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.8%

White:

30.4%

Hispanic:

13.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (41% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

523^rd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 45% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 14Elementary Schools in the York 03

30^th of 75York 03 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	22.1	523 of 661	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	564 of 639	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	495 of 643	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	479 of 644	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	429 of 625	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	438 of 622	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	453 of 643	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.2	361 of 624	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	49.7	317 of 639	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	54.1	281 of 619	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.2	328 of 638	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.8	370 of 630	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.9	328 of 599	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.8	268 of 594	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.9	239 of 597	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.1	294 of 589	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	230 of 580	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.0	159 of 577	72.4%	★★★★☆
2007	64.7	193 of 566	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.9	187 of 559	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.5	181 of 557	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.3	214 of 550	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	70.4	159 of 542	70.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	309 of 384	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.0	349 of 380	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	317 of 369	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	227 of 394	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	197 of 393	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	161 of 350	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	170 of 421	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	224 of 412	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	140 of 156	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	127 of 147	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	96 of 143	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	105 of 174	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	483 of 599	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	532 of 580	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	390 of 568	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	433 of 580	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	416 of 573	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	376 of 554	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	436 of 588	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.3	327 of 570	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	561 of 634	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	555 of 612	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	536 of 602	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	479 of 608	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.0	375 of 600	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	441 of 580	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	406 of 600	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	363 of 588	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	485 of 591	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	498 of 585	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	467 of 571	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	447 of 582	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	388 of 579	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	418 of 561	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	446 of 590	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	364 of 571	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	425 of 463	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	326 of 446	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	410 of 463	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	341 of 455	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.2	316 of 457	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2026)10th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%-13 vs state

Mathematics34%-19 vs state

Science32%-20 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)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	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	Vaccination: Students (all grades) with required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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 Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2254 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1950	431	34	12.6	—	131 (30.4%)	206 (47.8%)	58 (13.5%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.5%)	22.1	523^rd of 661 public elementary schools	20.9%		14.8	564^th of 639 public elementary schools	11.7%	41	63.7	48.7	42.0				40.6	31.6	30.4				31.6		95%		$17,581	$1,302	$637	$1,939	$14,062	$1,580	$15,642
Old Pointe Elementary	Public	K-5	380 Old Pointe School Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 980-2040	565	38	15.0	71.0%	235 (41.6%)	198 (35.0%)	83 (14.7%)	11 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.7%)	46.2	343^rd of 661 public elementary schools	48.1%		44.2	345^th of 639 public elementary schools	46.0%	2	65.7	58.5	63.1				51.4	45.0	46.0				47.7		92%		$15,410	$460	$626	$1,086	$12,184	$2,140	$14,324
Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies	Public	PK, KG-5	1036 Ogden Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1260	431	32	13.4	—	64 (14.8%)	307 (71.2%)	33 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	43.3	373^rd of 661 public elementary schools	43.6%		43.2	355^th of 639 public elementary schools	44.4%	18	71.5	55.7	65.9				54.0	38.5	35.3				44.3		94%		$15,800	$755	$905	$1,660	$12,763	$1,378	$14,140
Richmond Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1162 Richmond Drive	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1930	467	39	11.9	—	53 (11.3%)	231 (49.5%)	144 (30.8%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.3%)	10.1	630^th of 661 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.9	617^th of 639 public elementary schools	3.4%	13	38.6	40.3	38.2				32.9	29.4	23.7				29.4		93%		$17,516	$1,652	$939	$2,591	$13,011	$1,915	$14,925
Ebinport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2142 India Hook Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1550	464	36	12.8	—	150 (32.3%)	191 (41.2%)	75 (16.2%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.6%)	50.3	316^th of 661 public elementary schools	52.2%		51.1	303^rd of 639 public elementary schools	52.6%	13	68.7	69.0	55.5				65.7	41.3	40.3				48.0		94%		$17,183	$570	$908	$1,478	$14,153	$1,552	$15,705
Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry	Public	PK, KG-5	242 Ebenezer Avenue	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1435	453	37	12.2	67.6%	132 (29.1%)	220 (48.6%)	50 (11.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	51.1	310^th of 661 public elementary schools	53.1%		51	304^th of 639 public elementary schools	52.4%	6	73.5	68.1	57.1				65.6	46.3	35.7				44.9		94%		$17,248	$630	$832	$1,463	$14,453	$1,331	$15,785
The Palmetto School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	386 East Black Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 328-6555	63	8	8.4	27.6%	18 (28.6%)	36 (57.1%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.5%)								(n/a)															94%		$15,428	$924	$626	$1,550	$12,165	$1,713	$13,878
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 North Annafrel Street	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1570	462	39	11.8	—	143 (31.0%)	216 (46.8%)	71 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.1%)	26	489^th of 661 public elementary schools	26.0%		28.8	459^th of 639 public elementary schools	28.2%	30	46.9	59.1	47.2				31.2	47.9	23.7				43.6		92%		$17,438	$1,115	$754	$1,869	$13,892	$1,677	$15,569
Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion	Public	K-5	1835 Eden Terrace	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-2255	806	47	17.3	31.2%	369 (45.8%)	172 (21.3%)	186 (23.1%)	11 (1.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.6%)	83.5	99^th of 661 public elementary schools	85.0%		88.7	57^th of 639 public elementary schools	91.1%	42	85.2	87.1	80.5				73.9	72.4	54.5				59.5		95%		$13,457	$293	$626	$918	$11,240	$1,299	$12,539
Mount Gallant Elementary	Public	K-5	4664 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1360	469	34	13.9	42.0%	275 (58.6%)	95 (20.3%)	65 (13.9%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	81.5	114^th of 661 public elementary schools	82.8%		86	77^th of 639 public elementary schools	87.9%	37	76.8	76.1	78.6				68.6	65.2	66.6				67.4		95%		$16,306	$236	$633	$869	$13,857	$1,579	$15,437

Frequently Asked Questions about York Road Elementary

How many students attend York Road Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended York Road Elementary.

What schools do graduates of York Road Elementary attend?

Students who attend York Road Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rawlinson Road Middle
High : Northwestern High

What district is York Road Elementary in?

York 03

Is York Road Elementary a good school?

York Road Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.9% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of York Road Elementary?

Students at York Road Elementary are 48% African American, 30% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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