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Rawlinson Road Middle

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Rawlinson Road Middle ranks 188 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

188^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 45% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Rawlinson Road Middle in Rock Hill, SC, serves 644 students in grades 6 through 8 and is part of the York 03 school district, which holds a 3-star rating statewide.

Rawlinson Road Middle currently holds a 2-star rating, placing it in the 45th percentile of South Carolina middle schools—a notable decline from its 4-star rating in 2016-2017. The school shows a clear pattern where academic performance drops as students advance through grades. For example, in English Language Arts, 57.5% of 6th graders are proficient, but that number falls to 37.6% by 8th grade. Math proficiency is also a concern, with only 30.2% of 8th graders meeting state standards, compared to 44.2% statewide. However, there's a bright spot: students selected for Algebra 1 excel dramatically, with 93.18% scoring proficient on the end-of-course exam—far exceeding the district (77.16%) and state (73.95%) averages. The school also shows strong results with specific student groups, ranking in the 88th percentile for disabled students and the 72nd percentile for White students. Chronic absenteeism is a challenge, with 21.9% of students missing significant school time, higher than the district average of 18.1%.

Compared to nearby schools, Rawlinson Road faces significant challenges. Schools in the neighboring York 04 district, such as Gold Hill Middle and Pleasant Knoll Middle, consistently rank in the top 5% statewide with ELA proficiency rates often exceeding 80%. Even within its own district, Dutchman Creek Middle maintains a 3-star rating. Notably, Rawlinson Road spends $15,600 per student—higher than many higher-performing schools—and maintains a favorable 13.4:1 student-teacher ratio. This suggests the school's struggles aren't due to lack of resources, but may relate to the high-poverty population it serves (100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch) and persistent absenteeism issues.

644

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,794

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

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

2631 West Main Street
Rock Hill, SC 29732

(803) 981-1500

District: York 03

Students who attend Rawlinson Road Middle usually attend:

High:

Northwestern High

Feeder schools for Rawlinson Road Middle:

Elementary:

York Road Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.8%

White:

30.4%

Hispanic:

15.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 34th percentile in 2023 → 45th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 45th (2026) from a 34th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (44% vs 51% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg45%

South Carolina avg51%

188^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 41% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle 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	42.4	188 of 341	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	209 of 321	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	211 of 322	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	215 of 325	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	200 of 310	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	187 of 311	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	189 of 315	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	133 of 303	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.8	87 of 317	72.6%	★★★★☆
2016	57.1	125 of 303	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.7	89 of 301	70.4%	★★★★☆
2014	54.6	131 of 291	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.8	114 of 276	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.1	82 of 271	69.7%	★★★★☆
2011	66.6	96 of 269	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.6	58 of 261	77.8%	★★★★☆
2009	72.6	63 of 249	74.7%	★★★★☆
2008	75.3	52 of 244	78.7%	★★★★☆
2007	77.5	40 of 236	83.1%	★★★★☆
2006	79.4	44 of 231	81.0%	★★★★☆
2005	77.8	49 of 230	78.7%	★★★★☆
2004	79.1	43 of 230	81.3%	★★★★☆
2003	84.9	25 of 225	88.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	142 of 258	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.0	193 of 251	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	174 of 246	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	140 of 253	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	140 of 249	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	123 of 235	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	155 of 252	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.0	133 of 237	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.5	85 of 192	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.7	22 of 184	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	65 of 177	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	67 of 187	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	67 of 183	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	57 of 164	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	83 of 195	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	71 of 194	63.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	35 of 110	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.6	69 of 95	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	206 of 310	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.5	181 of 295	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	185 of 293	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	175 of 299	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	185 of 290	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	158 of 279	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	154 of 296	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	112 of 281	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	63 of 197	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.4	111 of 173	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	153 of 184	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	138 of 185	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.3	100 of 179	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	74 of 159	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	77 of 156	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.3	86 of 144	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	98 of 141	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	209 of 325	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	240 of 308	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	246 of 304	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	241 of 313	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	228 of 300	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	203 of 288	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.2	218 of 289	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	165 of 280	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	149 of 310	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	28.3	222 of 298	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	210 of 292	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	218 of 303	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	197 of 292	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	187 of 279	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.0	201 of 296	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	148 of 284	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	78 of 271	71.2%	★★★★☆
2025	57.3	99 of 259	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.3	99 of 256	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	136 of 260	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	107 of 249	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.5	123 of 244	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	106 of 258	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	68 of 250	72.8%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)71st percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)68th percentile+33 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)68th percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2026)56th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)45th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science59%+7 vs state

English Language Arts47%-11 vs state

Mathematics36%-7 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 (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 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
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%)	42.4	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	$16,794	$301	$685	$987	$14,166	$1,641	$15,807
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	$15,241	$347	$667	$1,013	$12,559	$1,669	$14,227
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	$16,160	$229	$628	$856	$13,559	$1,744	$15,303
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%)	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	$15,900	$305	$673	$977	$12,883	$2,039	$14,922
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%)	39.1	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	$17,376	$310	$774	$1,084	$14,287	$2,005	$16,292
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	$13,075	$448	$357	$805	$10,905	$1,365	$12,270
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	36.7%	378 (59.2%)	84 (13.2%)	62 (9.7%)	61 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.2%)	91.1	23^rd of 341 public middle schools	93.3%		92.7	20^th of 321 public middle schools	93.8%	3		74.8	73.5	78.5		61.5	66.7	75.0	74.7	$14,987	$858	$430	$1,289	$12,057	$1,641	$13,698
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		$15,783	$656	$729	$1,385	$12,536	$1,862	$14,398
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	—	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	$14,268	$682	$723	$1,405	$11,171	$1,692	$12,862
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	11.8%	519 (68.6%)	64 (8.5%)	74 (9.8%)	59 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	96.8	15^th of 341 public middle schools	95.6%		97.3	9^th of 321 public middle schools	97.2%	6		83.1	88.0	80.9		75.6	76.7	74.7	86.6	$14,002	$514	$336	$849	$11,532	$1,620	$13,152

Frequently Asked Questions about Rawlinson Road Middle

How many students attend Rawlinson Road Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Rawlinson Road Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Rawlinson Road Middle?

Students at Rawlinson Road Middle are 49% African American, 30% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Rawlinson Road Middle in?

York 03

Is Rawlinson Road Middle a good school?

Rawlinson Road Middle ranks 188^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Rawlinson Road Middle attend?

Students who attend Rawlinson Road Middle usually go on to attend Northwestern High

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