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Mount Holly Elementary

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Mount Holly Elementary ranks 244 th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

244^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Mount Holly Elementary in Rock Hill, SC, is a public school serving 514 students in grades PK through 5, and it's part of the York 03 school district.

Mount Holly is a school that consistently beats the odds. Despite serving a student body where 100% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch, the school outperforms both district and state averages in English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, 3rd grade ELA proficiency sits at 77.7%, compared to 66.4% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school also shows particular strength with male students, ranking in the 74th percentile statewide for that group. Its overall trajectory is positive, climbing from the 50th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 63rd percentile in 2025-2026. This is especially impressive when compared to nearby Independence Elementary, which has seen its ranking slip to the 29th percentile over the same period. While Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion posts higher raw test scores, it's a specialized magnet school with a different demographic profile, making Mount Holly's results arguably more notable given the challenges it faces.

There are a couple of areas families should know about. Fourth grade math is a persistent weak spot, with only 50% of students proficient—right at the district average but below the state's 52.3%. This represents a notable drop from 3rd grade performance. Chronic absenteeism, while improving significantly from 24.7% to 18.8% in one year, remains slightly above the district average. On the positive side, the school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1 and spends more per student ($14,991) than the district's magnet school. Overall, Mount Holly offers a solid, effective education, particularly in reading, and is a strong option for families in the Rock Hill area.

514

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,991

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1800 Porter Road
Rock Hill, SC 29730

(803) 985-1650

District: York 03

Students who attend Mount Holly Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Saluda Trail Middle
High:	South Pointe High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.1%

African American:

33.5%

Hispanic:

11.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 60th percentile in 2016 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the South Carolina median (63rd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg55%

South Carolina avg58%

244^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	61.6	244 of 661	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.7	283 of 639	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	278 of 643	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	324 of 644	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	237 of 625	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	348 of 622	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	331 of 643	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	334 of 624	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.2	295 of 639	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.9	247 of 619	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.9	227 of 638	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.1	254 of 630	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.9	219 of 599	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.7	177 of 594	70.2%	★★★★☆
2011	61.0	238 of 597	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.7	166 of 589	71.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.3	186 of 384	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	146 of 380	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	101 of 369	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.6	161 of 394	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	245 of 350	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	168 of 421	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	112 of 412	72.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	305 of 599	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.3	304 of 580	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	328 of 568	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	287 of 580	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	197 of 573	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	255 of 554	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	204 of 588	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	271 of 570	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.2	242 of 634	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	290 of 612	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	288 of 602	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	354 of 608	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.3	223 of 600	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.5	332 of 580	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	281 of 600	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	272 of 588	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	152 of 591	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	59.0	239 of 585	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	200 of 571	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	321 of 582	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.7	266 of 579	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.3	388 of 561	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	386 of 590	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	353 of 571	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	236 of 463	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.0	302 of 459	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	305 of 446	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	312 of 463	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	290 of 455	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	270 of 439	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	295 of 472	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	334 of 457	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)74th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)52nd percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%+8 vs state

Mathematics54%~ state avg

Science47%-4 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 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	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
Mount Holly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Porter Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1650	514	36	14.2	100.0%	237 (46.1%)	172 (33.5%)	57 (11.1%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	61.6	244^th of 661 public elementary schools	63.1%		53.7	283^rd of 639 public elementary schools	55.7%	39	77.7	64.8	73.9				65.3	50.0	46.4				47.3		$14,991	$840	$863	$1,703	$11,767	$1,521	$13,288
Independence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1135	583	42	13.8	100.0%	159 (27.3%)	246 (42.2%)	99 (17.0%)	13 (2.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.8%)	29.6	465^th of 661 public elementary schools	29.7%		45.9	336^th of 639 public elementary schools	47.4%	129	58.7	52.7	51.0				46.7	41.9	29.7				40.9		$14,473	$953	$956	$1,909	$11,122	$1,442	$12,564
Lesslie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Neely Store Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1910	461	32	14.4	67.6%	240 (52.1%)	28 (6.1%)	40 (8.7%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (22.6%)	43.7	368^th of 661 public elementary schools	44.3%		48.3	318^th of 639 public elementary schools	50.2%	50	57.3	60.3	61.6				46.7	47.4	42.5				52.6		$15,100	$1,183	$862	$2,045	$11,750	$1,305	$13,055
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1129 Oakdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1585	487	36	13.5	100.0%	106 (21.8%)	296 (60.8%)	37 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (9.2%)	69.5	197^th of 661 public elementary schools	70.2%		58.7	264^th of 639 public elementary schools	58.7%	67	73.8	77.9	57.3				66.2	70.6	46.7				67.7		$15,312	$1,111	$968	$2,079	$11,875	$1,357	$13,232
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)															$24,274	$2,165	$2,152	$4,317	$15,967	$3,989	$19,957
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	100.0%	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		$16,079	$1,330	$1,001	$2,331	$12,202	$1,546	$13,748
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	100.0%	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		$15,207	$1,134	$1,017	$2,152	$11,473	$1,582	$13,056
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		$15,785	$637	$1,061	$1,698	$12,613	$1,474	$14,087
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	100.0%	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		$15,283	$1,288	$991	$2,280	$11,682	$1,321	$13,003
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		$12,583	$428	$823	$1,252	$10,042	$1,289	$11,331

Frequently Asked Questions about Mount Holly Elementary

Is Mount Holly Elementary a good school?

Mount Holly Elementary ranks 244^th of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Mount Holly Elementary in?

York 03

What is the racial makeup of Mount Holly Elementary?

Students at Mount Holly Elementary are 46% White, 33% African American, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Mount Holly Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mount Holly Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Saluda Trail Middle
High : South Pointe High

How many students attend Mount Holly Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Mount Holly Elementary.

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