Beta You're viewing our redesigned school page. Prefer the classic layout?

Gold Hill Middle

Public Grades 6-8

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 97% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Gold Hill Middle in Tega Cay, SC, is a top-ranked public school serving 877 students in grades 6-8 within the York 04 district, the #1 ranked district in South Carolina.

Gold Hill Middle consistently ranks among the very best middle schools in the state, currently placing 9th out of 335 schools (97th percentile) and earning a 5-star rating every year for the past decade. What truly sets this school apart is its exceptional performance across all student groups. It ranks #1 in the state for English Language Learners and in the top 10 for Hispanic, African American, multi-racial, low-income, and disabled students—a rare combination of excellence and equity. Test scores are dramatically above state averages, with proficiency rates 30-40 percentage points higher in nearly every subject and grade. For example, 6th grade science proficiency is 90.8% compared to the state average of 51.9%, and Algebra 1 proficiency is near-perfect at 99.99%. The school also maintains remarkably low chronic absenteeism at 6.7%, about one-third of the state average, reflecting strong student engagement and family support.

Compared to nearby schools, Gold Hill Middle outperforms all other York 04 middle schools, including Forest Creek Middle (ranked 14th), Pleasant Knoll Middle (17th), and Fort Mill Middle (21st). The contrast with schools in nearby York 03 is even starker—Rawlinson Road Middle and W. C. Sullivan Middle rank in the 45th-50th percentile, despite being only a few miles away. Impressively, Gold Hill achieves these results with the lowest per-student spending ($11,731) among its peer schools, demonstrating highly effective resource allocation. For families in the Fort Mill/Tega Cay area, Gold Hill Middle stands out as the premier choice for academic excellence.

877

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,731

Per pupil spending ?

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1025 Dave Gibson Boulevard
Tega Cay, SC 29708

(803) 548-8300

District: York 04

Students who attend Gold Hill Middle usually attend:

High:

Fort Mill High

Feeder schools for Gold Hill Middle:

Elementary:	Gold Hill Elementary
	Tega Cay Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.3%

Asian:

17.3%

Hispanic:

8.2%

See top rated South Carolina middle schools

Compare Gold Hill Middle to nearby middle schools!

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (83% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of South Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in York 04

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg77%

South Carolina avg51%

10^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle Schools in the York 04

1^st of 75York 04 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	97.5	10 of 341	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	97.7	7 of 321	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	12 of 322	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	9 of 325	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	10 of 310	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	11 of 311	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	15 of 315	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	10 of 303	96.7%	★★★★★
2017	94.3	18 of 317	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	94.4	12 of 303	96.0%	★★★★★
2015	96.0	10 of 301	96.7%	★★★★★
2014	93.2	10 of 291	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	93.3	9 of 276	96.7%	★★★★★
2012	91.4	11 of 271	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	93.7	7 of 269	97.4%	★★★★★
2010	93.9	6 of 261	97.7%	★★★★★
2009	93.6	6 of 249	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	94.1	6 of 244	97.5%	★★★★★
2007	93.3	6 of 236	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	95.1	4 of 231	98.3%	★★★★★
2005	93.3	7 of 230	97.0%	★★★★★
2004	93.9	6 of 230	97.4%	★★★★★
2003	94.6	5 of 225	97.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	5 of 251	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	8 of 235	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	11 of 252	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	2 of 237	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	2 of 10	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.6	1 of 7	85.7%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.7	7 of 192	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	7 of 184	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.6	8 of 177	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	2 of 187	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	99.2	1 of 164	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	45.8	93 of 195	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	83 of 194	57.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	100.0	1 of 113	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	99.9	1 of 110	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	1 of 97	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	4 of 117	96.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	96.5	10 of 310	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	97.6	5 of 295	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	12 of 293	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	11 of 299	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.2	10 of 290	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	12 of 279	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	11 of 296	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	7 of 281	97.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	12 of 197	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	77.7	15 of 173	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	77.5	20 of 184	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	4 of 185	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	81.7	11 of 182	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.8	9 of 179	95.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.7	4 of 159	97.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.8	4 of 156	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	4 of 144	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	3 of 141	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	2 of 129	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	2 of 111	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	5 of 139	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	11 of 325	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	97.8	5 of 308	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	10 of 304	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	10 of 313	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	6 of 300	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.1	15 of 288	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	17 of 289	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	92.3	17 of 280	93.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	97.6	7 of 310	97.7%	★★★★★
2025	97.4	8 of 298	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	9 of 292	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	7 of 303	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	7 of 292	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	98.7	6 of 279	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	13 of 296	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	13 of 284	95.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	1 of 63	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	89.4	21 of 271	92.3%	★★★★★
2025	90.3	20 of 259	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	24 of 256	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	17 of 260	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	16 of 249	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	14 of 244	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	22 of 258	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	18 of 250	92.8%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2026)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile~ school

Disabled (2026)96th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)94th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)80th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science91%+39 vs state

English Language Arts87%+28 vs state

Mathematics76%+33 vs state

5.0

1 rating · 1 written review

5★1

4★0

3★0

2★0

1★0

Rate Gold Hill Middle

Have first-hand experience? A quick rating - and a sentence or two about what stands out (teachers, academics, safety, communication) - helps other families know what to expect.

Takes about a minute. We email you a link to verify your review - your address is never shown publicly.

Tap a star to rate

What people are saying

by a student
Monday, August 28, 2017

I think everyone keeps our school clean and the teachers are super nice but discipline if you doing something wrong or you don't have homework they basically do everything they are supposed to Close Quote

Schools Near Gold Hill Middle

Load more schools when map is moved

Ranking:

E Elementary M Middle H High A Alternative P Private

Choose columns to see: Summary School Students/Teachers Ranking Test Scores Finance All

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 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
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
Pleasant Knoll Middle	Public	6-8	2320 Pleasant Road	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-3770	916	68	13.4	14.9%	595 (65.0%)	70 (7.6%)	84 (9.2%)	122 (13.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.4%)	96.1	17^th of 341 public middle schools	95.0%		96.8	11^th of 321 public middle schools	96.6%	6	79.5	83.2	84.3	72.7	77.8	75.4	82.1	$12,759	$586	$347	$933	$10,392	$1,434	$11,826
Springfield Middle	Public	6-8	1711 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8199	710	60	11.8	42.5%	279 (39.3%)	108 (15.2%)	176 (24.8%)	108 (15.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	90.5	26^th of 341 public middle schools	92.4%		90.4	27^th of 321 public middle schools	91.6%	1	76.4	80.9	72.8	60.7	68.2	65.0	73.2	$13,901	$362	$620	$982	$11,410	$1,508	$12,918
Fort Mill Middle	Public	6-8	200 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 547-5553	620	51	12.1	32.0%	365 (58.9%)	84 (13.5%)	85 (13.7%)	56 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	91.1	22^nd of 341 public middle schools	93.5%		93.6	17^th of 321 public middle schools	94.7%	5	73.1	77.1	79.5	64.0	65.3	76.5	69.8	$14,477	$421	$357	$778	$12,051	$1,648	$13,699
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	$14,056	$745	$402	$1,147	$11,275	$1,634	$12,909
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
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	$13,272	$439	$347	$786	$10,921	$1,565	$12,486
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gold Hill Middle

What is the racial makeup of Gold Hill Middle?

Students at Gold Hill Middle are 64% White, 17% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Gold Hill Middle in?

York 04

How many students attend Gold Hill Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 877 students attended Gold Hill Middle.

What high school do graduates of Gold Hill Middle attend?

Students who attend Gold Hill Middle usually go on to attend Fort Mill High

Is Gold Hill Middle a good school?

Yes! Gold Hill Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 10^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools.

Rate Gold Hill Middle!

Other helpful SchoolDigger resources...

Compare to nearby schools

SCSouth Carolina Middle School Rankings

SCSouth Carolina District Rankings

Schools in Tega Cay, SC

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when there is an update for Gold Hill Middle!

Latest South Carolina data All new data »

2025–26 EOCEP & SC READY test scoresAug 10, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataNov 3, 2025

2024–25 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 3, 2025

2024–25 EOCEP & SC READY test scoresSep 2, 2025

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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.