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Sugar Creek Elementary

Q: Is Sugar Creek Elementary a good school?

Sugar Creek Elementary ranks 93 rd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Sugar Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 755 students attended Sugar Creek Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sugar Creek Elementary?

Students at Sugar Creek Elementary are 38% White, 26% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Sugar Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sugar Creek Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Nation Ford High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

93^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sugar Creek Elementary is a PK-5 school in Fort Mill, SC, serving 755 students as part of the York 04 district—the top-ranked district in the state. The school has held a steady 4-star rating for a decade, currently ranking 92nd out of 649 elementary schools statewide (86th percentile), which places it solidly above the state median while sitting in the middle tier among its immediate district peers.

Sugar Creek’s standout strength is its work with English Language Learners and Hispanic students. It ranks 2nd out of 103 schools statewide for ELL performance (98th percentile) and 11th out of 155 for Hispanic student outcomes (93rd percentile)—both earning 5-star ratings. This is genuinely elite performance that sets the school apart. The school also posts strong results for male students (88th percentile) and delivers efficient outcomes: at $14,905 per student, it spends less than Riverview Elementary ($16,907) and Orchard Park Elementary ($15,111) while outperforming both on most metrics. Its 11.4:1 student-teacher ratio is also more favorable than nearby Doby's Bridge Elementary (13.2) and Tega Cay Elementary (13.3).

The most pressing academic challenge is 5th grade math, where proficiency sits at 57.7%—well below the district average of 71.8% and a persistent multi-year pattern. By contrast, 4th grade science jumped 17.7 points to 76.3%, now exceeding the district average. Chronic absenteeism has risen from 2.2% (2020-2021) to 7.6% (2024-2025), though it remains far below the state average of 22.3%. With roughly 40% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, Sugar Creek serves a more economically diverse population than many higher-ranked peers, making its overall performance—and especially its exceptional ELL and Hispanic outcomes—all the more impressive. It’s a strong school in an exceptionally strong district, where even 86th percentile performance places it below several neighbors like River Trail Elementary (11th) and Gold Hill Elementary (43rd), yet it clearly outperforms Fort Mill Elementary (191st).

755

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,905

Per pupil spending ?

39.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1599 Farm House Road
Fort Mill, SC 29715

(803) 835-0150

District: York 04

Students who attend Sugar Creek Elementary usually attend:

High:

Nation Ford High

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.0%

Hispanic:

26.0%

Asian:

17.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (74% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of York 04's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg78%

South Carolina avg58%

93^rd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	93 of 661	85.9%	★★★★☆
2025	78.8	129 of 639	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	103 of 643	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	87 of 644	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	77 of 625	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	93 of 622	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	139 of 643	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	112 of 624	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	117 of 639	81.7%	★★★★☆
2016	81.5	95 of 619	84.7%	★★★★☆
2015	79.8	86 of 638	86.5%	★★★★☆
2014	80.8	86 of 630	86.3%	★★★★☆
2013	81.9	73 of 599	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.4	69 of 594	88.4%	★★★★☆
2011	84.8	51 of 597	91.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	20.8	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	4 of 6	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.5	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	56.7	67 of 189	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.1	19 of 161	88.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	97.9	2 of 106	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	87.8	9 of 104	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	8 of 79	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	7 of 72	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	7 of 84	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	11 of 84	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	31 of 104	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.3	32 of 82	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	77.1	120 of 599	80.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	146 of 580	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	99 of 568	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	108 of 580	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	92 of 573	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.9	88 of 554	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	136 of 588	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	123 of 570	78.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.7	76 of 196	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.4	15 of 101	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	14 of 82	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	52.2	106 of 147	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.7	11 of 159	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	66.7	50 of 156	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.0	26 of 114	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	21 of 115	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	22 of 115	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	29 of 86	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	49 of 116	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	33 of 104	68.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	217 of 634	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.8	142 of 612	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	102 of 602	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	126 of 608	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	98 of 600	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	114 of 580	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	250 of 600	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	175 of 588	70.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.6	71 of 591	88.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	109 of 585	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	108 of 571	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	58 of 582	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	62 of 579	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	93 of 561	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	156 of 590	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	99 of 571	82.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	133 of 463	71.3%	★★★★☆
2025	57.9	204 of 459	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	163 of 446	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	136 of 463	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	102 of 455	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	95 of 439	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	162 of 472	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	161 of 457	64.8%	★★★☆☆

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)98th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Female (2026)80th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2019)65th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)61st percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2023)<1st percentile-86 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts77%+13 vs state

Science76%+25 vs state

Mathematics70%+16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 28, 2019

This is the absolute worst school in the district. If you don't believe that statement, go to the SC department of education website and compare the test scores to all the other schools. My child was regressing which prompted me to start looking into it and low and behold, the school is awful. The principal is flat out terrible! She has no idea what she is doing. Teacher is turnover is high because the second teachers can get out of there, they bolt. I've heard calls for her firing in years past which seem to fall on deaf ears. I cannot understand what the superintendent is thinking renewing her contract every year. She is a complete disaster and it is embarrassing what she has done to that school. I wish I had done more research before buying a home in the school area. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, January 14, 2018

The principal is fake and has a problem following district policies, state laws and IDEA. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, September 1, 2014

This is a very pleasant school for the most part. However after coming from another state my children were beyond bored. We were informed that testing for GT would not be done until November. (After starting school in August) We then made another school choice. Close Quote

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
Sugar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1599 Farm House Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 835-0150	755	66	11.4	39.2%	287 (38.0%)	80 (10.6%)	196 (26.0%)	129 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.3%)	84.2	93^rd of 661 public elementary schools	85.9%		78.8	129^th of 639 public elementary schools	79.8%	36	73.3	80.4	77.3	73.3	78.3	57.7	76.3	$14,905	$967	$463	$1,431	$12,167	$1,308	$13,475
Springfield Elementary	Public	K-5	1691 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 584-8150	798	65	12.2	33.7%	367 (46.0%)	91 (11.4%)	106 (13.3%)	178 (22.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.8%)	87.5	69^th of 661 public elementary schools	89.6%		91.5	39^th of 639 public elementary schools	93.9%	30	81.5	75.6	80.8	77.2	68.6	72.5	73.2	$12,284	$374	$355	$729	$10,316	$1,239	$11,555
Flint Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	392 Gold Hill Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(803) 396-1041	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	83.8	95^th of 661 public elementary schools	85.6%					(n/a)	77.6	79.3	74.7	77.6	71.6	61.6	67.4
Fort Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	192 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 547-7546	729	58	12.5	36.2%	389 (53.4%)	123 (16.9%)	102 (14.0%)	54 (7.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.0%)	69.6	195^th of 661 public elementary schools	70.5%		69.4	199^th of 639 public elementary schools	68.9%	4	66.6	73.0	75.5	63.5	62.7	51.9	57.4	$14,786	$650	$397	$1,047	$12,424	$1,315	$13,739
Pleasant Knoll Elementary	Public	K-5	2346 Pleasant Road	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-0090	774	61	12.7	14.9%	401 (51.8%)	67 (8.7%)	84 (10.9%)	158 (20.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.5%)	88.7	60^th of 661 public elementary schools	90.9%		90.2	48^th of 639 public elementary schools	92.5%	12	75.8	84.1	81.0	77.9	76.1	66.6	76.1	$13,580	$356	$318	$675	$11,632	$1,273	$12,906
Orchard Park Elementary	Public	K-5	474 Third Baxter Street	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8170	555	50	11.2	12.7%	429 (77.3%)	29 (5.2%)	53 (9.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.9%)	94	27^th of 661 public elementary schools	95.9%		85.1	83^rd of 639 public elementary schools	87.0%	56	90.3	87.0	80.4	84.7	80.2	77.9	81.2	$15,111	$712	$346	$1,058	$12,570	$1,484	$14,053
Harrisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10251 Harrisburg Road	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 283-8484	1,161	69	16.8	21.6%	525 (45.2%)	92 (7.9%)	128 (11.0%)	339 (29.2%)	14 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.4%)	93.3	30^th of 661 public elementary schools	95.5%		94	27^th of 639 public elementary schools	95.8%	3	84.0	86.7		88.6	81.4		72.5	$11,075	$256	$170	$425	$8,869	$1,780	$10,650
Gold Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Dave Gibson Boulevard	Tega Cay	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8250	815	65	12.5	18.9%	290 (35.6%)	83 (10.2%)	103 (12.6%)	270 (33.1%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.9%)	90.6	44^th of 661 public elementary schools	93.3%		95.8	18^th of 639 public elementary schools	97.2%	26	86.5	85.5	86.0	79.2	67.7	72.7	70.9	$12,207	$474	$319	$793	$10,152	$1,262	$11,414
Riverview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Spratt Street	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 548-4677	711	65	11.0	45.2%	364 (51.2%)	95 (13.4%)	98 (13.8%)	86 (12.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (9.1%)	77.3	139^th of 661 public elementary schools	79.0%		82.9	95^th of 639 public elementary schools	85.1%	44	71.6	76.6	71.7	71.5	67.2	66.6	57.0	$16,907	$1,454	$496	$1,951	$13,327	$1,629	$14,956
Doby's Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Dragon Way	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-5200	794	60	13.2	10.3%	525 (66.1%)	37 (4.7%)	68 (8.6%)	98 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.2%)	91.4	38^th of 661 public elementary schools	94.3%		90.3	47^th of 639 public elementary schools	92.6%	9	81.9	80.9	83.4	83.6	82.2	78.3	69.7	$13,099	$417	$337	$753	$11,015	$1,331	$12,346

Frequently Asked Questions about Sugar Creek Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sugar Creek Elementary?

Students at Sugar Creek Elementary are 38% White, 26% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Sugar Creek Elementary in?

York 04

What schools do graduates of Sugar Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sugar Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Nation Ford High

How many students attend Sugar Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 755 students attended Sugar Creek Elementary.

Is Sugar Creek Elementary a good school?

Sugar Creek Elementary ranks 93^rd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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