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Doby's Bridge Elementary

Public Grades K-5

38^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Doby's Bridge Elementary in Fort Mill, SC, is a highly-rated K-5 school serving 794 students within the top-ranked York 04 district, known for its affluent community and consistent academic excellence.

This school is a standout for its exceptional student attendance and efficient use of resources. With a chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.1%, it far outperforms the state average of 22.3%, indicating a strong culture of engagement and support. Academically, Doby's Bridge excels, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math that are 15 to 30 percentage points above state averages. For example, 5th-grade math proficiency is 78.3% compared to the state's 49.1%. The school also achieves these results while spending less per student ($13,099) than several nearby peers, such as Fort Mill Elementary ($14,786) and Riverview Elementary ($16,907), making it a highly efficient choice for families.

While Doby's Bridge is a top performer, there are areas for growth and interesting comparisons to nearby schools. Its science proficiency (69.7%) lags behind its ELA and math scores and is below the district average, with schools like Orchard Park Elementary (81.2%) showing notably stronger results. Just 1.16 miles away, River Trail Elementary ranks higher statewide (11th vs. 39th) and outperforms Doby's Bridge in nearly every subject, particularly in 3rd-grade math (91.1% vs. 83.6%). Additionally, while the school's Gifted and Talented program has improved dramatically to rank in the 80th percentile, the performance of its White students has seen a significant decline in recent years, a trend worth monitoring. For families, Doby's Bridge offers a strong, efficient education, though the competitive landscape means exploring nearby options like River Trail could be worthwhile.

794

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,099

Per pupil spending ?

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Dragon Way
Fort Mill, SC 29715

(803) 835-5200

District: York 04

Students who attend Doby's Bridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Banks Trail Middle
High:	Catawba Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.1%

Asian:

12.3%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2017 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (80% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of South Carolina elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2017

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg78%

South Carolina avg58%

38^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2017

From top 1% (2017) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	91.4	38 of 661	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	90.3	47 of 639	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	17 of 643	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	27 of 644	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	32 of 625	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	22 of 622	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	19 of 643	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	20 of 624	96.8%	★★★★★
2017	96.5	7 of 639	98.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	5 of 11	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	50 of 599	91.7%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	55 of 580	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	18 of 568	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	49 of 580	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	49 of 573	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	26 of 554	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	14 of 588	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	22 of 570	96.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	109 of 196	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.5	17 of 105	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	54.0	80 of 109	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	72.3	33 of 147	77.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	166 of 612	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	29 of 591	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	90.2	43 of 585	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	15 of 571	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	13 of 582	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	21 of 579	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	17 of 561	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	23 of 590	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	15 of 571	97.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	151 of 463	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.1	108 of 459	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.0	39 of 446	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	87 of 463	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	68 of 455	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	48 of 439	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.5	45 of 472	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	27 of 457	94.1%	★★★★★

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)95th percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2026)55th percentile-40 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)44th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts82%+18 vs state

Mathematics81%+28 vs state

Science70%+18 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 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
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
River Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	1016 Fort Mill Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-7555	704	55	12.8	11.7%	478 (67.9%)	54 (7.7%)	78 (11.1%)	44 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.8%)	96.6	11^th of 661 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.9	8^th of 639 public elementary schools	98.7%	3	90.2	93.4	91.6	91.1	88.9	83.2	75.6	$13,291	$471	$344	$814	$11,092	$1,385	$12,476
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
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
Indian Land Elementary	Public	K-4	4137 Doby's Bridge Road	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-2916	1,042	65	15.9	27.3%	636 (61.0%)	119 (11.4%)	133 (12.8%)	84 (8.1%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (6.3%)	95	21^st of 661 public elementary schools	96.8%		91.4	40^th of 639 public elementary schools	93.7%	19	89.9	85.6		89.4	83.4		78.1	$11,578	$276	$112	$388	$9,520	$1,671	$11,191
Kings Town Elementary	Public	K-5	1774 Mason Bend Drive	Fort Mill	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 396-3400	809	65	12.5	16.8%	527 (65.1%)	68 (8.4%)	70 (8.7%)	87 (10.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.9%)	96.8	9^th of 661 public elementary schools	98.6%		92.6	34^th of 639 public elementary schools	94.7%	25	89.8	94.5	88.9	86.1	92.5	84.6	80.2	$13,184	$385	$338	$723	$11,046	$1,415	$12,461
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
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
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
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 Doby's Bridge Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Doby's Bridge Elementary?

Students at Doby's Bridge Elementary are 66% White, 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American.

How many students attend Doby's Bridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 794 students attended Doby's Bridge Elementary.

What district is Doby's Bridge Elementary in?

York 04

Is Doby's Bridge Elementary a good school?

Yes. Doby's Bridge Elementary ranks in the top 5.7% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Doby's Bridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Doby's Bridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Banks Trail Middle
High : Catawba Ridge High School

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