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Tega Cay Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

29^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Tega Cay Elementary is a top-rated public school in Tega Cay, SC, serving 743 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the York 04 district, which is ranked #1 in the state.

This school is an academic powerhouse. In the most recent state rankings, Tega Cay Elementary placed 29th out of 649 elementary schools in South Carolina, earning a 5-star rating. What really stands out is how consistently students perform well above state averages. For example, 4th-grade math proficiency hit 87.2%, compared to the state average of just 52.3%, and 4th-grade science proficiency reached 83.5% versus a 51.6% state average. Even in its "weakest" area—3rd-grade math at 75.8%—the school still beats the state by over 16 points. The school also excels at supporting all learners; in a recent year, its students from low-income families ranked #1 in the entire state, showing the school effectively closes achievement gaps. Chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 7.0%, far better than the 22.3% state average, which signals strong family engagement and student motivation.

Compared to nearby schools, Tega Cay stands out even within its own elite district. It outperforms Fort Mill Elementary (ranked 191st), Riverview Elementary (137th), and Sugar Creek Elementary (92nd), while rivaling Kings Town Elementary (9th) and Orchard Park Elementary (27th). Impressively, Tega Cay achieves these results while spending less per student ($13,040) than several lower-performing neighbors like Riverview ($16,907). While its state ranking has dipped slightly from #4 a few years ago, test scores have actually improved—meaning the shift is due to more competition statewide, not a decline in quality. For families, this school offers a proven, cost-effective, and equitable education that prepares children exceptionally well for middle school.

743

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,040

Per pupil spending ?

15%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2185 Gold Hill Road
Tega Cay, SC 29708

(803) 548-8282

District: York 04

Students who attend Tega Cay Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gold Hill Middle
High:	Fort Mill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.9%

Asian:

17.0%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2017 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (83% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of South Carolina elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school83%

District avg78%

South Carolina avg58%

29^th of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 4 pts since 2017

From top 1% (2017) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 11Elementary 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	93.5	29 of 649	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.4	19 of 640	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	14 of 638	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	10 of 644	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	4 of 625	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.0	14 of 622	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	4 of 643	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	2 of 624	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.6	5 of 639	99.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	32 of 589	94.6%	★★★★★
2025	95.8	12 of 581	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	9 of 565	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	9 of 580	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	6 of 573	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	13 of 554	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	5 of 588	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	2 of 570	99.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	15 of 91	83.5%	★★★★☆
2025	66.2	31 of 101	69.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	5 of 109	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	74.0	26 of 147	82.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	75 of 624	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	100.0	1 of 608	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	13 of 600	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	5 of 588	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	23 of 583	96.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	26 of 586	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	29 of 568	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	15 of 582	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	7 of 579	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	12 of 561	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	2 of 590	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	4 of 571	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	57 of 454	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	85.7	34 of 460	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	27 of 441	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	32 of 463	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	21 of 455	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	31 of 439	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	13 of 472	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	8 of 457	98.2%	★★★★★

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)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)84th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts86%+21 vs state

Science84%+32 vs state

Mathematics81%+27 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
Tega Cay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2185 Gold Hill Road	Tega Cay	29708	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-8282	743	56	13.3	15.0%	467 (62.9%)	29 (3.9%)	63 (8.5%)	126 (17.0%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.0%)	93.5	29^th of 649 public elementary schools	95.5%		95.4	19^th of 640 public elementary schools	97.0%	10	81.2	90.8	85.8	75.8	87.2	79.7	83.5	$13,040	$353	$366	$718	$11,003	$1,318	$12,321
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%)	90.7	43^rd of 649 public elementary schools	93.4%		95.8	18^th of 640 public elementary schools	97.2%	25	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
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%)	88.9	60^th of 649 public elementary schools	90.8%		90.2	48^th of 640 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%)	94.1	27^th of 649 public elementary schools	95.8%		85.1	83^rd of 640 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
India Hook Elementary	Public	K-5	2068 Yukon Drive	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1600	495	37	13.3	67.6%	256 (51.7%)	114 (23.0%)	63 (12.7%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.1%)	61	243^rd of 649 public elementary schools	62.6%		72.4	182^nd of 640 public elementary schools	71.6%	61	64.2	73.8	60.0	58.5	69.1	40.0	63.1	$14,105	$194	$768	$962	$11,743	$1,400	$13,143
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 ()								(n/a)
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 649 public elementary schools	98.6%		92.6	34^th of 640 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
Mount Gallant Elementary	Public	K-5	4664 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1360	469	34	13.9	42.0%	275 (58.6%)	95 (20.3%)	65 (13.9%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.5%)	81.7	112^th of 649 public elementary schools	82.7%		86	77^th of 640 public elementary schools	88.0%	35	76.8	76.1	78.6	68.6	65.2	66.6	67.4	$14,644	$325	$805	$1,131	$11,923	$1,590	$13,513
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%)	87.6	69^th of 649 public elementary schools	89.4%		91.5	39^th of 640 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
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%)	77.4	137^th of 649 public elementary schools	78.9%		82.9	95^th of 640 public elementary schools	85.2%	42	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tega Cay Elementary

What schools do graduates of Tega Cay Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tega Cay Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gold Hill Middle
High : Fort Mill High

What is the racial makeup of Tega Cay Elementary?

Students at Tega Cay Elementary are 63% White, 17% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

Is Tega Cay Elementary a good school?

Yes! Tega Cay Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 29^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Tega Cay Elementary in?

York 04

How many students attend Tega Cay Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 743 students attended Tega Cay Elementary.

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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.

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