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Pleasant Knoll Middle

Public Grades 6-8

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 320 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 97% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Pleasant Knoll Middle is a highly-rated public middle school located in Fort Mill, South Carolina, serving 921 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the York 04 School District, which is ranked 1 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pleasant Knoll Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in South Carolina, ranking 11th out of 320 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school's students demonstrate exceptional academic achievement, with high proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science that significantly outperform the state and district averages. Pleasant Knoll Middle also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking highly for its performance with Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, as well as English Language Learners and Disabled students.

While Pleasant Knoll Middle outperforms the state and district averages, it is part of a highly competitive school district with several other high-performing middle schools nearby, such as Forest Creek Middle, Banks Trail Middle, and Gold Hill Middle. Additionally, Pleasant Knoll Middle has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a more affluent student population compared to some of the nearby schools.

916

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,759

Per pupil spending ?

14.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2320 Pleasant Road
Fort Mill, SC 29708

(803) 835-3770

District: York 04

Students who attend Pleasant Knoll Middle usually attend:

High:

Fort Mill High

Feeder schools for Pleasant Knoll Middle:

Elementary:	Orchard Park Elementary
	Pleasant Knoll Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.0%

Asian:

13.3%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2019 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (78% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg76%

South Carolina avg50%

11^th of 320

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	11 of 320	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.0	10 of 325	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	11 of 325	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	12 of 310	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	12 of 311	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	7 of 315	97.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	4 of 252	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	4 of 253	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	74.4	33 of 249	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	96.8	5 of 235	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	8 of 252	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	3 of 237	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.4	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★
2023	69.2	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	1 of 6	83.3%	★★★★★
2021	56.6	4 of 5	20.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	3 of 184	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	9 of 177	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	6 of 187	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	7 of 183	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	8 of 164	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	3 of 195	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	1 of 194	99.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	99.6	1 of 105	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	1 of 95	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	3 of 117	97.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	11 of 295	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	9 of 294	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	6 of 299	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	9 of 290	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	8 of 279	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	4 of 296	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	98.0	5 of 281	98.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	21 of 173	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	21 of 183	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	5 of 185	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	7 of 182	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.0	2 of 179	98.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	12 of 156	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	3 of 144	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	4 of 141	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	5 of 129	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	1 of 111	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	1 of 139	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	17 of 307	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	13 of 307	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.1	22 of 313	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	80.8	43 of 300	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	90.2	18 of 288	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	6 of 289	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	8 of 280	97.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	10 of 296	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	11 of 294	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	11 of 303	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	10 of 292	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	10 of 279	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	9 of 296	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	6 of 284	97.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	2 of 63	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	17 of 257	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	21 of 255	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	13 of 260	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	12 of 249	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	13 of 244	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	8 of 258	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	7 of 250	97.2%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile~ school

African American (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)88th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2100%+26 vs state

English Language Arts84%+28 vs state

Science78%+30 vs state

Mathematics67%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)				SC READY Mathematics (2025)				SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	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
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		595 (65.0%)	70 (7.6%)	84 (9.2%)	122 (13.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.4%)	96.8	11^th of 320 public middle schools	96.6%		98	10^th of 325 public middle schools	96.9%	1		81.6	86.7	84.5		68.9	67.9	63.1	78.0	100.0	$12,759	$586	$347	$933	$10,392	$1,434	$11,826
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		564 (64.3%)	43 (4.9%)	72 (8.2%)	152 (17.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.8%)	97.7	7^th of 320 public middle schools	97.8%		97.7	12^th of 325 public middle schools	96.3%	5		85.6	89.5	83.6		72.3	66.9	71.5	80.0	100.0	$11,731	$293	$357	$650	$9,773	$1,307	$11,080
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		279 (39.3%)	108 (15.2%)	176 (24.8%)	108 (15.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	90.4	27^th of 320 public middle schools	91.6%		89.6	30^th of 325 public middle schools	90.8%	3		80.5	70.1	73.1		65.0	61.0	65.3	61.3	100.0	$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		365 (58.9%)	84 (13.5%)	85 (13.7%)	56 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	93.6	17^th of 320 public middle schools	94.7%		93.1	20^th of 325 public middle schools	93.8%	3		78.5	79.1	77.7		63.3	56.8	71.8	71.0	100.0	$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		378 (59.2%)	84 (13.2%)	62 (9.7%)	61 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.2%)	92.7	20^th of 320 public middle schools	93.8%		88.5	34^th of 325 public middle schools	89.5%	14		75.9	80.8	81.5		58.8	56.8	65.0	68.0	100.0	$14,056	$745	$402	$1,147	$11,275	$1,634	$12,909
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		519 (68.6%)	64 (8.5%)	74 (9.8%)	59 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	97.3	9^th of 320 public middle schools	97.2%		97.4	13^th of 325 public middle schools	96.0%	4		87.3	82.7	80.0		78.1	72.9	60.7	85.3	98.0	$13,272	$439	$347	$786	$10,921	$1,565	$12,486
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		378 (44.2%)	310 (36.2%)	100 (11.7%)	23 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.9%)	55.7	127^th of 320 public middle schools	60.3%		62.1	110^th of 325 public middle schools	66.2%	17		50.3	67.9	56.6		35.3	47.1	32.2	36.8	94.6	$14,242	$426	$834	$1,260	$11,380	$1,602	$12,982
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		337 (40.7%)	229 (27.7%)	200 (24.2%)	17 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.1%)	52.7	132^nd of 320 public middle schools	58.8%		47.1	158^th of 325 public middle schools	51.4%	26		63.1	62.2	53.4		43.8	24.1	19.9	49.0	95.1	$15,281	$381	$801	$1,183	$12,364	$1,734	$14,098
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		779 (68.0%)	124 (10.8%)	126 (11.0%)	29 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (7.6%)	90.7	25^th of 320 public middle schools	92.2%		90.9	24^th of 325 public middle schools	92.6%	1		76.7	76.1	65.2		74.2	58.8	55.7	71.1	98.4	$12,964	$286	$349	$635	$10,459	$1,870	$12,329
Indian Land Intermediate	Public	5-6	8361 Charlotte Highway	Indian Land	29707	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 547-3600	1,181	72	16.4		703 (59.5%)	140 (11.9%)	138 (11.7%)	120 (10.2%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (6.2%)								(n/a)	81.0	74.5			76.8	72.8			78.5		$10,670	$259	$128	$387	$8,867	$1,416	$10,283

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Knoll Middle

How many students attend Pleasant Knoll Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 916 students attended Pleasant Knoll Middle.

Is Pleasant Knoll Middle a good school?

Yes! Pleasant Knoll Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 320 South Carolina middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Pleasant Knoll Middle attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Knoll Middle usually go on to attend Fort Mill High

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Knoll Middle?

Students at Pleasant Knoll Middle are 65% White, 13% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Pleasant Knoll Middle in?

York 04

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