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Catawba Ridge High School

Public Grades 9-12

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 248 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 95% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Catawba Ridge High School in Fort Mill, SC, is a large public high school serving 1,704 students in grades 9-12, and it is part of the top-ranked York 04 school district.

Catawba Ridge is an academic powerhouse, consistently ranking among the top 20 high schools in South Carolina (91st-95th percentile) and earning a 5-star rating for six straight years. What truly sets it apart is its exceptional performance with student subgroups. The school ranks #1 in the state for multi-racial students, #3 for disabled students, #6 for African American students, and #10 for students from low socio-economic backgrounds. This demonstrates that high achievement is not limited to any one group. The school also achieves these results while spending less per student ($11,913) than any comparable school in the region, including Nation Ford High ($12,919) and Fort Mill High ($12,542). Its graduation rate of 96.3% and dropout rate of 0.4% are among the best in the state.

While the school excels in most areas, there are a few points to watch. Algebra 1 proficiency has shown some year-to-year volatility, swinging between 75% and 87%. Chronic absenteeism (12.4%) is well below the state average (22.3%) but runs consistently higher than the district average (8.5%). Additionally, the school's gifted and talented program has seen a decline in state ranking, from the 96th to the 85th percentile, suggesting the highest-achieving students may not be as challenged as other groups. Compared to nearby York Comprehensive High, the differences are dramatic—Catawba Ridge students score 44 points higher on English 1 and 40 points higher on Algebra 1. Overall, Catawba Ridge offers a rigorous, equitable, and efficient education that makes it one of South Carolina's premier public high schools.

1,704

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,913

Per pupil spending ?

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1180 Fort Mill Parkway
Fort Mill, SC 29715

(803) 835-5222

District: York 04

Feeder schools for Catawba Ridge High School:

Elementary:	Doby's Bridge Elementary
	River Trail Elementary
Middle:	Banks Trail Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.4%

African American:

9.4%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2021 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (90% vs 69% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of South Carolina high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school90%

District avg90%

South Carolina avg69%

13^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 5%▬ steady since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High 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	93.6	13 of 248	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	89.1	11 of 240	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	20 of 243	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	12 of 237	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	20 of 226	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	13 of 227	94.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.5	6 of 200	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	6 of 196	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	12 of 197	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	3 of 199	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	10 of 190	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	9 of 178	94.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	80.0	2 of 13	84.6%	★★★★★
2024	55.9	7 of 13	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	3 of 11	72.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	97.3	3 of 136	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.6	3 of 140	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	13 of 147	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	4 of 141	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	7 of 139	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	14 of 115	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	13 of 229	94.3%	★★★★★
2025	88.0	15 of 229	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	21 of 231	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	11 of 223	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	17 of 220	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.8	16 of 213	92.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	24 of 155	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.3	15 of 154	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	74.5	7 of 158	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	7 of 156	95.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	7 of 124	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	88.8	7 of 122	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	10 of 122	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	3 of 119	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.0	11 of 108	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	5 of 93	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.3	10 of 241	95.9%	★★★★★
2025	80.6	21 of 230	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	72.2	41 of 235	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	91.6	9 of 226	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	76.2	27 of 220	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	17 of 213	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	10 of 233	95.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.2	11 of 228	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	17 of 234	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	12 of 229	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	22 of 224	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.0	16 of 215	92.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	1 of 61	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	2 of 59	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	1 of 53	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	2 of 57	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	2 of 48	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	85.0	18 of 203	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	84.4	16 of 200	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	28 of 202	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	16 of 197	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	74.5	33 of 192	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	22 of 189	88.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)98th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2026)98th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

White (2026)91st percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)85th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)46th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 296%+13 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution88%+26 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 286%+25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP Biology 1/Applied Biology 2 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 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
Catawba Ridge High School	Public	9-12	1180 Fort Mill Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-5222	1,704	107	15.9	17.2%	1,183 (69.4%)	160 (9.4%)	159 (9.3%)	98 (5.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (5.9%)	93.6	13^th of 248 public high schools	94.8%		89.1	11^th of 240 public high schools	95.4%	2		86.2	88.5	96.4	$11,913	$280	$405	$684	$9,411	$1,818	$11,229
Fort Mill High	Public	9-12	215 North Highway 21 Bypass	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 548-1900	2,115	135	15.6	19.2%	1,443 (68.2%)	197 (9.3%)	226 (10.7%)	155 (7.3%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (4.2%)	95.1	10^th of 248 public high schools	96.0%		88.3	13^th of 240 public high schools	94.6%	3		88.6	90.0	98.0	$12,542	$328	$349	$676	$9,631	$2,235	$11,866
Legion Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	505 University Drive	Rock Hill	29730	York County	Limestone Charters Association	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 620-6040	637	31	20.5		467 (73.3%)	77 (12.1%)	44 (6.9%)	16 (2.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.4%)	85.5	31^st of 248 public high schools	87.5%					(n/a)	83.9	82.9	68.0	97.9
Nation Ford High	Public	9-12	1400 AO Jones Boulevard	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-0000	1,921	139	13.7	30.9%	967 (50.3%)	297 (15.5%)	341 (17.8%)	185 (9.6%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	121 (6.3%)	88.8	22^nd of 248 public high schools	91.1%		77.1	31^st of 240 public high schools	87.1%	9		81.5	85.4	92.0	$12,919	$355	$345	$700	$10,364	$1,854	$12,219
Rock Hill High	Public	9-12	320 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1300	1,980	118	16.7	57.1%	820 (41.4%)	582 (29.4%)	354 (17.9%)	38 (1.9%)	46 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (6.9%)	51	121^st of 248 public high schools	51.2%		45.3	123^rd of 240 public high schools	48.8%	2	56.1	57.0	64.5	81.0	$14,729	$721	$810	$1,531	$11,478	$1,720	$13,198
Applied Technology Center	Public	9-12	2399 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1100	0	24	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northwestern High	Public	9-12	2503 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1200	1,822	107	17.0	52.0%	671 (36.8%)	762 (41.8%)	263 (14.4%)	26 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	89 (4.9%)	66.9	78^th of 248 public high schools	68.5%		56.6	86^th of 240 public high schools	64.2%	8	87.8	65.2	70.6	84.8	$14,534	$701	$807	$1,508	$11,442	$1,584	$13,026
South Pointe High	Public	9-12	801 Neely Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 980-2100	1,128	84	13.4	58.3%	309 (27.4%)	660 (58.5%)	87 (7.7%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.1%)	59.5	104^th of 248 public high schools	58.1%		43	130^th of 240 public high schools	45.8%	26	56.4	66.1	64.5	82.5	$17,068	$739	$812	$1,551	$13,166	$2,351	$15,517
Indian Land High	Public	9-12	6100 Charlotte Hwy	Lancaster	29720	Lancaster County	Lancaster 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 286-8470	1,905	118	16.1	29.3%	1,153 (60.5%)	292 (15.3%)	266 (14.0%)	93 (4.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	96 (5.0%)	91.4	16^th of 248 public high schools	93.5%		78.5	27^th of 240 public high schools	88.8%	11		90.5	84.3	93.9	$10,826	$328	$171	$499	$8,482	$1,846	$10,327
Clover High	Public	9-12	1625 Highway 55 East	Clover	29710	York County	York 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 810-8200	2,713	180	15.1	34.9%	1,908 (70.3%)	314 (11.6%)	268 (9.9%)	56 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	165 (6.1%)	86	30^th of 248 public high schools	87.9%		76.3	35^th of 240 public high schools	85.4%	5		81.2	75.0	93.2	$14,524	$434	$479	$912	$11,517	$2,095	$13,612

Frequently Asked Questions about Catawba Ridge High School

How many students attend Catawba Ridge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,704 students attended Catawba Ridge High School.

What schools feed into Catawba Ridge High School?

Catawba Ridge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Doby's Bridge Elementary
Elementary : River Trail Elementary
Middle : Banks Trail Middle

What is the racial makeup of Catawba Ridge High School?

Students at Catawba Ridge High School are 69% White, 9% African American, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What district is Catawba Ridge High School in?

York 04

Is Catawba Ridge High School a good school?

Yes. Catawba Ridge High School ranks in the top 5.2% of South Carolina high schools.

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