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Catawba Ridge High School

Public Grades 9-12

11^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 95% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Catawba Ridge High School is a public high school located in Fort Mill, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,651 students. 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. Catawba Ridge High School has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in South Carolina, with a statewide ranking between 11 and 20 over the past 5 years and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Catawba Ridge High School's academic performance consistently outperforms the state and its district on end-of-course assessments, with significantly higher percentages of students scoring proficient or better in subjects like Algebra 1, English 1, U.S. History, and English 2. The school has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.8% to 95.7% over the past 5 years, which is on par with or exceeds the performance of nearby high schools like Fort Mill High and Nation Ford High. Additionally, Catawba Ridge High School demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking among the top high schools in the state for many of these groups.

While Catawba Ridge High School has experienced some fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, the school's performance is generally better than the state average and comparable to nearby high schools. The school's spending per student of $10,995 is slightly higher than the state average and comparable to nearby high schools, suggesting that the school is able to allocate resources effectively to support student learning. Overall, Catawba Ridge High School is a high-performing school that is providing a strong educational foundation for its diverse student population, consistently ranking among the top high schools in South Carolina.

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 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (91% vs 71% meeting standards)

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

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

District avg89%

South Carolina avg71%

11^th of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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
2025	89.1	11 of 235	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	20 of 235	91.5%	★★★★★
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
2025	90.8	6 of 194	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	12 of 194	93.8%	★★★★★
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
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
2025	93.6	3 of 139	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	13 of 145	91.0%	★★★★★
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
2025	88.0	15 of 225	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.9	21 of 225	90.7%	★★★★★
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
2025	71.3	15 of 153	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	74.5	7 of 157	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	7 of 156	95.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	7 of 121	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	10 of 121	91.7%	★★★★★
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
2025	80.6	21 of 226	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	72.2	40 of 229	82.5%	★★★★☆
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
2025	90.2	11 of 224	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	17 of 228	92.5%	★★★★★
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
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
2025	84.4	16 of 196	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	28 of 196	85.7%	★★★★☆
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)

Disabled (2025)98th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 298%+11 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution91%+29 vs state

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 287%+13 vs state

English 187%+25 vs state

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Schools Near Catawba Ridge High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 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		1,183 (69.4%)	160 (9.4%)	159 (9.3%)	98 (5.8%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (5.9%)	89.1	11^th of 235 public high schools	95.3%		85	20^th of 235 public high schools	91.5%	9	87.3	86.7	90.6	97.7	$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		1,443 (68.2%)	197 (9.3%)	226 (10.7%)	155 (7.3%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (4.2%)	88.3	13^th of 235 public high schools	94.5%		87.5	13^th of 235 public high schools	94.5%		85.9	87.1	88.8	97.4	$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%)								(n/a)
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		967 (50.3%)	297 (15.5%)	341 (17.8%)	185 (9.6%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	121 (6.3%)	77.1	31^st of 235 public high schools	86.8%		83.7	22^nd of 235 public high schools	90.6%	9	74.2	79.3	78.3	95.0	$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		820 (41.4%)	582 (29.4%)	354 (17.9%)	38 (1.9%)	46 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (6.9%)	45.3	122^nd of 235 public high schools	48.1%		38.2	137^th of 235 public high schools	41.7%	15	75.4	59.9	57.8	83.3	$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		671 (36.8%)	762 (41.8%)	263 (14.4%)	26 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	89 (4.9%)	56.6	85^th of 235 public high schools	63.8%		46.6	116^th of 235 public high schools	50.6%	31	67.2	63.3	71.5	88.1	$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		309 (27.4%)	660 (58.5%)	87 (7.7%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.1%)	43	129^th of 235 public high schools	45.1%		50.8	96^th of 235 public high schools	59.1%	33	64.9	53.8	65.4	84.1	$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		1,153 (60.5%)	292 (15.3%)	266 (14.0%)	93 (4.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	96 (5.0%)	78.5	27^th of 235 public high schools	88.5%		72.3	45^th of 235 public high schools	80.9%	18	78.9	78.1	80.9	92.2	$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		1,908 (70.3%)	314 (11.6%)	268 (9.9%)	56 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	165 (6.1%)	76.3	35^th of 235 public high schools	85.1%		76.9	32^nd of 235 public high schools	86.4%	3	79.0	84.4	71.0	93.4	$14,524	$434	$479	$912	$11,517	$2,095	$13,612

Frequently Asked Questions about Catawba Ridge High School

What district is Catawba Ridge High School in?

York 04

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 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

Is Catawba Ridge High School a good school?

Yes! Catawba Ridge High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 11^th of 235 South Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Catawba Ridge High School?

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

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