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Riverwalk Academy

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Riverwalk Academy ranks 298 th of 661 South Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Alternative Schools

Better than 55% of South Carolina alternative schools

Summary

Riverwalk Academy is a K-12 public charter school in Rock Hill, SC, serving 755 students under the School Public Charter School District. This alternative school has built a reputation for strong literacy instruction and remarkable student support, with a 12:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $12,370—both better than the nearby York Preparatory Academy (15.6:1 ratio, $11,308 spending).

The school's most impressive achievements are in student retention and English. Riverwalk Academy posted a perfect 100% graduation rate in 2024-2025, far exceeding the district's 77.4% and the state's 86.7%. Its dropout rate of 1.3% is well below the district's 5.9%, and chronic absenteeism has plummeted from 39.4% to just 10.0% in two years—less than half the state average. In English Language Arts, the school consistently beats state averages by double digits in middle school, and its English 2 end-of-course exam scores have stayed above 86% for three straight years, reaching 94.23% in 2024-2025.

However, parents should be aware of significant challenges. Mathematics proficiency is highly inconsistent, with 5th grade math at just 22.2% in 2025-2026—a 26.9-point deficit versus the state—while 6th grade rebounds to 52.1%. This volatility also appears in U.S. History scores, which lag the state by about 8 points. Compared to Ascent Classical Academy-Fort Mill, Riverwalk trails in both 3rd grade ELA (62.7% vs. 78.3%) and math (56.7% vs. 65.2%). For families prioritizing literacy, graduation success, and a supportive environment, Riverwalk Academy is an excellent choice—but those concerned about math consistency may want to investigate further.

755

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,803

Per pupil spending ?

20.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2023-24) ?

5750 Mount Gallant Road
Rock Hill, SC 29732

(803) 327-8400

District: School Public Charter School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.1%

African American:

9.7%

Hispanic:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2023 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the South Carolina average (87%)

✓Above the South Carolina median (55th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2023

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg54%

South Carolina avg57%

Elementary school

298^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 11 pts since 2017

From bottom 44% (2017) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

81^st of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 23 pts since 2017

From top 47% (2017) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

112^th of 248

South Carolina public high schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 10 pts since 2023

From top 35% (2023) to top 45% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of South Carolina High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 9Alternative Schools in the School Public Charter School District

31^st of 75School Public Charter School District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	298 of 661	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	298 of 639	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	235 of 643	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	237 of 644	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	388 of 625	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	374 of 622	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	469 of 643	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	376 of 624	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.3	356 of 639	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	373 of 599	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	322 of 580	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	250 of 568	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	273 of 580	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.4	415 of 573	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.7	317 of 554	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	374 of 588	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	314 of 570	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	275 of 634	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	285 of 612	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	243 of 602	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	248 of 608	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	373 of 600	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	351 of 580	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	435 of 600	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	398 of 588	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	212 of 591	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.3	259 of 585	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	194 of 571	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	199 of 582	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	319 of 579	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	384 of 561	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	481 of 590	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	411 of 571	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	380 of 463	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.3	335 of 459	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	279 of 446	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	302 of 463	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.0	410 of 455	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	369 of 439	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	458 of 472	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	406 of 457	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.4	81 of 341	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	56.5	122 of 321	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	153 of 322	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	133 of 325	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.4	221 of 310	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	213 of 311	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	254 of 315	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	199 of 303	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.5	149 of 317	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	72 of 310	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	51.3	132 of 295	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	166 of 293	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	165 of 299	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	220 of 290	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	183 of 279	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.5	221 of 296	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.7	141 of 281	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	40 of 325	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	45.4	157 of 308	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.0	135 of 304	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	129 of 313	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	193 of 300	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	181 of 288	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.9	183 of 280	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	80 of 310	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	59.3	108 of 298	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	100 of 292	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	78 of 303	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	33.7	195 of 292	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	203 of 279	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.0	152 of 284	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	138 of 271	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.3	180 of 259	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	182 of 256	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	161 of 260	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.5	230 of 249	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.9	214 of 244	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.3	253 of 258	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	222 of 250	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	112 of 248	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.1	87 of 240	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	105 of 243	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	84 of 237	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	132 of 229	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.2	144 of 229	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	104 of 241	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.3	120 of 230	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	106 of 233	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.2	52 of 228	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	56 of 234	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	86 of 229	62.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	147 of 203	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.2	110 of 200	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	121 of 202	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	127 of 197	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	107 of 192	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	93 of 189	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.8	139 of 191	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2026)64th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile~ school

Female (2026)38th percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile-37 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

White (2026)49th percentile-27 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile~ school

Male (2026)55th percentile~ school

Female (2026)42nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 287%+3 vs state

English Language Arts66%+4 vs state

Biology 1/Applied Biology 264%+3 vs state

Science58%+6 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution55%-8 vs state

Mathematics42%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		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 (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2023-24)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	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
Riverwalk Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5750 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 327-8400	755	62	12.0	20.9%	567 (75.1%)	73 (9.7%)	60 (7.9%)	7 (0.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.6%)								(n/a)	62.7	67.2	49.2	68.1	70.8	74.6	56.7	36.1	22.2	52.1	37.0	45.8	55.8	60.3		63.9	54.6	87.0	$11,803	$354	$78	$432	$8,603	$2,768	$11,371
York Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1047 Golden Gate Court	Rock Hill	29732	York County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 324-4400	1,672	107	15.6	43.4%	1,168 (69.9%)	290 (17.3%)	78 (4.7%)	22 (1.3%)	12 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (6.1%)								(n/a)	74.6	65.4	64.6	73.6	78.7	66.7	75.3	64.6	50.4	54.3	52.8	46.1	49.3	76.0		61.7	66.1	89.1	$11,700	$470	$354	$824	$9,029	$1,847	$10,877
Ascent Classical Academy-Fort Mill	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	505 University Drive	Rock Hill	29730	York County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(839) 293-6550	235	22	10.9	—	152 (64.7%)	13 (5.5%)	21 (8.9%)	19 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.8%)								(n/a)	78.3						65.2												$10,256	$237	$1,048	$1,286	$5,430	$3,541	$8,970

Frequently Asked Questions about Riverwalk Academy

How many students attend Riverwalk Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 755 students attended Riverwalk Academy.

Is Riverwalk Academy a good school?

Riverwalk Academy ranks 298^th of 661 South Carolina alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Riverwalk Academy?

Students at Riverwalk Academy are 75% White, 10% African American, 8% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Riverwalk Academy in?

School Public Charter School District

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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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