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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29715

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Schools

12,956

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedForest Creek Middle15^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Sugar Creek Elementary up 36 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Riverview Elementary 11 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Flint Hill Elementary School

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Zip code 29715 in Fort Mill, SC, is home to 13 highly-rated public schools within the York 04 school district, serving approximately 12,156 students across elementary, middle, and high school levels. This district is ranked #1 out of 75 in South Carolina, and every school in the area performs in the top 30% statewide, making it one of the premier educational communities in the state.

For families, the standout options are clear. River Trail Elementary is the academic powerhouse among elementary schools, ranking #11 in the state with 90%+ proficiency in English Language Arts and 83-91% in math, plus an exceptionally low 3.9% chronic absenteeism rate. At the secondary level, Fort Mill High leads the high schools with a #10 statewide ranking, a 97.6% graduation rate, and near-perfect EOCEP scores in English 2 (97.95%). Forest Creek Middle is the top middle school, ranked #14 statewide with 88% proficiency in 7th-grade ELA and 97.95% in Algebra 1. While all schools perform well, Nation Ford High shows a notable weakness in Algebra 1 (74.17% proficiency, below the state average), and Banks Trail Middle has the highest chronic absenteeism rate at 14%.

Key takeaways for parents: the district dramatically outperforms state averages across the board—graduation rates are 9 points higher, dropout rates are 3.5 times lower, and test scores run 20-30 points above state norms. However, there is a consistent "middle school dip" in math, with proficiency running 10-15 points below ELA scores across all four middle schools. Spending does not predict performance; Riverview Elementary spends the most per student ($16,907) but ranks 137th, while Catawba Ridge High spends the least ($11,913) yet ranks 13th. Chronic absenteeism varies widely, from 3.1% at Doby's Bridge Elementary to 14% at Banks Trail Middle, with all three high schools exceeding 11%. Overall, this area offers exceptional educational quality, though parents should watch math progression in middle grades and attendance patterns at the secondary level.

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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)		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	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
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%)	87.5	69^th of 661 public elementary schools	89.6%		91.5	39^th of 639 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
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	42.5%	279 (39.3%)	108 (15.2%)	176 (24.8%)	108 (15.2%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.8%)	90.5	26^th of 341 public middle schools	92.4%		90.4	27^th of 321 public middle schools	91.6%	1				76.4	80.9	72.8				60.7	68.2	65.0		73.2					$13,901	$362	$620	$982	$11,410	$1,508	$12,918
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
Fort Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	192 Springfield Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 547-7546	729	58	12.5	36.2%	389 (53.4%)	123 (16.9%)	102 (14.0%)	54 (7.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (8.0%)	69.6	195^th of 661 public elementary schools	70.5%		69.4	199^th of 639 public elementary schools	68.9%	4	66.6	73.0	75.5				63.5	62.7	51.9				57.4						$14,786	$650	$397	$1,047	$12,424	$1,315	$13,739
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%)	77.3	139^th of 661 public elementary schools	79.0%		82.9	95^th of 639 public elementary schools	85.1%	44	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
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	32.0%	365 (58.9%)	84 (13.5%)	85 (13.7%)	56 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.8%)	91.1	22^nd of 341 public middle schools	93.5%		93.6	17^th of 321 public middle schools	94.7%	5				73.1	77.1	79.5				64.0	65.3	76.5		69.8					$14,477	$421	$357	$778	$12,051	$1,648	$13,699
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
Sugar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1599 Farm House Road	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 835-0150	755	66	11.4	39.2%	287 (38.0%)	80 (10.6%)	196 (26.0%)	129 (17.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.3%)	84.2	93^rd of 661 public elementary schools	85.9%		78.8	129^th of 639 public elementary schools	79.8%	36	73.3	80.4	77.3				73.3	78.3	57.7				76.3						$14,905	$967	$463	$1,431	$12,167	$1,308	$13,475
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	36.7%	378 (59.2%)	84 (13.2%)	62 (9.7%)	61 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.2%)	91.1	23^rd of 341 public middle schools	93.3%		92.7	20^th of 321 public middle schools	93.8%	3				74.8	73.5	78.5				61.5	66.7	75.0		74.7					$14,056	$745	$402	$1,147	$11,275	$1,634	$12,909
Doby's Bridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Dragon Way	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-5200	794	60	13.2	10.3%	525 (66.1%)	37 (4.7%)	68 (8.6%)	98 (12.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.2%)	91.4	38^th of 661 public elementary schools	94.3%		90.3	47^th of 639 public elementary schools	92.6%	9	81.9	80.9	83.4				83.6	82.2	78.3				69.7						$13,099	$417	$337	$753	$11,015	$1,331	$12,346
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
River Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	1016 Fort Mill Parkway	Fort Mill	29715	York County	York 04	No	No	No	No	(803) 835-7555	704	55	12.8	11.7%	478 (67.9%)	54 (7.7%)	78 (11.1%)	44 (6.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.8%)	96.6	11^th of 661 public elementary schools	98.3%		96.9	8^th of 639 public elementary schools	98.7%	3	90.2	93.4	91.6				91.1	88.9	83.2				75.6						$13,291	$471	$344	$814	$11,092	$1,385	$12,476
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	11.8%	519 (68.6%)	64 (8.5%)	74 (9.8%)	59 (7.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.3%)	96.8	15^th of 341 public middle schools	95.6%		97.3	9^th of 321 public middle schools	97.2%	6				83.1	88.0	80.9				75.6	76.7	74.7		86.6					$13,272	$439	$347	$786	$10,921	$1,565	$12,486
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 ()	83.8	95^th of 661 public elementary schools	85.6%					(n/a)	77.6	79.3	74.7				77.6	71.6	61.6				67.4

Cities Near Zip Code 29715

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Mill	1.34 mi	18	7^th
Tega Cay	2.56 mi	3	3^rd
Rock Hill	4.55 mi	30	89^th
Indian Land	4.83 mi	4	5^th
Clover	9.89 mi	10	17^th

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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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