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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29730

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Schools

10,487

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedCherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion57^th of 640 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Independence Elementary up 62 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ascent Classical Academy-Fort Mill 10.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 29730 zip code in Rock Hill, South Carolina is home to 16 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. This diverse educational landscape features a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, with standouts like Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion and Legion Collegiate Academy alongside schools with lower proficiency rates.

Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion and Legion Collegiate Academy are two of the top-performing schools in the area, with 5-star ratings and significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the York 03 district and the state of South Carolina. In contrast, Northside Elementary struggles with lower proficiency rates. The high schools in the area, such as South Pointe High, have relatively strong graduation rates and low dropout rates, but face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates.

The data also reveals significant socioeconomic disparities, with many schools having high percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage in the student population. This, combined with the wide range of academic performance, highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to ensure all students in the 29730 zip code have access to a quality education, regardless of their background.

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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)	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	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 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
Saluda Trail Middle	Public	6-8	2300 Saluda Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1800	751	54	13.9		217 (28.9%)	425 (56.6%)	59 (7.9%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.5%)	48.1	151^st of 320 public middle schools	52.8%		46.2	161^st of 325 public middle schools	50.5%	10				61.6	56.8	55.7				35.5	23.3	19.4		50.0	96.4				$15,224	$590	$862	$1,452	$11,818	$1,954	$13,772
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
The Palmetto School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	386 East Black Street	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	Yes	No	No	Yes	(803) 328-6555	63	8	8.4		18 (28.6%)	36 (57.1%)	3 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.5%)								(n/a)																			$24,274	$2,165	$2,152	$4,317	$15,967	$3,989	$19,957
Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry	Public	PK, KG-5	242 Ebenezer Avenue	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1435	453	37	12.2		132 (29.1%)	220 (48.6%)	50 (11.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	51	304^th of 640 public elementary schools	52.5%		57.4	268^th of 638 public elementary schools	58.0%	36	60.9	63.2	68.5				62.3	39.7	43.8				39.7						$15,785	$637	$1,061	$1,698	$12,613	$1,474	$14,087
Lesslie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Neely Store Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1910	461	32	14.4		240 (52.1%)	28 (6.1%)	40 (8.7%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (22.6%)	48.3	318^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.3%		56	277^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.6%	41	65.0	62.8	54.9				50.7	52.9	37.6				51.4						$15,100	$1,183	$862	$2,045	$11,750	$1,305	$13,055
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 North Annafrel Street	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1570	462	39	11.8		143 (31.0%)	216 (46.8%)	71 (15.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.1%)	28.8	460^th of 640 public elementary schools	28.1%		27.2	463^rd of 638 public elementary schools	27.4%	3	51.3	50.6	49.2				47.5	37.0	39.1				34.5						$16,079	$1,330	$1,001	$2,331	$12,202	$1,546	$13,748
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1129 Oakdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1585	487	36	13.5		106 (21.8%)	296 (60.8%)	37 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (9.2%)	58.7	264^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.8%		55.9	279^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.3%	15	68.2	67.9	57.0				56.9	60.3	38.7				61.5						$15,312	$1,111	$968	$2,079	$11,875	$1,357	$13,232
Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies	Public	PK, KG-5	1036 Ogden Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1260	431	32	13.4		64 (14.8%)	307 (71.2%)	33 (7.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	43.2	355^th of 640 public elementary schools	44.5%		51	306^th of 638 public elementary schools	52.0%	49	68.3	63.4	62.0				52.3	26.8	45.6				32.9						$15,207	$1,134	$1,017	$2,152	$11,473	$1,582	$13,056
Independence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1135	583	42	13.8		159 (27.3%)	246 (42.2%)	99 (17.0%)	13 (2.2%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.8%)	45.9	336^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.5%		37.7	398^th of 638 public elementary schools	37.6%	62	54.3	61.3	59.5				50.0	48.4	44.9				46.7						$14,473	$953	$956	$1,909	$11,122	$1,442	$12,564
Castle Heights Middle	Public	6-8	2382 Firetower Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1400	669	48	13.9		257 (38.4%)	205 (30.6%)	104 (15.5%)	12 (1.8%)	26 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (9.6%)	42.2	177^th of 320 public middle schools	44.7%		38.3	191^st of 325 public middle schools	41.2%	14				59.2	51.8	49.3				37.4	22.5	13.6		48.1	91.7				$15,533	$610	$770	$1,380	$12,358	$1,795	$14,153
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
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
Mount Holly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Porter Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1650	514	36	14.2		237 (46.1%)	172 (33.5%)	57 (11.1%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.0%)	53.7	283^rd of 640 public elementary schools	55.8%		56	276^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.7%	7	70.3	72.3	60.3				51.3	42.1	37.4				55.3						$14,991	$840	$863	$1,703	$11,767	$1,521	$13,288
Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion	Public	K-5	1835 Eden Terrace	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-2255	806	47	17.3		369 (45.8%)	172 (21.3%)	186 (23.1%)	11 (1.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (7.6%)	88.7	57^th of 640 public elementary schools	91.1%		90.2	49^th of 638 public elementary schools	92.3%	8	90.1	82.6	87.1				84.4	65.9	64.5				62.1						$12,583	$428	$823	$1,252	$10,042	$1,289	$11,331
Ascent Classical Academy-Fort Mill	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	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)
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)

Cities Near Zip Code 29730

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rock Hill	0.32 mi	30	88^th
Fort Mill	5.41 mi	17	7^th
Tega Cay	7.69 mi	3	2^nd
Indian Land	9.56 mi	4	5^th
York	11.65 mi	8	117^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.