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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 29730

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At a glance

Schools

4,260

Students

Top rankedCherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion97^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Oakdale Elementary up 71 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Northside Elementary 11.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

Zip code 29730 in Rock Hill, SC, is home to 9 elementary schools serving grades PK-5 (with two exceptions) within the York 03 school district, which is ranked 30th out of 75 districts statewide.

For parents, the standout choice in this area is clearly Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion, which ranks in the 85th percentile statewide (4 stars) and boasts exceptional ELA proficiency (84.3% average) and remarkably low chronic absenteeism (6.9%). It outperforms every other school in the zip code by 20+ points in reading and 14+ points in math, despite spending the least per student ($12,583). The next best options are Oakdale Elementary (70th percentile, 4 stars) and Mount Holly Elementary (63rd percentile, 3 stars). Oakdale showed the most improvement this year, jumping 71 spots in the rankings, with science proficiency surging to 67.7%. At the other end of the spectrum, Northside Elementary (26th percentile, 1 star) and Independence Elementary (29th percentile, 1 star) struggle significantly, with Northside showing just 34.3% math proficiency and a 25.5% chronic absenteeism rate. The Palmetto School is a specialized alternative program with only 63 students and no recent test data, spending $24,274 per student—nearly double Cherry Park—yet facing a 29.8% absenteeism rate.

The most striking finding is the inverse relationship between spending and performance: the highest-performing school spends the least, while lower-performing schools like Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry ($15,785) and Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies ($15,207) spend more yet rank in the 43rd-53rd percentile. Chronic absenteeism is the strongest predictor of success—schools below 16% absenteeism all rank above the 60th percentile, while those above 20% fall below the 45th. Additionally, math proficiency lags behind ELA across all schools (48.7% vs. 63.7% district averages), and 5th grade scores consistently drop from 3rd grade levels, suggesting cumulative learning gaps. Lesslie Elementary (44th percentile) and Sunset Park have shown declining rankings over three years, while Oakdale continues to improve.

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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)	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 (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	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
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%)	51.2	305^th of 649 public elementary schools	53.0%		51	304^th of 640 public elementary schools	52.5%	1	73.5	68.1	57.1	65.6	46.3	35.7	44.9	$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%)	43.8	361^st of 649 public elementary schools	44.4%		48.3	318^th of 640 public elementary schools	50.3%	43	57.3	60.3	61.6	46.7	47.4	42.5	52.6	$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%)	26	482^nd of 649 public elementary schools	25.7%		28.8	460^th of 640 public elementary schools	28.1%	22	46.9	59.1	47.2	31.2	47.9	23.7	43.6	$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%)	69.7	193^rd of 649 public elementary schools	70.3%		58.7	264^th of 640 public elementary schools	58.8%	71	73.8	77.9	57.3	66.2	70.6	46.7	67.7	$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%)	43.4	367^th of 649 public elementary schools	43.5%		43.2	355^th of 640 public elementary schools	44.5%	12	71.5	55.7	65.9	54.0	38.5	35.3	44.3	$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%)	29.7	459^th of 649 public elementary schools	29.3%		45.9	336^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.5%	123	58.7	52.7	51.0	46.7	41.9	29.7	40.9	$14,473	$953	$956	$1,909	$11,122	$1,442	$12,564
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%)	61.8	239^th of 649 public elementary schools	63.2%		53.7	283^rd of 640 public elementary schools	55.8%	44	77.7	64.8	73.9	65.3	50.0	46.4	47.3	$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%)	83.6	97^th of 649 public elementary schools	85.1%		88.7	57^th of 640 public elementary schools	91.1%	40	85.2	87.1	80.5	73.9	72.4	54.5	59.5	$12,583	$428	$823	$1,252	$10,042	$1,289	$11,331

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.

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