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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 29732

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1,500

Students

Top rankedDutchman Creek Middle160^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools

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Biggest riser

Rawlinson Road Middle up 21 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 29732 in Rock Hill, SC is home to two middle schools, Dutchman Creek Middle and Rawlinson Road Middle, both serving grades 6-8 within the York 03 school district.

For parents comparing the two, Dutchman Creek Middle is the larger school (856 students) and currently holds a higher state ranking (60th percentile) and a 3-star rating, while Rawlinson Road Middle (644 students) holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 45th percentile. Academically, Dutchman Creek outperforms Rawlinson Road in mathematics across all grade levels, with the biggest gap in 8th grade (49.5% vs. 30.2% proficient). However, Rawlinson Road shows notable strengths in 6th-grade ELA (57.5% vs. 52.1%) and 6th-grade science (58.8% vs. 44.8%). Both schools excel in advanced math, with Algebra 1/MT2 proficiency rates above 93%, far exceeding the district (77.2%) and state (74.0%) averages.

Beyond test scores, there are important differences in student well-being and resources. Rawlinson Road Middle has a more favorable student-teacher ratio (13.4 vs. 15.8) and spends more per student ($15,600 vs. $14,242), yet it also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate (21.9% vs. 14.7%). Dutchman Creek's lower absenteeism aligns with its stronger overall performance. Notably, the performance gap between the two schools is narrowing: Dutchman Creek's ranking has slipped from the 66th to the 53rd percentile over two years, while Rawlinson Road has improved from the 35th to the 45th percentile. This suggests that while Dutchman Creek remains the stronger overall choice, Rawlinson Road is making gains, and both schools offer exceptional advanced math opportunities for students.

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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 (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 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th 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
Rawlinson Road Middle	Public	6-8	2631 West Main Street	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1500	644	48	13.4	100.0%	196 (30.4%)	314 (48.8%)	97 (15.1%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	42.4	188^th of 341 public middle schools	44.9%		34	209^th of 321 public middle schools	34.9%	21	57.5	44.9	37.6	35.8	40.6	30.2	58.8	$15,600	$514	$882	$1,395	$12,472	$1,733	$14,205
Dutchman Creek Middle	Public	6-8	4757 Mount Gallant Road	Rock Hill	29732	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1700	856	54	15.8	53.5%	378 (44.2%)	310 (36.2%)	100 (11.7%)	23 (2.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.9%)	49.8	160^th of 341 public middle schools	53.1%		55.7	127^th of 321 public middle schools	60.4%	33	52.1	50.0	58.4	37.5	43.8	49.5	44.8	$14,242	$426	$834	$1,260	$11,380	$1,602	$12,982

Cities Near Zip Code 29732

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rock Hill	1 mi	30	89^th
Fort Mill	4.76 mi	18	7^th
Tega Cay	6.1 mi	3	3^rd
York	8.75 mi	8	116^th
Clover	8.97 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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