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York 04 Schools
York 04 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in York County (Fort Mill). SchoolGrade grades 20 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
York 04 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for York 04
20 of 20 schools in York 04 carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 19B: 1
Best schools in York 04
Statewide rankings: all 227 high schools in South Carolina · all 228 middle schools in South Carolina · all 629 elementary schools in South Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ River Trail Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Gold Hill Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Tega Cay Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Forest Creek Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Gold Hill Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A+ Pleasant Knoll Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- A+ Fort Mill High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A+ Kings Town Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A+ Springfield Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Catawba Ridge High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in York 04
High schools (3)
- A+ Catawba Ridge High School, Fort Mill
- A+ Fort Mill High, Fort Mill
- A Nation Ford High, Fort Mill
Middle and junior high schools (6)
- A+ Banks Trail Middle, Fort Mill
- A+ Forest Creek Middle, Fort Mill
- A+ Fort Mill Middle, Fort Mill
- A+ Gold Hill Middle, Tega Cay
- A+ Pleasant Knoll Middle, Fort Mill
- A Springfield Middle, Fort Mill
Elementary and primary schools (11)
- A Dobys Bridge Elementary, Fort Mill
- B Fort Mill Elementary, Fort Mill
- A+ Gold Hill Elementary, Tega Cay
- A+ Kings Town Elementary, Fort Mill
- A Orchard Park Elementary, Fort Mill
- A Pleasant Knoll Elementary, Fort Mill
- A+ River Trail Elementary, Fort Mill
- A Riverview Elementary, Fort Mill
- A+ Springfield Elementary, Fort Mill
- A- Sugar Creek Elementary, Fort Mill
- A+ Tega Cay Elementary, Tega Cay
Where York 04 schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: York County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 18,396 students with 1,369 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,560 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4503900
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- York 03 (24 schools, 9 mi)
- York 02 (10 schools, 16 mi)
- York 01 (8 schools, 20 mi)
- Chester 01 (11 schools, 26 mi)
- Lancaster 01 (22 schools, 27 mi)
- Cherokee 01 (14 schools, 37 mi)
- Union 01 (6 schools, 44 mi)
- Fairfield 01 (7 schools, 45 mi)
Questions about York 04
How many schools are in York 04?
SchoolGrade grades 20 public schools in York 04, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does York 04 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Fort Mill, Tega Cay.
How good are the schools in York 04?
Across the 20 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 74.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 61.7%. 65% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend York 04?
18,396 students were enrolled in York 04 in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is York 04?
York 04 is in South Carolina, based in York County, with its district office in Fort Mill. Its boundary covers about 54.0 sq mi.