Castle Heights Middle

Summary:

Castle Heights Middle is a public middle school in Rock Hill, South Carolina, serving 738 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the York 03 school district, which is ranked 29 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating.

Castle Heights Middle has some unique strengths and challenges. The school consistently outperforms the district and state on the EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 end-of-course exam, with proficiency rates ranging from 87% to 92% compared to the district's 61% to 72% and the state's 61% to 73%. However, the school's performance on the SC READY English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments for grades 6-8 is below the district and state averages. Castle Heights Middle also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 100% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools in the York 03 district, such as Dutchman Creek Middle, Rawlinson Road Middle, and Saluda Trail Middle, Castle Heights Middle generally performs below average in terms of overall state rankings and test scores. However, when compared to higher-performing schools in the neighboring York 04 district, such as Gold Hill Middle, Fort Mill Middle, and Banks Trail Middle, the contrast in academic performance is stark, with these schools consistently ranking among the top middle schools in the state.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2382 Firetower Road
       Rock Hill, SC  29730


(803) 981-1400

District: York 03

SchoolDigger Rank:
191st of 325 South Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,588 Help


Students who attend Castle Heights Middle usually attend:

High:    Rock Hill High

Feeder schools for Castle Heights Middle:

Elementary:    Independence Elementary
    Lesslie Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  738

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.0%
African American:
35.1%
Hispanic:
10.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Castle Heights Middle ranks worse than 58.8% of middle schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 4th among 5 ranked middle schools in the York 03 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 38.31. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Castle Heights Middle is $13,588, which is the 2nd highest among 5 middle schools in the York 03 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Castle Heights Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Castle Heights Middle 191st of 325 South Carolina public middle schools. (See Castle Heights Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


York 03:

SchoolDigger ranks York 03 29th of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Castle Heights Middle

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Rank History for all students at Castle Heights Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 53.98 110th 225 51.1%
2004 42.17 143rd 230 37.8%
2005 50.90 123rd 230 46.5%
2006 57.13 110th 231 52.4%
2007 52.11 128th 236 45.8%
2008 58.09 120th 244 50.8%
2009 65.06 96th 249 61.4%
2010 67.31 87th 261 66.7%
2011 66.95 94th 269 65.1%
2012 64.00 107th 271 60.5%
2013 56.07 131st 276 52.5%
2014 39.32 186th 291 36.1%
2015 46.11 157th 301 47.8%
2016 49.90 151st 303 50.2%
2017 62.77 100th 317 68.5%
2018 50.01 138th 303 54.5%
2019 44.85 166th 315 47.3%
2021 44.66 161st 311 48.2%
2022 36.34 192nd 310 38.1%
2023 34.83 210th 325 35.4%
2024 38.31 191st 325 41.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Castle Heights Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 43.11 30th 52 42.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Castle Heights Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.79 27th 93 71.0%
2024 41.18 56th 105 46.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Castle Heights Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.01 113th 280 59.6%
2019 49.34 134th 289 53.6%
2021 54.81 112th 288 61.1%
2022 32.69 197th 300 34.3%
2023 31.14 224th 313 28.4%
2024 40.48 178th 307 42.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Castle Heights Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.97 108th 281 61.6%
2019 55.51 128th 296 56.8%
2021 44.42 152nd 279 45.5%
2022 35.11 190th 290 34.5%
2023 37.12 187th 299 37.5%
2024 38.18 180th 294 38.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Castle Heights Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.26 55th 194 71.6%
2019 53.21 70th 195 64.1%
2021 21.78 150th 164 8.5%
2022 38.99 107th 183 41.5%
2023 29.86 141st 187 24.6%
2024 41.50 94th 177 46.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Castle Heights Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.38 146th 179 18.4%
2022 44.25 126th 182 30.8%
2023 47.94 120th 185 35.1%
2024 59.32 98th 183 46.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Castle Heights Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.73 160th 284 43.7%
2019 36.43 193rd 296 34.8%
2021 43.90 145th 279 48.0%
2022 37.27 186th 292 36.3%
2023 32.24 202nd 303 33.3%
2024 37.18 177th 294 39.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Castle Heights Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.60 81st 237 65.8%
2019 58.72 80th 252 68.3%
2021 52.21 93rd 235 60.4%
2022 40.18 135th 249 45.8%
2023 29.12 189th 253 25.3%
2024 29.81 191st 248 23.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Castle Heights Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.00 44th 123 64.2%
2019 53.53 63rd 139 54.7%
2022 52.12 62nd 129 51.9%
2023 41.98 86th 141 39.0%
2024 45.12 74th 144 48.6%
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Rank History for White students at Castle Heights Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.08 149th 250 40.4%
2019 28.85 190th 258 26.4%
2021 32.73 163rd 244 33.2%
2022 27.14 189th 249 24.1%
2023 27.03 200th 260 23.1%
2024 38.07 163rd 255 36.1%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Carolina State Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a teacher
Monday, May 6, 2019

Open Quote This school is the worst I have ever worked in. The students are constantly cussing and bribing me for "A's". I have had a huge problem with ants this year because of the kids' eating habits. The school never has any exciting events which makes working here quite boring. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Castle Heights Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 689 291 6 0 16 n/a n/a 0 1002
1989 634 291 3 0 12 n/a n/a 0 940
1990 656 266 5 0 16 n/a n/a 0 943
1991 712 304 11 0 10 n/a n/a 0 1037
1992 698 328 8 0 11 n/a n/a 0 1045
1993 666 326 6 0 10 n/a n/a 0 1008
1994 621 321 6 0 11 n/a n/a 0 959
1995 655 341 8 2 26 n/a n/a 0 1032
1996 655 341 8 2 26 n/a n/a 0 1032
1997 642 330 13 3 30 n/a n/a 0 1018
1998 639 375 14 9 39 n/a n/a 0 1076
1999 673 387 15 12 44 n/a n/a 0 1131
2000 537 295 10 18 48 n/a n/a 0 908
2001 508 308 9 17 46 n/a n/a 0 888
2002 447 332 12 31 45 n/a n/a 0 867
2003 447 332 12 31 45 n/a n/a 0 867
2004 478 356 14 35 50 n/a n/a 0 933
2005 476 377 8 36 55 n/a n/a 0 952
2006 447 382 9 41 54 n/a n/a 0 933
2007 439 374 14 40 53 n/a n/a 0 920
2008 429 351 15 37 53 n/a n/a 0 885
2009 439 210 12 26 51 n/a n/a 0 738
2010 488 216 10 35 39 n/a n/a 0 788
2011 508 222 7 40 37 0 0 0 814
2012 499 199 11 30 45 0 10 0 794
2013 445 203 13 29 48 0 20 0 758
2014 451 208 13 33 48 0 32 0 785
2015 465 226 11 42 42 0 35 0 821
2016 465 221 11 48 45 1 37 0 828
2017 417 237 10 48 42 0 34 0 788
2018 401 214 10 62 45 0 37 0 769
2019 369 228 12 65 38 0 40 0 752
2020 373 236 9 71 42 0 55 0 786
2021 341 226 12 72 39 0 49 0 739
2022 332 227 9 67 38 0 56 0 729
2023 310 259 9 77 34 0 49 0 738

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Castle Heights Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1002 48.1 20.8 n/a
1989 940 47.9 19.6 n/a
1990 943 48.4 19.4 n/a
1991 1037 57.8 17.9 21.1
1992 1045 60.1 17.3 26.4
1993 1008 60.3 16.7 26.9
1994 959 57.4 16.7 27.3
1995 1032 60.5 17.1 24.2
1996 1032 60.5 17.1 24.2
1997 1018 63.0 16.2 27.4
1998 1076 61.4 17.5 23.8
1999 1131 64.0 17.7 29.9
2000 908 53.5 17.0 35.2
2001 888 55.0 16.1 36.5
2002 867 55.3 15.7 46.3
2003 867 55.3 15.7 46.3
2004 933 54.0 17.3 55.2
2005 952 59.0 16.1 57.4
2006 933 56.6 16.5 57.7
2007 920 77.0 11.9 60.5
2008 885 65.6 13.5 59.8
2009 738 58.6 12.6 53.3
2010 788 52.6 14.9 53
2011 814 49.6 16.4 57
2012 794 52.6 15.0 59.9
2013 758 53.2 14.2 65.7
2014 785 44.2 17.7 64.7
2015 821 52.0 15.7 63.5
2016 828 52.0 15.9 60.7
2017 788 53.6 14.7 57.1
2018 769 55.1 13.9 55
2019 752 51.6 14.5 54.9
2020 786 53.0 14.8 60.4
2021 739 56.0 13.1 70.2
2022 729 49.5 14.7 100
2023 738 50.0 14.7 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Castle Heights Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1002 48.1 20.8 n/a
1989 940 47.9 19.6 n/a
1990 943 48.4 19.4 n/a
1991 1037 57.8 17.9 21.1
1992 1045 60.1 17.3 26.4
1993 1008 60.3 16.7 26.9
1994 959 57.4 16.7 27.3
1995 1032 60.5 17.1 24.2
1996 1032 60.5 17.1 24.2
1997 1018 63.0 16.2 27.4
1998 1076 61.4 17.5 23.8
1999 1131 64.0 17.7 29.9
2000 908 53.5 17.0 35.2
2001 888 55.0 16.1 36.5
2002 867 55.3 15.7 46.3
2003 867 55.3 15.7 46.3
2004 933 54.0 17.3 55.2
2005 952 59.0 16.1 57.4
2006 933 56.6 16.5 57.7
2007 920 77.0 11.9 60.5
2008 885 65.6 13.5 59.8
2009 738 58.6 12.6 53.3
2010 788 52.6 14.9 53
2011 814 49.6 16.4 57
2012 794 52.6 15.0 59.9
2013 758 53.2 14.2 65.7
2014 785 44.2 17.7 64.7
2015 821 52.0 15.7 63.5
2016 828 52.0 15.9 60.7
2017 788 53.6 14.7 57.1
2018 769 55.1 13.9 55
2019 752 51.6 14.5 54.9
2020 786 53.0 14.8 60.4
2021 739 56.0 13.1 70.2
2022 729 49.5 14.7 100
2023 738 50.0 14.7 100

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Castle Heights Middle

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $228 (2.2%) $385 (3.7%) $612 (5.9%) $8,294 (79.4%) $1,543 (14.8%) $9,837 (94.1%) $10,450
2020 $148 (1.4%) $495 (4.6%) $643 (6.0%) $8,342 (78.1%) $1,703 (15.9%) $10,044 (94.0%) $10,687
2021 $111 (1.0%) $46 (0.4%) $156 (1.4%) $9,150 (81.5%) $1,919 (17.1%) $11,069 (98.6%) $11,225
2022 $149 (1.2%) $517 (4.0%) $666 (5.2%) $10,538 (82.3%) $1,607 (12.5%) $12,146 (94.8%) $12,811
2023 $509 (3.7%) $1,100 (8.1%) $1,609 (11.8%) $10,485 (77.2%) $1,494 (11.0%) $11,979 (88.2%) $13,588

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Castle Heights Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 166th of 315 Middle schoolsRanks 210th of 325 Middle schools
 11.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Science (Castle Heights Middle)40.530.1
 10.4%
   6th Grade Science (York 03)48.738.9
 9.8%
   6th Grade Science (South Carolina)47.143
 4.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Castle Heights Middle)29.339.6
 10.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (York 03)34.747.6
 12.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)41.153.4
 12.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Castle Heights Middle)35.524.6
 10.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (York 03)39.429.3
 10.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)43.936.7
 7.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Castle Heights Middle)29.342.6
 13.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (York 03)35.846.3
 10.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4450.1
 6.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Castle Heights Middle)32.824.3
 8.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (York 03)3425.7
 8.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)35.331
 4.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Castle Heights Middle)42.847.3
 4.5%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (York 03)38.948.7
 9.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)44.553.1
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Castle Heights Middle)45.322.6
 22.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (York 03)29.627.5
 2.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)36.631.6
 5%
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Castle Heights Middle)99.989.1
 10.9%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (York 03)7271.7
 0.3%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina)68.668.3
 0.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students752738
 1.9%
African American228259
 13.6%
American Indian3834
 10.5%
Asian129
 25%
Hispanic6577
 18.5%
Pacific Islander00
White369310
 16%
Two or More Races4049
 22.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients54.9%100%
 45.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Castle Heights Middle

Students at Castle Heights Middle are 42% White, 35% African American, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Castle Heights Middle ranks 191st of 325 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Castle Heights Middle usually go on to attend Rock Hill High

In the 2022-23 school year, 738 students attended Castle Heights Middle.


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