Gold Hill Elementary

Summary:

Gold Hill Elementary is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Tega Cay, South Carolina, serving 877 students in grades K-5 and part of the top-ranked York 04 school district. This exceptional school has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state, ranking within the top 30 schools for the past several years.

Gold Hill Elementary's academic performance is truly outstanding, with students significantly outperforming state and district averages in standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 83% of 3rd graders, 87.7% of 4th graders, and 80.9% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 53.8%, 57.2%, and 55.7%, respectively. The school also excels in mathematics, with 80% of 3rd graders, 80.3% of 4th graders, and 76.8% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 54.5%, 51%, and 45.8%. This consistent high performance is a testament to the school's commitment to providing a high-quality education to its diverse student population.

Another key strength of Gold Hill Elementary is its racial diversity, with a student body that is 40.02% White, 11.06% African American, 10.83% Hispanic, 30.22% Asian, 0.46% Native American, and 7.41% two or more races. This diversity is reflected in the school's strong performance across different student subgroups, with Gold Hill Elementary ranking among the top schools in the state for Asian students, English Language Learners, and Gifted and Talented students. When compared to other nearby schools in the York 04 district, Gold Hill Elementary consistently outperforms its peers, making it a standout choice for families in the area.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1000 Dave Gibson Boulevard
       Tega Cay, SC  29708


(803) 548-8250

District: York 04

SchoolDigger Rank:
16th of 638 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,295 Help


Students who attend Gold Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Gold Hill Middle
High:    Fort Mill High

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  847

Racial breakdown:

White:
37.7%
Asian:
32.0%
Hispanic:
11.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  18.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Gold Hill Elementary ranks better than 97.5% of elementary schools in South Carolina. It also ranks 2nd among 11 ranked elementary schools in the York 04 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.57. (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 Racial makeup is: White (37.7%), Asian (32%), Hispanic (11.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 18.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gold Hill Elementary is 13.6. 8 elementary schools in the York 04 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gold Hill Elementary is $10,295. 8 elementary schools in the York 04 School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gold Hill Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gold Hill Elementary 16th of 638 South Carolina public elementary schools. (See Gold Hill Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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York 04:

SchoolDigger ranks York 04 1st of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gold Hill Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Gold Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 93.05 6th 542 98.9%
2004 92.77 8th 550 98.5%
2005 92.65 6th 557 98.9%
2006 93.10 5th 559 99.1%
2007 93.58 4th 566 99.3%
2008 92.69 6th 577 99.0%
2009 94.31 7th 580 98.8%
2010 94.61 5th 589 99.2%
2011 93.86 4th 597 99.3%
2012 93.54 6th 594 99.0%
2013 92.90 3rd 599 99.5%
2014 92.49 3rd 630 99.5%
2015 96.92 3rd 638 99.5%
2016 96.32 4th 619 99.4%
2017 96.32 9th 639 98.6%
2018 95.92 11th 624 98.2%
2019 93.90 23rd 643 96.4%
2021 97.22 10th 622 98.4%
2022 94.13 30th 625 95.2%
2023 92.92 36th 644 94.4%
2024 95.57 16th 638 97.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gold Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 98.40 2nd 104 98.1%
2021 99.50 1st 84 98.8%
2022 98.12 2nd 84 97.6%
2023 98.07 2nd 72 97.2%
2024 99.56 1st 79 98.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gold Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.64 17th 588 97.1%
2019 84.61 54th 600 91.0%
2021 94.35 18th 580 96.9%
2022 69.21 164th 600 72.7%
2023 69.99 161st 608 73.5%
2024 82.24 76th 599 87.3%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Gold Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.47 9th 570 98.4%
2019 92.37 22nd 588 96.3%
2021 96.82 10th 554 98.2%
2022 90.27 53rd 573 90.8%
2023 89.26 50th 580 91.4%
2024 92.86 23rd 565 95.9%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Gold Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 76.77 13th 147 91.2%
2022 71.20 25th 109 77.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Gold Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.00 20th 571 96.5%
2019 93.41 25th 590 95.8%
2021 96.09 14th 561 97.5%
2022 95.32 17th 579 97.1%
2023 93.56 29th 582 95.0%
2024 96.11 9th 568 98.4%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Gold Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 50.02 3rd 3 0.0%
2021 58.70 2nd 3 33.3%
2022 93.93 1st 6 83.3%
2023 83.62 1st 7 85.7%
2024 69.39 3rd 7 57.1%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Gold Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 81.83 44th 393 88.8%
2023 84.38 36th 394 90.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gold Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.41 2nd 104 98.1%
2019 97.46 2nd 116 98.3%
2023 28.85 85th 115 26.1%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Gold Hill Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.62 29th 457 93.7%
2019 82.38 58th 472 87.7%
2021 92.51 21st 439 95.2%
2022 80.24 76th 455 83.3%
2023 84.96 50th 463 89.2%
2024 86.77 36th 441 91.8%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Elementary Schools for White Students!

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 Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Open Quote We moved to this school and district from Virginia and it was the best move we have ever made. My daughter had the best school year she has ever had. I cannot say enough about the teachers and the hands on learning that she experienced every day. Learning had a purpose while being completely engaging at all levels. My child had not only a huge year of personal growth, but also had a massive increase in content according to her testing from the beginning of the school year to the end. Thanks to the amazing teachers and schools staff! Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, June 22, 2013

Open Quote Awesome teachers and administration. Innovative programs but the only downfall is there are no foreign languages taught and not much interest in implementing foreign languages. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Gold Hill Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 706 16 11 4 1 n/a n/a 0 738
1996 706 16 11 4 1 n/a n/a 0 738
1997 692 13 10 7 1 n/a n/a 0 723
1998 737 13 11 5 2 n/a n/a 0 768
1999 810 13 9 5 4 n/a n/a 0 841
2000 863 24 11 5 2 n/a n/a 0 905
2001 859 22 14 8 1 n/a n/a 0 904
2002 535 15 3 7 1 n/a n/a 1 562
2003 535 15 3 7 1 n/a n/a 1 562
2004 564 20 12 11 1 n/a n/a 2 610
2005 638 26 16 16 0 n/a n/a 4 700
2006 657 32 28 26 1 n/a n/a 3 747
2007 729 37 31 31 1 n/a n/a 0 829
2008 727 38 34 21 2 n/a n/a 0 822
2009 765 38 38 22 1 n/a n/a 0 864
2010 753 39 36 19 3 n/a n/a 0 850
2011 765 15 26 25 1 1 0 0 833
2012 735 17 23 27 1 1 17 0 821
2013 743 30 24 31 1 0 23 0 852
2014 766 35 28 38 2 0 35 0 904
2015 379 70 39 51 0 0 27 0 566
2016 457 68 59 69 0 0 29 0 682
2017 508 88 96 80 1 2 35 0 810
2018 589 78 159 81 3 2 41 0 953
2019 564 65 187 72 4 1 43 0 936
2020 542 58 217 66 3 1 38 0 925
2021 365 94 239 93 2 0 46 0 839
2022 378 110 241 96 1 0 68 0 894
2023 351 97 265 95 4 0 65 0 877
2024 319 86 271 99 6 0 66 0 847

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

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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 Gold Hill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 738 36.0 20.5 4.7
1996 738 36.0 20.5 4.7
1997 723 40.0 18.1 3.9
1998 768 39.0 19.7 4.4
1999 841 46.5 18.1 5
2000 905 57.5 15.7 5.6
2001 904 66.5 13.6 4.9
2002 562 39.0 14.4 6.2
2003 562 39.0 14.4 6.2
2004 610 42.0 14.5 5.9
2005 700 48.0 14.6 6.6
2006 747 49.0 15.2 6.6
2007 829 79.0 10.5 5.8
2008 822 57.0 14.4 6.4
2009 864 60.0 14.4 7.8
2010 850 55.0 15.4 8.2
2011 833 50.0 16.6 9.6
2012 821 48.0 17.1 7.9
2013 852 51.4 16.5 9.4
2014 904 55.4 16.3 8.5
2015 566 38.0 14.8 15.5
2016 682 46.0 14.8 13.8
2017 810 50.0 16.2 12.1
2018 953 58.0 16.4 9.2
2019 936 61.0 15.3 8.1
2020 925 59.0 15.6 7.5
2021 839 59.0 14.2 13.6
2022 894 58.0 15.4 13.4
2023 877 62.0 14.1 19.5
2024 847 62.0 13.6 18.9

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 Gold Hill Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 738 36.0 20.5 4.7
1996 738 36.0 20.5 4.7
1997 723 40.0 18.1 3.9
1998 768 39.0 19.7 4.4
1999 841 46.5 18.1 5
2000 905 57.5 15.7 5.6
2001 904 66.5 13.6 4.9
2002 562 39.0 14.4 6.2
2003 562 39.0 14.4 6.2
2004 610 42.0 14.5 5.9
2005 700 48.0 14.6 6.6
2006 747 49.0 15.2 6.6
2007 829 79.0 10.5 5.8
2008 822 57.0 14.4 6.4
2009 864 60.0 14.4 7.8
2010 850 55.0 15.4 8.2
2011 833 50.0 16.6 9.6
2012 821 48.0 17.1 7.9
2013 852 51.4 16.5 9.4
2014 904 55.4 16.3 8.5
2015 566 38.0 14.8 15.5
2016 682 46.0 14.8 13.8
2017 810 50.0 16.2 12.1
2018 953 58.0 16.4 9.2
2019 936 61.0 15.3 8.1
2020 925 59.0 15.6 7.5
2021 839 59.0 14.2 13.6
2022 894 58.0 15.4 13.4
2023 877 62.0 14.1 19.5
2024 847 62.0 13.6 18.9

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 Gold Hill Elementary

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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 $223 (2.8%) $46 (0.6%) $269 (3.4%) $6,575 (83.0%) $1,076 (13.6%) $7,650 (96.6%) $7,919
2020 $149 (1.8%) $40 (0.5%) $189 (2.2%) $7,261 (85.4%) $1,055 (12.4%) $8,316 (97.8%) $8,505
2021 $455 (4.9%) $165 (1.8%) $620 (6.7%) $7,767 (83.8%) $885 (9.5%) $8,652 (93.3%) $9,272
2022 $622 (6.1%) $260 (2.6%) $882 (8.7%) $8,309 (81.6%) $993 (9.8%) $9,302 (91.3%) $10,184
2023 $588 (5.7%) $604 (5.9%) $1,192 (11.6%) $8,123 (78.9%) $980 (9.5%) $9,103 (88.4%) $10,295

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Gold Hill Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 23rd of 643 Elementary schoolsRanks 36th of 644 Elementary schools
 2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gold Hill Elementary)76.682.6
 6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (York 04)70.174.2
 4.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)49.753.5
 3.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Gold Hill Elementary)89.585.1
 4.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (York 04)7974.4
 4.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)57.753.6
 4.1%
4th Grade Science (Gold Hill Elementary)74.967.1
 7.8%
   4th Grade Science (York 04)75.173.4
 1.7%
   4th Grade Science (South Carolina)5246.6
 5.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Gold Hill Elementary)74.875
 0.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (York 04)7380
 7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)51.357.2
 5.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Gold Hill Elementary)83.270.2
 13%
   4th Grade Mathematics (York 04)74.772.2
 2.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)50.547
 3.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Gold Hill Elementary)62.483.9
 21.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (York 04)64.577.6
 13.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4155.2
 14.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Gold Hill Elementary)77.371.2
 6.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (York 04)6866.7
 1.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)45.444.6
 0.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students936877
 6.3%
African American6597
 49.2%
American Indian44
Asian187265
 41.7%
Hispanic7295
 31.9%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White564351
 37.8%
Two or More Races4365
 51.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients8.1%19.5%
 11.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Gold Hill Elementary

Yes! Gold Hill Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 16th of 638 South Carolina elementary schools.

Students who attend Gold Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gold Hill Middle
High : Fort Mill High

Students at Gold Hill Elementary are 38% White, 32% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 847 students attended Gold Hill Elementary.


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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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