Best Public Schools in Zip Code 29730

Summary:

The 29730 zip code area of Rock Hill, South Carolina is home to 15 schools, including 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools, serving a diverse student population. The data reveals stark differences in school performance, with some institutions like Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion and Legion Collegiate Academy consistently outperforming the district and state averages, while others struggle to meet proficiency standards.

The data suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement, with schools having higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch tending to have lower proficiency rates. The 29730 zip code also includes a unique school model, The Palmetto School, a public charter school with a small student population and a low student-teacher ratio. Additionally, the middle schools in the area show varying levels of performance, with W.C. Sullivan Middle excelling in Algebra 1 but other middle schools struggling to meet proficiency standards.

Overall, the schools in the 29730 zip code area of Rock Hill, South Carolina present a diverse landscape, with both high-performing and underperforming institutions. The data highlights the importance of language immersion, as seen at Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion, and the potential impact of socioeconomic factors on academic achievement. Parents and educators in the York 03 and Charter Institute at Erskine districts can use this information to make informed decisions about their children's education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				SC READY English Language Arts (2024)						SC READY Mathematics (2024)						EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2024)	EOCEP English 1 (2024)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2024)	EOCEP English 2 (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	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
Saluda Trail Middle	Public	6-8	2300 Saluda Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1800	780	60	13.0	100.0%	282 (36.2%)	403 (51.7%)	46 (5.9%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.3%)	46.2	161^st of 325 public middle schools	50.5%		49.1	154^th of 325 public middle schools	52.6%	7				51.0	44.0	51.0				33.4	21.3	29.2	97.9				$13,032	$791	$1,113	$1,904	$9,651	$1,478	$11,129
South Pointe High	Public	9-12	801 Neely Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 980-2100	1,196	82	14.5	60.5%	371 (31.0%)	681 (56.9%)	93 (7.8%)	7 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.4%)	50.8	96^th of 235 public high schools	59.1%		52.3	101^st of 237 public high schools	57.4%	5													63.2	88.0	62.0	85.1	$14,543	$592	$1,368	$1,960	$10,948	$1,635	$12,583
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	25	5	5.5	88.0%	5 (20.0%)	19 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)																	$20,960	$1,186	$1,351	$2,537	$13,202	$5,221	$18,423
Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montesorri Inquiry	Public	PK, KG-5	242 Ebenezer Avenue	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1435	475	40	11.8	43.6%	147 (30.9%)	233 (49.1%)	56 (11.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.9%)	57.4	268^th of 638 public elementary schools	58.0%		62.4	231^st of 644 public elementary schools	64.1%	37	63.1	58.9	48.0				75.3	49.3	36.0								$12,829	$865	$1,213	$2,078	$9,535	$1,215	$10,750
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 North Annafrel Street	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1570	514	40	12.8	100.0%	150 (29.2%)	255 (49.6%)	69 (13.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.6%)	27.2	463^rd of 638 public elementary schools	27.4%		25.8	481^st of 644 public elementary schools	25.3%	18	39.3	45.0	46.3				39.4	38.1	27.5								$13,221	$982	$1,415	$2,397	$9,594	$1,229	$10,824
Oakdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1129 Oakdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 981-1585	517	41	12.4	100.0%	109 (21.1%)	330 (63.8%)	36 (7.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.5%)	55.9	279^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.3%		44.9	348^th of 644 public elementary schools	46.0%	69	54.6	53.0	60.7				53.0	53.1	43.8								$12,321	$1,144	$1,259	$2,403	$8,723	$1,195	$9,918
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	491	36	13.6	100.0%	91 (18.5%)	338 (68.8%)	35 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.1%)	51	306^th of 638 public elementary schools	52.0%		43.6	359^th of 644 public elementary schools	44.3%	53	52.2	54.6	56.0				52.2	40.7	49.4								$12,172	$890	$1,379	$2,268	$8,713	$1,190	$9,903
W. C. Sullivan Middle	Public	6-8	1825 Eden Terrace	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1450	808	69	11.7	58.4%	309 (38.2%)	274 (33.9%)	184 (22.8%)	15 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.6%)	47.1	158^th of 325 public middle schools	51.4%		45.5	166^th of 325 public middle schools	48.9%	8				58.1	45.4	45.8				32.8	27.1	23.4	85.2				$12,717	$653	$1,209	$1,862	$9,599	$1,256	$10,855
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	783	46	16.9	10.6%	417 (53.3%)	155 (19.8%)	160 (20.4%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.6%)	90.2	49^th of 638 public elementary schools	92.3%		87.4	80^th of 644 public elementary schools	87.6%	31	77.6	82.0	79.3				70.9	70.3	65.3
Legion Collegiate Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	505 University Drive	Rock Hill	29730	York County	Charter Institute at Erskine	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 620-6040	542	25	21.6	4.8%	381 (70.3%)	101 (18.6%)	27 (5.0%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	85.1	19^th of 235 public high schools	91.9%		78	30^th of 237 public high schools	87.3%	11													85.9	87.5	72.2	96.8
Lesslie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	250 Neely Store Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1910	488	33	14.7	32.0%	281 (57.6%)	27 (5.5%)	34 (7.0%)	4 (0.8%)	51 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (18.6%)	56	277^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.6%		56.8	272^nd of 644 public elementary schools	57.8%	5	44.5	56.5	64.1				54.1	47.1	50.6								$12,273	$931	$1,154	$2,085	$8,921	$1,267	$10,188
Independence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	132 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1135	567	42	13.5	100.0%	158 (27.9%)	268 (47.3%)	81 (14.3%)	14 (2.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.1%)	37.7	398^th of 638 public elementary schools	37.6%		42.5	363^rd of 644 public elementary schools	43.6%	35	48.9	52.3	44.7				40.2	45.4	35.3								$12,478	$788	$1,119	$1,907	$9,438	$1,134	$10,572
Castle Heights Middle	Public	6-8	2382 Firetower Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1400	738	50	14.7	100.0%	310 (42.0%)	259 (35.1%)	77 (10.4%)	9 (1.2%)	34 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (6.6%)	38.3	191^st of 325 public middle schools	41.2%		34.8	210^th of 325 public middle schools	35.4%	19				48.3	43.6	41.1				36.2	26.1	16.7	91.9				$13,588	$509	$1,100	$1,609	$10,485	$1,494	$11,979
Rock Hill High	Public	9-12	320 West Springdale Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 981-1300	1,945	121	16.0	55.0%	829 (42.6%)	575 (29.6%)	331 (17.0%)	43 (2.2%)	49 (2.5%)	3 (0.2%)	115 (5.9%)	38.2	137^th of 235 public high schools	41.7%		40.1	132^nd of 237 public high schools	44.3%	5													57.9	60.2	55.0	82.1	$12,900	$589	$1,185	$1,774	$9,680	$1,445	$11,125
Mount Holly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Porter Road	Rock Hill	29730	York County	York 03	No	No	No	No	(803) 985-1650	549	35	15.7	100.0%	262 (47.7%)	183 (33.3%)	53 (9.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.0%)	56	276^th of 638 public elementary schools	56.7%		48.8	324^th of 644 public elementary schools	49.7%	48	61.3	50.0	63.5				58.8	29.7	56.2								$14,221	$791	$1,152	$1,943	$10,928	$1,350	$12,278

Cities Near Zip Code 29730

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rock Hill	0.32 mi	28	85^th
Fort Mill	5.41 mi	17	5^th
Tega Cay	7.69 mi	3	2^nd
Indian Land	9.56 mi	4	4^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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