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Fort Mill Elementary

192 Springfield Parkway, Fort Mill, SC 29715 · (803) 547-7546 · York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL729 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of South Carolina public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools

Enrollment
729
Elementary
DISTRICT 744 · STATE 526
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K608%
Kindergarten7911%
Grade 110114%
Grade 211215%
Grade 312717%
Grade 410615%
Grade 514420%

This year's kindergarten class (79) is 45% smaller than its 5th grade class (144).

Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
38953%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
10214%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
12317%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
547%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
588%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
36951%
Female
36049%

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Test scores

SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations
English Language Arts
73.4%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.2pp since 2023
Math
53.8%
SC avg 44.2% . -0.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

SC READY results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2573.4%53.8%
2023-2465.2%54.0%
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Fort Mill Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South CarolinaIn York County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
53.8%#269 of 635
▼ 28
#23 of 37
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
73.4%#133 of 635
▲ 23
#17 of 37
▲ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
729#137 of 709#11 of 39
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.6:1#203 of 656#15 of 38
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
65.5%#155 of 656#17 of 38
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-12.8%#209 of 395#12 of 21
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
729
-26 (-3%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 767
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257295812.6:1N/A
2023-247155712.5:136% (259)
2022-237746212.5:133% (255)
2020-217555813.0:122% (169)
2017-1883655.615.0:125% (209)
2015-167925215.2:129% (226)
2010-117675214.8:129% (226)
2000-014753712.8:126% (123)
1990-917674118.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Mill Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 13% (836 to 729); teachers up 4% (55.6 to 58).

About Fort Mill Elementary

Fort Mill Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The school counts 729 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students.

In York 04, 20 schools enroll a combined 18,445 students.

Fort Mill Elementary is 53% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 17% Black, 14% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% Asian. That compares with about 68% White among all York County residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.6:1, with 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 0.8 students per teacher below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.

allk12 grades Fort Mill Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Within York County, the median household income is $89,095, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Fort Mill Elementary, York County has 68 other public schools.

Of nearby public schools, Fort Mill Middle is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Fort Mill Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.

Locale data from NCES put Fort Mill Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).

Over 4 years, Fort Mill Elementary's enrollment dropped 3%, to 729.

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York County at a glance

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Population
293,673
Census ACS
Median income
$89,095
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
52,364 students

Quick facts

School name
Fort Mill Elementary
District
York 04
Address
192 Springfield Parkway, Fort Mill, SC 29715
Phone
(803) 547-7546
County
York County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
729
Teachers (FTE)
58
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
450390001153
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Fort Mill Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Fort Mill Elementary?
Fort Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 729 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fort Mill Elementary serve?
Fort Mill Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fort Mill Elementary?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Fort Mill Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Fort Mill Elementary?
Student demographics at Fort Mill Elementary are roughly 53% White, 14% Hispanic, 17% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Fort Mill Elementary in?
Fort Mill Elementary is part of York 04.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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