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Fort Mill Elementary
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 45% smaller than its 5th grade class (144).
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.4% | 53.8% |
| 2023-24 | 65.2% | 54.0% |
Where Fort Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 729 | 58 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 57 | 12.5:1 | 36% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 774 | 62 | 12.5:1 | 33% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 755 | 58 | 13.0:1 | 22% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 836 | 55.6 | 15.0:1 | 25% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 792 | 52 | 15.2:1 | 29% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 767 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 29% (226) |
| 2000-01 | 475 | 37 | 12.8:1 | 26% (123) |
| 1990-91 | 767 | 41 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
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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