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Enrollment
620
Middle
DISTRICT 753 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK 04·NCES 450390001155
Fort Mill Middle
200 Springfield Parkway, Fort Mill, SC 29715 · (803) 547-5553 · York County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of South Carolina public middle schools
- A+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 211 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 214 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 195 | 31% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 67% · US 70%
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
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
78.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
63.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.5% | 63.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.2% | 60.7% |
% 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #15 of 249 ▲ 2 | #5 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #15 of 249 no change | #5 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #127 of 256 | #15 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #47 of 241 | #2 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #110 of 241 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.3% | #75 of 81 | #9 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
620
-233 (-27%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 620 | 51 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 53 | 12.0:1 | 32% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 53 | 12.0:1 | 31% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 853 | 55 | 15.5:1 | 20% (173) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | 46.5 | 13.0:1 | 20% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 776 | 49 | 15.8:1 | 18% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 755 | 50 | 15.1:1 | 27% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 43 | 14.2:1 | 22% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 722 | 42 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fort Mill Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (606 to 620); teachers up 10% (46.5 to 51).
About Fort Mill Middle
Fort Mill Middle sits in Fort Mill, South Carolina, and is classified as a middle school. Its 620 students are spread across grades 6 through 8.
York 04 is responsible for 20 schools, Fort Mill Middle included, with 18,445 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Fort Mill Middle is 59% White. After that, the student body is 14% Hispanic, 14% Black, 9% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show York County is about 68% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Fort Mill Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Federal staffing data show 51 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fort Mill Middle and a ratio of 12.2:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina.
The allk12 Grade for Fort Mill Middle is A+. Compared with South Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 95% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
County data help place the school in context: in York County, median household income is about $89,095, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The public schools of York County number 69 and enroll about 52,364.
The shortest distance from Fort Mill Middle to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Fort Mill Elementary. The five-mile area around Fort Mill Middle holds at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Fort Mill Middle in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 853 to 620. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 12.2:1, from 15.5:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in York 04
- Fort Mill HighHigh · 2,115 students
- Nation Ford HighHigh · 1,921 students
- Catawba Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,704 students
- Pleasant Knoll MiddleMiddle · 916 students
- Gold Hill MiddleMiddle · 877 students
- Gold Hill ElementaryElementary · 815 students
Other schools in Fort Mill
- Fort Mill HighHigh · 2,115 students
- Nation Ford HighHigh · 1,921 students
- Catawba Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,704 students
- Pleasant Knoll MiddleMiddle · 916 students
- Kings Town ElementaryElementary · 809 students
- Springfield ElementaryElementary · 798 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Mill Elementary0.1 mi · 729
- Nation Ford High2.1 mi · 1,921
- Sugar Creek Elementary2.4 mi · 755
- Doby's Bridge Elementary2.5 mi · 794
- Banks Trail Middle2.6 mi · 638
- Fort Mill High2.6 mi · 2,115
Frequently asked questions
About Fort Mill MiddleHow many students attend Fort Mill Middle?
Fort Mill Middle enrolls approximately 620 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Fort Mill Middle serve?
Fort Mill Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fort Mill Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fort Mill Middle is approximately 12.2:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fort Mill Middle?
At Fort Mill Middle, the student body is approximately 59% White, 14% Hispanic, 14% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Fort Mill Middle in?
Fort Mill Middle is part of York 04.
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