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Gold Hill Middle
- 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 320 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 280 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 277 | 32% |
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsWhat this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.2% | 70.3% |
| 2023-24 | 82.4% | 67.1% |
Where Gold Hill Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #10 of 249 ▲ 1 | #2 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #4 of 249 ▲ 3 | #1 of 15 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 877 | #52 of 256 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #134 of 241 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #148 of 241 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.7% | #15 of 81 | #2 of 9 |
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 | 877 | 62 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 878 | 60 | 14.6:1 | 10% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 855 | 59.3 | 14.4:1 | 11% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 802 | 58 | 13.8:1 | 8% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 46.5 | 15.3:1 | 9% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 823 | 51 | 16.1:1 | 12% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 805 | 48 | 16.8:1 | 16% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 733 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 7% (48) |
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (709 to 877); teachers up 33% (46.5 to 62).
About Gold Hill Middle
Among the schools in Tega Cay, South Carolina, is Gold Hill Middle, a mid-sized middle school. Enrollment totals 877 students across grades 6 through 8. The school is 41% bigger than the average for middle schools in South Carolina.
York 04, which runs Gold Hill Middle, has 20 schools and 18,445 students.
Of every 100 students at Gold Hill Middle, about 64 are White. The rest of enrollment is 17% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among York County residents, the White share is about 68%. The diversity index for Gold Hill Middle is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Gold Hill Middle reported 62 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in South Carolina is similar, at 13.8:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Gold Hill Middle lands at A+, ahead of 97% of South Carolina public middle schools.
Census data for York County show median household income comes to about $89,095, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 69 public schools and about 52,364 students.
Gold Hill Elementary is the nearest public school to Gold Hill Middle, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Gold Hill Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Gold Hill Middle the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 877, up from 802 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Gold Hill Middle can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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