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If you could change one rule at Kings Town Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
809
Elementary
DISTRICT 744 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK 04·NCES 450390001735
Kings Town Elementary
1774 Mason Bend Drive, Fort Mill, SC 29708 · (803) 396-3400 · York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of South Carolina public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
65 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 118 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 163 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 145 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (145).
Student demographics
54%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
85.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
78.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.3pp since 2023
What 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 78 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.9% | 78.3% |
| 2023-24 | 79.6% | 78.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kings Town Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #36 of 635 ▼ 5 | #5 of 37 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #30 of 635 ▲ 5 | #5 of 37 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #81 of 709 | #4 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #196 of 656 | #14 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #393 of 656 | #28 of 38 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
809
+92 (+13%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 809 | 64.5 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 841 | 65.5 | 12.8:1 | 17% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 875 | 62.5 | 14.0:1 | 19% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 717 | 50 | 14.3:1 | 16% (118) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kings Town Elementary.
About Kings Town Elementary
Kings Town Elementary is a large elementary school in York 04, located in Fort Mill, South Carolina. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 809 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in South Carolina, the average enrollment is about 526.
Kings Town Elementary is one school in York 04, a system of 20 schools with 18,445 students.
More than half of enrollment at Kings Town Elementary is White: 65%. Next come 11% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 7% multiracial. In York County overall, the White share is about 68%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kings Town Elementary scores 54%.
Kings Town Elementary has 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 0.8 students per teacher.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Kings Town Elementary outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's county is York County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $89,095, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. York County's 69 public schools enroll about 52,364 students and include Kings Town Elementary.
Riverview Elementary is about 1.4 miles from Kings Town Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 809 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 717. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.3:1 to 12.5:1.
People who know Kings Town Elementary can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- Springfield ElementaryElementary · 798 students
- Doby's Bridge ElementaryElementary · 794 students
Nearby schools
- Riverview Elementary1.4 mi · 711
- Fort Mill High1.5 mi · 2,115
- Orchard Park Elementary1.7 mi · 555
- India Hook Elementary2.1 mi · 495
- Gold Hill Middle2.5 mi · 877
- Banks Trail Middle2.5 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About Kings Town ElementaryHow many students attend Kings Town Elementary?
Kings Town Elementary enrolls approximately 809 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Kings Town Elementary serve?
Kings Town Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Kings Town Elementary?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Kings Town Elementary.
How diverse is Kings Town Elementary?
Kings Town Elementary reports a student body of 65% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Kings Town Elementary?
Kings Town Elementary is overseen by York 04 in York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.