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Enrollment
774
Elementary
DISTRICT 744 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK 04·NCES 450390001535
Pleasant Knoll Elementary
2346 Pleasant Road, Fort Mill, SC 29708 · (803) 835-0090 · York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL774 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest 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
12.8:1
61 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 | 107 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 167 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (167).
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%
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
82.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
74.5%
SC avg 44.2% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.3% | 74.5% |
| 2023-24 | 80.7% | 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 Pleasant Knoll Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #52 of 635 ▼ 22 | #9 of 37 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #46 of 635 ▼ 14 | #8 of 37 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 774 | #108 of 709 | #8 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #224 of 656 | #18 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #130 of 656 | #10 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.9% | #104 of 187 | #9 of 14 |
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
774
-65 (-8%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 777
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 774 | 60.5 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 63 | 12.3:1 | 15% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 63 | 13.1:1 | 16% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 839 | 62 | 13.5:1 | 10% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 50.3 | 14.1:1 | 12% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 13% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 777 | 46 | 16.9:1 | 12% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pleasant Knoll Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (711 to 774); teachers up 20% (50.3 to 60.5).
About Pleasant Knoll Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Fort Mill, South Carolina, Pleasant Knoll Elementary is part of York 04. A total of 774 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in South Carolina is about 526 students, so this school is 47% above average.
Pleasant Knoll Elementary is in York 04, a district with 18,445 students across 20 schools.
At Pleasant Knoll Elementary, White students make up 52% of the student body. After that, the student body is 20% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show York County is about 68% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 60.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.8:1. That is close to the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
allk12 grades Pleasant Knoll Elementary an A. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Federal survey data for York County show that the median household income is $89,095, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 69 public schools in York County, enrolling about 52,364 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Pleasant Knoll Middle, is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Pleasant Knoll Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, Pleasant Knoll Elementary's enrollment declined 8%, to 774.
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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
- Pleasant Knoll Middle0.2 mi · 916
- Gold Hill Elementary1.4 mi · 815
- Gold Hill Middle1.4 mi · 877
- Orchard Park Elementary1.8 mi · 555
- Springfield Middle2.1 mi · 710
- Tega Cay Elementary2.1 mi · 743
Frequently asked questions
About Pleasant Knoll ElementaryHow many students attend Pleasant Knoll Elementary?
Pleasant Knoll Elementary enrolls approximately 774 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Pleasant Knoll Elementary serve?
Pleasant Knoll Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pleasant Knoll Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pleasant Knoll Elementary is approximately 12.8:1 (61 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Pleasant Knoll Elementary?
Student demographics at Pleasant Knoll Elementary are roughly 52% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% Black, 20% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Pleasant Knoll Elementary in?
Pleasant Knoll Elementary is part of York 04.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.