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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·YORK 03·NCES 450387001139
Richmond Drive Elementary
1162 Richmond Drive, Rock Hill, SC 29732 · (803) 981-1930 · York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest 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
12.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 73 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (73).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
35.7%
SC avg 59.7% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
24.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.7% | 24.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 23.1% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Richmond Drive Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #595 of 635 ▼ 21 | #37 of 37 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #600 of 635 ▼ 81 | #37 of 37 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #394 of 709 | #23 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #140 of 656 | #9 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #179 of 656 | #19 of 38 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.9% | #28 of 395 | #2 of 21 |
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
467
+80 (+21%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 467 | 39 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 37 | 13.4:1 | 100% (496) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 37 | 12.9:1 | 100% (478) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 69% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 39.6 | 17.8:1 | 45% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 617 | 37 | 16.7:1 | 56% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 59% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 549 | 35 | 15.7:1 | 42% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 21 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richmond Drive Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (706 to 467); teachers down 2% (39.6 to 39).
About Richmond Drive Elementary
Richmond Drive Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 467 students in pre-K through 5.
York 03 enrolls 16,034 students, and its 24 schools include Richmond Drive Elementary.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Richmond Drive Elementary. The largest is Black students, at 49%. The next largest groups are 31% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In York County overall, about 18% of residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 12.0 students per teacher and 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Richmond Drive Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Richmond Drive Elementary is located in York County, where the median household income is $89,095, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Richmond Drive Elementary is one of 69 public schools in the county.
Nearby, W. C. Sullivan Middle is about 1.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 467 students in 2024-25, 80 more than the 387 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2020-21 to 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 03
- Rock Hill HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Northwestern HighHigh · 1,822 students
- South Pointe HighHigh · 1,128 students
- Dutchman Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- W. C. Sullivan MiddleMiddle · 827 students
- Cherry Park Elementary School of Language ImmersionElementary · 806 students
Other schools in Rock Hill
- Rock Hill HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Northwestern HighHigh · 1,822 students
- York Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,672 students
- South Pointe HighHigh · 1,128 students
- Dutchman Creek MiddleMiddle · 856 students
- W. C. Sullivan MiddleMiddle · 827 students
Nearby schools
- W. C. Sullivan Middle1.2 mi · 827
- Cherry Park Elementary School of Language Immersion1.2 mi · 806
- Ebinport Elementary1.2 mi · 464
- Ascent Classical Academy-Fort Mill1.3 mi · 235
- Legion Collegiate Academy1.3 mi · 602
- Ebenezer Avenue Elementary: Traditional Montessori Inquiry1.4 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Richmond Drive ElementaryHow large is Richmond Drive Elementary?
Richmond Drive Elementary enrolls approximately 467 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Richmond Drive Elementary serve?
Richmond Drive Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Richmond Drive Elementary?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Richmond Drive Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Richmond Drive Elementary?
Student demographics at Richmond Drive Elementary are roughly 11% White, 31% Hispanic, 49% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Richmond Drive Elementary in?
Richmond Drive Elementary is part of York 03.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.