York 04 School District

York 04 covers 18,396 students across 20 ranked schools in York County, South Carolina. The district averages 7.7 out of 10 — and with 20 schools holding that average, it's a number you can actually lean on. The gap between the highest-rated campus (9.2) and the district mean (7.7) is narrow, which tells parents that the top performers aren't outliers; they represent a district that executes consistently across the board.

Kings Town Elementary leads all 20 schools with a 9.2. Pleasant Knoll Elementary earns an 8.9. Sugar Creek Elementary and River Trail Elementary each score 8.8. That's four elementary schools in the top five district-wide, all scoring above 8.5. For families with children in the early grades — or planning to stay long-term — the depth of the elementary tier is York 04's strongest selling point. Early academic quality shapes everything that follows.

Fort Mill Middle rounds out the top five at 7.9, landing above the district average. The middle school holding that position matters: parents tracking a K–8 trajectory can see that academic momentum from the elementary years has a place to go. A middle school that clears the district average is a meaningful indicator — the pipeline isn't breaking down at the transition point.

The district's 7.7 average across all 20 campuses is the quiet story here. In an 18,396-student district with 20 schools, a near-8 average means the quality floor is high. Parents who end up at a non-top-five campus by zip code or lottery are still looking at a district that performs well on average. York 04 gives families less to worry about in that regard than districts where one or two schools carry the weight. The data supports a clear read: consistent performance, not a district where a single campus skews the picture.