This school profile company picked Fort Mill and Clover among the state’s best districts

John Marks
·2 min read

School review and rating site niche.com has released new data on its top districts and schools in South Carolina. Those rankings put Fort Mill as the top district in South Carolina, with Clover third.

Niche mixes reported state data on schools with reviews from students, parents and others affiliated with schools. The strong showing in Fort Mill and Clover follows a similar path to recent state test scores where both districts shined.

Test score data shows York County has the state’s No. 1 performing school district.

This is where Rock Hill region high schools rank in most recent end of course testing

Along with Fort Mill and Clover schools, several private schools from across the Rock Hill region scored well in the Niche rankings. Here’s a list of the accolades among schools from York, Lancaster and Chester counties:

Fort Mill School District

▪ No. 1 School District: Fort Mill

▪ No. 10 Public High School: Nation Ford

▪ No. 14 Public High School: Fort Mill

▪ No. 1 Public Middle School: Pleasant Knoll

▪ No. 2 Public Middle School: Springfield

▪ No. 3 Public Middle School: Gold Hill

▪ No. 4 Public Middle School: Fort Mill

▪ No. 1 Public Elementary School: Gold Hill

▪ No. 2 Public Elementary School: Pleasant Knoll

▪ No. 3 Public Elementary School: Orchard Park

▪ No. 4 Public Elementary School: Doby’s Bridge

▪ No. 5 Public Elementary School: Tega Cay

▪ No. 6 Public Elementary School: Fort Mill

▪ No. 7 Public Elementary School: Sugar Creek

▪ No. 10 Public Elementary School: Riverview

▪ No. 11 Public Elementary School: Springfield

Clover School District

▪ No. 3 School District: Clover

▪ No. 9 Public Middle School: Oakridge

▪ No. 15 Public Elementary School: Crowders Creek

▪ No. 16 Public Elementary School: Oakridge

▪ No. 24 Public Elementary School: Griggs Road

Private Schools

▪ No. 20 Private High School: St. Anne Catholic School (Rock Hill)

▪ No. 14 Private K-12 School: St. Anne Catholic School (Rock Hill)

▪ No. 23 Private K-12 School: Walnut Grove Christian Academy (Fort Mill)

▪ No. 29 Private K-12 School: Hawthorne Christian Academy (Chester)

▪ No. 31 Private K-12 School: Carolina Christian Academy (Lancaster)