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Orchard Park Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

474 Third Baxter Street, Fort Mill, SC 29708 · (803) 548-8170 · Part of York School District 4

Baxter Village’s School Grade A+ better than 99% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
555
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Orchard Park Elementary

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 35 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 29 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Baxter Village kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Baxter Village kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Orchard Park ElementaryYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency73%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

474 Third Baxter Street, Fort Mill

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten67
Grade 180
Grade 279
Grade 3106
Grade 4108
Grade 5115
Enrollment over time
579’20
735’21
555’22
599’23
555’24

Down 4.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 6%Black 5%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Orchard Park Elementary from Baxter Village families.

Other schools in York School District 4

The district →
Sugar Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Mill
A−
755 students11:1
Tega Cay Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tega Cay
A
743 students13:1
Fort Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Mill
A−
729 students13:1
Riverview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fort Mill
B+
711 students11:1
Gold Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Tega Cay
A+
815 students13:1
Kings Town Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Fort Mill
A
809 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Baxter Village’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.