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The Palmetto School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8Charter

386 East Black Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730 · (803) 328-6555

Rock Hill’s School Grade B− better than 51% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
63
Students per teacher
8:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about The Palmetto School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 38 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 80% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, D−, 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 ↗

386 East Black Street, Rock Hill

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten11
Grade 25
Grade 34
Grade 44
Grade 56
Grade 62
Grade 75
Grade 86
Enrollment over time
35’20
38’21
25’22
58’23
63’24

Up 80% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 57%White 29%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 5%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about The Palmetto School from Rock Hill families.

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; Rock Hill’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.