County program record

York County, South Carolina

4 public school districts are geographically associated with this county in the 2024–25 NCES relationship file.

State research baseline

South Carolina gifted and talented requirements

South Carolina requires every district to identify and serve academically and artistically gifted students, with statewide second-grade census testing and common eligibility dimensions.

What this means for families: Academic eligibility generally requires qualifying evidence in two of three dimensions—aptitude, achievement, and performance—or the state's automatic high-composite aptitude route. Local service models and schedules vary by district.

Coverage: Grades 1–12 in every school district
Last reviewed: September 4, 2026

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Official program research

York School District 1

MERIT Gifted and Talented

York School District One's MERIT program serves state-identified academically gifted students through elementary pull-out instruction and middle-grade special classes.

How services work: Third-graders attend a weekly half-day pull-out, grades 4–6 generally attend a weekly full-day pull-out, and grades 5–8 may receive special classes in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.

How students are identified: All second-graders take CogAT and Iowa assessments. Referral, screening, and a district placement team apply the three state dimensions, with automatic eligibility available at the qualifying aptitude-composite percentile.

Grades: Grades 3–8
Last reviewed: September 4, 2026

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York School District 3

Gifted and Talented

Rock Hill Schools provides accelerated and enriched gifted curriculum designed around inquiry, flexibility, problem solving, and critical and creative thinking.

How services work: Elementary gifted English language arts and mathematics use district curriculum maps with advanced literature, reasoning, algebraic thinking, Singapore Math, research, and seminar resources. Secondary learners continue through honors, International Baccalaureate, Advanced Placement, and other advanced options.

How students are identified: All second-graders take CogAT and Iowa. Grades 3–5 receive continuing MAP and SC READY screening, newcomers without recent aptitude data may take CogAT, and partially qualified learners may receive performance tasks under South Carolina's three-dimension process.

Grades: Grades 3–12
Last reviewed: September 4, 2026

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York School District 2

Gifted & Talented / ST-ARTS

Clover School District serves academically gifted learners in accelerated language arts and mathematics and offers a separate artistic identification and enrichment pathway.

How services work: Grades 3–8 receive state-approved special or pull-out classes in language arts and/or mathematics, combining acceleration, enrichment, critical and creative thinking, problem solving, research, and independent study. ST-ARTS serves artistically talented learners.

How students are identified: All second-graders participate in universal screening. Families, educators, and administrators may also refer students in grades 2–7; a district team evaluates the state's reasoning, achievement, and intellectual or academic performance dimensions.

Grades: Grades 3–8 academic; artistic pathway
Last reviewed: September 4, 2026

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York School District 4

Gifted and Talented Instruction

Fort Mill School District identifies advanced learners through South Carolina's statewide process and provides gifted mathematics and English language arts beginning in elementary school.

How services work: Identified students receive gifted mathematics and/or English language arts beginning in grade 3, with district gifted instruction and advanced coursework continuing through later grades.

How students are identified: All second-graders take CogAT and Iowa assessments. The district continues reviewing students in grades 2–8, and eligibility follows South Carolina's reasoning ability, academic achievement, and intellectual or academic performance dimensions.

Grades: Grades 3–12
Last reviewed: September 4, 2026

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District geography

Serving districts

Some districts cross county boundaries. Area shown is the district land area associated with this county, not its total footprint.

York School District 1NCES LEA 4503810
309.43 sq miLocal program reviewed
York School District 3NCES LEA 4503870
183.53 sq miLocal program reviewed
York School District 2NCES LEA 4503840
133.8 sq miLocal program reviewed
York School District 4NCES LEA 4503900
53.84 sq miLocal program reviewed

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