Castle Heights Middle School, 2382 Firetower Road: sixth grade to eighth grade, 669 students in 2024-25, rated Average on the 2026 state report card.

Last checked Oct. 12, 2026. Sources: the school’s website; Rock Hill Schools’ directory of schools, zone maps, bell times and 2026-27 calendar (PDF); York County’s school attendance boundary data behind the district’s School Zone Locator; the South Carolina Department of Education’s 2025 and 2026 report card data; and the federal NCES school directory.

Castle Heights Middle School is a Rock Hill Schools middle school at 2382 Firetower Road, Rock Hill, serving sixth grade through eighth grade.

Who to call
Address 2382 Firetower Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730
Phone 803-981-1400
Grades 6 to 8
District Rock Hill Schools (York School District 3)
Calendar Modified year-round

Principal

The school’s administration page lists Robinson as principal; the state’s 2025 report card gives the principal’s name as Cynthia Robinson.

Enrollment and teachers

  • State count: 669 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s 2025 report card.
  • Federal count: 710 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 students per teacher.

State report card

South Carolina rates every public school on a 100-point scale as Excellent, Good, Average, Below Average or Unsatisfactory, using test results, student growth, graduation rates, English learners’ progress, college and career readiness and school climate, as the district’s State Report Card page explains. The 2026 report card, released in October 2026, covers the 2025-26 school year. The test and graduation figures below are from the 2025 card, which covers 2024-25.

  • Overall rating, 2026: Average, 44 points out of 100 (2026 card)
  • Overall rating, 2025: Average, 45 points out of 100
  • SC READY English language arts: 55.1% met or exceeded expectations
  • SC READY math: 25.9% met or exceeded expectations
  • Science: 50% met or exceeded expectations

The full card, with student growth, school climate and teacher figures, is on screportcards.com.

Attendance zone

Rock Hill Schools assigns each address an elementary, middle and high school. Enter an address in the School Zone Locator, a York County tool linked from the district’s Find My School page, or open the district’s middle school zone map (PDF), one of the 2024-25 maps on its School Zone Maps page. Zones do not follow city limits or mailing addresses.

In York County’s attendance boundary data, the data behind the locator, Castle Heights Middle’s zone takes students from all or part of the Independence Elementary, Lesslie Elementary, Mount Holly Elementary and Northside Elementary zones and sends them on to Northwestern High, Rock Hill High and South Pointe High, depending on the street.

We did not find a published feeder list on the district’s site; Rock Hill Schools, 803-981-1000, can confirm an address.

Calendar and bell times

Castle Heights Middle follows the district’s modified year-round calendar. Coming dates on the 2026-27 calendar (PDF):

  • Tuesday, Nov. 3: no school, Election Day
  • Nov. 25-27: Thanksgiving break
  • Friday, Dec. 18: early dismissal; last day of the first semester
  • Dec. 21 to Jan. 1: winter break; the second semester begins Tuesday, Jan. 5

Bell times: 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. for every Rock Hill Schools middle school, with early dismissal at 11:45 a.m., according to the district’s bell times page.

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Frequently asked questions

What grades does Castle Heights Middle serve?

Castle Heights Middle serves sixth grade through eighth grade, according to the state’s 2025 report card.

What is Castle Heights Middle’s state report card rating?

Castle Heights Middle is rated Average, with 44 points out of 100, on South Carolina’s 2026 report card, which covers the 2025-26 school year. It was rated Average, with 45 points, on the 2025 card.

Which high school does Castle Heights Middle feed into?

Depending on the address, Castle Heights Middle’s zone feeds Northwestern High, Rock Hill High and South Pointe High, according to York County’s attendance boundary data. Check an address in the district’s School Zone Locator.

What time does Castle Heights Middle start?

Rock Hill Schools middle schools run 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., according to the district’s bell times page. On early dismissal days they let out at 11:45 a.m.

How do I know if my address is zoned for Castle Heights Middle?

Enter the address in the School Zone Locator linked from the district’s Find My School page, or call Rock Hill Schools at 803-981-1000. Zones do not follow city limits.