Saluda Trail STEAM Middle School, 2300 Saluda Road: sixth grade to eighth grade, 751 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.
Saluda Trail STEAM Middle School is a Rock Hill Schools middle school at 2300 Saluda Road, Rock Hill, serving sixth grade through eighth grade. It hosts the district’s middle school STEAM program option (science, technology, engineering, arts and math), which uses problem- and project-based learning across all classes, according to the district’s STEAM program page.
Who to call
- Front office: 803-981-1800, 2300 Saluda Road
- School website: stms.rock-hill.k12.sc.us
- Enrolling a new student: the district’s online enrollment; Rock Hill Schools, 803-981-1000
- Which school is my address zoned for? the School Zone Locator
- Buses: the district’s transportation page
| Address | 2300 Saluda Road, Rock Hill, SC 29730 |
| Phone | 803-981-1800 |
| Grades | 6 to 8 |
| District | Rock Hill Schools (York School District 3) |
| Calendar | Modified year-round |
Principal
Principal Rhine Kirkland, according to the school’s website.
Enrollment and teachers
- State count: 751 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s 2025 report card.
- Federal count: 780 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 14 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: Good, 48 points out of 100
- SC READY English language arts: 58.1% met or exceeded expectations
- SC READY math: 26.2% met or exceeded expectations
- Science: 51.2% 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, Saluda Trail STEAM Middle’s zone takes students from all or part of the Mount Holly Elementary, Oakdale Elementary, Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies and York Road Elementary zones and sends them on to Northwestern High, Rock Hill High and South Pointe High, depending on the street.
Students from outside the zone can apply for the school’s program through the district’s Program Options lottery on SchoolMint; the district provides transportation for every program.
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
Saluda Trail STEAM 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.
More
- The school’s own website and the district’s directory of schools
- Every public school in Rock Hill, with zones and report cards
- 2026 report cards for every Rock Hill school
- Our Rock Hill schools guide for the full calendar, enrollment and the school board
- Our neighborhoods guide for zoned schools area by area
Frequently asked questions
What grades does Saluda Trail STEAM Middle serve?
Saluda Trail STEAM Middle serves sixth grade through eighth grade, according to the state’s 2025 report card.
What is Saluda Trail STEAM Middle’s state report card rating?
Saluda Trail STEAM 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 Good, with 48 points, on the 2025 card.
Which high school does Saluda Trail STEAM Middle feed into?
Depending on the address, Saluda Trail STEAM 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 Saluda Trail STEAM 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 Saluda Trail STEAM 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.
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