For the 2024-25 school year, there are 7 public middle schools serving 3,639 students in Sumter 01 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle Schools in Sumter 01 School District have an average math proficiency score of 14% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 29% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 76% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public middle school average of 51% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
25 Schools
348 Schools
# Students
14,800 Students
222,866 Students
# Teachers
894 Teachers
15,336 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Sumter 01 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 78% has decreased from 84% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#66 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35%
50%
Graduation Rate
78%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.65
# American Indian Students
30 Students
709 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
177 Students
3,715 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
818 Students
27,056 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
12%
# Black Students
9,409 Students
70,479 Students
% Black Students
64%
32%
# White Students
3,800 Students
108,316 Students
% White Students
26%
49%
# Hawaiian Students
36 Students
287 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
530 Students
12,202 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
544
1,380
# Students in K Grade:
947
4,378
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,097
4,879
# Students in 2nd Grade:
997
4,662
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,202
4,940
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,133
4,889
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,062
5,920
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,094
53,075
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,140
59,974
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,159
62,316
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,422
4,698
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,203
4,492
# Students in 11th Grade:
912
3,845
# Students in 12th Grade:
888
3,418
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,364 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,297. The school district revenue/student has grown by 12% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $12,771 is less than the state median of $14,891. The school district spending/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$198 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$189 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,364
$15,297
Spending / Student
$12,771
$14,891
Best Sumter 01 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Alice Drive Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
40 Miller Road
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-0821
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-0821
Grades: 6-8
| 841 students
Rank: #22.
Hillcrest Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 34%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
4355 Peach Orchard Road
Dalzell, SC 29040
(803) 499-3341
Dalzell, SC 29040
(803) 499-3341
Grades: 6-8
| 364 students
Rank: #33.
Furman Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
3400 Bethel Church Road
Sumter, SC 29154
(803) 481-8519
Sumter, SC 29154
(803) 481-8519
Grades: 6-8
| 729 students
Rank: #44.
Bates Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
715 Estate Street
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-0711
Sumter, SC 29150
(803) 775-0711
Grades: 6-8
| 569 students
Rank: #55.
Ebenezer Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
3440 Ebenezer Road
Sumter, SC 29153
(803) 469-8571
Sumter, SC 29153
(803) 469-8571
Grades: 6-8
| 371 students
Rank: #66.
R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
345 Eastern School Road
Sumter, SC 29153
(803) 495-3247
Sumter, SC 29153
(803) 495-3247
Grades: PK-8
| 369 students
Rank: #77.
Chestnut Oaks Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1200 Oswego Road
Sumter, SC 29153
(803) 775-7272
Sumter, SC 29153
(803) 775-7272
Grades: 6-8
| 396 students
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