For the 2025 school year, there are 7 public middle schools serving 3,448 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 77% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the South Carolina public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
25 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
14,301 Students
221,816 Students
# Teachers
890 Teachers
15,785 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
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
0.54
0.66
# American Indian Students
31 Students
716 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
184 Students
3,913 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
875 Students
28,487 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
13%
# Black Students
9,058 Students
68,879 Students
% Black Students
64%
31%
# White Students
3,568 Students
106,747 Students
% White Students
25%
48%
# Hawaiian Students
32 Students
263 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
548 Students
12,741 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
546
1,376
# Students in K Grade:
898
4,750
# Students in 1st Grade:
974
4,911
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,082
5,020
# Students in 3rd Grade:
956
5,182
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,181
5,185
# Students in 5th Grade:
1,118
5,841
# Students in 6th Grade:
1,057
53,112
# Students in 7th Grade:
1,057
59,443
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,085
60,172
# Students in 9th Grade:
1,438
4,774
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,130
4,352
# Students in 11th Grade:
942
3,992
# Students in 12th Grade:
837
3,706
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,831 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,220. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,216 is less than the state median of $14,817. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$198 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$189 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,831
$15,220
Spending / Student
$13,216
$14,817
Best Sumter 01 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Alice Drive Middle 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
| 778 students
Rank: #22.
Hillcrest Middle 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
| 391 students
Rank: #33.
Furman Middle 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
| 669 students
Rank: #44.
Bates Middle 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
| 525 students
Rank: #55.
Ebenezer Middle 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
| 349 students
Rank: #66.
R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy
(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
| 379 students
Rank: #77.
Chestnut Oaks Middle 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
| 357 students
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