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Sumter 01 Schools
Sumter 01 is a public school district in South Carolina, based in Sumter County (Sumter). SchoolGrade grades 24 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Sumter 01 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Sumter 01
23 of 24 schools in Sumter 01 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 2C: 4D: 11F: 5
Best schools in Sumter 01
Statewide rankings: all 227 high schools in South Carolina · all 228 middle schools in South Carolina · all 629 elementary schools in South Carolina
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Alice Drive Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Shaw Heights Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Alice Drive Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C+ Millwood Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Hillcrest Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C- High Hills Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Kingsbury Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Wilder Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Pocalla Springs Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Sumter High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Sumter 01
High schools (4)
- D- Crestwood High, Sumter
- C- High Hills Elementary, Shaw Air Force Base
- D Lakewood High, Sumter
- D+ Sumter High School, Sumter
Middle and junior high schools (6)
- B- Alice Drive Middle, Sumter
- D- Bates Middle, Sumter
- F Chestnut Oaks Middle, Sumter
- D Ebenezer Middle, Sumter
- D- Furman Middle, Sumter
- C Hillcrest Middle, Dalzell
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- A- Alice Drive Elementary, Sumter
- F Cherryvale Elementary, Sumter
- F Crosswell Drive Elementary, Sumter
- C- Kingsbury Elementary, Sumter
- D- Lemira Elementary, Sumter
- D Manchester Elementary, Pinewood
- C+ Millwood Elementary, Sumter
- Oakland Primary, Sumter
- D+ Pocalla Springs Elementary, Sumter
- F Rafting Creek Elementary, Rembert
- B- Shaw Heights Elementary, Shaw Air Force Base
- D+ Wilder Elementary, Sumter
- D Willow Drive Elementary, Sumter
Other schools and academies (1)
- F R E Davis College Preparatory Academy, Sumter
Where Sumter 01 schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in South Carolina
- County: Sumter County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 14,301 students with 925 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,178 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4503902
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lee 01 (5 schools, 18 mi)
- Richland 01 (47 schools, 28 mi)
- Calhoun 01 (3 schools, 28 mi)
- Kershaw 01 (16 schools, 31 mi)
- Richland 02 (32 schools, 34 mi)
- Florence 03 (8 schools, 35 mi)
- Darlington 01 (18 schools, 37 mi)
- Florence 01 (23 schools, 39 mi)
Questions about Sumter 01
How many schools are in Sumter 01?
SchoolGrade grades 24 public schools in Sumter 01, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Sumter 01 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Sumter, Dalzell, Pinewood, Rembert.
How good are the schools in Sumter 01?
Across the 23 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 36.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 22.5%. 70% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Sumter 01?
14,301 students were enrolled in Sumter 01 in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Sumter 01?
Sumter 01 is in South Carolina, based in Sumter County, with its district office in Sumter. Its boundary covers about 665 sq mi.