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Sumter Schools
Sumter is a public school district in Florida, based in Sumter County (Bushnell). SchoolGrade grades 11 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Sumter 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
9 of 11 schools in Sumter carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 4B: 3C: 1D: 1
Best schools in Sumter
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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+ Villages Charter School (K-12 school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Bushnell Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Lake Panasoffkee Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- South Sumter Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Webster Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Wildwood Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- South Sumter High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C+ Wildwood Middle High School (High school, meets expectations)
- D+ Sumter Prep Academy (K-12 school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Sumter
High schools (1)
- B- South Sumter High School, Bushnell
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- A- South Sumter Middle School, Webster
- C+ Wildwood Middle High School, Wildwood
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- A Bushnell Elementary School, Bushnell
- A Lake Panasoffkee Elementary School, Lake Panasoffkee
- B+ Webster Elementary School, Webster
- B Wildwood Elementary School, Wildwood
Other schools and academies (4)
- Sumter County Virtual Instruction Program, Bushnell
- D+ Sumter Prep Academy, Wildood
- Sumter Virtual Franchise, Bushnell
- A+ Villages Charter School, The Villages
Where Sumter schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Bushnell (4)
- Webster (2)
- Wildwood (2)
- Lake Panasoffkee (1)
- The Villages (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Florida
- County: Sumter County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 9,598 students with 607 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,419 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1201800
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
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Questions about Sumter
How many schools are in Sumter?
SchoolGrade grades 11 public schools in Sumter, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Sumter serve?
The largest by graded schools: Bushnell, Webster, Wildwood, Lake Panasoffkee, The Villages.
How good are the schools in Sumter?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 50.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 44.8%. 89% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Sumter?
9,598 students were enrolled in Sumter in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Sumter?
Sumter is in Florida, based in Sumter County, with its district office in Bushnell. Its boundary covers about 557 sq mi.