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Best Public Schools in Sumter County, SC

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Schools

14,608

Students

Districts

Top rankedAlice Drive Elementary125^th of 649 South Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Willow Drive Elementary up 49 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wilder Elementary 11.9 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (2026)		EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2026)	EOCEP English 1 (2026)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2026)	EOCEP English 2 (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Lewis High	Public	9-12	8200 State Farm Road	Rembert	29128	Sumter County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3454	7	2	3.5		2 (28.6%)	5 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Liberty STEAM Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	15 Church Street	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	School Public Charter School District	Yes	No	No	No	(803) 830-5966	730	53	13.8		278 (38.1%)	365 (50.0%)	31 (4.2%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.4%)	50.5	307^th of 649 public elementary schools	52.7%		54	282^nd of 640 public elementary schools	55.9%	25	64.7	64.2	62.6				50.0	49.7	44.0				53.7						$14,135	$675	$591	$1,266	$9,661	$3,208	$12,869
Crestwood High	Public	9-12	2000 Oswego Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 469-6200	1,105	57	19.3		190 (17.2%)	789 (71.4%)	67 (6.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (4.7%)	28.1	185^th of 245 public high schools	24.5%		13.5	214^th of 235 public high schools	8.9%	29																51.1	53.5	70.8	$12,307	$942	$1,169	$2,112	$8,423	$1,772	$10,195
Lakewood High	Public	9-12	350 Old Manning Road	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 506-2700	1,013	58	17.4		302 (29.8%)	596 (58.8%)	62 (6.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	41 (4.0%)	30.5	176^th of 245 public high schools	28.2%		22.8	186^th of 235 public high schools	20.9%	10															37.9	53.9	55.2	70.4	$13,280	$942	$1,175	$2,117	$9,334	$1,828	$11,162
Chestnut Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	1200 Oswego Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-7272	339	21	16.1		17 (5.0%)	276 (81.4%)	33 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	6.1	325^th of 335 public middle schools	3.0%		6.5	315^th of 320 public middle schools	1.6%	10				19.4	36.9	31.2				6.5	14.1	21.5		17.2					$16,083	$1,837	$2,270	$4,108	$9,158	$2,817	$11,975
Alice Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Alice Drive	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-0857	530	36	14.6		226 (42.6%)	232 (43.8%)	36 (6.8%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	79.8	125^th of 649 public elementary schools	80.7%		78	133^rd of 640 public elementary schools	79.2%	8	67.4	75.5	74.0				68.6	70.0	65.4				74.4						$14,710	$1,941	$1,061	$3,002	$10,738	$969	$11,707
Crosswell Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Crosswell Drive	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-0679	481	29	16.4		11 (2.3%)	417 (86.7%)	41 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	11.7	601^st of 649 public elementary schools	7.4%		7.2	623^rd of 640 public elementary schools	2.7%	22	40.3	42.7	47.3				33.9	25.8	27.2				26.9						$15,963	$2,373	$1,949	$4,322	$10,590	$1,051	$11,641
Lemira Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	952 Fulton Street	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-0658	342	28	12.2		9 (2.6%)	287 (83.9%)	31 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	10.7	609^th of 649 public elementary schools	6.2%		11.2	594^th of 640 public elementary schools	7.2%	15	30.6	46.0	43.1				32.7	28.0	23.5				28.0						$17,779	$2,027	$2,216	$4,243	$12,111	$1,425	$13,536
Millwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24 Pinewood Road	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-0648	602	41	14.6		209 (34.7%)	318 (52.8%)	35 (5.8%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	39.8	396^th of 649 public elementary schools	39.0%		45.2	339^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.0%	57	61.1	54.9	60.1				54.6	45.0	31.3				47.7						$13,098	$1,465	$1,235	$2,700	$9,054	$1,344	$10,398
Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	975 South Main Street	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 773-5723	299	25	11.9		63 (21.1%)	211 (70.6%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	33	433^rd of 649 public elementary schools	33.3%		29.8	452^nd of 640 public elementary schools	29.4%	19	56.1	52.3	57.7				52.6	38.7	37.8				36.4						$17,935	$2,472	$1,132	$3,604	$12,661	$1,670	$14,331
Willow Drive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Willow Drive	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 773-5796	504	32	15.6		60 (11.9%)	388 (77.0%)	37 (7.3%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	21.5	518^th of 649 public elementary schools	20.2%		14.6	567^th of 640 public elementary schools	11.4%	49	60.3	46.4	39.3				52.9	28.1	7.2				35.4						$15,286	$1,802	$1,513	$3,315	$10,481	$1,490	$11,971
Alice Drive Middle	Public	6-8	40 Miller Road	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 775-0821	783	47	16.6		235 (30.0%)	439 (56.1%)	42 (5.4%)	25 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	38.2	212^th of 335 public middle schools	36.7%		49.7	146^th of 320 public middle schools	54.4%	66				45.0	59.4	49.0				26.1	32.2	35.7		48.4					$12,758	$756	$1,028	$1,784	$9,615	$1,358	$10,974
Bates Middle	Public	6-8	715 Estate Street	Sumter	29150	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 775-0711	481	37	13.1		97 (20.2%)	334 (69.4%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.2%)	18.1	285^th of 335 public middle schools	14.9%		17.1	268^th of 320 public middle schools	16.3%	17				35.8	41.8	47.1				22.1	17.1	33.1		24.5					$14,974	$1,022	$1,459	$2,482	$10,488	$2,004	$12,493
Sumter High School	Public	9-12	2580 McCrays Mill Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 481-4480	2,122	125	17.0		544 (25.6%)	1,326 (62.5%)	156 (7.4%)	40 (1.9%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	46 (2.2%)	26.9	187^th of 245 public high schools	23.7%		24.2	182^nd of 235 public high schools	22.6%	5															39.5	42.5	57.2	73.5	$13,332	$930	$1,022	$1,952	$9,716	$1,664	$11,380
Cherryvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1420 Furman Drive	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 494-8200	477	31	15.2		88 (18.4%)	339 (71.1%)	35 (7.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	9.9	621^st of 649 public elementary schools	4.3%		9.3	606^th of 640 public elementary schools	5.3%	15	40.0	44.2	29.8				40.0	26.4	12.3				29.4						$16,391	$2,410	$1,427	$3,838	$10,497	$2,056	$12,553
R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	345 Eastern School Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 495-3247	391	31	12.8		40 (10.2%)	325 (83.1%)	22 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6.2	637^th of 649 public elementary schools	1.8%		7.9	617^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.6%	20	26.8	29.4	40.5	18.1	38.7	42.9	35.9	20.6	21.6	13.9	16.1	40.0	14.7	22.7					$18,431	$2,343	$2,294	$4,637	$12,231	$1,563	$13,794
Manchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 East Clark Street	Pinewood	29125	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 452-5454	378	25	14.8		148 (39.2%)	172 (45.5%)	20 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.5%)	16.2	565^th of 649 public elementary schools	12.9%		19.1	535^th of 640 public elementary schools	16.4%	30	49.1	47.2	27.2				49.1	28.3	16.3				35.8						$16,529	$2,194	$1,501	$3,695	$11,733	$1,102	$12,834
Oakland Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	5415 Oakland Drive	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 499-3366	520	33	15.9		138 (26.5%)	283 (54.4%)	58 (11.2%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.2%)								(n/a)																			$19,352	$2,323	$1,481	$3,803	$14,336	$1,212	$15,548
Rafting Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Highway 261 North	Rembert	29128	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 432-2994	125	10	12.2		6 (4.8%)	104 (83.2%)	12 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.8	641^st of 649 public elementary schools	1.2%		3.3	638^th of 640 public elementary schools	0.3%	3		36.3						18.1					18.1						$20,108	$1,716	$2,541	$4,257	$13,866	$1,985	$15,851
Shaw Heights Elementary	Public	2-3	1495 Frierson Road	Shaw AFB	29152	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 666-2335	404	30	13.4		113 (28.0%)	223 (55.2%)	39 (9.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.7%)								(n/a)	63.8						56.5												$13,052	$1,933	$1,391	$3,325	$8,498	$1,229	$9,727
Ebenezer Middle	Public	6-8	3440 Ebenezer Road	Sumter	29153	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 469-8571	352	27	13.0		40 (11.4%)	278 (79.0%)	18 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	15.3	300^th of 335 public middle schools	10.4%		15.6	274^th of 320 public middle schools	14.4%	26				34.4	41.4	40.9				18.8	20.8	17.9		35.9					$13,950	$1,095	$2,050	$3,145	$9,095	$1,710	$10,805
Furman Middle	Public	6-8	3400 Bethel Church Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 481-8519	700	41	17.0		208 (29.7%)	406 (58.0%)	41 (5.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.4%)	18.4	284^th of 335 public middle schools	15.2%		14.3	282^nd of 320 public middle schools	11.9%	2				37.2	44.5	42.7				18.6	16.7	24.0		39.7					$12,528	$912	$1,128	$2,040	$8,574	$1,913	$10,488
Hillcrest Middle	Public	6-8	4355 Peach Orchard Road	Dalzell	29040	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 499-3341	365	25	14.6		111 (30.4%)	191 (52.3%)	38 (10.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	30.5	237^th of 335 public middle schools	29.3%		39	192^nd of 320 public middle schools	40.0%	45				33.6	52.4	52.3				22.1	34.3	39.2		35.4					$13,183	$1,020	$1,467	$2,487	$9,298	$1,399	$10,696
High Hills Elementary	Public	4-5	4971 Frierson Road	Shaw Afb	29152	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 499-3327	435	25	17.4		116 (26.7%)	246 (56.6%)	39 (9.0%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	29.6	460^th of 649 public elementary schools	29.1%		29.8	453^rd of 640 public elementary schools	29.2%	7		58.3	53.9					36.4	34.5				37.1						$11,449	$1,397	$1,419	$2,816	$7,444	$1,189	$8,634
Sumter Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	2612 McCray's Mill Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	No	(803) 481-8575	0	17	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pocalla Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2060 Bethel Church Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 481-5800	609	39	15.8		214 (35.1%)	320 (52.5%)	35 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	14.5	582^nd of 649 public elementary schools	10.3%		21.6	517^th of 640 public elementary schools	19.2%	65	46.0	49.4	46.8				40.4	28.8	20.8				23.7						$15,138	$1,924	$1,512	$3,436	$10,040	$1,663	$11,702
Kingsbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Kingsbury Road	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 775-6244	514	38	13.5		133 (25.9%)	336 (65.4%)	17 (3.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	28.9	464^th of 649 public elementary schools	28.5%		25.3	489^th of 640 public elementary schools	23.6%	25	52.1	60.0	51.4				44.9	38.7	24.2				44.0						$15,547	$2,073	$1,197	$3,270	$10,947	$1,330	$12,277

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