Middle Schools in Sumter 01

Summary:

The Sumter 01 school district in South Carolina is home to 6 middle schools serving grades 6-8: Alice Drive Middle, Furman Middle, Bates Middle, Hillcrest Middle, Chestnut Oaks Middle, and Ebenezer Middle. The data reveals significant differences in academic performance and school characteristics across this district.

Alice Drive Middle stands out as the top-performing school, ranking 146 out of 320 South Carolina middle schools and receiving a 3-star rating. It has the highest test scores across multiple subjects and grade levels compared to the district and state averages. Hillcrest Middle also performs relatively well, ranking 192 out of 320 and receiving a 2-star rating, with above-average test scores in English Language Arts and Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2. The other schools in the district generally lag behind these two in terms of statewide rankings and test score performance.

However, the district as a whole faces significant challenges, with all 6 schools having a chronic absenteeism rate of 22.5%, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, all schools have 100% of their students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. The data reveals large achievement gaps between the top-performing school and the lower-performing schools, especially in mathematics. Addressing these systemic issues will require a multi-faceted approach by the Sumter 01 school district.

District Detail

1345 Wilson Hall Road
Sumter, SC 29150

(803) 469-6900

SchoolDigger Rank:
67^th of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 13,871

Primary Schools: 15
Middle Schools: 6
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 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
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%)	6.5	315^th of 320 public middle schools	1.6%		6.6	323^rd of 325 public middle schools	0.6%	8	23.6	39.0	32.6	6.2	4.9	5.1	14.8		$16,083	$1,837	$2,270	$4,108	$9,158	$2,817	$11,975
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%)	49.7	146^th of 320 public middle schools	54.4%		38.4	190^th of 325 public middle schools	41.5%	44	55.4	56.0	57.1	33.8	28.2	27.0	48.7	100.0	$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%)	17.1	268^th of 320 public middle schools	16.3%		9.5	313^th of 325 public middle schools	3.7%	45	37.4	40.4	41.5	17.6	11.6	20.5	19.7	96.6	$14,974	$1,022	$1,459	$2,482	$10,488	$2,004	$12,493
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%)	15.6	274^th of 320 public middle schools	14.4%		14.3	288^th of 325 public middle schools	11.4%	14	35.9	34.2	36.4	20.2	12.2	9.0	34.9		$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%)	14.3	282^nd of 320 public middle schools	11.9%		20.7	259^th of 325 public middle schools	20.3%	23	40.5	43.2	34.2	18.0	14.1	5.7	21.5	63.6	$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%)	39	192^nd of 320 public middle schools	40.0%		28.7	233^rd of 325 public middle schools	28.3%	41	53.8	57.2	50.8	20.2	23.9	25.4	38.5	100.0	$13,183	$1,020	$1,467	$2,487	$9,298	$1,399	$10,696

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
School Public Charter School District	4.18 mi	59	30^th
Lee 01	8.97 mi	5	74^th
Dept Of Correction N04	14.25 mi	12
Clarendon 03	17.59 mi	2
Clarendon 04	17.63 mi	6

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the South Carolina Department of Education.

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