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Crestwood High

Public Grades 9-12

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 245 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 24% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Crestwood High in Sumter, SC, serves approximately 1,105 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Sumter 01 district, with all students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school has experienced significant ranking volatility over the past few years, dropping from the 47th percentile in 2022-2023 to a low of the 9th percentile in 2024-2025, before rebounding to the 24th percentile for 2025-2026. This instability is concerning, especially when compared to nearby Sumter High School, which has remained relatively stable in the low-to-mid 20th percentile range throughout the same period.

Perhaps the most alarming trend is the graduation rate collapse, which fell from 89.9% in 2023-2024 to just 78.8% in 2024-2025—an 11-point drop in a single year. This now places the school below both the district (79.8%) and state (86.7%) averages. Chronic absenteeism also remains a significant challenge at 35.7%, well above the state average of 22.3%. Academically, English 1 proficiency has been particularly volatile, swinging from 80% proficiency in 2022-2023 down to 36.65% in 2024-2025, before recovering to 51% in 2025-2026. The school's Gifted and Talented students rank at just the 3rd percentile, suggesting that even the highest-achieving students are not being adequately challenged. However, there are bright spots: Military Connected Students rank at the 52nd percentile, and English 2 proficiency has remained relatively stable around 71-76%.

The most striking comparison is with East Clarendon Middle-High, located just 17.6 miles away. Despite serving a similar student population, East Clarendon ranks at the 73rd percentile with a 94.8% graduation rate, 20.4% chronic absenteeism, and significantly higher proficiency in Algebra 1 (77.98% vs. 37.93%) and English 1 (71.57% vs. 51.08%). This demonstrates that the challenges facing Crestwood are not inevitable given the region's demographics. With per-student spending at $12,307—lower than both Lakewood High and Sumter High in the same district—the school faces clear opportunities to learn from nearby successes and improve outcomes for all students.

1,105

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,307

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Oswego Road
Sumter, SC 29153

(803) 469-6200

District: Sumter 01

Feeder schools for Crestwood High:

Elementary:	Crosswell Drive Elementary
	High Hills Elementary
	Oakland Primary
	R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy
	More...
	Rafting Creek Elementary
	Shaw Heights Elementary
Middle:	Chestnut Oaks Middle
	Ebenezer Middle
	Hillcrest Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

71.4%

White:

17.2%

Hispanic:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (59% vs 69% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the South Carolina average (79% vs 87%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg58%

South Carolina avg69%

185^th of 245

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Sumter 01

67^th of 75Sumter 01 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	185 of 245	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.5	214 of 235	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	164 of 235	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	126 of 237	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	127 of 226	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	156 of 227	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	156 of 225	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	133 of 216	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.0	140 of 223	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.6	171 of 231	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	182 of 232	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.5	152 of 210	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	118 of 198	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.0	169 of 194	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	107 of 194	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	59 of 199	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	58 of 190	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	79 of 178	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	84 of 184	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	76 of 183	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	106 of 136	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	125 of 139	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	105 of 145	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	83 of 141	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	54 of 139	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.4	103 of 115	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	117 of 143	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	89 of 137	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	152 of 227	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	13.0	208 of 225	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	145 of 225	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	132 of 223	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	126 of 220	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	160 of 213	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	155 of 213	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	140 of 210	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	148 of 153	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	143 of 157	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	47.4	106 of 156	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	60.4	44 of 119	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	84 of 108	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	202 of 238	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	215 of 226	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	171 of 229	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	117 of 226	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	117 of 220	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	169 of 213	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	167 of 217	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	140 of 214	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	200 of 231	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	200 of 224	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	172 of 228	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	115 of 229	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	130 of 224	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	145 of 215	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	159 of 218	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	125 of 213	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	10 of 21	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.6	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	116 of 201	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.5	171 of 196	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.9	95 of 196	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	101 of 197	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	79 of 192	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	78 of 189	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.0	135 of 191	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.5	87 of 185	53.0%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2023)63rd percentile+16 vs school

Military Connected (2026)52nd percentile+28 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English 271%-13 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution53%-9 vs state

English 151%-10 vs state

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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 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	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
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
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
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)
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
Turbeville High	Public	9-12	1578 Clarence Coker Hwy	Turbeville	29162	Clarendon County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-3178	55	9	6.1		12 (21.8%)	39 (70.9%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lee Central High	Public	9-12	1800 Wisacky Highway	Bishopville	29010	Lee County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 428-4010	402	56	7.1		24 (6.0%)	362 (90.0%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	19.9	211^th of 245 public high schools	13.9%		18.9	196^th of 235 public high schools	16.6%	15									43.0	34.0	77.5	$26,157	$1,584	$5,666	$7,250	$13,481	$5,426	$18,907
Lee High	Public	9-12	990 Wisacky Highway	Bishopville	29010	Lee County	Dept Of Correction N04	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 896-2531	5	4	1.2		0 (0.0%)	5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
East Clarendon Middle-High	Public	6-12	1171 Pope Street	Turbeville	29162	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(843) 659-2185	722	38	19.0		518 (71.7%)	159 (22.0%)	40 (5.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	69.6	65^th of 245 public high schools	73.5%		48.4	113^th of 235 public high schools	51.9%	48	66.7	56.1	53.1	64.0	45.9	39.8	65.3	78.0	71.6	50.6	92.8	$13,130	$1,836	$763	$2,599	$9,153	$1,378	$10,531
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)
F. E. Dubose Career Center	Public	9-12	3351 Sumter Highway	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 473-2531	0	11	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Crestwood High

Is Crestwood High a good school?

Crestwood High ranks in the bottom 24.5% of South Carolina high schools.

What district is Crestwood High in?

Sumter 01

What is the racial makeup of Crestwood High?

Students at Crestwood High are 71% African American, 17% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Crestwood High?

Crestwood High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Crosswell Drive Elementary
Elementary : High Hills Elementary
Elementary : Oakland Primary
Elementary : R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy
Elementary : Rafting Creek Elementary
Elementary : Shaw Heights Elementary
Middle : Chestnut Oaks Middle
Middle : Ebenezer Middle
Middle : Hillcrest Middle

How many students attend Crestwood High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,105 students attended Crestwood High.

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