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Crosswell Drive Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

613^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Crosswell Drive Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Sumter, SC, serving 481 students within the Sumter 01 school district. The school serves a high-poverty population, with 100% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and has faced significant academic challenges over the past decade.

In the most recent school year, Crosswell Drive ranked 601st out of 649 elementary schools in South Carolina, placing it in the bottom 7% of schools statewide. While this represents a slight improvement from the previous year, proficiency rates remain well below state averages. For example, only about 26-34% of students are proficient in math, compared to roughly 50-60% statewide. Reading proficiency is stronger, ranging from 40-47% across grade levels, but still trails the state average of 63-65%. The school's 4th grade science proficiency rate of 26.9% is nearly half the state average of 51.6%. One notable bright spot: African American students at Crosswell Drive perform relatively well compared to their peers statewide, ranking in the 27th percentile—significantly better than the school's overall 7th percentile ranking.

Chronic absenteeism is a critical concern, with 45% of students chronically absent—more than double the state average of 22.3%. This rate fluctuates dramatically year to year, suggesting deep-rooted attendance issues. The contrast with nearby schools is striking. Alice Drive Elementary, just 2.6 miles away, ranks in the 81st percentile with proficiency rates 30-40 percentage points higher. Wilder Elementary, serving similar demographics, ranks in the 33rd percentile. Crosswell Drive actually spends more per student ($15,963) than several higher-performing nearby schools, suggesting resources aren't the issue—rather, how they're utilized. The school has shown encouraging improvement in recent years, but addressing chronic absenteeism and learning from successful neighboring schools should be top priorities for continued progress.

481

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,043

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2023-24)

301 Crosswell Drive
Sumter, SC 29150

(803) 775-0679

District: Sumter 01

Students who attend Crosswell Drive Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Chestnut Oaks Middle
High:	Crestwood High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

86.7%

Hispanic:

8.5%

White:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (34% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 21% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg58%

613^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13Elementary 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	11.8	613 of 661	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.2	622 of 639	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	576 of 643	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	597 of 644	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	590 of 625	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	604 of 622	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	583 of 643	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	595 of 624	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	602 of 639	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	604 of 619	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	617 of 638	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	23.3	542 of 630	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	282 of 384	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	341 of 380	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	238 of 369	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	286 of 394	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	302 of 393	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	307 of 350	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	319 of 421	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	339 of 412	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	9.2	173 of 174	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.3	584 of 599	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.9	567 of 580	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	489 of 568	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	528 of 580	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	502 of 573	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	531 of 554	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	550 of 588	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	546 of 570	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	574 of 634	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	592 of 612	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	521 of 602	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	545 of 608	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	546 of 600	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	549 of 580	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	534 of 600	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	560 of 588	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	507 of 591	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	553 of 585	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	540 of 571	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	540 of 582	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	567 of 579	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	548 of 561	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	540 of 590	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	540 of 571	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)27th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2023)1st percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%-21 vs state

Mathematics29%-25 vs state

Science27%-25 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)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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	Directly certified (2023-24)	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	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
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	94.1%	11 (2.3%)	417 (86.7%)	41 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	11.8	613^th of 661 public elementary schools	7.3%		7.2	622^nd of 639 public elementary schools	2.7%	9	40.3	42.7	47.3				33.9	25.8	27.2				26.9		$15,043	$1,591	$1,783	$3,374	$10,602	$1,068	$11,669
Liberty STEAM Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	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%)	50.4	313^th of 661 public elementary schools	52.6%		54	282^nd of 639 public elementary schools	55.9%	31	64.7	64.2	62.6				50.0	49.7	44.0				53.7		$14,780	$857	$686	$1,543	$10,429	$2,808	$13,237
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	86.5%	60 (11.9%)	388 (77.0%)	37 (7.3%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	21.6	526^th of 661 public elementary schools	20.4%		14.6	566^th of 639 public elementary schools	11.4%	40	60.3	46.4	39.3				52.9	28.1	7.2				35.4		$14,802	$1,438	$1,526	$2,964	$10,337	$1,500	$11,838
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	93.2%	9 (2.6%)	287 (83.9%)	31 (9.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	10.7	621^st of 661 public elementary schools	6.1%		11.2	593^rd of 639 public elementary schools	7.2%	28	30.6	46.0	43.1				32.7	28.0	23.5				28.0		$18,168	$1,560	$2,110	$3,671	$13,052	$1,445	$14,497
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	82.2%	63 (21.1%)	211 (70.6%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	32.9	439^th of 661 public elementary schools	33.6%		29.8	451^st of 639 public elementary schools	29.4%	12	56.1	52.3	57.7				52.6	38.7	37.8				36.4		$17,835	$1,490	$1,521	$3,011	$13,254	$1,570	$14,824
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	63.9%	226 (42.6%)	232 (43.8%)	36 (6.8%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	79.6	127^th of 661 public elementary schools	80.8%		78	133^rd of 639 public elementary schools	79.2%	6	67.4	75.5	74.0				68.6	70.0	65.4				74.4		$15,966	$1,655	$1,631	$3,286	$11,463	$1,216	$12,679
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	62.8%	209 (34.7%)	318 (52.8%)	35 (5.8%)	14 (2.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	39.7	402^nd of 661 public elementary schools	39.2%		45.2	339^th of 639 public elementary schools	46.9%	63	61.1	54.9	60.1				54.6	45.0	31.3				47.7		$12,921	$1,157	$1,424	$2,581	$9,130	$1,210	$10,340
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	73.5%	133 (25.9%)	336 (65.4%)	17 (3.3%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	28.8	471^st of 661 public elementary schools	28.7%		25.3	488^th of 639 public elementary schools	23.6%	17	52.1	60.0	51.4				44.9	38.7	24.2				44.0		$16,662	$1,755	$1,793	$3,549	$11,779	$1,334	$13,113
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	81.6%	214 (35.1%)	320 (52.5%)	35 (5.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.1%)	14.5	592^nd of 661 public elementary schools	10.4%		21.6	516^th of 639 public elementary schools	19.2%	76	46.0	49.4	46.8				40.4	28.8	20.8				23.7		$14,772	$1,374	$1,696	$3,069	$10,263	$1,440	$11,703
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	89.2%	40 (10.2%)	325 (83.1%)	22 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	6.3	649^th of 661 public elementary schools	1.8%		7.9	616^th of 639 public elementary schools	3.6%	33	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	$18,257	$1,573	$1,850	$3,423	$13,142	$1,692	$14,834

Frequently Asked Questions about Crosswell Drive Elementary

How many students attend Crosswell Drive Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Crosswell Drive Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Crosswell Drive Elementary?

Students at Crosswell Drive Elementary are 87% African American, 9% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Crosswell Drive Elementary a good school?

Crosswell Drive Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.3% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Crosswell Drive Elementary attend?

Students who attend Crosswell Drive Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Chestnut Oaks Middle
High : Crestwood High

What district is Crosswell Drive Elementary in?

Sumter 01

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