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Millwood Elementary

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Millwood Elementary ranks 402 nd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

402^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Millwood Elementary is a PK-5 school in Sumter, SC, serving 602 students within the Sumter 01 district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has shown notable volatility over the past decade, peaking at a 77th percentile state ranking in 2018-2019 before settling into the 39th percentile (2 stars) today. While this represents a significant drop from its peak, Millwood remains the second-strongest performer among the district's eight elementary schools, trailing only Alice Drive Elementary (81st percentile), which sits just 1.31 miles away and achieves dramatically better results across every subject—including a 34-point gap in 5th grade math proficiency.

Academically, Millwood shows consistent strength in English Language Arts, outperforming district averages by 3-11 percentage points across all grade levels. However, math tells a more concerning story: while 3rd grade proficiency reaches 54.6%, it plummets to just 31.3% by 5th grade—a 23-point decline that has persisted for three consecutive years, suggesting a systemic issue with upper-elementary math instruction rather than a cohort-specific problem. The school also faces significant challenges with chronic absenteeism, which spiked dramatically from 13.0% in 2023-2024 to 31.7% in 2024-2025, correlating with the school's ranking decline during the same period. This rate remains well above the state average of 22.3%.

Perhaps most concerning is the school's performance with its most vulnerable students. Disabled students ranked in the 8th percentile in 2025-2026, a dramatic fall from the 52nd percentile just four years earlier, while gifted and talented students ranked in the 15th percentile in 2022-2023, suggesting even high-achieving students aren't being adequately challenged. On a positive note, Millwood achieves these results with lower per-student spending ($13,098) than several lower-performing district peers, indicating efficient resource use. The school also outperforms the nearby Liberty STEAM Charter School in 3rd grade math, though it loses ground in later grades. Addressing the 5th grade math decline, stabilizing attendance, and reversing the trend for disabled students should be top priorities moving forward.

602

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,098

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24 Pinewood Road
Sumter, SC 29150

(803) 775-0648

District: Sumter 01

Students who attend Millwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Alice Drive Middle
High:	Sumter High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.8%

White:

34.7%

Hispanic:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Sumter 01

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (50% vs 58% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg58%

402^nd of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	402 of 661	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	339 of 639	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	324 of 643	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	412 of 644	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	270 of 625	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	260 of 622	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	149 of 643	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.9	205 of 624	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.1	226 of 639	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.0	312 of 619	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.7	363 of 638	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.3	295 of 630	53.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	207 of 384	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.8	168 of 380	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	178 of 369	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	267 of 394	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	175 of 393	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	84 of 350	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	51 of 421	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	66 of 412	84.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.6	142 of 156	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	96 of 174	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	72 of 151	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.4	65 of 189	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	67 of 161	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	366 of 599	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	301 of 580	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	256 of 568	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.7	434 of 580	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.2	298 of 573	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.4	209 of 554	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	145 of 588	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	200 of 570	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	42.0	89 of 105	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	122 of 147	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	470 of 634	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	415 of 612	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	360 of 602	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	405 of 608	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	295 of 600	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	285 of 580	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	125 of 600	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	220 of 588	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	380 of 591	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	361 of 585	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	349 of 571	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.8	329 of 582	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	233 of 579	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	291 of 561	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.5	148 of 590	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	197 of 571	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	280 of 463	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	305 of 459	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	231 of 446	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	299 of 463	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.2	143 of 455	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	195 of 439	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	135 of 472	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	173 of 457	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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)46th percentile+7 vs school

White (2026)40th percentile~ school

Female (2026)39th percentile~ school

Male (2026)36th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)15th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2026)9th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts58%-6 vs state

Science48%-4 vs state

Mathematics44%-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)	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 (2024)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Science 4th 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
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	100.0%	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	$13,098	$1,465	$1,235	$2,700	$9,054	$1,344	$10,398
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	100.0%	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	$14,710	$1,941	$1,061	$3,002	$10,738	$969	$11,707
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	100.0%	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	$15,547	$2,073	$1,197	$3,270	$10,947	$1,330	$12,277
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	100.0%	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	$15,286	$1,802	$1,513	$3,315	$10,481	$1,490	$11,971
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	73.5%	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	$14,135	$675	$591	$1,266	$9,661	$3,208	$12,869
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	100.0%	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	$17,935	$2,472	$1,132	$3,604	$12,661	$1,670	$14,331
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	100.0%	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	$15,963	$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	100.0%	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	$17,779	$2,027	$2,216	$4,243	$12,111	$1,425	$13,536
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	100.0%	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	$15,138	$1,924	$1,512	$3,436	$10,040	$1,663	$11,702
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	100.0%	88 (18.4%)	339 (71.1%)	35 (7.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	9.9	633^rd of 661 public elementary schools	4.2%		9.3	605^th of 639 public elementary schools	5.3%	28	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Millwood Elementary

What district is Millwood Elementary in?

Sumter 01

What schools do graduates of Millwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Millwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Alice Drive Middle
High : Sumter High School

Is Millwood Elementary a good school?

Millwood Elementary ranks 402^nd of 661 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Millwood Elementary?

Students at Millwood Elementary are 53% African American, 35% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Millwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Millwood Elementary.

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