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Wilder Elementary

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Wilder Elementary ranks 452 nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

452^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Wilder Elementary is a public elementary school in Sumter, South Carolina, serving 325 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Sumter 01 School District, which is ranked 67 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wilder Elementary's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in SC READY assessments, is generally lower than the Sumter 01 district and the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Wilder Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 41.3% to 51.2%, compared to 43.7% to 48.9% for the Sumter 01 district and 61.8% to 63.5% for the state. Similarly, in Mathematics, Wilder Elementary's proficiency rates ranged from 34.7% to 51%, while the Sumter 01 district and the state had higher rates. Additionally, Wilder Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 22% to 38.4% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

Wilder Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Millwood Elementary and Alice Drive Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings. However, Wilder Elementary's performance is still better than some of the other lower-performing schools in the district, such as R.E. Davis College Preparatory Academy and Lemira Elementary. Addressing the root causes of Wilder Elementary's high chronic absenteeism and providing targeted interventions and support programs to address the unique needs of its student population could be crucial for the school's success.

299

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,935

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

975 South Main Street
Sumter, SC 29150

(803) 773-5723

District: Sumter 01

Students who attend Wilder Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Bates Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.6%

White:

21.1%

Hispanic:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Sumter 01

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (44% vs 56% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Science scores 16 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg42%

South Carolina avg56%

452^nd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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
2025	29.8	452 of 640	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	405 of 638	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	383 of 644	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	431 of 625	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.7	541 of 622	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	596 of 643	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	506 of 624	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.7	467 of 639	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	514 of 619	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	503 of 638	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.6	501 of 630	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	204 of 381	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	189 of 369	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	147 of 394	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	160 of 393	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.3	302 of 350	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	357 of 421	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	292 of 412	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	471 of 581	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	398 of 565	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.3	342 of 580	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	442 of 573	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	518 of 554	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	566 of 588	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	478 of 570	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	449 of 613	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	381 of 599	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	336 of 608	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	404 of 600	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.3	556 of 580	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	568 of 600	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	489 of 588	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	425 of 586	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	357 of 568	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	361 of 582	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	380 of 579	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.5	474 of 561	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	534 of 590	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	461 of 571	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)46th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-16 vs state

Mathematics45%-8 vs state

Science33%-16 vs state

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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)		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 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
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%)	29.8	452^nd of 640 public elementary schools	29.4%		35.9	405^th of 638 public elementary schools	36.5%	47	51.2	41.3	49.0				48.7	34.7	51.0				32.6		$17,935	$2,472	$1,132	$3,604	$12,661	$1,670	$14,331
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%)	11.2	594^th of 640 public elementary schools	7.2%		10.2	598^th of 638 public elementary schools	6.3%	4	33.4	36.4	22.8				39.2	34.5	10.5				33.3		$17,779	$2,027	$2,216	$4,243	$12,111	$1,425	$13,536
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%)	25.3	489^th of 640 public elementary schools	23.6%		15.8	548^th of 638 public elementary schools	14.1%	59	52.4	43.6	43.3				42.9	43.6	24.7				46.0		$15,547	$2,073	$1,197	$3,270	$10,947	$1,330	$12,277
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%)	54	282^nd of 640 public elementary schools	55.9%					(n/a)	61.4	63.5					62.8	53.8					39.4		$14,135	$675	$591	$1,266	$9,661	$3,208	$12,869
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%)	7.2	623^rd of 640 public elementary schools	2.7%		12.6	571^st of 638 public elementary schools	10.5%	52	32.3	33.9	34.2				28.8	32.1	19.5				16.1		$15,963	$2,373	$1,949	$4,322	$10,590	$1,051	$11,641
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%)	45.2	339^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.0%		49.8	321^st of 638 public elementary schools	49.7%	18	57.0	65.0	52.3				61.2	48.2	33.1				45.8		$13,098	$1,465	$1,235	$2,700	$9,054	$1,344	$10,398
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%)	14.6	567^th of 640 public elementary schools	11.4%		10.9	588^th of 638 public elementary schools	7.8%	21	41.7	46.3	26.7				31.9	20.9	23.3				41.2		$15,286	$1,802	$1,513	$3,315	$10,481	$1,490	$11,971
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%)	78	133^rd of 640 public elementary schools	79.2%		76.3	145^th of 638 public elementary schools	77.3%	12	68.3	70.3	73.5				68.3	75.7	54.0				73.0		$14,710	$1,941	$1,061	$3,002	$10,738	$969	$11,707
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%)	21.6	517^th of 640 public elementary schools	19.2%		19.3	529^th of 638 public elementary schools	17.1%	12	45.7	50.0	43.1				45.7	32.0	22.6				40.3		$15,138	$1,924	$1,512	$3,436	$10,040	$1,663	$11,702
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%)	7.9	617^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.6%		9.6	607^th of 638 public elementary schools	4.9%	10	29.4	28.9	20.9	33.3	36.9	23.4	17.3	15.8	14.6	14.2	4.4	14.9	15.8	40.4	$18,431	$2,343	$2,294	$4,637	$12,231	$1,563	$13,794

Frequently Asked Questions about Wilder Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Wilder Elementary?

Students at Wilder Elementary are 71% African American, 21% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Wilder Elementary a good school?

Wilder Elementary ranks 452^nd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Wilder Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Wilder Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Wilder Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wilder Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bates Middle

What district is Wilder Elementary in?

Sumter 01

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