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Alice Drive Middle

Q: Is Alice Drive Middle a good school?

Alice Drive Middle ranks 214 th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

214^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 341 South Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 37% of South Carolina middle schools

Summary

Alice Drive Middle in Sumter, SC, serves 783 students in grades 6-8 and is the largest middle school in the Sumter 01 district, more than double the size of most nearby schools. The school has a 100% free/reduced lunch population and sits near Shaw Air Force Base, serving many military-connected families.

The standout strength at Alice Drive is its exceptional Algebra 1 End-of-Course exam performance, with a 100% proficiency rate in 2024-2025—far exceeding the district average of 57.9% and the state average of 74%. The school also outperforms its district in English Language Arts across all grade levels, with 7th graders scoring 59.4% proficiency, nearly matching the state average. Military-connected students rank in the 77th percentile statewide, earning a 4-star rating. However, the school's overall ranking slipped from the 54th percentile (3 stars) in 2024-2025 to the 37th percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026. While Alice Drive is the strongest middle school in the district—outperforming Hillcrest Middle (29th percentile), Furman Middle (15th percentile), and Ebenezer Middle (10th percentile)—it still trails state averages in most subjects.

Several concerns warrant attention. Chronic absenteeism has spiked to 34.5%, meaning more than one in three students misses significant school time, compared to the state average of 22.3%. The school's disabled students rank in the bottom 16th percentile statewide, a dramatic decline from previous years. There's also a puzzling disconnect in math: while advanced students achieve perfect EOCEP scores, only 26-36% of students score proficient on standard SC READY math assessments, suggesting resources may be concentrated on accelerated learners. Gifted students also underperform, ranking in the 26th percentile despite the school's advanced math success. Per-student spending has increased 45% over three years to $12,758, providing resources that could address these challenges, though the student-teacher ratio of 16.6 is higher than nearby schools like Bates Middle (13.1).

783

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,520

Per pupil spending ?

65.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2023-24) ?

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

40 Miller Road
Sumter, SC 29150

(803) 775-0821

District: Sumter 01

Students who attend Alice Drive Middle usually attend:

High:

Sumter High School

Feeder schools for Alice Drive Middle:

Elementary:

Millwood Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.1%

White:

30.0%

Hispanic:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Sumter 01

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (42% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg33%

South Carolina avg51%

214^th of 341

South Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle 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	37.9	214 of 341	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.7	145 of 321	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.4	191 of 322	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	178 of 325	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	177 of 310	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	189 of 311	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	169 of 315	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	165 of 303	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.1	161 of 317	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.8	194 of 303	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.9	204 of 301	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.8	214 of 291	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	159 of 258	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.3	111 of 251	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	154 of 246	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	134 of 253	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	151 of 249	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	179 of 235	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	142 of 252	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	161 of 237	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	162 of 192	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	176 of 184	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	108 of 177	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	117 of 187	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	104 of 183	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	138 of 164	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.6	40 of 195	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	51.0	84 of 194	56.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	75.5	27 of 117	76.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	210 of 310	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	160 of 295	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	214 of 293	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	177 of 299	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	182 of 290	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	169 of 279	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	177 of 296	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	171 of 281	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	150 of 197	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	145 of 173	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	162 of 184	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	152 of 185	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	159 of 182	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	159 of 179	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	234 of 325	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.5	179 of 308	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	217 of 304	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	204 of 313	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	208 of 300	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.8	209 of 288	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	202 of 289	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	200 of 280	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	181 of 310	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.2	128 of 298	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	150 of 292	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	155 of 303	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	155 of 292	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	179 of 279	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	144 of 296	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	140 of 284	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	3 of 13	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	4 of 13	69.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	106 of 271	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.5	86 of 259	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.4	97 of 256	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	113 of 260	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	111 of 249	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	148 of 244	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	123 of 258	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	107 of 250	57.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)77th percentile+31 vs school

Military Connected (2025)77th percentile+22 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile+24 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile~ school

Female (2026)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2026)16th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%-7 vs state

Science48%-4 vs state

Mathematics31%-11 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 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	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
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	65.2%	235 (30.0%)	439 (56.1%)	42 (5.4%)	25 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	37.9	214^th of 341 public middle schools	37.2%		49.7	145^th of 321 public middle schools	54.8%	69	45.0	59.4	49.0	26.1	32.2	35.7	48.4	$13,520	$611	$1,451	$2,063	$10,066	$1,392	$11,458
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	70.1%	97 (20.2%)	334 (69.4%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.2%)	18.3	289^th of 341 public middle schools	15.2%		17.1	270^th of 321 public middle schools	15.9%	19	35.8	41.8	47.1	22.1	17.1	33.1	24.5	$16,950	$935	$2,016	$2,951	$12,050	$1,949	$13,999
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	87.7%	17 (5.0%)	276 (81.4%)	33 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	6.3	330^th of 341 public middle schools	3.2%		6.5	317^th of 321 public middle schools	1.2%	13	19.4	36.9	31.2	6.5	14.1	21.5	17.2	$17,496	$1,449	$2,617	$4,066	$10,792	$2,639	$13,430
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	76.5%	40 (11.4%)	278 (79.0%)	18 (5.1%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	15.5	304^th of 341 public middle schools	10.9%		15.6	276^th of 321 public middle schools	14.0%	28	34.4	41.4	40.9	18.8	20.8	17.9	35.9	$17,824	$1,431	$3,071	$4,502	$11,412	$1,910	$13,323
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	61.4%	111 (30.4%)	191 (52.3%)	38 (10.4%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.9%)	30.4	240^th of 341 public middle schools	29.6%		39	191^st of 321 public middle schools	40.5%	49	33.6	52.4	52.3	22.1	34.3	39.2	35.4	$15,324	$717	$2,115	$2,832	$10,654	$1,838	$12,492
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	81.6%	208 (29.7%)	406 (58.0%)	41 (5.9%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.4%)	18.5	288^th of 341 public middle schools	15.5%		14.3	284^th of 321 public middle schools	11.5%	4	37.2	44.5	42.7	18.6	16.7	24.0	39.7	$14,367	$774	$2,245	$3,019	$9,468	$1,880	$11,348
Manning Junior High	Public	6-8	1101 W.L. Hamilton Road	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 435-8195	483	29	16.6	96.0%	128 (26.5%)	320 (66.3%)	23 (4.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	32	233^rd of 341 public middle schools	31.7%		30.8	228^th of 321 public middle schools	29.0%	5	50.6	52.6	51.1	27.7	15.2	38.3	36.2	$13,389	$1,486	$843	$2,329	$9,711	$1,349	$11,060
Lee Central Middle	Public	6-8	41 Charlene Lane	Bishopville	29010	Lee County	Lee 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 428-2100	288	28	10.2	86.7%	23 (8.0%)	252 (87.5%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6.2	331^st of 341 public middle schools	2.9%		8.8	309^th of 321 public middle schools	3.7%	22	24.5	32.1	33.7	11.7	15.4	9.6	19.1	$51,211	$3,284	$17,137	$20,422	$15,637	$15,152	$30,789

Frequently Asked Questions about Alice Drive Middle

Is Alice Drive Middle a good school?

Alice Drive Middle ranks 214^th of 341 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Alice Drive Middle?

Students at Alice Drive Middle are 56% African American, 30% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Alice Drive Middle in?

Sumter 01

How many students attend Alice Drive Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 783 students attended Alice Drive Middle.

What high school do graduates of Alice Drive Middle attend?

Students who attend Alice Drive Middle usually go on to attend Sumter High School

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