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Manchester Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

574^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 661 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Manchester Elementary in Pinewood, SC, is a small PK-5 school serving 378 students within the Sumter 01 district, where 100% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch.

Manchester Elementary faces significant challenges, most notably a severe chronic absenteeism crisis. In 2024-2025, nearly half of all students (49.4%) were chronically absent—more than double the state average of 22.3% and far exceeding nearby Millwood Elementary (which has healthier attendance) and Liberty STEAM Charter School (15.2% absenteeism). This attendance problem has worsened dramatically since 2021-2022, when the rate was 24.4%. Academically, the school shows a troubling pattern of declining performance as students advance: 3rd-grade math proficiency was 49.1% in 2025-2026, but by 5th grade it plummeted to just 16.3%. English Language Arts follows a similar slide, from 49.1% in 3rd grade down to 27.2% in 5th grade. The school spends $16,529 per student—higher than Alice Drive Elementary ($14,710) and Millwood Elementary ($13,098)—yet produces bottom-quartile results statewide.

There are some encouraging signs. Early-grade instruction is improving: 3rd-grade ELA proficiency has risen from 33.4% in 2023-2024 to 49.1% in 2025-2026, and 3rd-grade math jumped from 25.5% to 49.1% over the same period. The school also shows a relative strength in ELA compared to math, with 5th-grade reading actually exceeding the district average in 2024-2025. However, the connection between attendance and achievement is clear—schools with lower absenteeism, like Liberty STEAM Charter School, consistently outperform Manchester. The school appears at a crossroads: addressing the absenteeism crisis and sustaining early-grade gains could reverse the downward trend, but without intervention, the slide may continue.

378

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,529

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 East Clark Street
Pinewood, SC 29125

(803) 452-5454

District: Sumter 01

Students who attend Manchester Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Furman Middle
High:	Lakewood High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

45.5%

White:

39.2%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (36% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg44%

South Carolina avg58%

574^th of 661

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.3	574 of 661	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	534 of 639	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	562 of 643	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	478 of 644	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	557 of 625	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	574 of 622	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	370 of 643	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	381 of 624	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.5	454 of 639	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.6	525 of 619	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.1	553 of 638	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.4	418 of 630	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	290 of 384	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	268 of 380	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	277 of 369	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	309 of 394	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	371 of 393	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	306 of 350	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.8	65 of 421	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	121 of 412	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	563 of 599	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	499 of 580	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	463 of 568	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	421 of 580	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	487 of 573	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	514 of 554	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.8	348 of 588	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	340 of 570	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	570 of 634	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	509 of 612	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	506 of 602	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	452 of 608	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	560 of 600	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	541 of 580	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.3	263 of 600	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	292 of 588	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	457 of 591	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	475 of 585	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	523 of 571	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	457 of 582	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	536 of 579	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	533 of 561	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	356 of 590	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	384 of 571	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	3.8	454 of 463	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.0	436 of 459	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	442 of 446	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	429 of 463	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	453 of 455	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	438 of 439	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	397 of 472	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	412 of 457	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)24th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)6th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-23 vs state

Science36%-16 vs state

Mathematics31%-22 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
Manchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 East Clark Street	Pinewood	29125	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 452-5454	378	25	14.8	100.0%	148 (39.2%)	172 (45.5%)	20 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.5%)	16.3	574^th of 661 public elementary schools	13.2%		19.1	534^th of 639 public elementary schools	16.4%	40	49.1	47.2	27.2	49.1	28.3	16.3	35.8	$16,529	$2,194	$1,501	$3,695	$11,733	$1,102	$12,834
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
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
Dr. Rose H. Wilder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9297 Alex Harvin Highway	Summerton	29148	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 574-2150	241	18	13.7	100.0%	18 (7.5%)	201 (83.4%)	18 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	43.3	374^th of 661 public elementary schools	43.4%		40.8	368^th of 639 public elementary schools	42.4%	6	67.5	54.0	55.9	70.3	37.8	50.0	27.0	$19,297	$2,627	$1,247	$3,875	$13,903	$1,520	$15,422
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
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
Manning Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-3	2759 Raccoon Road	Manning	29102	Clarendon County	Clarendon 06	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(803) 473-4744	667	39	17.1	100.0%	183 (27.4%)	414 (62.1%)	30 (4.5%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.3%)								(n/a)								$15,819	$2,471	$1,086	$3,557	$10,971	$1,291	$12,263
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Manchester Elementary

What schools do graduates of Manchester Elementary attend?

Students who attend Manchester Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Furman Middle
High : Lakewood High

Is Manchester Elementary a good school?

Manchester Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.2% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Manchester Elementary?

Students at Manchester Elementary are 46% African American, 39% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Manchester Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended Manchester Elementary.

What district is Manchester Elementary in?

Sumter 01

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