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High Hills Elementary

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High Hills Elementary ranks 453 rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

453^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

High Hills Elementary is a public elementary school located in Shaw AFB, South Carolina, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 441 students. 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.

High Hills Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 56.4% of 4th-grade students and 46.9% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 63.5% and 62.5%, respectively. Similarly, in mathematics, only 36.1% of 4th-grade students and 32% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to the state averages of 53.7% and 48.1%. The school also has consistently high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.5% to 38.4% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing High Hills Elementary to the nearby schools in the Sumter 01 district, it becomes clear that High Hills is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. For example, Alice Drive Elementary, which is only 6.65 miles away, consistently outperforms High Hills in academic measures, with 70.3% of 4th-grade students and 73.5% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year. The combination of high poverty, high chronic absenteeism, and low academic performance suggests that High Hills Elementary may be facing significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students.

435

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,449

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4971 Frierson Road
Shaw Afb, SC 29152

(803) 499-3327

District: Sumter 01

Students who attend High Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ebenezer Middle
High:	Crestwood High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.6%

White:

26.7%

Hispanic:

9.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 29th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (43% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg39%

South Carolina avg55%

453^rd of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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
2025	29.8	453 of 640	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	497 of 638	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	449 of 644	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	522 of 625	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	514 of 622	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	470 of 643	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	358 of 624	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.1	423 of 639	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.7	479 of 619	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.1	450 of 638	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.8	444 of 630	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	233 of 381	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	232 of 369	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	241 of 394	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	355 of 393	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	332 of 350	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	309 of 421	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.4	215 of 412	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	56 of 147	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.3	117 of 143	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	136 of 174	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	119 of 151	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	120 of 122	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	114 of 189	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	114 of 161	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	469 of 581	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	450 of 565	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	438 of 580	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	488 of 573	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	485 of 554	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	456 of 588	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	361 of 570	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	69 of 101	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.7	54 of 82	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.0	101 of 109	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.7	144 of 147	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	66 of 156	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	475 of 613	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	507 of 599	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	510 of 608	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	562 of 600	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	570 of 580	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	517 of 600	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	467 of 588	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	395 of 586	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	459 of 568	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	414 of 582	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	479 of 579	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	470 of 561	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	435 of 590	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	333 of 571	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	5 of 7	28.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.1	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.3	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	53.6	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	361 of 460	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	394 of 441	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	352 of 463	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	405 of 455	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	359 of 439	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	362 of 472	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	307 of 457	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)62nd percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile+28 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)50th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%-12 vs state

Science45%-4 vs state

Mathematics34%-17 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 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
High Hills Elementary	Public	4-5	4971 Frierson Road	Shaw Afb	29152	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 499-3327	435	25	17.4		116 (26.7%)	246 (56.6%)	39 (9.0%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.5%)	29.8	453^rd of 640 public elementary schools	29.2%		22.8	497^th of 638 public elementary schools	22.1%	44		56.4	46.9		36.1	32.0	44.6	$11,449	$1,397	$1,419	$2,816	$7,444	$1,189	$8,634
Shaw Heights Elementary	Public	2-3	1495 Frierson Road	Shaw AFB	29152	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 666-2335	404	30	13.4		113 (28.0%)	223 (55.2%)	39 (9.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.7%)								(n/a)	60.5			55.6				$13,052	$1,933	$1,391	$3,325	$8,498	$1,229	$9,727
Oakland Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	5415 Oakland Drive	Sumter	29154	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 499-3366	520	33	15.9		138 (26.5%)	283 (54.4%)	58 (11.2%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.2%)								(n/a)								$19,352	$2,323	$1,481	$3,803	$14,336	$1,212	$15,548
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		88 (18.4%)	339 (71.1%)	35 (7.3%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	9.3	606^th of 640 public elementary schools	5.3%		4.9	631^st of 638 public elementary schools	1.1%	25	34.6	30.2	28.7	38.4	34.0	19.2	20.8	$16,391	$2,410	$1,427	$3,838	$10,497	$2,056	$12,553
Rafting Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Highway 261 North	Rembert	29128	Sumter County	Sumter 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 432-2994	125	10	12.2		6 (4.8%)	104 (83.2%)	12 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.3	638^th of 640 public elementary schools	0.3%		8.5	612^th of 638 public elementary schools	4.1%	26		15.0	23.8		20.0	9.5	20.0	$20,108	$1,716	$2,541	$4,257	$13,866	$1,985	$15,851
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about High Hills Elementary

What is the racial makeup of High Hills Elementary?

Students at High Hills Elementary are 57% African American, 27% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is High Hills Elementary a good school?

High Hills Elementary ranks 453^rd of 640 South Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is High Hills Elementary in?

Sumter 01

How many students attend High Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended High Hills Elementary.

What schools do graduates of High Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend High Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ebenezer Middle
High : Crestwood High

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