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Pocalla Springs Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

517^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Pocalla Springs Elementary is a public elementary school in Sumter, South Carolina, serving 643 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.

Pocalla Springs Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's proficiency rates are around 45-50%, compared to the state averages of 61.8% in ELA and 56.3% in Math. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism, ranging from 22.5% to 38.4% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Despite relatively high per-student spending, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below the state and district averages, suggesting the resources may not be effectively utilized.

Interestingly, Pocalla Springs Elementary's performance is lower than nearby schools within the Sumter 01 School District, such as Alice Drive Elementary and Millwood Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and state rankings. The nearby Liberty STEAM Charter School also outperforms Pocalla Springs Elementary in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, despite serving a similar demographic of students.

609

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,138

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2060 Bethel Church Road
Sumter, SC 29154

(803) 481-5800

District: Sumter 01

Students who attend Pocalla Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Furman Middle
High:	Lakewood High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.5%

White:

35.1%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (40% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 22% South Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg42%

South Carolina avg56%

517^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	21.6	517 of 640	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	529 of 638	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	486 of 644	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	511 of 625	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	570 of 622	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	567 of 643	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	556 of 624	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.2	549 of 639	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	537 of 619	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.7	490 of 638	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.2	434 of 630	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	275 of 381	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	321 of 369	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	328 of 394	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	322 of 393	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	327 of 350	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	375 of 421	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	356 of 412	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	17.4	171 of 189	9.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	139 of 161	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	501 of 581	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	487 of 565	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	472 of 580	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	468 of 573	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	524 of 554	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	540 of 588	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	521 of 570	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	476 of 613	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	494 of 599	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	483 of 608	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	488 of 600	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	546 of 580	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	526 of 600	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	544 of 588	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	456 of 586	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	469 of 568	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	432 of 582	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	478 of 579	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	507 of 561	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	499 of 590	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	507 of 571	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	377 of 460	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	392 of 441	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	361 of 463	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	399 of 455	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	3.1	435 of 439	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	451 of 472	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	450 of 457	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)28th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)10th percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-17 vs state

Science40%-9 vs state

Mathematics34%-19 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 2, 2017

My child is in the 5th grade and has attended this school since k5. Great teachers and staff. Overall great school. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, January 18, 2017

This school is great to me because of the love, care and time Ms. Lee has taken with my child. She should be awarded teacher of the year for the dedication and professionalism she demonstrates. She strives to ensure that each and every child in her charge is able to grasp the lesson for the day. She also ensures that each child is well fed, even at her own personal expense and attends to their emotional well being. My classroom observation has given me a greater respect and admiration for her. Every educator would do well to model themselves after her.

Bravo Ms. Lee Close Quote

Schools Near Pocalla Springs Elementary

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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		148 (39.2%)	172 (45.5%)	20 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (8.5%)	19.1	535^th of 640 public elementary schools	16.4%		14.8	557^th of 638 public elementary schools	12.7%	22	46.9	50.0	49.4	28.1	33.3	26.7	32.7	$16,529	$2,194	$1,501	$3,695	$11,733	$1,102	$12,834

Frequently Asked Questions about Pocalla Springs Elementary

How many students attend Pocalla Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 609 students attended Pocalla Springs Elementary.

Is Pocalla Springs Elementary a good school?

Pocalla Springs Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.2% of South Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pocalla Springs Elementary?

Students at Pocalla Springs Elementary are 53% African American, 35% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Pocalla Springs Elementary in?

Sumter 01

What schools do graduates of Pocalla Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pocalla Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Furman Middle
High : Lakewood High

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