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Kingsbury Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 640 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Kingsbury Elementary is a public elementary school in Sumter, South Carolina, serving 584 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.

Kingsbury Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school's student subgroups, such as female, male, and low socioeconomic status students, have also consistently underperformed, ranking in the bottom third or quarter of the state. Kingsbury Elementary has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.3% to 38.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently lower than the district and state averages, with many grades scoring 10-20 percentage points below the state.

When comparing Kingsbury Elementary to other nearby schools in the Sumter 01 district, it consistently underperforms. For example, Alice Drive Elementary, located just 3 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the top 25% of South Carolina elementary schools. The nearby Liberty STEAM Charter School, which is part of a different district, has also outperformed Kingsbury Elementary on several key metrics, including higher proficiency rates and a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

514

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,547

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

825 Kingsbury Road
Sumter, SC 29154

(803) 775-6244

District: Sumter 01

Students who attend Kingsbury Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bates Middle
High:	Sumter High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.4%

White:

25.9%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (42% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

South Carolina avg56%

489^th of 640

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	25.3	489 of 640	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	548 of 638	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	551 of 644	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	524 of 625	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	510 of 622	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	480 of 643	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	420 of 624	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.5	325 of 639	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.5	469 of 619	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.9	474 of 638	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.7	389 of 630	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	223 of 381	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.3	330 of 369	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	337 of 394	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	329 of 393	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	275 of 350	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	303 of 421	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	195 of 412	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	32.1	100 of 143	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	156 of 189	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	129 of 161	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	439 of 581	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	526 of 565	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	526 of 580	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	479 of 573	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	473 of 554	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	444 of 588	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	417 of 570	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	518 of 613	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	557 of 599	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	571 of 608	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	544 of 600	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	485 of 580	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	501 of 600	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	401 of 588	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	448 of 586	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	467 of 568	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	479 of 582	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	495 of 579	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	455 of 561	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	465 of 590	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	381 of 571	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	28.3	360 of 463	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	365 of 455	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	416 of 439	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	352 of 472	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	343 of 457	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2024)30th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

White (2023)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-16 vs state

Science46%-3 vs state

Mathematics36%-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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Kingsbury Elementary

What schools do graduates of Kingsbury Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kingsbury Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bates Middle
High : Sumter High School

What is the racial makeup of Kingsbury Elementary?

Students at Kingsbury Elementary are 65% African American, 26% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What district is Kingsbury Elementary in?

Sumter 01

Is Kingsbury Elementary a good school?

Kingsbury Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.6% of South Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend Kingsbury Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Kingsbury Elementary.

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