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Best public schools in Sumter, SC

21 public schools in Sumter: 11 elementary · 5 middle · 4 high · 1 K-8. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school end-of-course results are not in our data yet, so South Carolina high schools have no score.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across South Carolina.

Elementary schools

11 schools in Sumter, best first
1
Alice Drive Elementary 81.5
Sumter 01 · Grades PK-5 · 551 students
ELA 72%Math 68%Science 74%
#109 of 585 in South Carolina
2
Liberty STEAM Charter School 52.7
SC Public Charter School District · Grades K-4 · Charter · 584 students
ELA 64%Math 48%Science 54%
#277 of 585 in South Carolina
3
Millwood Elementary 37.7
Sumter 01 · Grades PK-5 · 666 students
ELA 58%Math 44%Science 48%
#365 of 585 in South Carolina
4
Wilder Elementary 32.1
Sumter 01 · Grades PK-5 · 325 students
ELA 56%Math 44%Science 36%
#398 of 585 in South Carolina
5
Kingsbury Elementary 29.0
Sumter 01 · Grades PK-5 · 584 students
ELA 55%Math 36%Science 44%
#416 of 585 in South Carolina
6
Willow Drive Elementary 17.7
Sumter 01 · Grades PK-5 · 539 students
ELA 49%Math 31%Science 35%
#482 of 585 in South Carolina
7
Pocalla Springs Elementary 11.0
Sumter 01 · Grades PK-5 · 643 students
ELA 48%Math 30%Science 24%
#521 of 585 in South Carolina
8
Crosswell Drive Elementary 7.6
Sumter 01 · Grades PK-5 · 457 students
ELA 43%Math 29%Science 27%
#541 of 585 in South Carolina
9
Lemira Elementary 6.2
Sumter 01 · Grades PK-5 · 369 students
ELA 40%Math 28%Science 28%
#549 of 585 in South Carolina
10
Cherryvale Elementary 4.5
Sumter 01 · Grades PK-5 · 478 students
ELA 38%Math 26%Science 29%
#559 of 585 in South Carolina
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Oakland Primary —
Sumter 01 · Grades PK-1 · 504 students
No published test results

Middle schools

5 schools in Sumter, best first
1
Alice Drive Middle 34.8
Sumter 01 · Grades 6-8 · 778 students
ELA 51%Math 31%Science 48%
#153 of 234 in South Carolina
2
Furman Middle 16.5
Sumter 01 · Grades 6-8 · 669 students
ELA 41%Math 20%Science 40%
#196 of 234 in South Carolina
3
Bates Middle 15.6
Sumter 01 · Grades 6-8 · 525 students
ELA 41%Math 24%Science 25%
#198 of 234 in South Carolina
4
Ebenezer Middle 10.5
Sumter 01 · Grades 6-8 · 349 students
ELA 39%Math 19%Science 36%
#210 of 234 in South Carolina
5
Chestnut Oaks Middle 2.4
Sumter 01 · Grades 6-8 · 357 students
ELA 28%Math 13%Science 17%
#229 of 234 in South Carolina

High schools

4 schools in Sumter
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Crestwood High —
Sumter 01 · Grades 9-12 · 1,117 students
No published test results
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Lakewood High —
Sumter 01 · Grades 9-12 · 1,016 students
No published test results
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Sumter Career and Technology Center —
Sumter 01 · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Sumter High School —
Sumter 01 · Grades 9-12 · 2,214 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Sumter
1
R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy 5.7
Sumter 01 · Grades PK-8 · 379 students
ELA 32%Math 25%Science 19%
#58 of 61 in South Carolina

School districts serving Sumter

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