Hillcrest Middle

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Dalzell, South Carolina·29040
Score
28.0/100
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#169
Among 234 South Carolina middle schools
#2
In Sumter 01
Top 73%
In South Carolina

Score 28.0/100: better than 28% of South Carolina middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% meets or exceeds expectations on state tests in South Carolina, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar South Carolina schools.

English language arts
46%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 58%, better than 26% of them
325 students tested
Math
32%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 43%, better than 34% of them
325 students tested
Science
35%
Similar South Carolina schools ≈ 52%, better than 21% of them
113 students tested
All South Carolina schools (ELA / math)
61% / 48%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 13 published results by grade and test

As published by South Carolina Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 4SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 5SC READYn/a0
English language artsGrade 6SC READY33.6113
English language artsGrade 7SC READY52.4105
English language artsGrade 8SC READY52.3107
MathGrade 3SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 4SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 5SC READYn/a0
MathGrade 6SC READY22.1113
MathGrade 7SC READY34.3105
MathGrade 8SC READY39.3107
ScienceGrade 6SC READY35.4113

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
391
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
391
Typical middle school: 659
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Sumter County

Contact

Address
4355 Peach Orchard Road
Dalzell, SC 29040

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in South Carolina. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Hillcrest Middle at a glance

Hillcrest Middle is a public middle school in Dalzell, South Carolina, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the Sumter 01 school district. It has about 391 students (a typical South Carolina middle school has 659).

In 2025-26 state tests, 46% in English language arts (similar schools: 58%) and 32% in math (similar schools: 43%) reached the state standard (% meets or exceeds expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other South Carolina middle schools, it scores 28.0 out of 100: better than 28% of them, ranking #169 of 234. Its English language arts result fell by 8 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.