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What's the biggest difference between Alice Drive Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMTER 01·NCES 450390201057
Alice Drive Elementary
251 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 · (803) 775-0857 · Sumter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 22% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 67% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
SC avg 44.2% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 64.2% | 63.7% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Alice Drive Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Sumter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #141 of 635 | #1 of 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #172 of 635 | #1 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #323 of 709 | #4 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #467 of 656 | #7 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #240 of 656 | #2 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.1% | #22 of 395 | #3 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
530
-287 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 19.0:1
% White
43%
was 49%
% Hispanic
7%
was 3%
% Black
44%
was 42%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 530 | 36.2 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 36.4 | 15.1:1 | 100% (551) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 37 | 15.1:1 | 100% (560) |
| 2017-18 | 817 | 43 | 19.0:1 | 100% (817) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alice Drive Elementary.
About Alice Drive Elementary
Alice Drive Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in Sumter, South Carolina. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 530 students on the rolls.
Sumter 01 (24 schools, 13,871 students) runs Alice Drive Elementary.
Black students account for 44% of enrollment at Alice Drive Elementary, more than any other group. Other groups make up 43% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Sumter County residents are about 46% Black, a similar share. The diversity index for Alice Drive Elementary is 62%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 1.3 students per teacher.
For the population of Sumter County, median household income comes to about $56,693, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sumter County counts 27 public schools with about 14,608 students.
Measured in a straight line, Alice Drive Middle is about 0.1 miles from Alice Drive Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES assigns Alice Drive Elementary the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2017-18, Alice Drive Elementary enrolled 817 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 530. The White share was 49% in 2017-18 and 43% in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 19.0:1 to 14.6:1.
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Sumter County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,725
Census ACS
Median income
$56,693
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
14,608 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumter 01
- Sumter High SchoolHigh · 2,122 students
- Crestwood HighHigh · 1,105 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 1,013 students
- Alice Drive MiddleMiddle · 783 students
- Furman MiddleMiddle · 700 students
- Pocalla Springs ElementaryElementary · 609 students
Other schools in Sumter
- Sumter High SchoolHigh · 2,122 students
- Crestwood HighHigh · 1,105 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 1,013 students
- Alice Drive MiddleMiddle · 783 students
- Liberty STEAM Charter SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Furman MiddleMiddle · 700 students
Nearby schools
- Alice Drive Middle0.1 mi · 783
- Willow Drive Elementary1.1 mi · 504
- Millwood Elementary1.3 mi · 602
- Liberty STEAM Charter School1.6 mi · 730
- Sumter High School2.5 mi · 2,122
- Crosswell Drive Elementary2.6 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Alice Drive ElementaryHow large is Alice Drive Elementary?
Alice Drive Elementary enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Alice Drive Elementary serve?
Alice Drive Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alice Drive Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alice Drive Elementary is approximately 14.6:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Alice Drive Elementary?
Student demographics at Alice Drive Elementary are roughly 43% White, 7% Hispanic, 44% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Alice Drive Elementary in?
Alice Drive Elementary is part of Sumter 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.