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Which teacher or staff member at Alice Drive Middle deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
783
Middle
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 622
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMTER 01·NCES 450390201063
Alice Drive Middle
40 Miller Road, Sumter, SC 29150 · (803) 775-0821 · Sumter County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL783 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of South Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 276 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 254 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 253 | 32% |
Student demographics
59%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
56.1%
SC avg 59.7% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
29.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 26.5% |
% 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Sumter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #130 of 249 ▲ 12 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #107 of 249 ▲ 43 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 783 | #83 of 256 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #215 of 241 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #122 of 241 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #28 of 137 | #2 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
783
-158 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 19.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 783 | 47 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 778 | 47 | 16.6:1 | 100% (778) |
| 2022-23 | 841 | 48 | 17.5:1 | 100% (841) |
| 2020-21 | 941 | 48 | 19.6:1 | 100% (941) |
| 2017-18 | 1,000 | 48 | 20.8:1 | 100% (1,000) |
| 2015-16 | 865 | 45 | 19.2:1 | 100% (865) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alice Drive Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,000 to 783); teachers down 2% (48 to 47).
About Alice Drive Middle
Alice Drive Middle is a medium-sized middle school for students in Sumter, South Carolina. The school counts 783 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 26% above the 622 average for middle schools in South Carolina.
A total of 24 schools make up Sumter 01, with 13,871 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Alice Drive Middle is 56% Black. After that, the student body is 30% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Sumter County is about 46% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Alice Drive Middle belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
The teaching staff at Alice Drive Middle is 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.7:1. That ratio is over the 13.8:1 average for middle schools in South Carolina.
allk12 grades Alice Drive Middle a B-. The grade compares the school only with South Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
County data help place the school in context: in Sumter County, median household income is about $56,693, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Alice Drive Middle is among the 27 public schools in Sumter County.
Alice Drive Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 941 to 783. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 16.7:1, from 19.6:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Furman MiddleMiddle · 700 students
- Pocalla Springs ElementaryElementary · 609 students
- Millwood ElementaryElementary · 602 students
Other schools in Sumter
- Sumter High SchoolHigh · 2,122 students
- Crestwood HighHigh · 1,105 students
- Lakewood HighHigh · 1,013 students
- Liberty STEAM Charter SchoolElementary · 730 students
- Furman MiddleMiddle · 700 students
- Pocalla Springs ElementaryElementary · 609 students
Nearby schools
- Alice Drive Elementary0.1 mi · 530
- Willow Drive Elementary1.0 mi · 504
- Millwood Elementary1.4 mi · 602
- Liberty STEAM Charter School1.5 mi · 730
- Crosswell Drive Elementary2.5 mi · 481
- Sumter High School2.5 mi · 2,122
Frequently asked questions
About Alice Drive MiddleHow large is Alice Drive Middle?
Alice Drive Middle enrolls approximately 783 students in grades 06-08.
Is Alice Drive Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alice Drive Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alice Drive Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alice Drive Middle is approximately 16.7:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Alice Drive Middle?
Alice Drive Middle reports a student body of 30% White, 5% Hispanic, 56% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Alice Drive Middle in?
Alice Drive Middle is part of Sumter 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.