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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Crosswell Drive Elementary this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMTER 01·NCES 450390201058
Crosswell Drive Elementary
301 Crosswell Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 · (803) 775-0679 · Sumter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
29 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 | 27 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
24%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
33.3%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
26.3%
SC avg 44.2% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 26.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 26.9% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Crosswell Drive Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Sumter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #577 of 635 ▼ 41 | #12 of 15 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #613 of 635 ▼ 42 | #11 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #378 of 709 | #8 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #606 of 656 | #14 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #624 of 656 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #159 of 395 | #9 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. 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
481
-57 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 481 | 29.2 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 100% (457) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 34 | 13.5:1 | 100% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 100% (538) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 100% (575) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 100% (625) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crosswell Drive Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (575 to 481); teachers down 21% (37 to 29.2).
About Crosswell Drive Elementary
Crosswell Drive Elementary is a public elementary school in Sumter, South Carolina. It enrolled 481 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
Sumter 01, which runs Crosswell Drive Elementary, has 24 schools and 13,871 students.
The large majority of students at Crosswell Drive Elementary, 87%, are Black. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Sumter County, the Black share is about 46%. The chance that two students picked at random at Crosswell Drive Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
Crosswell Drive Elementary counts 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.5 students for each one. Among elementary schools in South Carolina, the typical ratio is 13.3:1.
Crosswell Drive Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of South Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Census Bureau estimates for Sumter County show that median household income is about $56,693, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Crosswell Drive Elementary is one of 27 public schools in Sumter County, which together enroll about 14,608 students.
Willow Drive Elementary is the public school closest to Crosswell Drive Elementary, about 1.6 miles away. Crosswell Drive Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Crosswell Drive Elementary went from 538 students to 481.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Willow Drive Elementary1.6 mi · 504
- Lemira Elementary1.6 mi · 342
- Liberty STEAM Charter School1.7 mi · 730
- Chestnut Oaks Middle1.8 mi · 339
- Bates Middle2.5 mi · 481
- Alice Drive Middle2.5 mi · 783
Frequently asked questions
About Crosswell Drive ElementaryHow many students attend Crosswell Drive Elementary?
Crosswell Drive Elementary enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Crosswell Drive Elementary serve?
Crosswell Drive Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Crosswell Drive Elementary have?
Crosswell Drive Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
How diverse is Crosswell Drive Elementary?
Crosswell Drive Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 9% Hispanic, 87% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Crosswell Drive Elementary?
Crosswell Drive Elementary is overseen by Sumter 01 in Sumter County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.