Hillcrest Middle

Set in Dalzell, South Carolina, Hillcrest Middle is a close-knit middle-grades school, one of the schools within Sumter 01. It enrolls 365 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 622 students per school, that is 41% below typical.

Sumter 01 runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 13,871 students. Hillcrest Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Hillcrest Middle lists that the most-represented group is Black (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 30% White, 10% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Hillcrest Middle higher than the state norm the norm.

Around the school, census data for Sumter County shows the typical household earns roughly $56,693 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Sumter County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,608 students), of which Hillcrest Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: High Hills Elementary, around 3.1 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Hillcrest Middle's enrollment has shrank 3% since 2018, when it stood at 378 (now 365). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 38% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Hillcrest Middle typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.