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Which teacher or staff member at Millwood Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMTER 01·NCES 450390201060
Millwood Elementary
24 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC 29150 · (803) 775-0648 · Sumter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of South Carolina public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
41 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 | 47 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
60%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
57.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
47.9%
SC avg 44.2% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 are up about 4 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 47.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 44.0% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Millwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Sumter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #337 of 635 ▲ 19 | #4 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #359 of 635 ▼ 86 | #4 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #240 of 709 | #3 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #473 of 656 | #8 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #302 of 656 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #102 of 395 | #8 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
602
-110 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
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 | 602 | 41 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 666 | 39.2 | 17.0:1 | 100% (666) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 100% (682) |
| 2020-21 | 712 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 100% (712) |
| 2017-18 | 760 | 45.5 | 16.7:1 | 100% (760) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 44 | 17.3:1 | 100% (759) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Millwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (760 to 602); teachers down 10% (45.5 to 41).
About Millwood Elementary
Sumter, South Carolina, is home to Millwood Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 602 students enrolled.
Millwood Elementary is part of a district of 24 schools: Sumter 01, with 13,871 students.
At Millwood Elementary, Black students make up 53% of the student body. The remaining shares are 35% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Millwood Elementary's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.7 students per teacher. That is 1.3 students per teacher above the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Measured against South Carolina public elementary schools, Millwood Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
According to the American Community Survey, in Sumter County, the median household income is $56,693, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Millwood Elementary is one of 27 public schools in the county.
Sumter High School is located about 1.2 miles from Millwood Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Small: inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school enrolled 602 students in 2024-25, 110 fewer than the 712 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.7:1.
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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
Other Millwood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Millwood Elementary. Millwood Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Millwood Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 461 students
Nearby schools
- Sumter High School1.2 mi · 2,122
- Alice Drive Elementary1.3 mi · 530
- Alice Drive Middle1.4 mi · 783
- Liberty STEAM Charter School1.6 mi · 730
- Kingsbury Elementary1.9 mi · 514
- Willow Drive Elementary2.0 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About Millwood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Millwood Elementary?
Millwood Elementary enrolls approximately 602 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Millwood Elementary serve?
Millwood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Millwood Elementary?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Millwood Elementary.
How diverse is Millwood Elementary?
Millwood Elementary reports a student body of 35% White, 6% Hispanic, 53% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Millwood Elementary in?
Millwood Elementary is part of Sumter 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.