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What's the biggest difference between Pocalla Springs Elementary and what you expected?
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Enrollment
609
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMTER 01·NCES 450390201452
Pocalla Springs Elementary
2060 Bethel Church Road, Sumter, SC 29154 · (803) 481-5800 · Sumter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL609 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- C-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
15.8:1
39 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 | 70 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
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
45.9%
SC avg 59.7% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
33.7%
SC avg 44.2% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 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 Pocalla Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Sumter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #496 of 635 ▲ 40 | #8 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #515 of 635 ▼ 31 | #9 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 609 | #233 of 709 | #2 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #568 of 656 | #12 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #308 of 656 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.6% | #64 of 395 | #5 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
609
-47 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 609 | 38.5 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 40 | 16.1:1 | 100% (643) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 38 | 17.2:1 | 100% (652) |
| 2020-21 | 656 | 48 | 13.7:1 | 100% (656) |
| 2017-18 | 830 | 59 | 14.1:1 | 100% (830) |
| 2015-16 | 853 | 54 | 15.8:1 | 100% (853) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pocalla Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (830 to 609); teachers down 35% (59 to 38.5).
About Pocalla Springs Elementary
Pocalla Springs Elementary is a public elementary school run by Sumter 01 in Sumter, South Carolina. It teaches 609 students in pre-K through 5.
Pocalla Springs Elementary belongs to Sumter 01, a district of 24 schools and 13,871 students.
Of every 100 students at Pocalla Springs Elementary, about 53 are Black. The rest of enrollment is 35% White, 6% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
The school has 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.8 students per teacher. Elementary schools in South Carolina have an average ratio of 13.3:1.
Pocalla Springs Elementary earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 21% of South Carolina public elementary schools.
Sumter County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $56,693 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Pocalla Springs Elementary shares Sumter County with 26 other public schools.
Lakewood High is about 1.8 miles from Pocalla Springs Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools.
Pocalla Springs Elementary falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 7%. The ratio was 13.7:1 in 2020-21 and 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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
- Millwood ElementaryElementary · 602 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
- Lakewood High1.8 mi · 1,013
- Furman Middle2.3 mi · 700
- Kingsbury Elementary3.7 mi · 514
- Sumter High School4.2 mi · 2,122
- Wilder Elementary4.7 mi · 299
- Bates Middle4.7 mi · 481
Frequently asked questions
About Pocalla Springs ElementaryHow many students attend Pocalla Springs Elementary?
Pocalla Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 609 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pocalla Springs Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pocalla Springs Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pocalla Springs Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pocalla Springs Elementary is approximately 15.8:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pocalla Springs Elementary?
At Pocalla Springs Elementary, the student body is approximately 35% White, 6% Hispanic, 53% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Pocalla Springs Elementary public or private?
Pocalla Springs Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sumter 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.