Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 441 · STATE 526
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMTER 01·NCES 450390201061
Wilder Elementary
975 South Main Street, Sumter, SC 29150 · (803) 773-5723 · Sumter County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of South Carolina public elementary schools
- CTest 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
12.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
0
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 | 19 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
45%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
47.0%
SC avg 59.7% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 42.2% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wilder Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In South Carolina | In Sumter County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #374 of 635 ▲ 2 | #5 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #498 of 635 ▼ 61 | #7 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #595 of 709 | #15 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #139 of 656 | #1 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #491 of 656 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.2% | #14 of 395 | #1 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
299
-99 (-25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 299 | 25 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 100% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 32 | 11.8:1 | 100% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 31 | 12.8:1 | 100% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 100% (484) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 34 | 14.3:1 | 100% (488) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilder Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (484 to 299); teachers down 19% (31 to 25).
About Wilder Elementary
Wilder Elementary is an elementary school in Sumter, South Carolina, and it is part of Sumter 01. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 299 students enrolled. Elementary schools in South Carolina have about 526 students on average; enrollment here is 43% lower.
Wilder Elementary is part of Sumter 01, where 24 schools serve 13,871 students.
More than half of the students at Wilder Elementary are Black (71%). Beyond that, enrollment is 21% White, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. In Sumter County overall, about 46% of residents are Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Wilder Elementary scores 45%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.0:1. The school has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 12.0:1 compares with an average of 13.3:1 for elementary schools in South Carolina.
Among South Carolina public elementary schools, Wilder Elementary outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
In Sumter County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $56,693 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Wilder Elementary, Sumter County has 27 public schools.
Bates Middle is the nearest public school to Wilder Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Wilder Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment decreased by 25% across 4 years, from 398 in 2020-21 to 299 in 2024-25.
The Wilder Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
- 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 Wilder Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Wilder Elementary. Wilder Elementary is the 8th largest of the 10.
- Wilder Elementary SchoolLITTLETON, CO · 592 students
- Wilder ElementaryLouisville, KY · 496 students
- Wilder Elementary SchoolWesterville, OH · 491 students
- Wilder Elementary SchoolIndianola, IA · 456 students
- Wilder ElementaryGreen Bay, WI · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Bates Middle0.5 mi · 481
- Lemira Elementary1.4 mi · 342
- Kingsbury Elementary1.6 mi · 514
- Liberty STEAM Charter School1.7 mi · 730
- Crosswell Drive Elementary2.5 mi · 481
- Millwood Elementary2.7 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Wilder ElementaryHow large is Wilder Elementary?
Wilder Elementary enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wilder Elementary serve?
Wilder Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wilder Elementary?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Wilder Elementary.
How diverse is Wilder Elementary?
Wilder Elementary reports a student body of 21% White, 4% Hispanic, 71% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Wilder Elementary in?
Wilder Elementary is part of Sumter 01.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.