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Hillcrest Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

4355 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell, SC 29040 · (803) 499-3341 · Part of Sumter County Consolidated School District

Dalzell’s School Grade C− better than 18% of South Carolina school districts

Directions
Students
365
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Hillcrest Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Dalzell kids: 3 high schools

On the path

Where Dalzell kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–513 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Hillcrest MiddleYou are here
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency26%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, C, places these results among South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4355 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6110
Grade 7123
Grade 8132
Enrollment over time
371’20
337’21
364’22
391’23
365’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 52%White 30%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Hillcrest Middle from Dalzell families.

Other schools in Sumter County Consolidated School District

The district →
Pocalla Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumter
D
609 students16:1
Millwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumter
B−
602 students15:1
Alice Drive Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumter
B
530 students15:1
Oakland Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Sumter
520 students16:1
Kingsbury Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumter
C−
514 students14:1
Willow Drive Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sumter
D−
504 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against South Carolina’s other public schools; Dalzell’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.