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Manchester Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

200 East Clark Street, Pinewood, SC 29125 · (803) 452-5454 · Part of Sumter County Consolidated School District

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Directions
Students
378
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Manchester Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Pinewood kids: 7 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Manchester ElementaryYou are here
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 48.1%

Its own letter, D, 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 ↗

200 East Clark Street, Pinewood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K38
Kindergarten56
Grade 149
Grade 252
Grade 363
Grade 448
Grade 572
Enrollment over time
382’20
388’21
383’22
388’23
378’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 46%White 39%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Manchester Elementary from Pinewood 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; Pinewood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.