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Schools in Pinewood

Pinewood’s public schools

Sumter County Consolidated School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pinewood. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/11schools above South Carolina’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in South Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
2021–22
Graduate on time
77%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▼ 4% vs SC $15.1K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
SC 14.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
8,029 students on the public path
In brief

Pinewood’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Pinewood’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s 1,072 public schools. Crestwood High places highest (better than 68%); R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pinewood, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Manchester ElementarySumter County Consolidated School DistrictD
6–87 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sumter County Consolidated School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sumter County Consolidated School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 24 schools · 13,871 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (SC 14.3)
$14,531SC $15,090 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 52.1% · 7768 students tested
Math21%
State average 41% · 7764 students tested

Pinewood vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the South Carolina towns that share Pinewood’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pinewood—Sumter County Consolidated

Every school in Pinewood

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with South Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Pinewoodby address
Manchester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
D
378 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Pinewoodin other towns
R. E. Davis College Preparatory Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Sumter
D−
391 students13:1Rate it →
Alice Drive Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sumter
C
783 students17:1Rate it →
Furman Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sumter
D
700 students17:1Rate it →
Bates Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sumter
D
481 students13:1Rate it →
Hillcrest Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dalzell
C
365 students15:1Rate it →
Ebenezer Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sumter
D
352 students13:1Rate it →
Chestnut Oaks Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sumter
D−
339 students16:1Rate it →
Sumter High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sumter
B
2,122 students17:1Rate it →
Crestwood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sumter
B+
1,105 students19:1Rate it →
Lakewood High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sumter
B−
1,013 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Pinewood’s schools

Are Pinewood’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pinewood. Sumter County Consolidated School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pinewood. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of South Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pinewood in?

Sumter County Consolidated School District.

Where do Pinewood kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Sumter High School, Crestwood High and Lakewood High.

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What Pinewood families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.