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Alice Drive Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

40 Miller Road, Sumter, SC 29150 · (803) 775-0821 · Part of Sumter County Consolidated School District

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

Directions
Students
783
Students per teacher
17:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Alice Drive Middle

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 27% of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 16.8% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Sumter kids: Sumter High School

On the path

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

PK–57 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Alice Drive MiddleYou are here
9–12Sumter High School2,122 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency23%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts34%
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 ↗

40 Miller Road, Sumter

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6276
Grade 7254
Grade 8253
Enrollment over time
941’20
912’21
841’22
778’23
783’24

Down 16.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 56%White 30%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alice Drive Middle from Sumter 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; Sumter’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.