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Bates Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

715 Estate Street, Sumter, SC 29150 · (803) 775-0711 · Part of Sumter County Consolidated School District

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

Directions
Students
481
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Bates Middle

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of South Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 26.8% 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
6–8Bates MiddleYou are here
9–12Sumter High School2,122 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 38.3%
Reading / language arts21%
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 ↗

715 Estate Street, Sumter

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6155
Grade 7154
Grade 8172
Enrollment over time
657’20
608’21
569’22
525’23
481’24

Down 26.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 69%White 20%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 4%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 Bates 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.