📍 1200 Oswego Road, Sumter, Sumter County, 29153
Chestnut Oaks Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sumter, Sumter County. The school has 396 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sumter 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Chestnut Oaks Middle enrolls 396 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 333 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 8.6% |
| White | 17 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
396 of the school's 396 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 396 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Chestnut Oaks Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-50, state senate district 36, state house district 51.
Chestnut Oaks Middle is one of 25 schools in Sumter 01, based in Sumter, South Carolina. The district serves 13,871 students district-wide and employs 925 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 396 students, Chestnut Oaks Middle is smaller than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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