📍 952 Fulton Street, Sumter, Sumter County, 29150
Lemira Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sumter, Sumter County. The school has 402 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sumter 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lemira Elementary enrolls 402 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Black or African American, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 337 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 7.7% |
| White | 22 | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
402 of the school's 402 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 402 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.
Lemira Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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-60, state senate district 36, state house district 51.
Lemira Elementary 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 402 students, Lemira Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small