📍 975 South Main Street, Sumter, Sumter County, 29150
Wilder Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sumter, Sumter County. The school has 376 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sumter 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilder Elementary enrolls 376 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Black or African American, 21% White and 3.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 272 | 72% |
| White | 79 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
376 of the school's 376 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 376 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.
Wilder 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.
Wilder 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 376 students, Wilder 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