📍 26 Willow Drive, Sumter, Sumter County, 29150
Willow Drive Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sumter, Sumter County. The school has 551 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 17.2:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Willow Drive Elementary enrolls 551 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Black or African American, 11% White and 5.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 431 | 78% |
| White | 60 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 11 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
551 of the school's 551 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 551 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.
Willow Drive 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 35, state house district 67.
Willow Drive 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 551 students, Willow Drive Elementary is close to the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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