📍 715 Estate Street, Sumter, Sumter County, 29150
Bates Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Sumter, Sumter County. The school has 569 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sumter 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bates Middle enrolls 569 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Black or African American, 21% White and 4.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 396 | 70% |
| White | 120 | 21% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 24 | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
569 of the school's 569 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 569 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.
Bates Middle 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.
Bates 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 569 students, Bates Middle 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