📍 1495 Frierson Road, Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter County, 29152
Shaw Heights Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter County. The school has 442 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sumter 01 school district. It serves grades 2–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Shaw Heights Elementary enrolls 442 students across grades 2–3. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 31% White and 9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 231 | 52% |
| White | 139 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
442 of the school's 442 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 442 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.
Shaw Heights Elementary 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 35, state house district 67.
Shaw Heights 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 442 students, Shaw Heights 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: Suburb - Small
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