📍 4355 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell, Sumter County, 29040
Hillcrest Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Dalzell, Sumter County. The school has 364 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sumter 01 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillcrest Middle enrolls 364 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Black or African American, 36% White and 6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 190 | 52% |
| White | 132 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
364 of the school's 364 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 364 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.
Hillcrest Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 50.
Hillcrest 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 364 students, Hillcrest Middle is smaller than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe