📍 2060 Bethel Church Road, Sumter, Sumter County, 29154
Pocalla Springs Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sumter, Sumter County. The school has 652 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sumter 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pocalla Springs Elementary enrolls 652 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Black or African American, 38% White and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 329 | 50% |
| White | 251 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 5.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
652 of the school's 652 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 652 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.
Pocalla Springs Elementary 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 36, state house district 67.
Pocalla Springs 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 652 students, Pocalla Springs Elementary is larger than the district average of about 555 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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