Alice Drive Middle
Magnet · Grades 6–8 · 783 students
Bates Middle
715 Estate Street, Sumter, SC 29150
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
481
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Sumter 01
Sumter County
Schola Grade F · Far below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 237 South Carolina middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other South Carolina middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Bates Middle
Bates Middle is a magnet middle school in Sumter, South Carolina, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Sumter 01. The school is located in a small city in Sumter County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 481 students were enrolled, with about 13.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical South Carolina middle school (13.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is F (far below average), compared with 237 South Carolina middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Magnet School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 481 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- Yes
- Virtual learning
- Offers virtual courses
- Locale
- City — Small
- School district
- Sumter 01
- County
- Sumter County
- NCES school ID
- 450390201064
Schools near Bates Middle
All 27 schools in Sumter →
Chestnut Oaks Middle
Magnet · Grades 6–8 · 339 students
Furman Middle
Magnet · Grades 6–8 · 700 students
Ebenezer Middle
Magnet · Grades 6–8 · 352 students
Hillcrest Middle
Magnet · Grades 6–8 · 365 students
Manning Junior High
Public · Grades 6–8 · 483 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.