Bates Middle School
Phone: (803) 775-0711
Fax: (803) 775-0715
Fax: (803) 775-0715
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- Principal / Admin: Vanessa Lancaster
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- Status:Operational
- Type:Regular
- Grades:6th - 8th
- School Location: A Small City
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Brief Description
- Bates Middle School serves 6th through 8th Grade Students From The City Of Sumter, Which Is Part Of Sumter County. Some Or All Students From This School Participate In Free Or Reduced Lunch Programs.
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- Reviewed by a Parent/Guardian on September 10, 2008 (Rating: 5 / 5) Report As Inappropriate
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School Events Calendar
- January 1
- New Year's Day (2010)
- January 18
- Martin Luther King Day
- February 14
- Valentine's Day
- February 15
- President's Day Observed
- March 17
- St. Patrick's Day
- April 4
- Easter
- May 31
- Memorial Day
- July 4
- Independence Day
- September 6
- Labor Day
- October 11
- Columbus Day
- October 31
- Halloween
- November 11
- Veteran's Day
- November 25
- Thanksgiving Day
- December 25
- Christmas Day
- December 31
- New Year's Day (2010)
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School Statistics
- Students Per Grade
- Student Race
- Student Gender
- Free Lunch Eligibility
Students Per Grade
- Number of Students Per Grade
- 6th Grade: 266
- 7th Grade: 235
- 8th Grade: 285
Student Racial Breakdown
- Student Racial Breakdown
- American Indian: 1
- Asian: 7
- Hispanic: 12
- Black: 461
- White: 305
Student Gender Breakdown
- Student Gender Breakdown
- Male: 391
- Female: 395
Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- Free Lunch Eligibility Breakdown
- This School: 51.7%
- All Sumter Schools: 66.1%
- All South Carolina Schools: 51.3%
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Local & State Colleges, Universities & Technical Schools
- Central Carolina Technical College
- 506 N Guignard Dr
- Sumter, SC 29150
- (803) 778-1961
- University of South Carolina - Sumter
- 200 Miller Rd
- Sumter, SC 29150
- (803) 775-8727
- Sumter Beauty College
- 921 Carolina Ave
- Sumter, SC 29150
- (803) 773-7311
- Morris College
- 100 West College St
- Sumter, SC 29150
- (803) 934-3200
- Institute of Cosmetic Arts
- 7474 Garners Ferry Road
- Columbia, SC 29209
- (803) 776-9100
- Columbia International University
- 7435 Monticello Rd
- Columbia, SC 29203
- (803) 754-4100
Libraries Near This School
- WEST SUMTER BRANCH LIBRARY
- 180 WESMARK BLVD
- SUMTER, SC 29150
- (803) 469-8110
- SUMTER COUNTY LIBRARY
- 111 N. HARVIN STREET
- SUMTER, SC 29150
- (803) 773-4875
- SUMTER COUNTY LIBRARY BOOKMOBILE
- 111 N. HARVIN STREET
- SUMTER, SC 29150
- (803) 773-4875
- SOUTH SUMTER BRANCH LIBRARY
- 377 MANNING AVE
- SUMTER, SC 29150
- (803) 775-7132
School Information
This School
Public
Private - Number of Students: 786
- Number of Full-Time Teachers: 80
- Student:Teacher Ratio: 9.8:1
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Nearby Schools
- Wilder Elementary School
- 0.6 Mi
- Lemira Elementary School
- 1.7 Mi
- Millwood Elementary School
- 2.0 Mi
- Crosswell Drive Elementary School
- 2.4 Mi
- Willow Drive Elementary School
- 2.6 Mi
- Alice Drive Middle School
- 2.6 Mi
- Sumter County Career Center School
- 2.6 Mi
- Alice Drive Elementary School
- 2.8 Mi
- Lakewood High School
- 3.1 Mi
Nearby Public Schools
- Berea Jr. Academy
- 0.9 Mi
- St Francis Xavier High School
- 1.4 Mi
- Sumter Academy
- 1.4 Mi
- Trinity Day School
- 1.5 Mi
- St Anne Elementary School
- 1.6 Mi
- Grace Baptist Church Child Development School
- 1.7 Mi
- Wilson Hall School
- 4.4 Mi
- The Kid's Company, Too School
- 4.7 Mi
Nearby Private Schools
*Source: NCES 2006-2007; SC Department of Education; Local Districts and Schools
