High Hills Elementary

4971 Frierson Road
Shaw Air Force Base, SC 29152

435 Students

Elementary School 4th - 5th

School Overview

High Hills Elementary School is a public educational institution located on the Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina. As a school serving a military-connected community, it is operated under the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) system. The school is specifically designed to meet the unique needs of military families, providing a stable and supportive learning environment for children whose parents are stationed at the base.

The school focuses on fostering both academic excellence and social-emotional development for students in grades Pre-K through 5th grade. Given its location, the curriculum and school culture often emphasize community, resilience, and adaptability, catering to a student body that frequently experiences deployments and transitions. High Hills Elementary strives to maintain high educational standards, leveraging a collaborative partnership between military leadership and educators to ensure that children of service members receive a consistent and high-quality elementary education.

435

Total Students

25.0

Full-Time Teachers

17.4

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for High Hills Elementary
Demographic	Student Count
White	116
Hispanic	39
Black	246
Asian	6
Two or More	24
American Indian	3
Pacific Islander	1

Black
246 (56.6%)
White
116 (26.7%)
Hispanic
39 (9.0%)
Two or More
24 (5.5%)
Asian
6 (1.4%)
American Indian
3 (0.7%)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Sumter 01
Phone:	(803)499-3327
Grade Range:	4th - 5th
Total Students:	435
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	25.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	17.4
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 4 202

Grade 5 233

Grades Taught Data Table

Grades Taught and Student Counts for High Hills Elementary
Grade	Student Count
Grade 4	202
Grade 5	233

Gender Ratio

Student Gender Ratio Data Table

Student Gender Ratio for High Hills Elementary
Gender	Student Count	Percentage
Female	200	46%
Male	235	54%

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

Wilder Elementary

Sumter 01

299 Students

975 South Main Street
Sumter, SC 29150 (9.8 miles away)

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th