A. R. Lewis Elementary Primary School
1755 Shady Grove Rd
Pickens SC, 29671, Pickens County
Phone: 864-397-1300
Ranking: 
(161 out of 841, top 19%)*
(161 out of 841, top 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Pickens County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 225 | 238 | 237 | 238 | 244 | 246 | 248 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 13 | 5.8% | 20 | 8.4% | 31 | 13.1% | 18 | 7.6% | 24 | 9.8% | 9 | 3.7% | 19 | 7.7% |
| Kindergarten: | 41 | 18.2% | 42 | 17.6% | 24 | 10.1% | 36 | 15.1% | 28 | 11.5% | 30 | 12.2% | 30 | 12.1% |
| Grade 1: | 39 | 17.3% | 32 | 13.4% | 39 | 16.5% | 25 | 10.5% | 29 | 11.9% | 41 | 16.7% | 39 | 15.7% |
| Grade 2: | 33 | 14.7% | 38 | 16.0% | 34 | 14.3% | 28 | 11.8% | 41 | 16.8% | 39 | 15.9% | 31 | 12.5% |
| Grade 3: | 36 | 16.0% | 34 | 14.3% | 24 | 10.1% | 44 | 18.5% | 41 | 16.8% | 38 | 15.4% | 41 | 16.5% |
| Grade 4: | 37 | 16.4% | 28 | 11.8% | 42 | 17.7% | 42 | 17.6% | 43 | 17.6% | 40 | 16.3% | 49 | 19.8% |
| Grade 5: | 26 | 11.6% | 44 | 18.5% | 43 | 18.1% | 45 | 18.9% | 38 | 15.6% | 49 | 19.9% | 39 | 15.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 121 | 53.8% | 125 | 52.5% | 120 | 50.6% | 121 | 50.8% | 116 | 47.5% | 112 | 45.5% | 116 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 104 | 46.2% | 113 | 47.5% | 117 | 49.4% | 117 | 49.2% | 120 | 49.2% | 126 | 51.2% | 128 | 51.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.7% | 5 | 2.0% | 4 | 1.6% | 6 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.6% | 2 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.4% |
| White: | 212 | 94.2% | 222 | 93.3% | 219 | 92.4% | 228 | 95.8% | 235 | 96.3% | 240 | 97.6% | 241 | 97.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 4.4% | 13 | 5.5% | 13 | 5.5% | 6 | 2.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 120 | 53.3% | 140 | 58.8% | 121 | 51.1% | 126 | 52.9% | 130 | 53.3% | 124 | 50.4% | 116 | 46.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 14.7% | 30 | 12.6% | 36 | 15.2% | 31 | 13.0% | 22 | 9.0% | 28 | 11.4% | 30 | 12.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.64 | 14.00 | 12.41 | 13.60 | 13.71 | 12.30 | 12.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 85.2% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 91.5% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 92% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 90.1% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 90.7% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 90.4% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 84.4% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 86.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 86.3% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 88% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87.6% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 87.8% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 90% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 89.5% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 86.8% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 84.5% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 83.4% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.6% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.8% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 78.8% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 79.2% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 77.2% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 63.7% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 72.2% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 71.7% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 74.6% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 77% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 79.3% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 71.8% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 74.2% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 71.8% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 72.4% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 78.3% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 68.3% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 83.8% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 87.4% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.5% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 89.1% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 85.6% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 84% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 83% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 83.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 83.1% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 80% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 80.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 79.2% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 81.9% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 84.1% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 86.5% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 89.1% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 89.2% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 88% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 83.9% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 83.4% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 86.1% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 85.5% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 86.7% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 86.7% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 85.7% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.3% | 86.8% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 85.9% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 86.8% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 86.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 81.7% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.5% | 85.3% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 83.1% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 84.3% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 68.6% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 71.7% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 74% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 75.3% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 77% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.3% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 80.5% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.9% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.8% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.6% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 81.2% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 74.8% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 79.5% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 83.8% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.3% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 82.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 85.7% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 86.3% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 83% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 85% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 87.5% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 88.2% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 80.8% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 82.2% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 81.7% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 80.2% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 87.2% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83.1% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 86.8% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 84.8% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 86.7% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 82.4% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 84.9% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 87.3% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.2% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 83.1% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 82.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81.7% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.1% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 85.4% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 79.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 75.2% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 77% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80.6% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 77.3% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 72.2% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 75.6% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 66.1% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 72.8% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 70.9% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.5% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 79.9% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 73.3% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 81.6% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.6% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 72.1% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 76.9% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 71.4% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 73.3% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 72.5% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 76.4% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 78% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71.4% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 76.1% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 77.9% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 80.2% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 82.1% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 80.3% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 83.8% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 81.2% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 81.7% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 31.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 68.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 15.8% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 84.2% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,016.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,341.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,580.0 |
* A. R. Lewis Elementary Primary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.