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Academy For Teaching And Learning Primary School
109 Hinton St
Chester SC, 29706, Chester County
Phone: 803-385-6334
Ranking:
(574 out of 841, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Chester 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: | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 350 | 330 | 318 | 322 | 289 | 292 | 287 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 39 | 11.1% | 40 | 12.1% | 39 | 12.3% | 41 | 12.7% | 42 | 14.5% | 35 | 12.0% | 34 | 11.8% |
Grade 1: | 42 | 12.0% | 36 | 10.9% | 40 | 12.6% | 40 | 12.4% | 33 | 11.4% | 35 | 12.0% | 37 | 12.9% |
Grade 2: | 38 | 10.9% | 42 | 12.7% | 40 | 12.6% | 37 | 11.5% | 34 | 11.8% | 30 | 10.3% | 27 | 9.4% |
Grade 3: | 44 | 12.6% | 42 | 12.7% | 39 | 12.3% | 40 | 12.4% | 28 | 9.7% | 29 | 9.9% | 29 | 10.1% |
Grade 4: | 42 | 12.0% | 39 | 11.8% | 40 | 12.6% | 35 | 10.9% | 29 | 10.0% | 29 | 9.9% | 40 | 13.9% |
Grade 5: | 41 | 11.7% | 42 | 12.7% | 36 | 11.3% | 34 | 10.6% | 32 | 11.1% | 37 | 12.7% | 38 | 13.2% |
Grade 6: | 40 | 11.4% | 34 | 10.3% | 31 | 9.7% | 33 | 10.2% | 32 | 11.1% | 38 | 13.0% | 29 | 10.1% |
Grade 7: | 34 | 9.7% | 28 | 8.5% | 27 | 8.5% | 30 | 9.3% | 34 | 11.8% | 26 | 8.9% | 39 | 13.6% |
Grade 8: | 30 | 8.6% | 27 | 8.2% | 26 | 8.2% | 32 | 9.9% | 25 | 8.7% | 33 | 11.3% | 14 | 4.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 173 | 49.4% | 157 | 47.6% | 149 | 46.9% | 145 | 45.0% | 124 | 42.9% | 137 | 46.9% | 136 | 47.4% |
Female: | 177 | 50.6% | 173 | 52.4% | 169 | 53.1% | 177 | 55.0% | 156 | 54.0% | 147 | 50.3% | 147 | 51.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% | 3 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.7% |
Black: | 52 | 14.9% | 48 | 14.5% | 49 | 15.4% | 50 | 15.5% | 55 | 19.0% | 63 | 21.6% | 79 | 27.5% |
White: | 289 | 82.6% | 271 | 82.1% | 259 | 81.4% | 259 | 80.4% | 226 | 78.2% | 224 | 76.7% | 203 | 70.7% |
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: | 7 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 148 | 42.3% | 107 | 32.4% | 100 | 31.4% | 96 | 29.8% | 90 | 31.1% | 75 | 25.7% | 87 | 30.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 5.4% | 14 | 4.2% | 16 | 5.0% | 22 | 6.8% | 17 | 5.9% | 19 | 6.5% | 22 | 7.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.00 | 15.00 | 16.74 | 17.89 | 16.06 | 15.40 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 77.2% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 83% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 67.5% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 71.5% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 67.2% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 71.9% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 73.6% | 82.8% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 66.9% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 68.5% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 55.7% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 57.3% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 57% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 58% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 54.3% | 69.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 40.6% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 57.7% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 45.1% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 45.5% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 50.2% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 56.2% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 61.6% | 67.8% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 71.6% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 77% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 70.6% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 65.4% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 67.5% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 61.4% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 71.3% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 58.1% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 60.9% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 54.3% | 70.3% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 71% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 66.2% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 64.8% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 63.3% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 67% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 63.8% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.2% | 78.9% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 69.2% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.5% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 63.7% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 70.6% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.6% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 69.4% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 73% | 79.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 45.3% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 48.4% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 52.3% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 61.3% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 55.8% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 59.9% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 62.4% | 73.2% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 63.3% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 58.9% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 66% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 69.6% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 70% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 72.3% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.5% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 58% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 67.4% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 67.6% | 74.3% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 58.2% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 64.8% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68.1% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 67.2% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 63.4% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 63.3% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 69.1% | 81.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 68% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 67.7% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 55.6% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 60.1% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 64.5% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 64.3% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 64.5% | 76.2% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 41.3% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 48% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 57.7% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 50.8% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 51.5% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58.2% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.2% | 73% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.3% | 52.1% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 62% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 59.6% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 61.6% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 55% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 59.3% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 55.1% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 59.9% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 65.5% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 66.9% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 58.9% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 61.8% | 74.5% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 61.4% | 70.9% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 61.9% | 74.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 60.3% | 71.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 61.2% | 72.2% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 60.8% | 70.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 57.2% | 69.7% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 61.9% | 74.3% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 69.4% | 77.2% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 67.2% | 75.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 69.5% | 70.3% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 54.2% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 61.8% | 72.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 65.4% | 73.6% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 56.9% | 71.3% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 20% | 49.3% | 59.5% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 41.1% | 56.5% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 53.2% | 63.9% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 52.3% | 60.9% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 62.2% | 64.9% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 54.4% | 66.2% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 52.8% | 68.3% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 70.5% | 77.1% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 69.4% | 77.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 80.3% | 79.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.2% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 71.8% | 77.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 76.7% | 77.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 68.7% | 78% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 65.2% | 70.3% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 61.7% | 71.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 63.3% | 74.7% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 52.9% | 69.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 61% | 73% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 51.8% | 68.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 60.5% | 69.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 52.3% | 68.4% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 65.6% | 71.4% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 59.5% | 73.2% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 64.6% | 76.8% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 65.8% | 77.8% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 59.2% | 69.5% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 59.5% | 67% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 52.3% | 69.7% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 69.8% | 71.5% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 52% | 68.3% |
2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 52.8% | 64.8% |
2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 59.1% | 69.8% |
2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 58% | 71.2% |
2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 64.2% | 73.3% |
2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 59.5% | 71.7% |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 69.8% | 74.7% |
2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 66.9% | 75.5% |
2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 43.8% | 57.3% |
2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 42.5% | 56.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 47.3% | 60.3% |
2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 56% | 62% |
2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 43.7% | 63.5% |
2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 62.2% | 68.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 53.1% | 68.3% |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 54.2% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 55.6% | 69.7% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 71% | 76.5% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 59.6% | 71.3% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 55.6% | 71% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52.3% | 67.5% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 47.9% | 63.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 52.7% | 67.8% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 52.5% | 69.8% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 61.4% | 67.5% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 59% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.8% | 69.7% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 50.9% | 62.6% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | 47.2% | 63.4% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 54.4% | 69.5% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 58.4% | 68.6% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 68.9% | 70.2% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 54% | 62.3% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 49.2% | 67.7% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 60.6% | 70.1% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 60.1% | 75.4% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 59.7% | 71% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 56.6% | 69.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 56.3% | 68.8% |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 58.3% | 71.9% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 66.9% | 71.4% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 67.8% | 71.3% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 53.7% | 68.1% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 62.6% | 71.9% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 54.4% | 67.8% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 63.1% | 74.1% |
2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 73.1% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 57.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 42.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 36.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 63.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,230.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,243.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,639.0 |
* Academy For Teaching And Learning Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.