Airport High High School
1315 Boston Ave
West Columbia SC, 29170, Lexington County
Phone: 803-822-5600
Ranking: 
(103 out of 202, bottom 49%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 84 | | 83 | | 83 | | 89 | | 82 | | 77 | | 91 | |
Total Students: | 1,332 | | 1,326 | | 1,333 | | 1,378 | | 1,442 | | 1,476 | | 1,438 | |
Grade 9: | 430 | 32.3% | 420 | 31.7% | 426 | 32.0% | 444 | 32.2% | 420 | 29.1% | 459 | 31.1% | 483 | 33.6% |
Grade 10: | 337 | 25.3% | 374 | 28.2% | 373 | 28.0% | 315 | 22.9% | 423 | 29.3% | 401 | 27.2% | 311 | 21.6% |
Grade 11: | 283 | 21.2% | 278 | 21.0% | 235 | 17.6% | 305 | 22.1% | 308 | 21.4% | 296 | 20.1% | 335 | 23.3% |
Grade 12: | 282 | 21.2% | 254 | 19.2% | 299 | 22.4% | 314 | 22.8% | 291 | 20.2% | 320 | 21.7% | 309 | 21.5% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 656 | 49.2% | 681 | 51.4% | 660 | 49.5% | 693 | 50.3% | 699 | 48.5% | 728 | 49.3% | 721 | 50.1% |
Female: | 676 | 50.8% | 645 | 48.6% | 673 | 50.5% | 685 | 49.7% | 707 | 49.0% | 738 | 50.0% | 711 | 49.4% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 8 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.5% | 8 | 0.6% | 16 | 1.2% | 13 | 0.9% | 9 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.5% |
Hispanic: | 75 | 5.6% | 72 | 5.4% | 63 | 4.7% | 71 | 5.2% | 51 | 3.5% | 39 | 2.6% | 37 | 2.6% |
Black: | 460 | 34.5% | 479 | 36.1% | 457 | 34.3% | 459 | 33.3% | 499 | 34.6% | 500 | 33.9% | 486 | 33.8% |
White: | 733 | 55.0% | 707 | 53.3% | 753 | 56.5% | 773 | 56.1% | 848 | 58.8% | 924 | 62.6% | 903 | 62.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 46 | 3.5% | 51 | 3.8% | 43 | 3.2% | 47 | 3.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 680 | 51.1% | 654 | 49.3% | 629 | 47.2% | 606 | 44.0% | 534 | 37.0% | 541 | 36.7% | 644 | 44.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 108 | 8.1% | 98 | 7.4% | 105 | 7.9% | 80 | 5.8% | 98 | 6.8% | 90 | 6.1% | 183 | 12.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.86 | | 15.98 | | 16.06 | | 15.48 | | 17.59 | | 19.20 | | 15.80 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSAP |
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 86.7% | N/A |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.4% | N/A |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 90.2% | N/A |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.8% | N/A |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 86% | N/A |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 53.5% | N/A |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 54.9% | N/A |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 48% | 48.2% | N/A |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 57.1% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78.2% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 82.7% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 82.2% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.5% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 49% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 47.7% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.6% | 44% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 48.6% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 34.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 66.0% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 21.3% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 78.7% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $46,518.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,365.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,073.0 |
* Airport High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.