Ambler Elementary Primary School
838 Ambler School Rd
Pickens SC, 29671, Pickens County
Phone: 864-397-1200
Ranking: 
(100 out of 841, top 12%)*
(100 out of 841, top 12%)*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: | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 19 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 262 | 251 | 232 | 259 | 273 | 254 | 287 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 15 | 5.7% | 20 | 8.0% | 15 | 6.5% | 17 | 6.6% | 20 | 7.3% | 18 | 7.1% | 17 | 5.9% |
| Kindergarten: | 42 | 16.0% | 32 | 12.7% | 25 | 10.8% | 39 | 15.1% | 36 | 13.2% | 32 | 12.6% | 44 | 15.3% |
| Grade 1: | 44 | 16.8% | 35 | 13.9% | 38 | 16.4% | 35 | 13.5% | 32 | 11.7% | 39 | 15.4% | 43 | 15.0% |
| Grade 2: | 37 | 14.1% | 43 | 17.1% | 35 | 15.1% | 36 | 13.9% | 40 | 14.7% | 39 | 15.4% | 44 | 15.3% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 17.9% | 38 | 15.1% | 33 | 14.2% | 42 | 16.2% | 41 | 15.0% | 46 | 18.1% | 54 | 18.8% |
| Grade 4: | 38 | 14.5% | 36 | 14.3% | 44 | 19.0% | 46 | 17.8% | 50 | 18.3% | 45 | 17.7% | 37 | 12.9% |
| Grade 5: | 39 | 14.9% | 47 | 18.7% | 42 | 18.1% | 44 | 17.0% | 54 | 19.8% | 35 | 13.8% | 48 | 16.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 136 | 51.9% | 130 | 51.8% | 120 | 51.7% | 131 | 50.6% | 137 | 50.2% | 119 | 46.9% | 129 | 44.9% |
| Female: | 126 | 48.1% | 121 | 48.2% | 112 | 48.3% | 128 | 49.4% | 126 | 46.2% | 125 | 49.2% | 153 | 53.3% |
| 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% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 3.4% | 13 | 5.2% | 9 | 3.9% | 7 | 2.7% | 8 | 2.9% | 10 | 3.9% | 9 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 3 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.4% | 5 | 2.2% | 7 | 2.7% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.4% |
| White: | 245 | 93.5% | 234 | 93.2% | 218 | 94.0% | 241 | 93.1% | 259 | 94.9% | 238 | 93.7% | 269 | 93.7% |
| 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: | 5 | 1.9% | 3 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 119 | 45.4% | 117 | 46.6% | 95 | 40.9% | 102 | 39.4% | 107 | 39.2% | 84 | 33.1% | 103 | 35.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 5.3% | 21 | 8.4% | 27 | 11.6% | 25 | 9.7% | 30 | 11.0% | 39 | 15.4% | 28 | 9.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.38 | 15.69 | 15.68 | 16.29 | 16.96 | 11.40 | 15.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 85.2% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 91.5% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 92% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 90.1% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 90.7% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 90.4% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 84.4% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 86.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 86.3% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 88% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 87.6% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 87.8% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 90% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 89.5% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 86.8% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 84.5% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 83.4% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 74.6% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 79.8% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 78.8% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 79.2% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 77.2% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 63.7% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 72.2% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 71.7% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 74.6% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 77% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 79.3% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 71.8% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 74.2% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 71.8% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 72.4% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 78.3% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 68.3% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 83.8% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87.4% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98% | 86% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 89.5% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.2% | 89.1% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.6% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 84% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 83% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 83.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 83.1% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 80% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 80.2% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 79.2% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 81.9% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 84.1% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.5% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 89.1% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.2% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 88% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 83.9% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 83.4% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.1% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 85.5% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 86.7% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 86.7% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97% | 85.7% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 86.8% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.9% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 86.8% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 86.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 82.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.7% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 85.3% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 83.1% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 84.3% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 68.6% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 71.7% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 74% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 75.3% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 77% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 83.3% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.5% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 78.9% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 80.8% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.6% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 81.2% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 74.8% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 79.5% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 83.8% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 82.3% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 82.7% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 85.7% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 86.3% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 83% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 85% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 87.5% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 88.2% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 80.8% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 82.2% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 81.7% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.2% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 87.2% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 83.1% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 86.8% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 83.3% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 84.8% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 86.7% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 83% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 82.4% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 84.9% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 87.3% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 84.2% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 83.1% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 82.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.7% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 82.1% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 85.4% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 79.6% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 75.2% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 77% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 80.6% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 77.3% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 72.2% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 75.6% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 66.1% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 72.8% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.9% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 96% | 77.5% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 79.9% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 73.3% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 72% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.6% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 78.6% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.1% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 76.9% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 71.4% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 73.3% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 72.5% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76.4% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 78% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 71.4% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 76.1% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 77.9% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 100% | 80.2% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 82.1% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 80.3% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 83.8% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 81.2% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 81.7% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 38.9% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 61.1% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 21.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 94.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $47,543.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,665.0 |
* Ambler 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.