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Bethune-Bowman Elementary Primary School
4857 Charleston Hwy
Rowesville SC, 29133, Orangeburg County
Phone: 803-533-6371
Ranking: 
(705 out of 841, bottom 16%)*
(705 out of 841, bottom 16%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Orangeburg School District 5
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: | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 25 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 341 | 331 | 343 | 347 | 351 | 346 | 339 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 40 | 11.7% | 39 | 11.8% | 41 | 12.0% | 48 | 13.8% | 39 | 11.1% | 37 | 10.7% | 38 | 11.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 47 | 13.8% | 47 | 14.2% | 65 | 19.0% | 48 | 13.8% | 47 | 13.4% | 53 | 15.3% | 45 | 13.3% |
| Grade 1: | 54 | 15.8% | 71 | 21.5% | 52 | 15.2% | 44 | 12.7% | 57 | 16.2% | 47 | 13.6% | 59 | 17.4% |
| Grade 2: | 68 | 19.9% | 47 | 14.2% | 44 | 12.8% | 53 | 15.3% | 50 | 14.2% | 58 | 16.8% | 53 | 15.6% |
| Grade 3: | 45 | 13.2% | 42 | 12.7% | 43 | 12.5% | 46 | 13.3% | 58 | 16.5% | 54 | 15.6% | 55 | 16.2% |
| Grade 4: | 41 | 12.0% | 41 | 12.4% | 47 | 13.7% | 56 | 16.1% | 47 | 13.4% | 51 | 14.7% | 49 | 14.5% |
| Grade 5: | 46 | 13.5% | 44 | 13.3% | 51 | 14.9% | 52 | 15.0% | 53 | 15.1% | 46 | 13.3% | 40 | 11.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 188 | 55.1% | 174 | 52.6% | 176 | 51.3% | 173 | 49.9% | 177 | 50.4% | 170 | 49.1% | 160 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 153 | 44.9% | 157 | 47.4% | 167 | 48.7% | 174 | 50.1% | 166 | 47.3% | 168 | 48.6% | 175 | 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% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 21 | 6.2% | 18 | 5.4% | 15 | 4.4% | 17 | 4.9% | 17 | 4.8% | 12 | 3.5% | 8 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 276 | 80.9% | 275 | 83.1% | 290 | 84.5% | 287 | 82.7% | 296 | 84.3% | 300 | 86.7% | 296 | 87.3% |
| White: | 43 | 12.6% | 36 | 10.9% | 37 | 10.8% | 42 | 12.1% | 38 | 10.8% | 34 | 9.8% | 35 | 10.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 299 | 87.7% | 295 | 89.1% | 295 | 86.0% | 211 | 60.8% | 273 | 77.8% | 265 | 76.6% | 288 | 85.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 14 | 4.1% | 15 | 4.5% | 23 | 6.7% | 13 | 3.7% | 19 | 5.4% | 19 | 5.5% | 24 | 7.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.95 | 17.42 | 18.05 | 18.26 | 18.47 | 14.70 | 13.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 69.1% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 80.8% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 84.8% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 81.1% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 83.6% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 83.5% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 74.7% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 70.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 75.2% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 72.3% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 70.3% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 65.6% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 75.5% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 73.6% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 64.3% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 70% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 62% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 48.8% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.4% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.8% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 59.8% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 54% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.9% | 34.7% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 42.5% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 55.6% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 48.3% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 49.8% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 58.8% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 45.6% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31% | 35.4% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.7% | 47.1% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 57.5% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 52.8% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 41% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 65.6% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 81.1% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.5% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 83% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 86.5% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 69.9% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 65.4% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | 72.2% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 64.4% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 71.8% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.6% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 61.1% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 58.5% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 73.2% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 73.1% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 74.8% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 72.5% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 73.9% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 76% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 67.6% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 69.1% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67.7% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 63.2% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 67.5% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 72.8% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 68% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 65.4% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 62.2% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 58.3% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 61.3% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 56.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 63.8% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 66.1% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 65.2% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 66% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 48% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 46.1% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 47.2% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 47.4% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 47.3% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 57.4% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 51.6% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 53.3% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 56.2% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.9% | 64.6% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.1% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 55.9% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 61.3% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.7% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 63% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 71.1% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 71.9% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 72.8% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 75.1% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 72.2% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 75% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 61.7% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 69.4% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 67.8% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 53.1% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 74.2% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 66% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 69.8% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 67.4% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 70% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 72.2% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 66.1% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 75.2% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 61.8% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 74.2% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 56.1% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 67.9% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 64.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 53.7% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 60.5% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 63.1% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 56.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 51% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 65.1% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 59.7% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 64.8% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.6% | 34.3% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 50.3% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 36.3% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 38.9% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 47.3% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 50% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 54.8% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48% | 50.4% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 56.2% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 55.9% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 61.7% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 41.9% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 50.9% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 48.3% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 43.8% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 55.5% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 53.5% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 51.7% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 45.2% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 63.9% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 65.8% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 59.9% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 65.7% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 64.3% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 77.3% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 67.6% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66.2% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 24.0% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 76.0% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 96.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,509.0 |
| 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: | $47,214.0 |
* Bethune-Bowman Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.