Bethune Elementary Primary School
302 Norwood St East
Bethune SC, 29009, Kershaw County
Phone: 843-334-6278
Ranking:
(432 out of 841, bottom 49%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Kershaw 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: | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |||||||
Total Students: | 101 | 106 | 106 | 112 | 109 | 136 | 135 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 17 | 16.8% | 17 | 16.0% | 15 | 14.2% | 26 | 23.2% | 21 | 19.3% | 19 | 14.0% | 21 | 15.6% |
Grade 1: | 14 | 13.9% | 16 | 15.1% | 19 | 17.9% | 18 | 16.1% | 18 | 16.5% | 25 | 18.4% | 19 | 14.1% |
Grade 2: | 16 | 15.8% | 23 | 21.7% | 22 | 20.8% | 17 | 15.2% | 18 | 16.5% | 19 | 14.0% | 22 | 16.3% |
Grade 3: | 20 | 19.8% | 19 | 17.9% | 16 | 15.1% | 15 | 13.4% | 15 | 13.8% | 20 | 14.7% | 16 | 11.9% |
Grade 4: | 18 | 17.8% | 15 | 14.2% | 15 | 14.2% | 20 | 17.9% | 16 | 14.7% | 18 | 13.2% | 28 | 20.7% |
Grade 5: | 16 | 15.8% | 16 | 15.1% | 19 | 17.9% | 15 | 13.4% | 14 | 12.8% | 29 | 21.3% | 22 | 16.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 49 | 48.5% | 56 | 52.8% | 57 | 53.8% | 63 | 56.3% | 54 | 49.5% | 71 | 52.2% | 70 | 51.9% |
Female: | 52 | 51.5% | 50 | 47.2% | 49 | 46.2% | 49 | 43.8% | 47 | 43.1% | 57 | 41.9% | 61 | 45.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.9% | 2 | 1.5% | 2 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 3 | 3.0% | 3 | 2.8% | 2 | 1.9% | 2 | 1.8% | 2 | 1.8% | 5 | 3.7% | 3 | 2.2% |
Black: | 35 | 34.7% | 41 | 38.7% | 40 | 37.7% | 49 | 43.8% | 48 | 44.0% | 48 | 35.3% | 54 | 40.0% |
White: | 59 | 58.4% | 56 | 52.8% | 59 | 55.7% | 59 | 52.7% | 58 | 53.2% | 81 | 59.6% | 76 | 56.3% |
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: | 3 | 3.0% | 5 | 4.7% | 4 | 3.8% | 1 | 0.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 63.4% | 70 | 66.0% | 71 | 67.0% | 83 | 74.1% | 71 | 65.1% | 87 | 64.0% | 86 | 63.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 9.9% | 14 | 13.2% | 11 | 10.4% | 13 | 11.6% | 12 | 11.0% | 12 | 8.8% | 12 | 8.9% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.63 | 13.25 | 13.25 | 12.44 | 12.11 | 15.10 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 83.8% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 85.7% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 89.4% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 90% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 87.7% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 87.8% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 81.4% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 80.9% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 81% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 80% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 84.7% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 89.8% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 83.2% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 87% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 85% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 82.4% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 79.3% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 71.2% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 71.2% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 71.9% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 68.9% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 70.5% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 61.5% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 66.7% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 66.8% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 65.2% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 65.2% | 64.5% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 69.8% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 59.5% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 75.2% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 79% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.8% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 82% | 84.7% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 78.6% | 74.4% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 76.6% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 71.4% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 71.9% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 78.9% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 83.7% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 82% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 85.7% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87.2% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 87% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 78% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 77.7% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 80.5% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 81% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 83% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.3% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 82.4% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 82.7% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 79.9% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 79% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 83% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 78.1% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 81.5% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 80% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 83.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 83.8% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 58% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.7% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 63.8% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 68.5% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 71.9% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.3% | 68.2% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 70.9% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71.9% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 75.6% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 76.1% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 59.7% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 69.6% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 77.3% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 70.6% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 74.4% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 77.4% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 79.8% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 78.6% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 76% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 78.3% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 84.1% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47% | 72.2% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 81.3% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 78.2% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 72% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 80.6% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 81.2% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 83.4% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 79.5% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 81.1% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 81.6% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 77.7% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 79.1% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 77.1% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 82.6% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 79% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 75.6% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.6% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 76.3% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 77.4% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 78.9% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 74.3% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 71.2% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 75.5% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 74.5% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 80.5% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 62% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 63.1% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 63.3% | 59.5% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 60.5% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66.1% | 68.3% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 53.8% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 61.9% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 30% | 62.1% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 65% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 59.6% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 58.7% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62.3% | 70% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.8% | 69.9% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 76.3% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 74% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 80.4% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 71.3% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 78% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 62.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 37.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $43,929.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $34,563.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,548.0 |
* Bethune Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.