Blaney Elementary Primary School
1621 Smyrna Rd
Elgin SC, 29045, Kershaw County
Phone: 803-438-3241
Ranking:
(280 out of 841, top 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten 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: | 43 | 44 | 44 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 35 | |||||||
Total Students: | 758 | 746 | 761 | 698 | 533 | 540 | 547 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 45 | 5.9% | 48 | 6.4% | 53 | 7.0% | 56 | 8.0% | 46 | 8.6% | 43 | 8.0% | 41 | 7.5% |
Kindergarten: | 147 | 19.4% | 121 | 16.2% | 126 | 16.6% | 133 | 19.1% | 93 | 17.4% | 82 | 15.2% | 75 | 13.7% |
Grade 1: | 111 | 14.6% | 125 | 16.8% | 136 | 17.9% | 96 | 13.8% | 68 | 12.8% | 68 | 12.6% | 95 | 17.4% |
Grade 2: | 119 | 15.7% | 130 | 17.4% | 107 | 14.1% | 96 | 13.8% | 76 | 14.3% | 94 | 17.4% | 83 | 15.2% |
Grade 3: | 127 | 16.8% | 106 | 14.2% | 107 | 14.1% | 102 | 14.6% | 90 | 16.9% | 80 | 14.8% | 71 | 13.0% |
Grade 4: | 106 | 14.0% | 113 | 15.1% | 111 | 14.6% | 115 | 16.5% | 78 | 14.6% | 79 | 14.6% | 102 | 18.6% |
Grade 5: | 103 | 13.6% | 103 | 13.8% | 121 | 15.9% | 100 | 14.3% | 82 | 15.4% | 94 | 17.4% | 80 | 14.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 416 | 54.9% | 416 | 55.8% | 419 | 55.1% | 406 | 58.2% | 287 | 53.8% | 281 | 52.0% | 281 | 51.4% |
Female: | 342 | 45.1% | 330 | 44.2% | 342 | 44.9% | 292 | 41.8% | 233 | 43.7% | 251 | 46.5% | 262 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 30 | 4.0% | 42 | 5.6% | 44 | 5.8% | 41 | 5.9% | 28 | 5.3% | 27 | 5.0% | 29 | 5.3% |
Black: | 142 | 18.7% | 144 | 19.3% | 141 | 18.5% | 138 | 19.8% | 102 | 19.1% | 95 | 17.6% | 92 | 16.8% |
White: | 542 | 71.5% | 520 | 69.7% | 544 | 71.5% | 489 | 70.1% | 393 | 73.7% | 415 | 76.9% | 425 | 77.7% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 36 | 4.7% | 34 | 4.6% | 25 | 3.3% | 22 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 349 | 46.0% | 333 | 44.6% | 357 | 46.9% | 315 | 45.1% | 211 | 39.6% | 174 | 32.2% | 197 | 36.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 9.2% | 66 | 8.8% | 55 | 7.2% | 50 | 7.2% | 58 | 10.9% | 52 | 9.6% | 52 | 9.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.63 | 16.95 | 17.30 | 19.66 | 16.66 | 16.40 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 83.8% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 85.7% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 89.4% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 90% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 87.7% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 87.8% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 81.4% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 80.9% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 80% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 84.7% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.8% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 83.2% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 87% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.9% | 85% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 82.4% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 79.3% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.2% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 71.2% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 71.9% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 68.9% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 70.5% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 61.5% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 66.7% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 66.8% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 65.2% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 65.2% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 69.5% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 57.3% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 53.2% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 64.8% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 65.3% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 69.8% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 59.5% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.2% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 79% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.8% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 82% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 80.4% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.6% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 71.4% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.1% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 68.4% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 77.8% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 76.6% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 71.4% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.9% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 78.9% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 83.7% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 82% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 85.7% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 87.2% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 87% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 78% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.7% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.5% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 81% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 83% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 80.3% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82.4% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 82.7% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 79.9% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 79% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 83% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 78.1% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 81.5% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 80% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 83.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 83.8% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 65% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 61.7% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 63.8% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 68.5% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 71.9% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 68.2% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 70.9% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 71.9% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 75.6% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 76.1% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 59.7% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 69.6% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 77.3% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 70.6% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 74.4% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.4% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 79.8% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 78.6% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 76% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 78.3% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 84.1% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 72.2% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 81.3% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 78.2% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 72% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 80.6% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 81.2% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.4% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 79.5% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 81.1% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 81.6% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 77.7% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 79.1% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.1% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 82.6% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 79% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 75.6% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.6% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76.3% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 77.4% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 78.9% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 74.3% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 71.2% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 75.5% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 74.5% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 80.5% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 62% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 63.1% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 63.3% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 65.6% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 60.5% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 66.1% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 58.7% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 62.8% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 70.7% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78.1% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 53.8% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 61.9% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 62.1% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 65% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 59.6% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 58.7% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 62.3% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 64% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 69.1% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 68.8% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 68.4% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 76.3% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 74% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.4% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 71.3% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 78% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.8% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 47.2% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 13.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 86.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,606.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,433.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,086.0 |
* Blaney Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.