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Bluffton Elementary Primary School
160 H. East Mccracken Circle
Bluffton SC, 29910, Beaufort County
Phone: 843-706-8540
Ranking:
(361 out of 841, top 43%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Beaufort 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: | 50 | 43 | 41 | 44 | 63 | 71 | 75 | |||||||
Total Students: | 714 | 634 | 607 | 597 | 923 | 1,096 | 1,045 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 56 | 7.8% | 70 | 11.0% | 43 | 7.1% | 44 | 7.4% | 62 | 6.7% | 58 | 5.3% | 60 | 5.7% |
Kindergarten: | 109 | 15.3% | 99 | 15.6% | 90 | 14.8% | 63 | 10.6% | 145 | 15.7% | 194 | 17.7% | 176 | 16.8% |
Grade 1: | 111 | 15.5% | 88 | 13.9% | 73 | 12.0% | 96 | 16.1% | 145 | 15.7% | 190 | 17.3% | 188 | 18.0% |
Grade 2: | 100 | 14.0% | 84 | 13.2% | 108 | 17.8% | 90 | 15.1% | 143 | 15.5% | 185 | 16.9% | 161 | 15.4% |
Grade 3: | 109 | 15.3% | 110 | 17.4% | 81 | 13.3% | 89 | 14.9% | 151 | 16.4% | 145 | 13.2% | 164 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 126 | 17.6% | 79 | 12.5% | 103 | 17.0% | 105 | 17.6% | 123 | 13.3% | 169 | 15.4% | 158 | 15.1% |
Grade 5: | 103 | 14.4% | 104 | 16.4% | 109 | 18.0% | 110 | 18.4% | 154 | 16.7% | 155 | 14.1% | 138 | 13.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 378 | 52.9% | 335 | 52.8% | 318 | 52.4% | 313 | 52.4% | 462 | 50.1% | 557 | 50.8% | 519 | 49.7% |
Female: | 336 | 47.1% | 299 | 47.2% | 289 | 47.6% | 284 | 47.6% | 451 | 48.9% | 529 | 48.3% | 522 | 50.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 8 | 1.1% | 8 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.3% | 12 | 2.0% | 21 | 2.3% | 21 | 1.9% | 16 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 195 | 27.3% | 160 | 25.2% | 156 | 25.7% | 160 | 26.8% | 273 | 29.6% | 391 | 35.7% | 375 | 35.9% |
Black: | 85 | 11.9% | 79 | 12.5% | 88 | 14.5% | 87 | 14.6% | 147 | 15.9% | 162 | 14.8% | 135 | 12.9% |
White: | 381 | 53.4% | 345 | 54.4% | 320 | 52.7% | 312 | 52.3% | 475 | 51.5% | 513 | 46.8% | 513 | 49.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 40 | 5.6% | 37 | 5.8% | 32 | 5.3% | 22 | 3.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 296 | 41.5% | 252 | 39.7% | 227 | 37.4% | 203 | 34.0% | 317 | 34.3% | 374 | 34.1% | 269 | 25.7% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 64 | 9.0% | 69 | 10.9% | 44 | 7.2% | 34 | 5.7% | 82 | 8.9% | 108 | 9.9% | 136 | 13.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.28 | 14.74 | 14.80 | 13.57 | 14.70 | 15.50 | 14.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 78.7% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 85.7% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 85.4% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 83.8% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.9% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 82.8% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 73.4% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 77.4% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 78.1% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87% | 79.8% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 80.9% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 76% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 77.7% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 78.9% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 75.2% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 72.8% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 73.8% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 59.7% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 64.4% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 69.2% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 71.8% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 69.6% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 44.9% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 50.9% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 58.6% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 56.9% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 52.7% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 65% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 58.5% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 48.5% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 58.2% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 59.2% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 64.1% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 51.2% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 65.3% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 73.9% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.8% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 73.9% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 72.4% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 63% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 61.3% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 72.3% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 70.3% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 72.4% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 64.8% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 65.5% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 68.2% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 74.6% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.5% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 78.6% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 82.7% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 82% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 77.6% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 71.9% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 75.6% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 77.7% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 77.8% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 79.5% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 75.4% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74.4% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.9% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 77.3% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 75.5% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73.5% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 76.5% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 77.9% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 82.5% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 79.4% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88% | 84.7% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 49.5% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 55.1% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 57.7% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 62.1% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 59.9% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 62.8% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 68% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 66.7% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 69.1% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 72.5% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 74.2% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 60.8% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 68.7% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 75.8% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 71.8% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 72.8% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 73.4% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 78.4% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 73.7% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 77% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 79.9% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 83.2% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 66.5% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 69.1% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 77.7% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 67.8% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 77.5% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 74.5% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 78.4% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 76.4% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 76.8% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 80.3% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 78% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79.8% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 75.5% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 79.8% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 68.2% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 70.9% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 69.5% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 70.7% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 75.9% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 76.5% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 71.6% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 71.6% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 77.6% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.4% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 74.5% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 52.2% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 55% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 50.8% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 54.1% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 55.2% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 60.2% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 67.5% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 63.7% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 64.8% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 68.7% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 74.5% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 59.7% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 59.5% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 59.7% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 54.3% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 60.2% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 63.5% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 64.9% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 66.3% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70.7% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 66.2% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 74.2% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 73.1% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 77.5% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 71.7% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72.4% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 58.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 41.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 11.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 33.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 66.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,822.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,215.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,738.0 |
* Bluffton Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.