Brunson-Dargan Elementary Primary School
400 Wells St
Darlington SC, 29532, Darlington County
Phone: 843-398-2533
Ranking: 
(638 out of 841, bottom 24%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 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: | 16 | | 14 | | 14 | | 17 | | 21 | | 21 | | 22 | |
Total Students: | 241 | | 228 | | 222 | | 253 | | 292 | | 297 | | 257 | |
Grade 3: | 90 | 37.3% | 83 | 36.4% | 82 | 36.9% | 73 | 28.9% | 80 | 27.4% | 102 | 34.3% | 103 | 40.1% |
Grade 4: | 76 | 31.5% | 77 | 33.8% | 72 | 32.4% | 83 | 32.8% | 98 | 33.6% | 113 | 38.0% | 81 | 31.5% |
Grade 5: | 75 | 31.1% | 68 | 29.8% | 68 | 30.6% | 97 | 38.3% | 114 | 39.0% | 82 | 27.6% | 73 | 28.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 120 | 49.8% | 108 | 47.4% | 100 | 45.0% | 130 | 51.4% | 143 | 49.0% | 148 | 49.8% | 115 | 44.7% |
Female: | 121 | 50.2% | 120 | 52.6% | 122 | 55.0% | 123 | 48.6% | 141 | 48.3% | 141 | 47.5% | 138 | 53.7% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 2 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.2% | 2 | 0.7% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.2% |
Black: | 169 | 70.1% | 171 | 75.0% | 172 | 77.5% | 184 | 72.7% | 220 | 75.3% | 238 | 80.1% | 199 | 77.4% |
White: | 68 | 28.2% | 49 | 21.5% | 43 | 19.4% | 61 | 24.1% | 69 | 23.6% | 53 | 17.8% | 55 | 21.4% |
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: | 2 | 0.8% | 5 | 2.2% | 5 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 203 | 84.2% | 192 | 84.2% | 188 | 84.7% | 209 | 82.6% | 238 | 81.5% | 234 | 78.8% | 201 | 78.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 13 | 5.4% | 11 | 4.8% | 12 | 5.4% | 21 | 8.3% | 22 | 7.5% | 25 | 8.4% | 16 | 6.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.06 | | 16.29 | | 15.86 | | 14.88 | | 13.90 | | 14.10 | | 11.70 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 80.3% | N/A |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 79.9% | N/A |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 72.5% | N/A |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 79.6% | N/A |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.8% | N/A |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 81.8% | N/A |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 81.7% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 79.8% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 76.9% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 71.9% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 63% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 68.2% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 69.7% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 75.7% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.8% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 48% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 58.7% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 59.9% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 54.7% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 52.8% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 58.6% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 59.8% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 70.6% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 61.5% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 86.4% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 83% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 71% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 75% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 77.3% | N/A |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 74.5% | N/A |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 82.1% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 58.3% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 67.3% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 63.6% | N/A |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 66.1% | N/A |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 68.4% | N/A |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 72.6% | N/A |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79.1% | N/A |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.2% | N/A |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 72.9% | N/A |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 67.9% | N/A |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 69.7% | N/A |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 74% | N/A |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 75.4% | N/A |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 77.1% | N/A |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 70.9% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 73.2% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 71.7% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 74.5% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 75.7% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 80.6% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 75.8% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61% | 73.9% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 79.3% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 78.4% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 83.1% | N/A |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 27% | 40.1% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 44.1% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 46.9% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 53.7% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 56% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.4% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 65.1% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 69.1% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 72% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79.9% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 76.9% | N/A |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 50.1% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 56.1% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 66.6% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 65.7% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 71.1% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 75% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 78.8% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 75.1% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 79% | N/A |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 83.7% | N/A |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 84.5% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 57.4% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 68.7% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 67.8% | N/A |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 56% | N/A |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 62.2% | N/A |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 66.3% | N/A |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 72.6% | N/A |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 70.5% | N/A |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 69.4% | N/A |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 73.3% | N/A |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 68.7% | N/A |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 74.5% | N/A |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 75% | N/A |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 81.2% | N/A |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 65.3% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 62.5% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.6% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 67.1% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 73.8% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 69.7% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 66.5% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.7% | 59.7% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 71.8% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 74.1% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 73.6% | N/A |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 40.6% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 39.1% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.9% | 40.6% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.2% | 42.8% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 60.7% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 53.5% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64.2% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 62.4% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 63.9% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 72.8% | N/A |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 49.2% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 47.5% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 50.7% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 52.4% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 57.3% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 62.7% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 41% | 65.2% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 34% | 59.3% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 65.8% | N/A |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 66.7% | N/A |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 67.9% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 66.2% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 68.6% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 74% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 73.3% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 68% | N/A |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 56.9% | N/A |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 57% | N/A |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 55.4% | N/A |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59% | 65.6% | N/A |
2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 67.9% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 75.7% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 74.5% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.6% | N/A |
2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 45.1% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.4% | 42.2% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 46.3% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.7% | 40.2% | N/A |
2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 43.8% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 54% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 50.3% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 53% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 66.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 33.3% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 47.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 52.4% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $38,482.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,514.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,726.0 |
* Brunson-Dargan Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.