Central Elementary Primary School
608 Johnson Rd
Central SC, 29630, Pickens County
Phone: 864-397-1400
Ranking:
(355 out of 841, top 42%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Pickens 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: | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 31 | |||||||
Total Students: | 370 | 368 | 390 | 372 | 389 | 400 | 417 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 32 | 8.6% | 40 | 10.9% | 38 | 9.7% | 22 | 5.9% | 44 | 11.3% | 28 | 7.0% | 36 | 8.6% |
Kindergarten: | 61 | 16.5% | 46 | 12.5% | 81 | 20.8% | 69 | 18.5% | 49 | 12.6% | 62 | 15.5% | 64 | 15.3% |
Grade 1: | 44 | 11.9% | 75 | 20.4% | 63 | 16.2% | 45 | 12.1% | 65 | 16.7% | 56 | 14.0% | 52 | 12.5% |
Grade 2: | 73 | 19.7% | 60 | 16.3% | 46 | 11.8% | 67 | 18.0% | 51 | 13.1% | 53 | 13.3% | 67 | 16.1% |
Grade 3: | 57 | 15.4% | 39 | 10.6% | 60 | 15.4% | 49 | 13.2% | 47 | 12.1% | 67 | 16.8% | 70 | 16.8% |
Grade 4: | 36 | 9.7% | 62 | 16.8% | 49 | 12.6% | 54 | 14.5% | 67 | 17.2% | 66 | 16.5% | 71 | 17.0% |
Grade 5: | 67 | 18.1% | 46 | 12.5% | 53 | 13.6% | 66 | 17.7% | 66 | 17.0% | 68 | 17.0% | 57 | 13.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 200 | 54.1% | 192 | 52.2% | 203 | 52.1% | 198 | 53.2% | 201 | 51.7% | 207 | 51.8% | 221 | 53.0% |
Female: | 170 | 45.9% | 176 | 47.8% | 187 | 47.9% | 174 | 46.8% | 177 | 45.5% | 181 | 45.3% | 189 | 45.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.8% | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 8 | 1.9% |
Hispanic: | 70 | 18.9% | 70 | 19.0% | 59 | 15.1% | 63 | 16.9% | 60 | 15.4% | 54 | 13.5% | 73 | 17.5% |
Black: | 64 | 17.3% | 63 | 17.1% | 79 | 20.3% | 77 | 20.7% | 94 | 24.2% | 88 | 22.0% | 95 | 22.8% |
White: | 211 | 57.0% | 205 | 55.7% | 223 | 57.2% | 209 | 56.2% | 226 | 58.1% | 245 | 61.3% | 236 | 56.6% |
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: | 23 | 6.2% | 26 | 7.1% | 22 | 5.6% | 17 | 4.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 240 | 64.9% | 233 | 63.3% | 254 | 65.1% | 220 | 59.1% | 216 | 55.5% | 215 | 53.8% | 218 | 52.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 7.6% | 26 | 7.1% | 28 | 7.2% | 29 | 7.8% | 36 | 9.3% | 45 | 11.3% | 39 | 9.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.03 | 12.87 | 14.66 | 13.63 | 12.75 | 12.10 | 13.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 85.2% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 91.5% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 92% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 90.1% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 90.7% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 90.4% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 84.4% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 86.6% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 86.3% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 88% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 87.6% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.8% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 90% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 89.5% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 86.8% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 84.5% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 83.4% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 74.6% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 79.8% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 78.8% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.2% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 77.2% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 63.7% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 72.2% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 71.7% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 74.6% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 77% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 79.3% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 71.8% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 74.2% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.8% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 72.4% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.3% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 68.3% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 83.8% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 87.4% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 86% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 89.5% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 89.1% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 85.6% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 84% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 83% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 83.7% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 83.1% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 80% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 80.2% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 79.2% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 81.9% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 84.1% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 86.5% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 89.1% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 89.2% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 83.9% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 83.4% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 86.1% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 85.5% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 86.7% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 86.7% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 85.7% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 86.8% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 85.9% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 86.8% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 86.6% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 82.7% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 81.7% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 85.3% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 83.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 84.3% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 68.6% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 71.7% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 74% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 75.3% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 77% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 83.3% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 80.5% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 78.9% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 80.8% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 80.6% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.2% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 74.8% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 79.5% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 83.8% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.3% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 82.7% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.7% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 86.3% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 83% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 85% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 87.5% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 88.2% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80.8% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 82.2% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 81.7% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 80.2% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 87.2% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 83.1% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 86.8% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 83.3% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 84.8% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 86.7% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 83% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 82.4% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 84.9% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 87.3% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 84.2% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 83.1% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82.1% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 81.7% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82.1% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 85.4% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 79.6% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 75.2% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 77% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 80.6% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 77.3% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 72.2% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 75.6% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 66.1% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 72.8% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 70.9% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 77.5% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 79.9% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 73.3% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 72% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 81.6% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 78.6% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 72.1% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 76.9% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 71.4% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 73.3% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 72.5% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 76.4% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 71.4% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 76.1% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 77.9% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 80.2% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 82.1% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 80.3% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 83.8% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 81.2% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.7% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 33.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 66.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 21.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 10.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,688.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,171.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,301.0 |
* Central 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.