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Cotton Belt Elementary Primary School
1176 Black Hwy
York SC, 29745, York County
Phone: 803-684-1947
Ranking: 
(552 out of 841, bottom 34%)*
(552 out of 841, bottom 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: York School District 1
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: | 26 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 42 | 43 | 42 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 429 | 424 | 439 | 607 | 765 | 774 | 789 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 48 | 11.2% | 49 | 11.6% | 51 | 11.6% | 54 | 8.9% | 52 | 6.8% | 44 | 5.7% | 52 | 6.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 80 | 18.6% | 71 | 16.7% | 94 | 21.4% | 119 | 19.6% | 106 | 13.9% | 104 | 13.4% | 107 | 13.6% |
| Grade 1: | 71 | 16.6% | 89 | 21.0% | 85 | 19.4% | 98 | 16.1% | 100 | 13.1% | 120 | 15.5% | 114 | 14.4% |
| Grade 2: | 86 | 20.0% | 82 | 19.3% | 71 | 16.2% | 100 | 16.5% | 120 | 15.7% | 116 | 15.0% | 136 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 80 | 18.6% | 67 | 15.8% | 62 | 14.1% | 117 | 19.3% | 120 | 15.7% | 146 | 18.9% | 122 | 15.5% |
| Grade 4: | 64 | 14.9% | 66 | 15.6% | 71 | 16.2% | 119 | 19.6% | 139 | 18.2% | 119 | 15.4% | 126 | 16.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 226 | 52.7% | 226 | 53.3% | 237 | 54.0% | 327 | 53.9% | 400 | 52.3% | 389 | 50.3% | 393 | 49.8% |
| Female: | 203 | 47.3% | 198 | 46.7% | 202 | 46.0% | 280 | 46.1% | 357 | 46.7% | 377 | 48.7% | 391 | 49.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 8 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 9 | 2.1% | 7 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.1% |
| Hispanic: | 40 | 9.3% | 39 | 9.2% | 41 | 9.3% | 44 | 7.2% | 38 | 5.0% | 33 | 4.3% | 37 | 4.7% |
| Black: | 101 | 23.5% | 98 | 23.1% | 109 | 24.8% | 149 | 24.5% | 216 | 28.2% | 192 | 24.8% | 185 | 23.4% |
| White: | 257 | 59.9% | 265 | 62.5% | 262 | 59.7% | 381 | 62.8% | 495 | 64.7% | 536 | 69.3% | 550 | 69.7% |
| 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: | 19 | 4.4% | 13 | 3.1% | 19 | 4.3% | 26 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 248 | 57.8% | 248 | 58.5% | 248 | 56.5% | 340 | 56.0% | 416 | 54.4% | 377 | 48.7% | 334 | 42.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 5.8% | 28 | 6.6% | 26 | 5.9% | 20 | 3.3% | 39 | 5.1% | 46 | 5.9% | 42 | 5.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.50 | 16.31 | 16.88 | 19.58 | 18.43 | 18.20 | 19.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 77.2% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 87% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 83.6% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 85.3% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 83.8% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 73.5% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 76.7% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 71.8% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 75.1% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.4% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.5% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 87.3% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 86.6% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 80.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.9% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 63.3% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 63.2% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 60.7% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 69.2% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 69.4% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 57.8% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 65% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.3% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 61% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 63.4% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 75.1% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 64.2% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 49.7% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 60.4% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 56.5% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 62.4% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 64.9% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.2% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 87.2% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 84.8% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 86.2% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73% | 76.2% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 69.7% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 69.3% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 78.3% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 61.5% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 69.4% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 60.3% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.1% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 75.3% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 82.6% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 86% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 78.1% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 79.2% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 67.1% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 72.6% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 75.2% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 70.1% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 75.2% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79.1% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 77.2% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.1% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 79.5% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 78.1% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 79.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 73% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73.5% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 68.8% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 74.8% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 76.5% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 61.3% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.3% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 68.5% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 64.1% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 62.7% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 73.7% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.6% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 70.2% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 67.4% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 71.5% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 71.4% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 66.5% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.9% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 81.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 75.4% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.3% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 80.6% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 79.2% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 70.8% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 71% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 74.3% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 79.5% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 62.5% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 67.5% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 69.3% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 66.2% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 76.7% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 74.2% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 80.2% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 79.1% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 74.1% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.3% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 71.3% | 78.1% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 73.8% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 75.8% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 76% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 82.5% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 83.4% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 74.1% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 79.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 67.4% | 71.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 59.1% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 59.1% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 66.8% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 61.8% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 62.4% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 75.9% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 66.9% | 66% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 62.9% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 67.7% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.1% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 70.8% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 68.3% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 61.8% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76.7% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 64.9% | 66.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 74.1% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.9% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 47.5% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 52.5% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 32.5% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 67.5% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,251.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,545.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $48,406.0 |
* Cotton Belt Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.