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Dewey-Carter Elementary Primary School
4937 South Irby St
Effingham SC, 29541, Florence County
Phone: 843-664-8479
Ranking:
(646 out of 841, bottom 23%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Florence 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: | 50 | 49 | 47 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 47 | |||||||
Total Students: | 769 | 819 | 841 | 769 | 699 | 667 | 719 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 59 | 7.7% | 58 | 7.1% | 60 | 7.1% | 60 | 7.8% | 60 | 8.6% | 39 | 5.8% | 39 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten: | 93 | 12.1% | 120 | 14.7% | 117 | 13.9% | 100 | 13.0% | 88 | 12.6% | 70 | 10.5% | 88 | 12.2% |
Grade 1: | 106 | 13.8% | 111 | 13.6% | 126 | 15.0% | 109 | 14.2% | 81 | 11.6% | 77 | 11.5% | 103 | 14.3% |
Grade 2: | 98 | 12.7% | 119 | 14.5% | 115 | 13.7% | 93 | 12.1% | 89 | 12.7% | 86 | 12.9% | 120 | 16.7% |
Grade 3: | 112 | 14.6% | 104 | 12.7% | 99 | 11.8% | 89 | 11.6% | 77 | 11.0% | 109 | 16.3% | 102 | 14.2% |
Grade 4: | 110 | 14.3% | 102 | 12.5% | 95 | 11.3% | 86 | 11.2% | 116 | 16.6% | 104 | 15.6% | 81 | 11.3% |
Grade 5: | 93 | 12.1% | 94 | 11.5% | 105 | 12.5% | 130 | 16.9% | 104 | 14.9% | 76 | 11.4% | 102 | 14.2% |
Grade 6: | 98 | 12.7% | 111 | 13.6% | 124 | 14.7% | 102 | 13.3% | 84 | 12.0% | 106 | 15.9% | 84 | 11.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 386 | 50.2% | 409 | 49.9% | 432 | 51.4% | 395 | 51.4% | 370 | 52.9% | 345 | 51.7% | 368 | 51.2% |
Female: | 383 | 49.8% | 410 | 50.1% | 409 | 48.6% | 374 | 48.6% | 318 | 45.5% | 313 | 46.9% | 346 | 48.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
Hispanic: | 33 | 4.3% | 35 | 4.3% | 30 | 3.6% | 22 | 2.9% | 23 | 3.3% | 21 | 3.1% | 20 | 2.8% |
Black: | 361 | 46.9% | 396 | 48.4% | 398 | 47.3% | 356 | 46.3% | 322 | 46.1% | 287 | 43.0% | 318 | 44.2% |
White: | 362 | 47.1% | 372 | 45.4% | 396 | 47.1% | 380 | 49.4% | 350 | 50.1% | 358 | 53.7% | 378 | 52.6% |
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: | 10 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.7% | 15 | 1.8% | 8 | 1.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 562 | 73.1% | 599 | 73.1% | 593 | 70.5% | 441 | 57.3% | 484 | 69.2% | 418 | 62.7% | 448 | 62.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 63 | 8.2% | 51 | 6.2% | 70 | 8.3% | 83 | 10.8% | 37 | 5.3% | 62 | 9.3% | 74 | 10.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.38 | 16.71 | 17.89 | 17.88 | 15.89 | 14.80 | 15.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 82.4% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 86.7% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 88.2% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 87.4% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 88.8% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 89.6% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 78.4% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 85% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.7% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 83.5% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 86.6% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 80.3% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 81.9% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 82.6% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 82.1% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 80.2% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 78.6% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 64.2% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54% | 67.5% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 71.8% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 72.8% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 72.1% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.8% | 45.8% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.5% | 58.7% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 63.7% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 61.8% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 60.6% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 68.6% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 56.2% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 50.8% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 61.1% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 58.1% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 72.2% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 50.9% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 69.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 72.4% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 79% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 84.5% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 82.6% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 66.6% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 71.6% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 77.5% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 75.6% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.5% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 68.4% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 70.9% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 74.3% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 74.4% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 80% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 77.5% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 80% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 86% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 85% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 78.7% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 75.7% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 80.9% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.7% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 81.4% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 82.4% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 79.4% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 76.6% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 76.6% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 82.7% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81.7% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 74.8% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 74% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 76.2% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 77.5% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 81.9% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 51% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.2% | 58.6% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 59% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 60.4% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51% | 64.9% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 64.7% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 66.9% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 68.6% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 68.4% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 77.3% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 75.7% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 59.8% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 67.2% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 75.3% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 69% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 73.2% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 72.5% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 77.2% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 72.6% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 72.3% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 81.6% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 79.7% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 71% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 70.9% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 75.9% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59.8% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 73.3% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 71.6% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 76.7% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 80.2% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | 80.4% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 81.6% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.8% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 76.5% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 74.9% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 82.9% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 69.6% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 72.7% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 72% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 79.2% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 71.9% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 68.4% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 71% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 70.7% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 72.1% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 51.5% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 49.7% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 51.6% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 49% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 55.5% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 56.8% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 64.8% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 63.5% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 66.6% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 73.6% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 74% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 55% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 52.3% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 57.9% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 50.2% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 60.3% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 64.2% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 69.7% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 62% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 65.6% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 59.4% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 73.7% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 78% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 74.6% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 77.2% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 73.2% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 74.8% | 74.5% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 61.5% | 65.7% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 63% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 59.8% | 63.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 71% | 69.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 72.2% | 70.9% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 81.8% | 74.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 79.4% | 71.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 76.7% | 72.2% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 75.9% | 70.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 71.5% | 69.7% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 76.3% | 74.3% |
2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 69.7% | 75.5% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 76.3% | 77.2% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 76.6% | 78.7% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 76.9% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 79% | 77.2% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 78.6% | 75.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 73.6% | 70.3% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 70.3% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 74.5% | 72.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 76.7% | 73.6% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 70.9% | 71.3% |
2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 52.1% | 58.4% |
2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 49.2% | 54.2% |
2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 52.1% | 56.2% |
2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 49.1% | 51.9% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.8% | 55.3% | 59.5% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 63.6% | 56.5% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 65.7% | 63.9% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 61.6% | 60.9% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 63.5% | 64.9% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 67.4% | 66.2% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 63.7% | 68.3% |
2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 52.5% | 59.6% |
2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 61.2% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 60.7% | 64.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 61.2% | 67.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 69.7% | 77.1% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 73.8% | 77.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 78.2% | 79.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 78.6% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 77.9% | 77.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 78.4% | 77.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 80.4% | 78% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 79% | 70.3% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 76.8% | 71.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 79.4% | 74.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 63.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 37.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $39,355.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,283.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,324.0 |
* Dewey-Carter 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.