E. B. Morse Elementary Primary School
200 Parkview Dr
Laurens SC, 29360, Laurens County
Phone: 864-984-7777
Ranking:
(572 out of 841, bottom 32%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Laurens School District 55
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: | 36 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 40 | |||||||
Total Students: | 601 | 599 | 614 | 631 | 671 | 688 | 705 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 60 | 10.0% | 60 | 10.0% | 66 | 10.7% | 62 | 9.8% | 98 | 14.6% | 80 | 11.6% | 86 | 12.2% |
Kindergarten: | 93 | 15.5% | 87 | 14.5% | 104 | 16.9% | 92 | 14.6% | 96 | 14.3% | 98 | 14.2% | 108 | 15.3% |
Grade 1: | 90 | 15.0% | 110 | 18.4% | 87 | 14.2% | 98 | 15.5% | 85 | 12.7% | 102 | 14.8% | 99 | 14.0% |
Grade 2: | 109 | 18.1% | 91 | 15.2% | 89 | 14.5% | 89 | 14.1% | 94 | 14.0% | 109 | 15.8% | 92 | 13.0% |
Grade 3: | 90 | 15.0% | 78 | 13.0% | 86 | 14.0% | 98 | 15.5% | 101 | 15.1% | 90 | 13.1% | 110 | 15.6% |
Grade 4: | 77 | 12.8% | 88 | 14.7% | 91 | 14.8% | 101 | 16.0% | 95 | 14.2% | 97 | 14.1% | 110 | 15.6% |
Grade 5: | 82 | 13.6% | 85 | 14.2% | 91 | 14.8% | 91 | 14.4% | 102 | 15.2% | 112 | 16.3% | 100 | 14.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 315 | 52.4% | 314 | 52.4% | 317 | 51.6% | 330 | 52.3% | 327 | 48.7% | 338 | 49.1% | 367 | 52.1% |
Female: | 286 | 47.6% | 285 | 47.6% | 297 | 48.4% | 301 | 47.7% | 334 | 49.8% | 341 | 49.6% | 334 | 47.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 10 | 1.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 7 | 1.0% |
Hispanic: | 18 | 3.0% | 15 | 2.5% | 6 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 7 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.6% |
Black: | 291 | 48.4% | 277 | 46.2% | 292 | 47.6% | 298 | 47.2% | 300 | 44.7% | 300 | 43.6% | 312 | 44.3% |
White: | 262 | 43.6% | 289 | 48.2% | 300 | 48.9% | 312 | 49.4% | 362 | 53.9% | 376 | 54.7% | 382 | 54.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.2% | 17 | 2.8% | 15 | 2.4% | 10 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 392 | 65.2% | 390 | 65.1% | 385 | 62.7% | 386 | 61.2% | 366 | 54.5% | 391 | 56.8% | 359 | 50.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 40 | 6.7% | 25 | 4.2% | 46 | 7.5% | 45 | 7.1% | 57 | 8.5% | 40 | 5.8% | 47 | 6.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.69 | 16.64 | 19.94 | 19.84 | 18.74 | 17.30 | 17.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 85.4% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 88.5% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 88.7% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 83.3% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.3% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 81.9% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 82.3% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 74.1% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.1% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 78.4% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 76.8% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.8% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 90.1% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 86.9% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 79.2% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 75.5% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.6% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 70.4% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 62.3% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 64.6% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 68.8% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 61% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 60.1% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 70.5% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 68.7% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.9% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 63% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 65.7% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 59.7% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38% | 47.5% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 57.4% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 56.8% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 59.3% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 67.7% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 81.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 81.6% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 71.7% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 82.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.9% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 61.1% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 67.9% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 75.7% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 72.5% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 68.1% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 63.7% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 61.7% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.8% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 86% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 85.3% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 82.6% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 80% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 78.4% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 75.3% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 75.7% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 65.3% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.1% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 77.7% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 83.6% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91% | 87.1% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 84.6% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.6% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 74.9% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 81.5% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 76.2% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 67.6% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 73.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 79.2% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.4% | 49.5% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 64.9% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 65.7% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 63.7% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 54.8% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 61.8% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 62.5% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 72.2% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 57.5% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 69% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 71.2% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 58% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 72% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 78.5% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.5% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 65.8% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 74.3% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 80.3% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 75% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 63.5% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 77.5% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 79.2% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 70.7% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.8% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 75.4% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 71.5% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 80.8% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 80.6% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 80.4% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 75.5% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.4% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.6% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.4% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 71.3% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 82.9% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 77.1% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 81.9% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.6% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 79.8% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 80.8% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 73% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 72.9% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 75.3% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 78.3% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 69.3% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 72.7% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 53.8% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 58% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 56.6% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 64.5% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 57.5% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42% | 47.9% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 66.1% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.9% | 66.8% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 64% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.4% | 61.8% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 70.6% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 52.4% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 62.2% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63.8% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 64.5% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 62% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 52.8% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 70.4% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 57.5% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 70% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 52.8% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.6% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67% | 72.1% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 80.1% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 77.1% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 67% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 70.9% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 65.7% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 34.3% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 31.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 68.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,597.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,484.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,774.0 |
* E. B. Morse 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.