Ford Elementary Primary School
601 Lucas Ave
Laurens SC, 29360, Laurens County
Phone: 864-984-3986
Ranking:
(710 out of 841, bottom 16%)*

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: | 33 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 32 | |||||||
Total Students: | 529 | 532 | 509 | 485 | 503 | 488 | 502 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 50 | 9.5% | 57 | 10.7% | 56 | 11.0% | 55 | 11.3% | 47 | 9.3% | 48 | 9.8% | 49 | 9.8% |
Kindergarten: | 98 | 18.5% | 98 | 18.4% | 87 | 17.1% | 71 | 14.6% | 90 | 17.9% | 71 | 14.5% | 92 | 18.3% |
Grade 1: | 99 | 18.7% | 83 | 15.6% | 82 | 16.1% | 84 | 17.3% | 72 | 14.3% | 79 | 16.2% | 78 | 15.5% |
Grade 2: | 93 | 17.6% | 79 | 14.8% | 82 | 16.1% | 66 | 13.6% | 81 | 16.1% | 65 | 13.3% | 77 | 15.3% |
Grade 3: | 72 | 13.6% | 73 | 13.7% | 61 | 12.0% | 83 | 17.1% | 63 | 12.5% | 79 | 16.2% | 79 | 15.7% |
Grade 4: | 63 | 11.9% | 59 | 11.1% | 80 | 15.7% | 56 | 11.5% | 71 | 14.1% | 78 | 16.0% | 73 | 14.5% |
Grade 5: | 54 | 10.2% | 83 | 15.6% | 61 | 12.0% | 70 | 14.4% | 79 | 15.7% | 68 | 13.9% | 54 | 10.8% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 284 | 53.7% | 269 | 50.6% | 262 | 51.5% | 252 | 52.0% | 249 | 49.5% | 231 | 47.3% | 255 | 50.8% |
Female: | 245 | 46.3% | 263 | 49.4% | 247 | 48.5% | 233 | 48.0% | 240 | 47.7% | 244 | 50.0% | 235 | 46.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
Hispanic: | 196 | 37.1% | 183 | 34.4% | 183 | 36.0% | 168 | 34.6% | 165 | 32.8% | 147 | 30.1% | 140 | 27.9% |
Black: | 129 | 24.4% | 119 | 22.4% | 114 | 22.4% | 114 | 23.5% | 113 | 22.5% | 107 | 21.9% | 122 | 24.3% |
White: | 189 | 35.7% | 218 | 41.0% | 200 | 39.3% | 195 | 40.2% | 215 | 42.7% | 227 | 46.5% | 230 | 45.8% |
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: | 11 | 2.1% | 10 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.0% | 7 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 478 | 90.4% | 464 | 87.2% | 447 | 87.8% | 428 | 88.2% | 426 | 84.7% | 388 | 79.5% | 413 | 82.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 5.9% | 35 | 6.6% | 27 | 5.3% | 23 | 4.7% | 41 | 8.2% | 39 | 8.0% | 30 | 6.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.98 | 17.97 | 18.85 | 19.40 | 15.97 | 15.70 | 15.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 85.4% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 88.5% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 88.7% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 83.3% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 83.3% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 81.9% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 82.3% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 74.1% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 77.1% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 78.4% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 76.8% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 82.8% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 90.1% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 86.9% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 79.2% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 75.5% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 74.6% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 70.4% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 62.3% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 64.6% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 68.8% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 61% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 60.1% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 70.5% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 68.7% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 61.9% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 63% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 65.7% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 59.7% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 47.5% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.5% | 57.4% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 56.8% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 59.3% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 67.7% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 81.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 81.6% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 71.7% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 82.8% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 73% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 72.9% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 61.1% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 67.9% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 75.7% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 72.5% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 68.1% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 63.7% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 61.7% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 75.8% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 86% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 85.3% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.6% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 80% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 78.4% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.3% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 75.7% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 65.3% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 72.1% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 77.7% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 83.6% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 87.1% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 84.6% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 80.6% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 74.9% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 81.5% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 76.2% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 78.4% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 67.6% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 73.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 79.2% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 49.5% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 64.9% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 65.7% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 63.7% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 54.8% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 61.8% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 62.5% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 72.2% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 57.5% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 69% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 71.2% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 58% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 72% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 78.5% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 68.5% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 65.8% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 74.3% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 80.3% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 75% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 63.5% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 77.5% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 79.2% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 70.7% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 73.8% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 75.4% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 71.5% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 80.8% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 80.6% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 80.4% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 75.5% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 68.4% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 81.6% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 79.4% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 80% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 71.3% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 82.9% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 77.1% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 81.9% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 85.6% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 79.8% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.8% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 73% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 72.9% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 75.3% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 78.3% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 69.3% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 72.7% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.8% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 58% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 56.6% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 64.5% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 57.5% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 47.9% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 66.1% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 66.8% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 64% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 61.8% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 70.6% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 52.4% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 62.2% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 63.8% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 64.5% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 63% | 52.8% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 70.4% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 57.5% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 70% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 52.8% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 67.6% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 72.1% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 80.1% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 77.1% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 67% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 70.9% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 61.3% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 38.7% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 35.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 64.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $40,045.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,961.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,041.0 |
* Ford Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.