Forts Pond Elementary Primary School
7350 Fish Hatchery Rd
Pelion SC, 29123, Lexington County
Phone: 803-821-2500
Ranking: 
(633 out of 841, bottom 25%)*
(633 out of 841, bottom 25%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lexington 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 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 34 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 37 | NA | NA | |||||
| Total Students: | 527 | 508 | 489 | 506 | 514 | 493 | ||||||
| Kindergarten: | 87 | 16.5% | 80 | 15.7% | 86 | 17.6% | 87 | 17.2% | 95 | 18.5% | 68 | 13.8% |
| Grade 1: | 92 | 17.5% | 88 | 17.3% | 78 | 16.0% | 91 | 18.0% | 67 | 13.0% | 72 | 14.6% |
| Grade 2: | 91 | 17.3% | 89 | 17.5% | 90 | 18.4% | 81 | 16.0% | 71 | 13.8% | 85 | 17.2% |
| Grade 3: | 78 | 14.8% | 97 | 19.1% | 73 | 14.9% | 72 | 14.2% | 98 | 19.1% | 80 | 16.2% |
| Grade 4: | 105 | 19.9% | 77 | 15.2% | 68 | 13.9% | 97 | 19.2% | 77 | 15.0% | 96 | 19.5% |
| Grade 5: | 74 | 14.0% | 77 | 15.2% | 94 | 19.2% | 78 | 15.4% | 106 | 20.6% | 92 | 18.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 264 | 50.1% | 254 | 50.0% | 230 | 47.0% | 248 | 49.0% | 248 | 48.2% | 243 | 49.3% |
| Female: | 263 | 49.9% | 254 | 50.0% | 259 | 53.0% | 258 | 51.0% | 256 | 49.8% | 241 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 5 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 8 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 42 | 8.0% | 30 | 5.9% | 30 | 6.1% | 38 | 7.5% | 26 | 5.1% | 25 | 5.1% |
| Black: | 43 | 8.2% | 33 | 6.5% | 27 | 5.5% | 20 | 4.0% | 35 | 6.8% | 34 | 6.9% |
| White: | 425 | 80.6% | 429 | 84.4% | 418 | 85.5% | 430 | 85.0% | 438 | 85.2% | 419 | 85.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.0% | 11 | 2.2% | 15 | 3.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 357 | 67.7% | 363 | 71.5% | 331 | 67.7% | 320 | 63.2% | 289 | 56.2% | 253 | 51.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 70 | 13.3% | 41 | 8.1% | 41 | 8.4% | 48 | 9.5% | 79 | 15.4% | 64 | 13.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.50 | 15.39 | 13.97 | 14.17 | 14.08 | NA | NA | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 87.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 85.5% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 85.3% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 87.7% | 82.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 76.8% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 76.1% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 79.3% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 73.8% | 69.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 68% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 72.1% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 71.6% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 74.6% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 85% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 84.6% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 84% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 85.9% | 79.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 77.4% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 74.8% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 82.5% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 83.6% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 83.7% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 85.8% | 78.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 85.4% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 87.5% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 87% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 88.8% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 81.3% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 80.6% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 82.8% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 82.7% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 54% | 83.3% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 84.6% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 86.2% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 88.6% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 79.2% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 80.7% | 74.3% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 83.1% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 84.8% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 82.4% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 85.9% | 81.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 76.8% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 82.5% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 82.2% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 81.8% | 76.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 76.5% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 76.2% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 81.6% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 82.8% | 73% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 75.4% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 80% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 81.1% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 79.4% | 71.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 76% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 82.4% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 75.4% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 75% | 74.5% |
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* Forts Pond 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.