Foster Park Elementary Primary School
901 Arthur Blvd
Union SC, 29379, Union County
Phone: 864-429-1737
Ranking: 
(505 out of 841, bottom 40%)*
(505 out of 841, bottom 40%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Union County School District
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 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 36 | 44 | 39 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 535 | 497 | 484 | 558 | 572 | 616 | 535 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 50 | 9.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 50 | 9.0% | 51 | 8.9% | 50 | 8.1% | 51 | 9.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 74 | 13.8% | 94 | 18.9% | 104 | 21.5% | 90 | 16.1% | 80 | 14.0% | 98 | 15.9% | 92 | 17.2% |
| Grade 1: | 87 | 16.3% | 100 | 20.1% | 69 | 14.3% | 81 | 14.5% | 89 | 15.6% | 78 | 12.7% | 104 | 19.4% |
| Grade 2: | 98 | 18.3% | 71 | 14.3% | 87 | 18.0% | 97 | 17.4% | 77 | 13.5% | 106 | 17.2% | 104 | 19.4% |
| Grade 3: | 64 | 12.0% | 84 | 16.9% | 92 | 19.0% | 67 | 12.0% | 95 | 16.6% | 97 | 15.7% | 87 | 16.3% |
| Grade 4: | 79 | 14.8% | 91 | 18.3% | 56 | 11.6% | 80 | 14.3% | 94 | 16.4% | 92 | 14.9% | 97 | 18.1% |
| Grade 5: | 83 | 15.5% | 57 | 11.5% | 76 | 15.7% | 93 | 16.7% | 86 | 15.0% | 95 | 15.4% | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 268 | 50.1% | 239 | 48.1% | 240 | 49.6% | 293 | 52.5% | 293 | 51.2% | 315 | 51.1% | 280 | 52.3% |
| Female: | 267 | 49.9% | 258 | 51.9% | 244 | 50.4% | 265 | 47.5% | 270 | 47.2% | 291 | 47.2% | 251 | 46.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 5 | 0.9% | 4 | 0.8% | 5 | 1.0% | 4 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.7% | 4 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 247 | 46.2% | 238 | 47.9% | 220 | 45.5% | 255 | 45.7% | 252 | 44.1% | 267 | 43.3% | 231 | 43.2% |
| White: | 251 | 46.9% | 240 | 48.3% | 236 | 48.8% | 283 | 50.7% | 304 | 53.1% | 338 | 54.9% | 296 | 55.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 31 | 5.8% | 15 | 3.0% | 17 | 3.5% | 9 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 418 | 78.1% | 379 | 76.3% | 360 | 74.4% | 384 | 68.8% | 378 | 66.1% | 363 | 58.9% | 330 | 61.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 37 | 6.9% | 33 | 6.6% | 32 | 6.6% | 40 | 7.2% | 61 | 10.7% | 68 | 11.0% | 57 | 10.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.21 | 15.53 | 14.67 | 17.44 | 15.89 | 14.00 | 13.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 83.2% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 87.1% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 85.2% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 83.7% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 88.5% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 89.8% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 71% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 77% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 85.7% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 82% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 79.7% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 81.3% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 79.9% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 76.3% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 73.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 75.8% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 79.3% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 62.4% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 68.7% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 75.1% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.6% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 68.6% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42% | 47.3% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 54.3% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 63.9% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 56.3% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 55.7% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 65.1% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 52.4% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 55.6% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 71.4% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 57% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61% | 68.4% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 60.1% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 66.1% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 73.5% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79.1% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 88.1% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 88% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 78.5% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 72.4% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 79.7% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 69.6% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 78.6% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 59.1% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 70.8% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 66.1% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 78.5% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 80.4% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 78.8% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 83.1% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 79.9% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 71.6% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 68.6% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 77.2% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 75.6% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 73.3% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 83.4% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89% | 79.7% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 74.3% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 75.6% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 72.7% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 71.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.1% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 75.2% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 76% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.8% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 74.8% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55% | 47% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 59.8% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 59.8% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 54.8% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 53.3% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 63% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 63.9% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 63.3% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 69.5% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 70.3% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 64.3% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | 57% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65.4% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 75% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 65.9% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 68.5% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 71.6% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 76.9% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 75.7% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 77.2% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 81.3% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 75.4% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 67.5% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 66.2% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 65.5% | 74.3% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 73.9% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 74.4% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 72% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 78.2% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 83% | 81.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 61.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 65% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.5% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 76.1% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 78.7% | 76.2% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 60.5% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 59.9% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 56.8% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 76.4% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68% | 73% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 54% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 53.6% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 67.3% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 66% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 73.1% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 62.6% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.6% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 69.6% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 68.2% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.9% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 34.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 65.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 14.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,155.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,983.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,698.0 |
* Foster Park 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.