Geiger Elementary Primary School
150 T.M. Cook Rd
Ridgeway SC, 29130, Fairfield County
Phone: 803-337-8288
Ranking:
(718 out of 841, bottom 15%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6
School District: Fairfield 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: | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 26 | |||||||
Total Students: | 317 | 317 | 326 | 311 | 300 | 316 | 371 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 60 | 18.9% | 60 | 18.9% | 60 | 18.4% | 59 | 19.0% | 60 | 20.0% | 59 | 18.7% | 60 | 16.2% |
Kindergarten: | 43 | 13.6% | 37 | 11.7% | 52 | 16.0% | 40 | 12.9% | 32 | 10.7% | 32 | 10.1% | 47 | 12.7% |
Grade 1: | 34 | 10.7% | 54 | 17.0% | 41 | 12.6% | 34 | 10.9% | 31 | 10.3% | 38 | 12.0% | 37 | 10.0% |
Grade 2: | 53 | 16.7% | 43 | 13.6% | 37 | 11.3% | 25 | 8.0% | 36 | 12.0% | 38 | 12.0% | 50 | 13.5% |
Grade 3: | 38 | 12.0% | 39 | 12.3% | 24 | 7.4% | 38 | 12.2% | 31 | 10.3% | 43 | 13.6% | 55 | 14.8% |
Grade 4: | 37 | 11.7% | 23 | 7.3% | 32 | 9.8% | 32 | 10.3% | 41 | 13.7% | 42 | 13.3% | 41 | 11.1% |
Grade 5: | 24 | 7.6% | 32 | 10.1% | 34 | 10.4% | 45 | 14.5% | 38 | 12.7% | 32 | 10.1% | 40 | 10.8% |
Grade 6: | 28 | 8.8% | 29 | 9.1% | 46 | 14.1% | 38 | 12.2% | 31 | 10.3% | 32 | 10.1% | 41 | 11.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 171 | 53.9% | 173 | 54.6% | 177 | 54.3% | 161 | 51.8% | 150 | 50.0% | 159 | 50.3% | 174 | 46.9% |
Female: | 146 | 46.1% | 144 | 45.4% | 149 | 45.7% | 150 | 48.2% | 141 | 47.0% | 149 | 47.2% | 193 | 52.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 6 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.8% | 8 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.6% |
Black: | 270 | 85.2% | 264 | 83.3% | 268 | 82.2% | 249 | 80.1% | 245 | 81.7% | 255 | 80.7% | 279 | 75.2% |
White: | 40 | 12.6% | 35 | 11.0% | 41 | 12.6% | 53 | 17.0% | 49 | 16.3% | 55 | 17.4% | 86 | 23.2% |
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: | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.8% | 5 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 269 | 84.9% | 257 | 81.1% | 234 | 71.8% | 164 | 52.7% | 197 | 65.7% | 220 | 69.6% | 294 | 79.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 5.7% | 22 | 6.9% | 24 | 7.4% | 26 | 8.4% | 24 | 8.0% | 28 | 8.9% | 40 | 10.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.41 | 14.41 | 15.52 | 17.28 | 14.29 | 14.40 | 14.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 74.3% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 83% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 82.6% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 75.7% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 77.1% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 56.5% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 61.9% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 71.6% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 75.3% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 73.4% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 65.6% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 79.1% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 67.4% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 71.4% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 69.6% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 59.6% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 43.2% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 42.8% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 55.8% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 62.6% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 55.1% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 32.1% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 48.8% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 47.6% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 45.6% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.8% | 47.5% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 47% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 35.3% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 17.7% | 21.9% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25.1% | 46.6% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 43.6% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 49.6% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 34.4% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 65.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 62% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 57.3% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 67.2% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.8% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 49.7% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 37.1% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 55.2% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 56.8% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 76% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 50.8% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 49.1% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 64.8% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.3% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 63.1% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 76.8% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 68.1% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 76.1% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 67.3% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59.2% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 58.2% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70% | 67.7% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 64.5% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 63% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 53% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 59.4% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 65.8% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 59.6% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 63.3% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 66.4% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 67.3% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 62.7% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 63.3% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 67.7% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 65.7% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 32.2% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 33.6% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 47.2% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 33.3% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 44.9% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 54.7% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 45.1% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49% | 51.4% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 51.8% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 64.1% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.3% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 39.3% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.2% | 39.3% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 69.1% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 51.6% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 54.9% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 57.6% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 58.2% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 55% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 70.5% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 71.3% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 48.2% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 52.4% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 56.7% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 47.8% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 57.9% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 61.4% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 71.1% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.3% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 66.3% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 66.2% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 66.9% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 66.1% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 72.9% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 54.6% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 52.5% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 56.4% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 63.3% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 56.4% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 68.8% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 56.9% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 52% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 60.4% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 56.6% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.9% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 37% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 36.3% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.9% | 33.7% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | 36.2% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 38.3% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 46.8% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 47.7% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 49.5% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 43.4% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 52.7% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 64.2% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 36.7% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 32.1% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 37% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 41.4% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 44.3% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 49.1% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 55.7% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 46.9% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 63.4% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | 44.8% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 59.1% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 58.5% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 58% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 67.4% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 55.5% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 65.7% | 74.5% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 55.5% | 65.7% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 51.3% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 51.7% | 63.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 55.4% | 69.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 69.3% | 70.9% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 54.4% | 74.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 57.4% | 71.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 60.3% | 72.2% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 62.1% | 70.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 59% | 69.7% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 64% | 74.3% |
2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.9% | 55.1% | 75.5% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 67.2% | 77.2% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 65.5% | 78.7% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 63.3% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 75.3% | 77.2% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 58.6% | 75.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 60.6% | 70.3% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 64.4% | 70.3% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 69.5% | 72.5% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 64.7% | 73.6% |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 65.9% | 71.3% |
2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 37.5% | 58.4% |
2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 32.9% | 54.2% |
2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 41.2% | 56.2% |
2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 31.2% | 51.9% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 10% | 31.9% | 59.5% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 28.6% | 56.5% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 11.8% | 44.4% | 63.9% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 37.2% | 60.9% |
2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 55.6% | 64.9% |
2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 64.2% | 66.2% |
2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.7% | 68.3% |
2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 42.9% | 59.6% |
2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 45.7% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 29% | 38.8% | 64.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 36.1% | 67.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 69.9% | 77.1% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 57.3% | 77.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 61.2% | 79.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 73.1% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 68.5% | 77.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 65.3% | 77.8% |
2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 72% | 78% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 57.3% | 70.3% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 55.3% | 71.9% |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 60.1% | 74.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 50.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 69.2% |
Mean Base Salary: | $44,498.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,822.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,242.0 |
* Geiger 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.