Goucher Elementary Primary School
604 Goucher School Rd
Gaffney SC, 29340, Cherokee County
Phone: 864-206-6890
Ranking:
(565 out of 841, bottom 33%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Cherokee 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: | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |||||||
Total Students: | 308 | 287 | 273 | 286 | 296 | 297 | 213 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 20 | 6.5% | 19 | 6.6% | 19 | 7.0% | 20 | 7.0% | 20 | 6.8% | 20 | 6.7% | 21 | 9.9% |
Kindergarten: | 51 | 16.6% | 41 | 14.3% | 48 | 17.6% | 42 | 14.7% | 42 | 14.2% | 52 | 17.5% | 29 | 13.6% |
Grade 1: | 45 | 14.6% | 51 | 17.8% | 45 | 16.5% | 41 | 14.3% | 57 | 19.3% | 39 | 13.1% | 27 | 12.7% |
Grade 2: | 56 | 18.2% | 48 | 16.7% | 37 | 13.6% | 48 | 16.8% | 42 | 14.2% | 34 | 11.4% | 43 | 20.2% |
Grade 3: | 45 | 14.6% | 33 | 11.5% | 48 | 17.6% | 45 | 15.7% | 31 | 10.5% | 59 | 19.9% | 35 | 16.4% |
Grade 4: | 33 | 10.7% | 51 | 17.8% | 41 | 15.0% | 33 | 11.5% | 56 | 18.9% | 50 | 16.8% | 27 | 12.7% |
Grade 5: | 58 | 18.8% | 44 | 15.3% | 35 | 12.8% | 57 | 19.9% | 48 | 16.2% | 43 | 14.5% | 31 | 14.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 159 | 51.6% | 147 | 51.2% | 143 | 52.4% | 136 | 47.6% | 130 | 43.9% | 139 | 46.8% | 107 | 50.2% |
Female: | 149 | 48.4% | 140 | 48.8% | 130 | 47.6% | 150 | 52.4% | 158 | 53.4% | 150 | 50.5% | 102 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 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% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 3.6% | 10 | 3.5% | 13 | 4.8% | 13 | 4.5% | 13 | 4.4% | 11 | 3.7% | 2 | 0.9% |
Black: | 23 | 7.5% | 16 | 5.6% | 16 | 5.9% | 16 | 5.6% | 15 | 5.1% | 15 | 5.1% | 5 | 2.3% |
White: | 273 | 88.6% | 261 | 90.9% | 244 | 89.4% | 255 | 89.2% | 267 | 90.2% | 271 | 91.2% | 206 | 96.7% |
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: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 221 | 71.8% | 157 | 54.7% | 189 | 69.2% | 154 | 53.8% | 201 | 67.9% | 164 | 55.2% | 120 | 56.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 8.1% | 16 | 5.6% | 20 | 7.3% | 18 | 6.3% | 18 | 6.1% | 39 | 13.1% | 14 | 6.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.21 | 15.11 | 15.17 | 17.88 | 17.41 | 18.60 | 14.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 76.8% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 79.2% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 77.7% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 81.4% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 83% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 83% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 72.5% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 71.6% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 69.1% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 81.4% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 79.8% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 75.9% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 76.2% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 72.9% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 73.8% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 66.7% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 67.7% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 64.4% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 62% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 62.6% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 51.4% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 50.7% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 57.4% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 58% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 55.7% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 70.1% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 49.2% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 47.2% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 51.8% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 47.7% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 55.7% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 48.9% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 59.3% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 70.9% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 74.8% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 75.3% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 77.6% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 64.7% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 61.8% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 66.5% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 58.8% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.9% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 63.2% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 65.3% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 69.8% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 75.3% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 72.1% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 68.6% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 81.1% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 78.1% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 71.1% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 69.4% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 69% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 66.4% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 68.1% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 76.4% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 78.6% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 73.2% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 70.6% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 75.1% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 75% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 73.5% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 73.5% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.8% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 69.5% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 71.4% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 47.6% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 57.4% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 55.3% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 52.2% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 52.8% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 61.1% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 56.6% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 58% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 61.6% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 62.5% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 60.2% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 54.5% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 64.9% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 66.5% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 57.6% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 66.4% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 64.8% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 66.7% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 64% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 63.8% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 71.7% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 69.4% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 66.4% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 68.6% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 67.7% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.2% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71.2% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 71.6% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 73.8% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 67.3% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 73.4% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.9% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 69.5% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 70.5% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 65.9% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 73.4% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 73.3% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 73.7% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 72.2% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 72.2% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 70.7% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.6% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 75.7% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 68.7% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 73.2% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 69.1% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 69.8% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 52.6% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 49.9% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 46.6% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 54.3% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 51.2% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 54.7% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 57.6% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 53.3% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 58.4% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 65.6% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.1% | 60.5% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.7% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 54.5% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 56.9% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 57.3% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 53.1% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 55.6% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 55.5% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.3% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 59.4% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 57.6% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 60.5% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 70.4% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 71.8% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 71.8% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 66.6% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 65.3% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 28.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 71.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 20.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.7% |
Mean Base Salary: | $45,501.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,076.0 |
* Goucher 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.