Gray Court Owings Middle
9210 Hwy 14
Gray Court SC, 29645, Laurens County
Phone: 864-876-2171
Ranking: 
(301 out of 841, top 36%)*
(301 out of 841, top 36%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Laurens School District 55
Title I Eligible School: 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: | NA | NA | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 229 | 211 | 239 | 231 | 209 | 209 | ||||||
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 85 | 37.1% | 70 | 33.2% | 86 | 36.0% | 75 | 32.5% | 63 | 30.1% | 71 | 34.0% |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 71 | 31.0% | 76 | 36.0% | 73 | 30.5% | 75 | 32.5% | 79 | 37.8% | 66 | 31.6% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 73 | 31.9% | 65 | 30.8% | 80 | 33.5% | 81 | 35.1% | 67 | 32.1% | 72 | 34.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 107 | 46.7% | 103 | 48.8% | 120 | 50.2% | 106 | 45.9% | 87 | 41.6% | 96 | 45.9% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 122 | 53.3% | 108 | 51.2% | 119 | 49.8% | 111 | 48.1% | 111 | 53.1% | 108 | 51.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 19 | 8.3% | 13 | 6.2% | 19 | 7.9% | 18 | 7.8% | 14 | 6.7% | 17 | 8.1% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 43 | 18.8% | 42 | 19.9% | 56 | 23.4% | 54 | 23.4% | 47 | 22.5% | 47 | 22.5% |
| White: | NA | NA | 153 | 66.8% | 142 | 67.3% | 149 | 62.3% | 152 | 65.8% | 145 | 69.4% | 144 | 68.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 13 | 5.7% | 14 | 6.6% | 14 | 5.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 148 | 64.6% | 127 | 60.2% | 129 | 54.0% | 128 | 55.4% | 114 | 54.5% | 102 | 48.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 19 | 8.3% | 12 | 5.7% | 24 | 10.0% | 26 | 11.3% | 19 | 9.1% | 34 | 16.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 14.68 | 14.07 | 15.93 | 17.77 | 13.90 | 13.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 85.4% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 88.5% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 88.7% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 83.3% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 83.3% | 85.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 82.8% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 90.1% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 86.9% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 79.2% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 75.5% | 78.4% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 60.1% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 70.5% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.7% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 61.9% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 63% | 64.5% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 67.7% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 81.1% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 81.6% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 71.7% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.8% | 84.7% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 75.8% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 86% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 85.3% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 82.6% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 80% | 82.7% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 83.6% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 87.1% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 84.6% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 80.6% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 74.9% | 78.1% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 49.5% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 64.9% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 65.7% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 63.7% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 54.8% | 63.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 58% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 72% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.5% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 68.5% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 65.8% | 73.7% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 71.5% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 80.8% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 80.6% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 80.4% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 75.5% | 77.2% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 77.1% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 81.9% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 85.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 79.8% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 80.8% | 77.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 53.8% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 58% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 56.6% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 64.5% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 57.5% | 60.6% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 52.4% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 62.2% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 63.8% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 64.5% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.9% | 62% | 63.8% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 70.1% | 65.7% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 66.5% | 64% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 65.7% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 71.7% | 69.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 75.8% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72.3% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 70.4% | 71.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74% | 72.2% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 66.9% | 70.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68.9% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 68.4% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 80.9% | 75.5% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 82.2% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 83.5% | 78.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 85% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 80.5% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 70.1% | 75.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 64.1% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.2% | 67.6% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 66.5% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 75% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 64.6% | 71.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 52.8% | 58.4% |
| 2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 55.3% | 54.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.2% | 56.2% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 55.1% | 51.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 57% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 46.6% | 56.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 60.9% | 63.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 54.4% | 60.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 60.2% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 70.1% | 66.2% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 66.4% | 68.3% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 52.3% | 59.6% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 62.2% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 56.9% | 64.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 69.7% | 67.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 74% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 70.3% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 79.5% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80% | 69.5% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 75.7% | 77.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 75.9% | 78% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 70.1% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 64% | 72.6% | 71.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.2% | 74.7% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75.4% | 70.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 76% | 71.9% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 68.2% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 66.8% | 70.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 73% | 69.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 79.6% | 73% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 67.3% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66% | 69.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 66% | 68.4% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 65.3% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 74.9% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.1% | 68.8% |
| 2004 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 77.1% | 71.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 72.8% | 71.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 76.3% | 74.8% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 82.9% | 76.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 82.1% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 71.1% | 69.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 63.1% | 67% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 65.6% | 69.7% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 69.2% | 71.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 70.3% | 68.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 58% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 60.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 61.7% | 61.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 57.6% | 57% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 64.4% | 64.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 69.7% | 69.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 68% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64.4% | 73.3% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 67.5% | 71.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 73.9% | 74.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 75.5% | 75.5% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 53.4% | 54% | 58.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.1% | 60% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 54.6% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 52.3% | 53.9% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 52.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 52.8% | 56.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 50.5% | 60.3% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 50% | 53.7% | 62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 64.5% | 63.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 69.4% | 68.8% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 74.6% | 68.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 72.7% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 66% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.6% | 76.5% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 68.4% | 66.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 80.1% | 73.3% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 75.7% | 74.7% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 69.9% | 72.7% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 72.3% | 71.3% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 75.1% | 71% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 72.8% | 67.5% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 62.5% | 63.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 59.4% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 74.4% | 69.8% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.7% | 67.5% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 70.1% | 67.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 74% | 67.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 67.8% | 66.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 64.6% | 65.3% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 73.4% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 74.3% | 69.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 63.7% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 64.7% | 63.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 61.5% | 69.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 69% | 68.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 69.8% | 70.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 45.1% | 56.8% |
| 2004 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 59.7% | 58.9% |
| 2005 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 54.6% | 60% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 55.4% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 64% | 63.7% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 57.1% | 63.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 66.2% | 62.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 66.8% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.6% | 70.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 77.9% | 75.4% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 74.9% | 71% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 48.5% | 60.8% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 62.6% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 62.8% | 66.5% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 58.8% | 67.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 59.6% | 65.9% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 61.4% | 68.7% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 68.1% | 69.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 67% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 69.7% | 71.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.7% | 71.4% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 69.3% | 71.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 76.4% | 68.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 72.4% | 71.9% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 62.8% | 67.8% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 74.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 73.6% | 75.7% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.1% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.9% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 19.2% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.8% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,424.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,396.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,049.0 |
* Gray Court Owings Middle was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.