Harbison West Elementary Primary School
257 Crossbow Dr
Columbia SC, 29212, Lexington County
Phone: 803-476-3800
Ranking: 
(639 out of 841, bottom 24%)*
(639 out of 841, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Lexington School District 5
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: | 49 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 50 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 515 | 502 | 521 | 536 | 454 | 427 | 487 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 37 | 7.2% | 17 | 3.4% | 14 | 2.7% | 58 | 10.8% | 59 | 13.0% | 63 | 14.8% | 61 | 12.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 49 | 9.5% | 61 | 12.2% | 65 | 12.5% | 56 | 10.4% | 60 | 13.2% | 37 | 8.7% | 63 | 12.9% |
| Grade 1: | 65 | 12.6% | 74 | 14.7% | 66 | 12.7% | 69 | 12.9% | 57 | 12.6% | 58 | 13.6% | 70 | 14.4% |
| Grade 2: | 98 | 19.0% | 84 | 16.7% | 98 | 18.8% | 94 | 17.5% | 64 | 14.1% | 76 | 17.8% | 67 | 13.8% |
| Grade 3: | 82 | 15.9% | 94 | 18.7% | 93 | 17.9% | 78 | 14.6% | 83 | 18.3% | 58 | 13.6% | 65 | 13.3% |
| Grade 4: | 89 | 17.3% | 95 | 18.9% | 92 | 17.7% | 89 | 16.6% | 67 | 14.8% | 62 | 14.5% | 79 | 16.2% |
| Grade 5: | 95 | 18.4% | 77 | 15.3% | 93 | 17.9% | 92 | 17.2% | 64 | 14.1% | 73 | 17.1% | 82 | 16.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 254 | 49.3% | 252 | 50.2% | 259 | 49.7% | 283 | 52.8% | 251 | 55.3% | 232 | 54.3% | 258 | 53.0% |
| Female: | 261 | 50.7% | 250 | 49.8% | 262 | 50.3% | 253 | 47.2% | 192 | 42.3% | 177 | 41.5% | 211 | 43.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 21 | 4.1% | 11 | 2.2% | 16 | 3.1% | 25 | 4.7% | 14 | 3.1% | 15 | 3.5% | 18 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 2.1% | 12 | 2.4% | 19 | 3.6% | 12 | 2.2% | 14 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.3% | 17 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 247 | 48.0% | 268 | 53.4% | 286 | 54.9% | 286 | 53.4% | 269 | 59.3% | 273 | 63.9% | 316 | 64.9% |
| White: | 189 | 36.7% | 178 | 35.5% | 170 | 32.6% | 168 | 31.3% | 152 | 33.5% | 118 | 27.6% | 120 | 24.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.4% | 6 | 1.2% | 9 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 35 | 6.8% | 23 | 4.6% | 22 | 4.2% | 34 | 6.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 279 | 54.2% | 275 | 54.8% | 304 | 58.3% | 315 | 58.8% | 241 | 53.1% | 213 | 49.9% | 234 | 48.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 33 | 6.4% | 27 | 5.4% | 22 | 4.2% | 30 | 5.6% | 46 | 10.1% | 38 | 8.9% | 69 | 14.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.51 | 10.57 | 12.55 | 12.92 | 10.81 | 10.00 | 9.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 92.4% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 93.3% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 91.6% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 92.6% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 90.1% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 90.4% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 85.6% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 88.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 87.4% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 86.3% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 88.7% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 93% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 90.6% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 89.4% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 90.9% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 87.4% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.8% | 85.2% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 81.2% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 82.3% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 80.1% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 82.3% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 80.9% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 80.6% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 82.5% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 79.2% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 79.6% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 77.3% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 83.1% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.4% | 77.7% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 69.4% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 75.5% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 77.3% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 81.3% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 82.8% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 88.8% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 92.9% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 90.9% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 91% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 92% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 89.1% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 87.6% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 87.6% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 83.5% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 87.9% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 45% | 77.2% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 76.5% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 78.1% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 88.2% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 89.8% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 87.8% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 88.7% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 88.5% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 86.8% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.1% | 82.8% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 85.2% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 84.1% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 84.6% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 86.2% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 91.8% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 89.3% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 88.5% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 86.9% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 88% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 87% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 85.8% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 86.8% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 87.8% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 87.1% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 87.3% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 79.2% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.7% | 82.8% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 80.3% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 77.9% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 79.5% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 82.6% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 80.8% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 82.4% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 83.1% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 82.9% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 83.6% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 83.5% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 86.3% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 87.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 83.8% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 83.3% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 87.2% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 89% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 86.4% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 86.5% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 89.3% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 89.1% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 79.2% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 78.4% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 82.5% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 81.5% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 88.8% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 88.2% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 88.8% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 86.3% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78% | 84.6% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 86.5% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 86% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 85% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 85.2% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 87.6% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 86.2% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 89.9% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 89.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 85.6% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 88.3% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 85.2% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.7% | 81.2% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 80.6% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 84.8% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 83.9% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 83.5% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 79.4% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 83% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 77.4% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 75.8% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 73.2% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 76.6% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 81.9% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 79.1% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 76.2% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 82.3% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 82.7% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.3% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 82.6% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 82.9% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 80% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.6% | 78% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.3% | 80% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 81.8% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 80.1% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 81.1% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 82% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | 84.9% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 78.7% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 79.5% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 85.3% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 78.6% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 78.9% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 35.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 64.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 75.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $46,628.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,908.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $51,201.0 |
* Harbison West 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.