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Houston Elementary Primary School
1475 Skylyn Dr
Spartanburg SC, 29307, Spartanburg County
Phone: 864-594-4448
Ranking: 
(660 out of 841, bottom 22%)*
(660 out of 841, bottom 22%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Spartanburg School District 7
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: | 31 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 27 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 366 | 351 | 325 | 434 | 441 | 378 | 335 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | 46 | 10.6% | 47 | 10.7% | 23 | 6.1% | 22 | 6.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 76 | 20.8% | 77 | 21.9% | 62 | 19.1% | 68 | 15.7% | 51 | 11.6% | 48 | 12.7% | 45 | 13.4% |
| Grade 1: | 73 | 19.9% | 60 | 17.1% | 67 | 20.6% | 56 | 12.9% | 52 | 11.8% | 44 | 11.6% | 45 | 13.4% |
| Grade 2: | 56 | 15.3% | 64 | 18.2% | 52 | 16.0% | 57 | 13.1% | 52 | 11.8% | 54 | 14.3% | 53 | 15.8% |
| Grade 3: | 53 | 14.5% | 55 | 15.7% | 55 | 16.9% | 48 | 11.1% | 58 | 13.2% | 50 | 13.2% | 47 | 14.0% |
| Grade 4: | 54 | 14.8% | 48 | 13.7% | 41 | 12.6% | 53 | 12.2% | 58 | 13.2% | 56 | 14.8% | 50 | 14.9% |
| Grade 5: | 54 | 14.8% | 47 | 13.4% | 48 | 14.8% | 49 | 11.3% | 61 | 13.8% | 60 | 15.9% | 38 | 11.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 200 | 54.6% | 182 | 51.9% | 177 | 54.5% | 244 | 56.2% | 241 | 54.6% | 213 | 56.3% | 198 | 59.1% |
| Female: | 166 | 45.4% | 169 | 48.1% | 148 | 45.5% | 190 | 43.8% | 187 | 42.4% | 154 | 40.7% | 129 | 38.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.1% | 8 | 2.3% | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.7% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.9% | 5 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 16 | 4.4% | 11 | 3.1% | 17 | 5.2% | 35 | 8.1% | 32 | 7.3% | 20 | 5.3% | 14 | 4.2% |
| Black: | 224 | 61.2% | 206 | 58.7% | 215 | 66.2% | 257 | 59.2% | 255 | 57.8% | 218 | 57.7% | 200 | 59.7% |
| White: | 108 | 29.5% | 112 | 31.9% | 81 | 24.9% | 128 | 29.5% | 140 | 31.7% | 128 | 33.9% | 111 | 33.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 9 | 2.5% | 10 | 2.8% | 6 | 1.8% | 9 | 2.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 291 | 79.5% | 256 | 72.9% | 255 | 78.5% | 322 | 74.2% | 314 | 71.2% | 252 | 66.7% | 230 | 68.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 28 | 7.7% | 35 | 10.0% | 28 | 8.6% | 34 | 7.8% | 37 | 8.4% | 44 | 11.6% | 32 | 9.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.00 | 11.70 | 10.48 | 12.40 | 11.61 | 14.00 | 12.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 72.5% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 74.2% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 73.4% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 76.5% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 79.1% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 81.6% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 70.1% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 77.5% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 73% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 69.3% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 78.9% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 78% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 72.8% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 71% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 71.7% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 65.4% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 70% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 58.1% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 64.1% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 65.5% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 62.3% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 68.7% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 44.9% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 52.5% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 50.3% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 51.7% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 54.5% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 61.2% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 53.9% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 48% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 54.8% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 41.7% | 50.3% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 62.3% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 53% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 62.5% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 67.5% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 73.6% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 73.3% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 75.8% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 71.8% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 67.9% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 75.4% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 72.8% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 75.2% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 62.3% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 64.4% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 68.4% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 62.9% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.7% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 71.9% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 77.7% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 75.1% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 71% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 69.8% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.2% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 70% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.1% | 69.9% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 67.9% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | 71.9% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 68.3% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 73.3% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69.9% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 71.7% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.8% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 68.2% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.6% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 65.6% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 45.7% | 42.4% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 48% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 53.4% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 50.1% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 58% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 56% | 62% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 67.6% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 66.9% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 65.9% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 68% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 62.3% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 52.9% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 60.8% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 69.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 63.4% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 74.2% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 74% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 76% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 72.1% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 68.4% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.4% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 52% | 73.5% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 68.1% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 67.8% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 65.4% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 56.9% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 61.1% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 68.8% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 67.7% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 73.9% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 74.9% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 73.3% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 71.1% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 68.8% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.1% | 77.8% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 66.7% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.5% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 70.3% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 66.5% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 73.6% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 67.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 65.7% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 66.4% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 62.6% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.9% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 50.1% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 49.1% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 45.7% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 50.3% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.1% | 46.6% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 58.6% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 60% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 64.3% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 60.1% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 68.9% | 71.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 66.3% | 73% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 52.9% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 51.4% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 56% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 61.4% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 62.1% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 68.4% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 68.4% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 70.2% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 66.8% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 66.3% | 69.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 72.1% | 71.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 68.2% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 69.8% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 74.8% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 68.7% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 73.8% | 74.5% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 58.8% | 65.7% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 57.1% | 64% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 54.9% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66.6% | 69.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 72.4% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 69.9% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 73.3% | 71.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 71.3% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 68.6% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 70.1% | 75.5% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 74.4% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 75.5% | 78.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65% | 77.8% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 74.4% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 69.8% | 75.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 74.4% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 72.2% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 72% | 72.5% |
| 2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 37% | 52.2% | 58.4% |
| 2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 45.9% | 54.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 46.5% | 56.2% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 51% | 51.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 62.3% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.9% | 49.1% | 56.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 59.4% | 63.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 60.6% | 60.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 64.8% | 64.9% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 59% | 59.6% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 65.1% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 61.5% | 64.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 70.7% | 67.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 74.9% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 73.3% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 80.6% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.7% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80.1% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 70.5% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 71.5% | 71.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 36.7% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 63.3% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 30.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 70.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $45,191.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,219.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,322.0 |
* Houston 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.