Independence Elementary Primary School
132 West Springdale Rd
Rock Hill SC, 29730, York County
Phone: 803-981-1135
Ranking: (431 out of 841, bottom 49%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: York School District 3
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: | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 37 | 34 | 37 | |||||||
Total Students: | 537 | 554 | 536 | 517 | 501 | 509 | 481 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 20 | 3.7% | 19 | 3.4% | 19 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 88 | 16.4% | 93 | 16.8% | 78 | 14.6% | 92 | 17.8% | 97 | 19.4% | 88 | 17.3% | 81 | 16.8% |
Grade 1: | 94 | 17.5% | 83 | 15.0% | 96 | 17.9% | 102 | 19.7% | 84 | 16.8% | 87 | 17.1% | 76 | 15.8% |
Grade 2: | 79 | 14.7% | 94 | 17.0% | 90 | 16.8% | 75 | 14.5% | 79 | 15.8% | 83 | 16.3% | 85 | 17.7% |
Grade 3: | 90 | 16.8% | 87 | 15.7% | 78 | 14.6% | 82 | 15.9% | 85 | 17.0% | 76 | 14.9% | 75 | 15.6% |
Grade 4: | 84 | 15.6% | 89 | 16.1% | 87 | 16.2% | 91 | 17.6% | 74 | 14.8% | 86 | 16.9% | 81 | 16.8% |
Grade 5: | 82 | 15.3% | 89 | 16.1% | 88 | 16.4% | 75 | 14.5% | 82 | 16.4% | 89 | 17.5% | 83 | 17.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 278 | 51.8% | 270 | 48.7% | 257 | 47.9% | 222 | 42.9% | 219 | 43.7% | 236 | 46.4% | 228 | 47.4% |
Female: | 259 | 48.2% | 284 | 51.3% | 279 | 52.1% | 295 | 57.1% | 274 | 54.7% | 262 | 51.5% | 249 | 51.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 30 | 5.6% | 24 | 4.3% | 29 | 5.4% | 24 | 4.6% | 27 | 5.4% | 23 | 4.5% | 44 | 9.1% |
Asian: | 9 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 3 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 40 | 7.4% | 35 | 6.3% | 24 | 4.5% | 19 | 3.7% | 24 | 4.8% | 32 | 6.3% | 17 | 3.5% |
Black: | 142 | 26.4% | 150 | 27.1% | 149 | 27.8% | 160 | 30.9% | 164 | 32.7% | 161 | 31.6% | 155 | 32.2% |
White: | 284 | 52.9% | 305 | 55.1% | 303 | 56.5% | 292 | 56.5% | 279 | 55.7% | 283 | 55.6% | 262 | 54.5% |
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: | 32 | 6.0% | 33 | 6.0% | 24 | 4.5% | 15 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 331 | 61.6% | 303 | 54.7% | 323 | 60.3% | 301 | 58.2% | 276 | 55.1% | 263 | 51.7% | 193 | 40.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 4.8% | 57 | 10.3% | 37 | 6.9% | 33 | 6.4% | 38 | 7.6% | 60 | 11.8% | 39 | 8.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.27 | 17.05 | 16.00 | 16.16 | 13.73 | 15.10 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 83.8% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 86.5% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 88.5% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 86.4% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 85.9% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 86.6% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.2% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 79.8% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 78.7% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 80.5% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 80.9% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 87.1% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 82.2% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 84.2% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 81.2% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 80% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 79.8% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 73.2% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 73.3% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 75.7% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 70.2% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62% | 60.7% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.1% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 65% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 62.2% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 66.5% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 73% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 65.5% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 57.4% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 63.1% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 62.3% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 69.9% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 67.5% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 74% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 86.4% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 82.9% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 88.9% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 88% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 81.7% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 77.1% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 80.7% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 79.6% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 83.5% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 74.4% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 70.4% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 70.5% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 80.5% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 83.4% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 80.3% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 81.2% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 81.4% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 82.4% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 77.4% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 77.5% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75.6% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76.3% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 78.9% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 87.3% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 83.9% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.3% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 78.5% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 79.6% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.1% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 79.4% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 80.4% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 75.2% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 78.1% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 78.7% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 59.6% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 64% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 60.6% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 66% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 64.3% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 70.3% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 69.5% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 71.3% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 69.6% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 73.3% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.2% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 71.5% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 75.5% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 77.1% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 75.1% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 77.4% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 81.9% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 83.2% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 81% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 76.4% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.5% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83.4% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 73.2% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73.7% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59% | 73.2% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 71.3% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 78% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 80.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 78.1% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76.2% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 80% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 83.3% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 79.4% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 79.6% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 76.6% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 80% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 80.2% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 81.1% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 82.5% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | 76.6% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 77.6% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 80.8% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 79.1% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 75.6% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 78.1% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 77.1% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83% | 75.8% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 60.6% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.1% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 61.6% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 58.2% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 59.2% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 59.1% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 72.5% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 66.5% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 67.1% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 71.5% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 72.2% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 66.3% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 66.9% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 69.1% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 61.9% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 68.2% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 70.9% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 73.3% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 69.1% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75.2% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 75% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 74.8% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 77.2% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 81.5% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 74.4% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 75.2% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 44.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 55.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 14.7% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 85.3% |
Mean Base Salary: | $46,853.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,544.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,493.0 |
* Independence Elementary Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.