Irmo High High School
6671 St Andrews Rd
Columbia SC, 29212, Lexington County
Phone: 803-476-3000
Ranking:
(41 out of 202, top 20%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
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: | 118 | 133 | 132 | 130 | 140 | 145 | 155 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,560 | 1,723 | 1,839 | 1,934 | 1,999 | 2,043 | 2,039 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 385 | 24.7% | 471 | 27.3% | 490 | 26.6% | 498 | 25.7% | 526 | 26.3% | 555 | 27.2% | 595 | 29.2% |
Grade 10: | 381 | 24.4% | 446 | 25.9% | 414 | 22.5% | 492 | 25.4% | 526 | 26.3% | 521 | 25.5% | 579 | 28.4% |
Grade 11: | 429 | 27.5% | 404 | 23.4% | 445 | 24.2% | 521 | 26.9% | 514 | 25.7% | 536 | 26.2% | 513 | 25.2% |
Grade 12: | 365 | 23.4% | 402 | 23.3% | 490 | 26.6% | 423 | 21.9% | 433 | 21.7% | 431 | 21.1% | 352 | 17.3% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 784 | 50.3% | 865 | 50.2% | 928 | 50.5% | 1,000 | 51.7% | 1,028 | 51.4% | 1,033 | 50.6% | 1,049 | 51.4% |
Female: | 776 | 49.7% | 858 | 49.8% | 911 | 49.5% | 934 | 48.3% | 944 | 47.2% | 983 | 48.1% | 974 | 47.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.4% | 12 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 59 | 3.8% | 51 | 3.0% | 54 | 2.9% | 60 | 3.1% | 62 | 3.1% | 52 | 2.5% | 57 | 2.8% |
Hispanic: | 60 | 3.8% | 67 | 3.9% | 74 | 4.0% | 87 | 4.5% | 49 | 2.5% | 59 | 2.9% | 49 | 2.4% |
Black: | 713 | 45.7% | 729 | 42.3% | 749 | 40.7% | 756 | 39.1% | 833 | 41.7% | 800 | 39.2% | 801 | 39.3% |
White: | 658 | 42.2% | 800 | 46.4% | 874 | 47.5% | 949 | 49.1% | 1,032 | 51.6% | 1,109 | 54.3% | 1,117 | 54.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 59 | 3.8% | 68 | 3.9% | 74 | 4.0% | 62 | 3.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 686 | 44.0% | 689 | 40.0% | 715 | 38.9% | 668 | 34.5% | 616 | 30.8% | 549 | 26.9% | 437 | 21.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 134 | 8.6% | 98 | 5.7% | 104 | 5.7% | 126 | 6.5% | 140 | 7.0% | 125 | 6.1% | 136 | 6.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.20 | 13.00 | 13.94 | 14.83 | 14.33 | 14.10 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
HSAP | ||||||
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 95.5% | 86.2% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 93.4% | 84.9% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 93.7% | 95.5% | 88.1% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 91.5% | 94.8% | 87.7% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 92.5% | 84.9% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 71.9% | 54.3% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 74.6% | 60.6% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 72.4% | 57.4% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 75.7% | 61.4% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 92.3% | 76.4% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 91.1% | 80.2% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 89.7% | 79.6% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 92.4% | 84.6% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 88% | 91.4% | 80.2% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 72.5% | 50.9% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 69.6% | 51.8% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 75.6% | 54.2% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 73.5% | 53.1% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 37.4% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 62.6% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 17.9% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 82.1% |
Mean Base Salary: | $48,007.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $35,923.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,800.0 |
* Irmo High High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.