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James M. Brown Elementary Primary School
225 Coffee Rd
Walhalla SC, 29691, Oconee County
Phone: 864-886-4470
Ranking:
(480 out of 841, bottom 43%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Oconee County School District
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: | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 60 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 658 | 639 | 628 | 646 | 717 | 692 | 718 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 52 | 7.9% | 52 | 8.1% | 48 | 7.6% | 52 | 8.0% | 94 | 13.1% | 91 | 13.2% | 91 | 12.7% |
Kindergarten: | 101 | 15.3% | 100 | 15.6% | 114 | 18.2% | 104 | 16.1% | 114 | 15.9% | 110 | 15.9% | 109 | 15.2% |
Grade 1: | 106 | 16.1% | 106 | 16.6% | 92 | 14.6% | 101 | 15.6% | 104 | 14.5% | 104 | 15.0% | 108 | 15.0% |
Grade 2: | 100 | 15.2% | 93 | 14.6% | 99 | 15.8% | 101 | 15.6% | 98 | 13.7% | 93 | 13.4% | 99 | 13.8% |
Grade 3: | 103 | 15.7% | 101 | 15.8% | 98 | 15.6% | 96 | 14.9% | 97 | 13.5% | 101 | 14.6% | 102 | 14.2% |
Grade 4: | 99 | 15.0% | 98 | 15.3% | 93 | 14.8% | 90 | 13.9% | 104 | 14.5% | 98 | 14.2% | 97 | 13.5% |
Grade 5: | 97 | 14.7% | 89 | 13.9% | 84 | 13.4% | 102 | 15.8% | 106 | 14.8% | 95 | 13.7% | 112 | 15.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 341 | 51.8% | 330 | 51.6% | 337 | 53.7% | 346 | 53.6% | 387 | 54.0% | 371 | 53.6% | 395 | 55.0% |
Female: | 317 | 48.2% | 309 | 48.4% | 291 | 46.3% | 300 | 46.4% | 321 | 44.8% | 311 | 44.9% | 317 | 44.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.7% | 5 | 0.7% | 3 | 0.4% |
Hispanic: | 211 | 32.1% | 203 | 31.8% | 194 | 30.9% | 183 | 28.3% | 184 | 25.7% | 168 | 24.3% | 175 | 24.4% |
Black: | 14 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.0% | 10 | 1.6% | 19 | 2.9% | 21 | 2.9% | 31 | 4.5% | 36 | 5.0% |
White: | 414 | 62.9% | 404 | 63.2% | 399 | 63.5% | 430 | 66.6% | 503 | 70.2% | 481 | 69.5% | 497 | 69.2% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 2.4% | 15 | 2.3% | 23 | 3.7% | 9 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 472 | 71.7% | 474 | 74.2% | 430 | 68.5% | 427 | 66.1% | 489 | 68.2% | 463 | 66.9% | 470 | 65.5% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 8.1% | 46 | 7.2% | 53 | 8.4% | 57 | 8.8% | 65 | 9.1% | 83 | 12.0% | 77 | 10.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.96 | 11.83 | 11.89 | 12.42 | 13.79 | 11.60 | 13.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 85.1% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 90.1% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 90.8% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 88.9% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 89.4% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 90.5% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 81.5% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 81.3% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 79.6% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 80.1% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 84% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 86.9% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 90.3% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.5% | 84.3% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 82.7% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 78.5% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 68.2% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 68.9% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | 72.6% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 69.2% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 68.2% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 62.5% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 61.6% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.4% | 62.9% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 69.8% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 72.9% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 72.4% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47% | 63% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44% | 59.5% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.2% | 63.2% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | 60.3% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 66% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 71.3% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 78.4% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 80.5% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.3% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 89.5% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76% | 86.5% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68% | 78.2% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 73.4% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 78.4% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 75.1% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 78.4% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 67.3% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 71.3% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53% | 67.6% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 81.3% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 87.1% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 86.9% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.4% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 88.3% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 83.4% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 83.6% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 78.5% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 79.6% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 77.8% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 78.6% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 87.7% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 85.8% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 85.3% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 84.9% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 83.5% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 82.1% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 80.5% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 78.4% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 82.2% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 79.5% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 78.2% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 69.5% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 72.5% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.8% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 69.9% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 67.8% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 71.2% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 71.6% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 71.4% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73.4% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 73.3% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 72% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 75.3% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 82% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 84.1% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 74.3% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 74.7% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 79.2% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 80.2% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 77.7% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 78.7% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 80.3% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 78.8% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 74.1% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 73.7% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | 70% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 77.8% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 82.5% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 87.2% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 93% | 84.4% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 83.6% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.2% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 78.6% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 80% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 77.5% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 81.5% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 85.8% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 86.3% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 84.5% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 84.5% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 85.6% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 81.8% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 76.4% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 73.2% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 74.5% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 75.7% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 75.7% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70.4% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.3% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 69.8% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | 66.1% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 66.7% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 65% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 69.6% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.1% | 69.4% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 63.9% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 73.3% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 76.2% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 70.1% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 72.9% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 63.7% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | 67.4% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 66.4% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 72.7% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 59.4% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 44% | 67.7% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67.5% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 67.3% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 70.4% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 70.9% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 76.4% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 69.1% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 69.9% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 49.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 25.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 74.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $41,957.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,741.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $45,787.0 |
* James M. Brown 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.