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James Simons Elementary Primary School
2685 Leeds Ave North Charleston SC, 29405, Charleston County Phone: 843-724-7763 Ranking:  (714 out of 841, bottom 15%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 6 School District: Charleston 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: | 18 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 30 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 204 | 194 | 192 | 220 | 280 | 320 | 362 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 32 | 15.7% | 34 | 17.5% | 33 | 17.2% | 41 | 18.6% | 56 | 20.0% | 38 | 11.9% | 44 | 12.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 33 | 16.2% | 37 | 19.1% | 26 | 13.5% | 24 | 10.9% | 28 | 10.0% | 42 | 13.1% | 48 | 13.3% |
| Grade 1: | 35 | 17.2% | 21 | 10.8% | 21 | 10.9% | 24 | 10.9% | 41 | 14.6% | 40 | 12.5% | 44 | 12.2% |
| Grade 2: | 26 | 12.7% | 19 | 9.8% | 21 | 10.9% | 34 | 15.5% | 35 | 12.5% | 38 | 11.9% | 55 | 15.2% |
| Grade 3: | 22 | 10.8% | 22 | 11.3% | 31 | 16.1% | 24 | 10.9% | 31 | 11.1% | 46 | 14.4% | 48 | 13.3% |
| Grade 4: | 22 | 10.8% | 29 | 14.9% | 22 | 11.5% | 20 | 9.1% | 30 | 10.7% | 43 | 13.4% | 48 | 13.3% |
| Grade 5: | 23 | 11.3% | 17 | 8.8% | 18 | 9.4% | 23 | 10.5% | 35 | 12.5% | 42 | 13.1% | 36 | 9.9% |
| Grade 6: | 11 | 5.4% | 15 | 7.7% | 20 | 10.4% | 30 | 13.6% | 24 | 8.6% | 31 | 9.7% | 39 | 10.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 104 | 53.6% | 92 | 47.9% | 118 | 53.6% | 141 | 50.4% | 157 | 49.1% | 190 | 52.5% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 90 | 46.4% | 100 | 52.1% | 102 | 46.4% | 131 | 46.8% | 155 | 48.4% | 168 | 46.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.5% | 4 | 2.1% | 5 | 2.3% | 3 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 191 | 98.5% | 184 | 95.8% | 210 | 95.5% | 273 | 97.5% | 312 | 97.5% | 355 | 98.1% |
| White: | NA | NA | 2 | 1.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.4% | 4 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 149 | 73.0% | 173 | 89.2% | 161 | 83.9% | 179 | 81.4% | 240 | 85.7% | 247 | 77.2% | 250 | 69.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 6 | 2.9% | 10 | 5.2% | 9 | 4.7% | 9 | 4.1% | 13 | 4.6% | 22 | 6.9% | 23 | 6.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.15 | 9.60 | 7.84 | 8.63 | 12.50 | 10.70 | 13.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 82.2% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 86% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 88.6% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 89% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 86.5% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 87.6% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 80% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 81% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 79.7% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 81.5% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 84.3% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 82% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 83.9% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 87.7% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 84.5% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.2% | 79% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 77.8% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 70.2% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 70.1% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46.2% | 69.7% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 74% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 70.1% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.1% | 55.1% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24.2% | 60.9% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 67.1% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 65.7% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 64% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 72.3% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 63.9% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 20% | 55.5% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 61.3% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 25% | 62.1% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 70% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.6% | 62% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 76.2% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 79.5% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 38.5% | 80.2% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 86.7% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 86.4% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 79.1% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 76.2% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 78.4% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 77.7% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 78.4% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 74.8% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 73.6% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 73.5% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 77.3% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 80.7% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 80.9% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 83.9% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 83.6% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 44% | 82% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 60% | 76.2% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 78.8% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 77.8% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 79.7% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 79.2% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 79.1% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.9% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | 78.7% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 80% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 79.8% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | 79.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 78.6% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 80.5% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 81.7% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 79.3% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 81.5% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.1% | 55.7% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 23% | 61.7% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 61.8% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 65.2% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 64% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 20% | 68% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | 68.8% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 28.6% | 69.9% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 71.2% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 73.2% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 73.3% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 66.4% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 72.9% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 78.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 74.2% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 78.6% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 34% | 78.1% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 83.2% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 81% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 81.7% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 83.5% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 93.1% | 85% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 73.4% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 76.3% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.6% | 77.1% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 64.4% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 72.7% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 76.1% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 79.7% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 78.7% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.8% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 81.4% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 79.5% | 78.1% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 80.1% | 78.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77.5% | 76.5% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 81.6% | 81.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 73% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 73.1% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 77.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 75.5% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | 79.8% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 78.1% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 75.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.2% | 72.6% | 71.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 77.3% | 75.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 76.6% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 78.2% | 76.2% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 54.8% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 58.3% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.8% | 56.3% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 57.5% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 19% | 61.7% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.4% | 61.1% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 68.9% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 68.2% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 67.9% | 65% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 71.8% | 71.7% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | 59.1% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.8% | 62.1% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 64.3% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 61.5% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 65.7% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 70.7% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 13.6% | 73.7% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 70.4% | 66.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 73.5% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.8% | 74.2% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 77.4% | 74.5% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.9% | 77.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 74.7% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 77.4% | 74.5% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 64.4% | 65.7% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.9% | 64% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 64.5% | 63.5% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46% | 68.6% | 69.1% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 73.1% | 70.9% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 75.3% | 74.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70.3% | 71.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 73.4% | 72.2% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.4% | 72% | 70.3% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 71.6% | 69.7% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 75.6% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 73.7% | 75.5% |
| 2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 74.7% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 77.3% | 78.7% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 76.5% | 78.6% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 78% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.9% | 74.6% | 75.7% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70.4% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | 71.6% | 70.3% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 75.9% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 77.8% | 73.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 75% | 71.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 59.1% | 58.4% |
| 2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 51.8% | 54.2% |
| 2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 44.4% | 58.1% | 56.2% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 9.6% | 52.7% | 51.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 60.4% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 55.4% | 56.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 62.6% | 63.9% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 10% | 61.3% | 60.9% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 66.3% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 70% | 66.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 60.1% | 59.6% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 66.3% | 64.7% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.7% | 67.5% | 64.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 36.5% | 67.8% | 67.7% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 82.1% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 81% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | 79.8% | 79.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 79.7% | 79.4% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 81.9% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 82.8% | 77.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 72.9% | 70.3% |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 74% | 71.9% |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 75.2% | 74.7% |
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Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 46.4% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 53.6% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 13.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 39.3% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 60.7% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $39,605.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,459.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $44,876.0 |
* James Simons Elementary Primary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.