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Jefferson Elementary Primary School
1543 Chester Hwy
York SC, 29745, York County
Phone: 803-684-1942
Ranking: 
(566 out of 841, bottom 33%)*
(566 out of 841, bottom 33%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 4
School District: York School District 1
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: | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 40 | 40 | 41 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 472 | 456 | 479 | 548 | 645 | 658 | 613 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 44 | 9.3% | 40 | 8.8% | 43 | 9.0% | 46 | 8.4% | 40 | 6.2% | 44 | 6.7% | 40 | 6.5% |
| Kindergarten: | 84 | 17.8% | 81 | 17.8% | 84 | 17.5% | 94 | 17.2% | 100 | 15.5% | 97 | 14.7% | 106 | 17.3% |
| Grade 1: | 89 | 18.9% | 91 | 20.0% | 89 | 18.6% | 110 | 20.1% | 92 | 14.3% | 114 | 17.3% | 91 | 14.8% |
| Grade 2: | 87 | 18.4% | 82 | 18.0% | 87 | 18.2% | 93 | 17.0% | 108 | 16.7% | 94 | 14.3% | 96 | 15.7% |
| Grade 3: | 84 | 17.8% | 82 | 18.0% | 77 | 16.1% | 107 | 19.5% | 87 | 13.5% | 105 | 16.0% | 99 | 16.2% |
| Grade 4: | 84 | 17.8% | 80 | 17.5% | 97 | 20.3% | 98 | 17.9% | 111 | 17.2% | 99 | 15.0% | 94 | 15.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 233 | 49.4% | 224 | 49.1% | 248 | 51.8% | 284 | 51.8% | 316 | 49.0% | 318 | 48.3% | 301 | 49.1% |
| Female: | 239 | 50.6% | 232 | 50.9% | 231 | 48.2% | 264 | 48.2% | 321 | 49.8% | 332 | 50.5% | 308 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 6 | 1.3% | 9 | 2.0% | 9 | 1.9% | 9 | 1.6% | 9 | 1.4% | 6 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Hispanic: | 29 | 6.1% | 30 | 6.6% | 36 | 7.5% | 51 | 9.3% | 21 | 3.3% | 20 | 3.0% | 21 | 3.4% |
| Black: | 76 | 16.1% | 86 | 18.9% | 73 | 15.2% | 83 | 15.1% | 113 | 17.5% | 117 | 17.8% | 132 | 21.5% |
| White: | 326 | 69.1% | 304 | 66.7% | 337 | 70.4% | 394 | 71.9% | 499 | 77.4% | 512 | 77.8% | 451 | 73.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 7.0% | 24 | 5.3% | 22 | 4.6% | 9 | 1.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 296 | 62.7% | 295 | 64.7% | 300 | 62.6% | 347 | 63.3% | 347 | 53.8% | 330 | 50.2% | 294 | 48.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 34 | 7.2% | 31 | 6.8% | 33 | 6.9% | 22 | 4.0% | 55 | 8.5% | 73 | 11.1% | 55 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.48 | 16.29 | 16.52 | 20.30 | 16.13 | 16.50 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PASS | ||||||
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 77.2% | 81.8% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 87% | 85.8% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 89% | 87.1% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 83.6% | 86.4% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 85.3% | 85.8% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 83.8% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 73.5% | 78% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 76.7% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 71.8% | 80% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 75.1% | 80.3% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 76.4% | 82.8% |
| 2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 78.5% | 82.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 87.3% | 82.7% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 86.6% | 83.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.4% | 80.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.9% | 78.4% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 75% | 77.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.3% | 63.3% | 67% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 63.2% | 70% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 60.7% | 70.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 69.2% | 72.5% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 69.4% | 69.7% |
| 2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 57.8% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 65% | 60% |
| 2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 75.3% | 64.4% |
| 2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 61% | 62.7% |
| 2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 63.4% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 75.1% | 71.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 64.2% | 61.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 49.7% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 60.4% | 60.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.5% | 56.5% | 60.7% |
| 2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 62.4% | 67.8% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.9% | 61% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 81.2% | 72.1% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 87.2% | 79.4% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 79.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 88.9% | 84.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 86.2% | 83.8% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 76.2% | 74.4% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 74% | 73.2% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 69.7% | 76.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 69.3% | 74.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 78.3% | 79.7% |
| 2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 61.5% | 68.9% |
| 2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 69.4% | 71% |
| 2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 60.3% | 70.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 73.1% | 76.4% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 75.3% | 80.7% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 82.6% | 79.6% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 86% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 78.1% | 82.7% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 79.2% | 80.8% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 67.1% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.6% | 76.5% |
| 2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 75.2% | 78% |
| 2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 70.1% | 78.2% |
| 2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 75.2% | 78.9% |
| 2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 79.1% | 81.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 77.2% | 80.3% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 85.1% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 79.5% | 78.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 78.1% | 78.1% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.6% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 73% | 76.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 73.5% | 76.7% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | 68.8% | 79.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 74.8% | 78.4% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 76.5% | 79.8% |
| 2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | 61.3% | 57.1% |
| 2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 63.3% | 62.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 68.5% | 61.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 64.1% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 62.7% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 73.7% | 68.9% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 65.6% | 68.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 70.2% | 69.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 67.4% | 70.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 71.5% | 73.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 71.4% | 73.2% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 66.5% | 64.7% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 74.9% | 71% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 75.4% | 72.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 72.3% | 73.7% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.6% | 76.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 79.2% | 79.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 70.8% | 76.1% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 71% | 77% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.9% | 74.3% | 80.9% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 79.5% | 81.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.5% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 67.5% | 72.2% |
| 2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 69.3% | 74.3% |
| 2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 66.2% | 68.2% |
| 2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 76.7% | 76.6% |
| 2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 74.2% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 80.2% | 79.8% |
| 2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 79.1% | 77.2% |
| 2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 74.1% | 77.6% |
| 2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 81.3% | 80% |
| 2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 71.3% | 78.1% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 73.8% | 74.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 75.8% | 76.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 76% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 82.5% | 75.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.4% | 77.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 74.1% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 79.5% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 67.4% | 71.3% |
| 2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 59.1% | 58.2% |
| 2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59% | 59.2% | 60.3% |
| 2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 59.1% | 56.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 66.8% | 59.5% |
| 2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 61.8% | 60.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 62.4% | 61.4% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 75.9% | 68.3% |
| 2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 66.9% | 66% |
| 2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.8% | 62.9% | 60.4% |
| 2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 65% | 67.7% | 63.5% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 64.1% | 63.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.8% | 62.4% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 68.3% | 63.8% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 61.8% | 66.3% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 76.7% | 70% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 64.9% | 66.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 74.1% | 73.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68.9% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 33.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 66.7% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.1% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.9% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $43,777.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $33,928.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $46,732.0 |
* Jefferson Elementary Primary School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.