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Kenneth Gardner Elementary Primary School
1503 Woodland Dr
Kingstree SC, 29556, Williamsburg County
Phone: 843-355-7233
Ranking:
(672 out of 841, bottom 20%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 3 to Grade 5
School District: Williamsburg 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: | 24 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 29 | |||||||
Total Students: | 369 | 397 | 437 | 473 | 478 | 470 | 471 | |||||||
Grade 3: | 119 | 32.2% | 120 | 30.2% | 143 | 32.7% | 174 | 36.8% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA |
Grade 4: | 109 | 29.5% | 138 | 34.8% | 150 | 34.3% | 153 | 32.3% | 174 | 36.4% | 169 | 36.0% | 150 | 31.8% |
Grade 5: | 141 | 38.2% | 139 | 35.0% | 144 | 33.0% | 146 | 30.9% | 155 | 32.4% | 151 | 32.1% | 156 | 33.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 185 | 50.1% | 205 | 51.6% | 240 | 54.9% | 255 | 53.9% | 238 | 49.8% | 225 | 47.9% | 244 | 51.8% |
Female: | 184 | 49.9% | 192 | 48.4% | 197 | 45.1% | 218 | 46.1% | 232 | 48.5% | 237 | 50.4% | 223 | 47.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% |
Black: | 347 | 94.0% | 378 | 95.2% | 427 | 97.7% | 464 | 98.1% | 460 | 96.2% | 446 | 94.9% | 454 | 96.4% |
White: | 14 | 3.8% | 12 | 3.0% | 7 | 1.6% | 4 | 0.8% | 17 | 3.6% | 20 | 4.3% | 13 | 2.8% |
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: | 6 | 1.6% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 339 | 91.9% | 358 | 90.2% | 383 | 87.6% | 412 | 87.1% | 424 | 88.7% | 388 | 82.6% | 415 | 88.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 9 | 2.4% | 15 | 3.8% | 20 | 4.6% | 26 | 5.5% | 23 | 4.8% | 38 | 8.1% | 29 | 6.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.31 | 15.27 | 16.19 | 15.77 | 18.38 | 16.20 | 16.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.9% | 66.5% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 67.8% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.2% | 82.8% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 45.5% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 50.4% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 53.4% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 9.6% | 48.5% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 5.6% | 56.1% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 5.7% | 63.4% | 64.4% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 33% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28.9% | 32.5% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 47.5% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 50% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 64.4% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.8% | 72.4% | 79.4% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 55% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.3% | 54.5% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 69.6% | 79.7% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.5% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 64.7% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 81.7% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 79.3% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 84.1% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 77.1% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 79% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 64.6% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.7% | 61.1% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 61.9% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 60% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 60.1% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.7% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.5% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 80.8% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 72.5% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 62.7% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 67% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 65.3% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 57.8% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 65.4% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 50.6% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.6% | 61.4% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 30.6% | 34.9% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 49.5% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 46.4% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 43.1% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 35.6% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 39.9% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 45.9% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37.2% | 43.3% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 44.3% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 48% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 37% | 42% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 40.1% | 42% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 50.7% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.8% | 69.6% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.5% | 52.6% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 60.1% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 44.2% | 56.8% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 64.1% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 50.6% | 56.8% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 58% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 62.3% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 63.6% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 56.6% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 66.7% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 72.3% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | 55.4% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 66.5% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 75.2% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 76.8% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 69.7% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.1% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 73.8% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 63.8% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 72.4% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 62.1% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 72.2% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 71.8% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 70.5% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.5% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 70.7% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 68.9% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.2% | 61.8% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 55.6% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 52% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 65.3% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 63.6% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 65.1% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.6% | 34% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 35.8% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28.8% | 40.3% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 36% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 25.4% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 31.4% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 36% | 50% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 48.2% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 49.3% | 46.5% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 51.7% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 49.2% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 37.4% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 33.5% | 38.2% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 42.2% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 39.3% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 25.9% | 35% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.2% | 34.5% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.5% | 48.1% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 39.5% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 43.4% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 52.8% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 51.5% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 64.5% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.8% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 80.8% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 73.9% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 76.9% | 74.5% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.7% | 54.3% | 65.7% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 58.5% | 64% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.1% | 61.2% | 63.5% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 73.9% | 69.1% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 68.4% | 70.9% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 78.4% | 74.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 60.8% | 71.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 65.9% | 72.2% |
2003 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 72.5% | 75.5% |
2004 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 79.2% | 77.2% |
2005 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 81% | 78.7% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 80.3% | 78.6% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 73.1% | 77.2% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 73.9% | 75.7% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 61.1% | 70.3% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 57.3% | 70.3% |
2003 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 42% | 58.4% |
2004 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.3% | 31% | 54.2% |
2005 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 34% | 42% | 56.2% |
2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 26% | 31.7% | 51.9% |
2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 34% | 59.5% |
2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 16% | 24.4% | 56.5% |
2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 48.5% | 63.9% |
2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 19.4% | 40.8% | 60.9% |
2003 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.4% | 34.2% | 59.6% |
2004 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 33% | 37.3% | 64.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | 35.7% | 64.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 47.3% | 67.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 61.7% | 77.1% |
2008 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 50% | 77.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 65.7% | 79.6% |
2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 65.4% | 79.4% |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 64% | 70.3% |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 69.8% | 71.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 46.9% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 53.1% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 12.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 37.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 62.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $35,842.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $27,579.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $40,799.0 |
* Kenneth Gardner Elementary Primary School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.