L. B. Nelson Elementary Primary School
225 North Brickyard Rd
Columbia SC, 29223, Richland County
Phone: 803-736-8730
Ranking: 
(437 out of 841, bottom 48%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 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: | 42 | | 40 | | 38 | | 36 | | 42 | | 42 | | 42 | |
Total Students: | 541 | | 574 | | 576 | | 524 | | 540 | | 573 | | 578 | |
Prekindergarten: | 27 | 5.0% | 29 | 5.1% | 26 | 4.5% | 25 | 4.8% | 40 | 7.4% | 37 | 6.5% | 35 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten: | 74 | 13.7% | 86 | 15.0% | 98 | 17.0% | 99 | 18.9% | 81 | 15.0% | 97 | 16.9% | 87 | 15.1% |
Grade 1: | 90 | 16.6% | 99 | 17.2% | 100 | 17.4% | 69 | 13.2% | 86 | 15.9% | 84 | 14.7% | 87 | 15.1% |
Grade 2: | 93 | 17.2% | 94 | 16.4% | 78 | 13.5% | 81 | 15.5% | 82 | 15.2% | 99 | 17.3% | 91 | 15.7% |
Grade 3: | 91 | 16.8% | 83 | 14.5% | 98 | 17.0% | 83 | 15.8% | 94 | 17.4% | 87 | 15.2% | 87 | 15.1% |
Grade 4: | 79 | 14.6% | 91 | 15.9% | 93 | 16.1% | 85 | 16.2% | 84 | 15.6% | 84 | 14.7% | 83 | 14.4% |
Grade 5: | 87 | 16.1% | 92 | 16.0% | 83 | 14.4% | 82 | 15.6% | 73 | 13.5% | 85 | 14.8% | 108 | 18.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: |
Male: | 265 | 49.0% | 291 | 50.7% | 301 | 52.3% | 277 | 52.9% | 272 | 50.4% | 298 | 52.0% | 305 | 52.8% |
Female: | 276 | 51.0% | 283 | 49.3% | 275 | 47.7% | 247 | 47.1% | 255 | 47.2% | 264 | 46.1% | 266 | 46.0% |
Student By Races: |
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 11 | 2.0% | 15 | 2.6% | 10 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.1% | 16 | 3.0% | 17 | 3.0% | 18 | 3.1% |
Hispanic: | 19 | 3.5% | 20 | 3.5% | 29 | 5.0% | 18 | 3.4% | 16 | 3.0% | 11 | 1.9% | 10 | 1.7% |
Black: | 358 | 66.2% | 377 | 65.7% | 389 | 67.5% | 350 | 66.8% | 372 | 68.9% | 395 | 68.9% | 395 | 68.3% |
White: | 132 | 24.4% | 136 | 23.7% | 122 | 21.2% | 119 | 22.7% | 128 | 23.7% | 147 | 25.7% | 152 | 26.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 19 | 3.5% | 21 | 3.7% | 20 | 3.5% | 20 | 3.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: |
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 246 | 45.5% | 282 | 49.1% | 234 | 40.6% | 210 | 40.1% | 211 | 39.1% | 208 | 36.3% | 210 | 36.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 44 | 8.1% | 51 | 8.9% | 66 | 11.5% | 39 | 7.4% | 48 | 8.9% | 78 | 13.6% | 54 | 9.3% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.82 | | 14.28 | | 15.24 | | 14.56 | | 12.80 | | 13.60 | | 13.80 | |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 87.6% | N/A |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.8% | 90.1% | N/A |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 90.7% | N/A |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 89.8% | N/A |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 86.5% | N/A |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.5% | 89.4% | N/A |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 79.6% | N/A |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 85% | N/A |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 82.4% | N/A |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 79.2% | N/A |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 85.5% | N/A |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 86.4% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 84.5% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 84.6% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 84.2% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 78.1% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 78.8% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 59% | 67.7% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 71.1% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 68.4% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 68.2% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 69.7% | N/A |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 69.4% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 68.3% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 72.9% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.1% | 68.2% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 67.9% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 72.3% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 66.7% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 60.3% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.1% | 62.4% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 46% | 59.5% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 71% | N/A |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90% | 80.6% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 80.5% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.4% | 86.1% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 85.5% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 89.8% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.4% | 87.9% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 79.7% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 83.6% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81% | 81% | N/A |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 76.3% | N/A |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 83.1% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 74.1% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.5% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67% | 72.1% | N/A |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 82.9% | N/A |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.2% | N/A |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 85.2% | N/A |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 85.4% | N/A |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 84.6% | N/A |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 81.9% | N/A |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.8% | N/A |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 79.9% | N/A |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 81.9% | N/A |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 81.3% | N/A |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 79.6% | N/A |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 86.1% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82.8% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 83.3% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.4% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 80.8% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 80.6% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 80.9% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 79% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.8% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 76.4% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 78.4% | N/A |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 69.5% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 74.5% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 73% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 71.7% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 72.5% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 73.4% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 72.7% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 75.9% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 76.1% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 73% | N/A |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 77.3% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.2% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 84.2% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 80.5% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 79.4% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 81.3% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 84.3% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 80.4% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 82.4% | N/A |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 83.1% | N/A |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.6% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 77.5% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 78.4% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.8% | N/A |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 77.5% | N/A |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 80.8% | N/A |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 84% | N/A |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 86.2% | N/A |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 79.4% | N/A |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 82.3% | N/A |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 83.5% | N/A |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 81.1% | N/A |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.6% | N/A |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 81.2% | N/A |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 83.6% | N/A |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 81.7% | N/A |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 81% | N/A |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 82.7% | N/A |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 82.5% | N/A |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 79% | N/A |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 80.1% | N/A |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 76% | N/A |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 76.1% | N/A |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.3% | 77.2% | N/A |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 79% | N/A |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 70% | 77.1% | N/A |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 71.9% | N/A |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 70.5% | N/A |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 69.1% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 71.4% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 66.9% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.8% | 69.4% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 72.9% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 71.3% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 68.4% | N/A |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 77% | N/A |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 76.5% | N/A |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 74.8% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 75.4% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.2% | 74.7% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 71.8% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 74% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.8% | 74.9% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 73.9% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 76.6% | N/A |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 77.9% | N/A |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 76.5% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 77.7% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 77.5% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | 81.9% | N/A |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 77.8% | N/A |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 75.7% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 26.2% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 73.8% |
|
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 15.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 23.8% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 76.2% |
|
Mean Base Salary: | $44,119.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,802.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $47,968.0 |
* L. B. Nelson 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.