Merriwether Elementary Primary School
565 Spring Haven Dr
North Augusta SC, 29860, Aiken County
Phone: 803-279-9993
Ranking:
(182 out of 841, top 22%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Edgefield 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: | 47 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 49 | 50 | |||||||
Total Students: | 684 | 672 | 710 | 739 | 768 | 743 | 751 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 40 | 5.8% | 40 | 6.0% | 39 | 5.5% | 40 | 5.4% | 40 | 5.2% | 20 | 2.7% | 21 | 2.8% |
Kindergarten: | 99 | 14.5% | 106 | 15.8% | 95 | 13.4% | 106 | 14.3% | 105 | 13.7% | 117 | 15.7% | 106 | 14.1% |
Grade 1: | 113 | 16.5% | 98 | 14.6% | 115 | 16.2% | 111 | 15.0% | 120 | 15.6% | 117 | 15.7% | 130 | 17.3% |
Grade 2: | 107 | 15.6% | 108 | 16.1% | 111 | 15.6% | 110 | 14.9% | 117 | 15.2% | 129 | 17.4% | 115 | 15.3% |
Grade 3: | 111 | 16.2% | 110 | 16.4% | 110 | 15.5% | 120 | 16.2% | 135 | 17.6% | 116 | 15.6% | 120 | 16.0% |
Grade 4: | 106 | 15.5% | 100 | 14.9% | 114 | 16.1% | 132 | 17.9% | 124 | 16.1% | 124 | 16.7% | 127 | 16.9% |
Grade 5: | 108 | 15.8% | 110 | 16.4% | 126 | 17.7% | 120 | 16.2% | 127 | 16.5% | 120 | 16.2% | 132 | 17.6% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 348 | 50.9% | 348 | 51.8% | 374 | 52.7% | 394 | 53.3% | 391 | 50.9% | 368 | 49.5% | 374 | 49.8% |
Female: | 336 | 49.1% | 324 | 48.2% | 336 | 47.3% | 345 | 46.7% | 366 | 47.7% | 365 | 49.1% | 372 | 49.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
Hispanic: | 36 | 5.3% | 25 | 3.7% | 24 | 3.4% | 19 | 2.6% | 17 | 2.2% | 13 | 1.7% | 16 | 2.1% |
Black: | 154 | 22.5% | 153 | 22.8% | 149 | 21.0% | 168 | 22.7% | 191 | 24.9% | 185 | 24.9% | 181 | 24.1% |
White: | 462 | 67.5% | 473 | 70.4% | 518 | 73.0% | 528 | 71.4% | 554 | 72.1% | 540 | 72.7% | 550 | 73.2% |
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: | 31 | 4.5% | 19 | 2.8% | 18 | 2.5% | 21 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 320 | 46.8% | 285 | 42.4% | 316 | 44.5% | 326 | 44.1% | 334 | 43.5% | 300 | 40.4% | 293 | 39.0% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 31 | 4.5% | 35 | 5.2% | 51 | 7.2% | 35 | 4.7% | 40 | 5.2% | 58 | 7.8% | 50 | 6.7% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.71 | 14.93 | 15.60 | 16.24 | 17.07 | 15.20 | 15.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PASS | ||||||
2003 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 79.7% | 81.8% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 89.8% | 85.8% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 88.8% | 87.1% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 88.9% | 86.4% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 90.1% | 85.8% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 87.2% | 86.7% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 80.9% | 78% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 80.3% | 80.7% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 76.2% | 80% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 73.8% | 80.3% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 84% | 82.8% |
2003 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 80.3% | 82.3% |
2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 84.9% | 82.7% |
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89% | 78.5% | 83.4% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 78.9% | 80.9% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 84.4% | 78.4% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 76.3% | 77.1% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 59.4% | 67% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 56.8% | 70% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 61% | 70.4% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80% | 64.5% | 72.5% |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 64.4% | 69.7% |
2003 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 58.2% | 56.2% |
2004 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 62% | 60% |
2005 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 64.4% | 64.4% |
2006 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 57.2% | 62.7% |
2007 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 85% | 69.9% | 64.5% |
2008 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 70.3% | 71.1% |
2009 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 61.5% | 61.5% |
2010 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 43.7% | 55.7% |
2011 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.4% | 51% | 60.8% |
2012 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 58.7% | 60.7% |
2013 | Science | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 56% | 67.8% |
2003 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 51.3% | 61% |
2004 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 72.1% | 72.1% |
2005 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 79.9% | 79.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 74.6% | 79.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 85.2% | 84.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 100% | 83.1% | 83.8% |
2009 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 66.6% | 74.4% |
2010 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 62.8% | 73.2% |
2011 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 64.6% | 76.6% |
2012 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 61.7% | 74.6% |
2013 | Social Studies | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66% | 73% | 79.7% |
2009 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 67.1% | 68.9% |
2010 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 64.6% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 64.1% | 70.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 75% | 76.4% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 85.3% | 80.7% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 84.4% | 79.6% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 87.9% | 81.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 82.7% | 82.7% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 84.6% | 80.8% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 75.8% | 75.7% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 82.1% | 76.5% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 76.9% | 78% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 69.9% | 78.2% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 74.5% | 78.9% |
2003 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 87% | 81.1% |
2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 78.8% | 80.3% |
2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 85.6% | 78.6% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 84% | 78.4% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 75.4% | 78.1% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 81.5% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 78.7% | 76.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 74.2% | 76.7% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 73% | 79.4% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 67.9% | 78.4% |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 77.1% | 79.8% |
2003 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 77% | 52.8% | 57.1% |
2004 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 58.1% | 62.3% |
2005 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 67.5% | 61.8% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 63% | 62.8% |
2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 59.9% | 63.8% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 82% | 71.1% | 68.9% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 68.4% | 68.7% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 62.5% | 69.2% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | 64.4% | 70.8% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 65.7% | 73.8% |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 61.7% | 73.2% |
2003 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 61.4% | 64.7% |
2004 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 68.1% | 71% |
2005 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 82% | 77.2% |
2006 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 77.4% | 72.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 68.1% | 73.7% |
2008 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 75.2% | 76.4% |
2009 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 78.3% | 79.8% |
2010 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 75.6% | 76.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 71.3% | 77% |
2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 73.7% | 80.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 73.1% | 81.8% |
2009 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 76% | 70.1% |
2010 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 70.6% | 72.2% |
2013 | Writing | 4th Grade | % met std | 74% | 66.9% | 74.3% |
2003 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 70.5% | 68.2% |
2004 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 74.5% | 76.6% |
2005 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 78.3% | 76.8% |
2006 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 87.9% | 79.8% |
2007 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 76.2% | 77.2% |
2008 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 76.6% | 77.6% |
2009 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 82.4% | 80% |
2010 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 78.6% | 78.1% |
2011 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 81.2% | 78.3% |
2012 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 71.6% | 76.5% |
2013 | English/Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 87% | 76.2% | 81.9% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 85.1% | 74.6% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 74.5% | 76.2% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 77.7% | 77.2% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.7% | 82.7% | 75.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 74.7% | 77.7% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 76.5% | 77.9% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 71.5% | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 71.6% | 71.3% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 74.8% | 75.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 74.2% | 76.1% |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 65.5% | 76.2% |
2003 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 61.7% | 58.2% |
2004 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 51.7% | 60.3% |
2005 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.1% | 50.2% | 56.7% |
2006 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 64.4% | 59.5% |
2007 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 60.8% | 60.6% |
2008 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 58.3% | 61.4% |
2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 69.3% | 68.3% |
2010 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 71.6% | 66% |
2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 56.7% | 65% |
2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 65.1% | 71.7% |
2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 62.7% | 73% |
2003 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 79% | 62.2% | 60.4% |
2004 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 57.9% | 63.5% |
2005 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 65.8% | 63.9% |
2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 67.8% | 62.4% |
2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 70.3% | 63.8% |
2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 65.8% | 66.3% |
2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 77.3% | 70% |
2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 62.5% | 66.1% |
2011 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 64.3% | 70.4% |
2012 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | 60.2% | 69.9% |
2013 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 58.6% | 71.7% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 70.3% | 73.2% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 74% | 74.5% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 70.5% | 77.7% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 69% | 73.6% |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 64.5% | 74.5% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 52.0% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 48.0% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 10.0% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 90.0% |
Mean Base Salary: | $42,037.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $32,350.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,113.0 |
* Merriwether Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.